Dave McQueeney on IBM’s Cyber Partnership with FAA

IBM has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct research and development project to help secure the civilian aviation system from cyber threats. IBM will build a prototype security system which is scalable to work on the FAA’s high speed networks.

“The prototype system will go beyond traditional security approaches of encryption, firewalls, intrusion-detection devices and anti-virus…

IBM Releases Report on Phishing Attacks

IBM has conducted a study evidencing the number of overall phishing attacks has gone down so far this year to 0.1 % of all spam email as compared to a range of 0.2-0.8% at the same time in 2008, however criminals are learning new methods of attack. IBM also asserted that spam email has not increased this year as it has in the past.

Kris Lamb, IBM Internet Security Systems…

IBM: New Microprocessors Built by…DNA?

IBM researchers, working with Paul W. K . Rothemund of Cal Tech are working on a new way of building chips: arranging DNA origami structures on microprocessors that are compatible with semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Their research looks to preserve Moore’s Law, which says that every two years the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit doubles. For four decades, Moore’s Law (named for Intel’s…

Moore’s Law Could be Preserved Due to DNA

IBM researchers in conjunction with Paul W. K . Rothemund of the California Institute of Technology are working on a new technology that is will allow them to arrange DNA origami structures on surfaces that are compatible with current semiconductor manufacturing equipment capabilities.

This research is part of an ongoing effort to maintain Moore’s Law, which says that every two years the amount of transistors that can be placed on…

IBM Announces Release of Integrated Web Application Security Software

IBM has announced the release of one of the Information Security industry’s most comprehensive solutions for combating attacks on Web application infrastructure and securing the integrity of data processed by Web applications, part of IBM’s ongoing strategy to deliver its clients security solutions designed to address today’s most significant security risks.  With this release, IBM has brought together the breadth of its offerings to deliver end-to-end Web application security including security-rich…

IBM Invests In Cloud Computing

Since IBM’s partnership with Google to introduce ‘cloud computing’ to universities over two years ago, IBM has started to invest in computing outside the realm of academia. Stating on its website “Cloud computing focuses on the user, and offers highly efficient acquisition and delivery of IT and information services. Cloud computing is defined and characterized by massive scalability, superior user experience,…