• DocumentCode
    106662
  • Title

    News Briefs

  • Author

    Garber, Lee

  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Nov. 2013
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    Topics include Apple being named the world´s most valuable brand, hackers hitting major data aggregators, a new technology that improves cellular reception inside buildings, researchers building the first carbon-nanotube computer, a survey finding that computer-related college majors lead to higher salaries, and a system that uses patients´ heartbeats to keep hackers from successfully attacking their implanted medical devices.
  • Keywords
    Apple; Brian Krebs; Dun & Bradstreet; Ericsson; Interbrand; Kroll Background America; LexisNexis; PayScale; RSA Laboratories; Radio Dot System; Rice University; SSNDOB; Stanford University; brand value; carbon nanotubes; cellular technology; college majors; data aggregators; hackers; implanted medical devices; salaries; security; survey;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2013.395
  • Filename
    6673961