Google Cracks Key Security Code

Google on Thursday announced that its two years of collaboration with Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica CWI the Netherlands national research institute for mathematics and computer science, resulted in the launch of a successful attack against the SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm, a widely used standard protocol used to protect sensitive data in millions of computers.

http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/section/cyber-security/

N.I.C.E

N.I.C.E. is the National Institute for Cybersecurity Education has been operating under a strategic plan that was developed in 2012. Its led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, they fulfill its mission by coordinating with academia, government, and industry partners to build on existing successful programs, facilitate changes and innovation.

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