Researchers Find Big Data Potential in Synthetic DNA; Sriram Kosuri Comments
Geneticists at Harvard University have discovered a technique for storing and retrieving large amounts of data in a DNA microchip the size of a flash drive, Information Week reports. Kevin Fogarty writes that the George Church-led research team stored as much as 5.5 petabits, or 5.5 million gigabits per cubic millimeter, on less than a [...]
A recent AP investigation uncovered a surprising side to child porn possession. Some individuals have recently been acquitted for possessing child porn because malware installed on their computer actually downloaded the images to their computer. Law enforcement professionals are understandable skeptical about this defense. As the director of the Cyber Law clinic at Harvard, Phil [...]
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Following Melissa Hathaway’s move to Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, The New New Internet had the opportunity to discuss the move briefly with Gen. Harry Raduege, currently chairman at the Deloitte Center for Network Intergration. Raduege believes this move will prove useful for Hathaway and the nation. Moving to the center is “a great opportunity [...]
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In an article for Information Security Magazine, Melissa Hathaway, currently of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, highlighted the centrality of the Internet and computer networks to U.S. national infrastructure. Hathaway’s contributions to moving cybersecurity forward resulted in her being awarded the Security 7 Award. The article, titled “Government Must Keep Pace with Cybersecurity Threats,” [...]
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Melissa Hathaway, the National Security Council’s former acting senior director for cyberspace, a senior adviser on cybersecurity at the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. Specifically, she well be working on the Minerva Project, which is a collaborative effort between the DoD, Harvard, and MIT. One of her primary [...]
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