The vast majority of significant electronic systems failures in Europe are caused by faulty software and botched repair jobs, rather than deliberate cyber attacks, according to a report by the EU’s computer systems watchdog published yesterday (20 August).
The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) –which provides security expertise to the EU – said national regulators reported 79 incidents severe outages of electronic communication networks or services during 2012.
The report provides an overview of incidents without details about individual countries, providers, or incidents, but it does outline the root causes of the reported incidents.
El equipo de LKS que desarrolla el proyecto asistió a finales del mes de junio al desarrollo de diversas sesiones de presentación del proyecto ante la ciudadanía, instituciones y organizaciones y administraciones involucradas y otras autoridades.
Convenience tech, developer assistance, and services for senior citizens were the big trends amongst the 45 startups that pitched on the record today at Y Combinator‘s Summer 2013 Demo Day. After conferring with 25 of the most prolific venture capitalists and huddling the TechCrunch team, we’ve picked the eight startups we believe have the most promise.
We got more consensus than usual that these eight startups are special. They could make us healthier, safer, and richer, while helping businesses with efficiency. Though mobile is still a focus for YC companies, financial services were popular this season, and there were plenty of “Uber for X” startups on stage.
Go for a jog, and RunKeeper tracks your progress. Go for a bike ride, and a range of cycling apps can help maximize your workout. Take that skateboard or surfboard out for a spin, however, and solid digital accoutrements suddenly become hard to find.
A novel type of wireless device sends and receives data without a battery or other conventional power source. Instead, the devices harvest the energy they need from the radio waves that are all around us from TV, radio, and Wi-Fi broadcasts.
These seemingly impossible devices could lead to a slew of new uses of computing, from better contactless payments to the spread of small, cheap sensors just about everywhere.
El BOPV publica hoy la orden por la que se convoca y regula el programa de ayudas del Plan Renove en materia de Rehabilitación eficiente de Viviendas y Edificios, para la elaboración de Proyectos de Intervención en el Patrimonio Edificado, de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco y la ejecución de las obras derivadas de los mismos.
A novel genetic modification to plants could make advanced biofuels more competitive with fossil fuels, according to a study published this week in the journal Science. The modification could achieve this by rendering an expensive step in making such biofuels unnecessary.
Currently almost all ethanol production comes from the sugar and starch in sugarcane and corn grain. Producing biofuels from biomass remains too expensive to be competitive, partly because the current method for freeing up the cellulose from lignin, the substance that gives plants woody properties, is to treat biomass with hot acid. This step is expensive in part because it requires specialized equipment that can withstand the acid.
Un artículo científico firmado por los investigadores de IK4-IKERLAN Daniel Pereiro y Félix Martínez, así como por Scott Cogan y Eméline Sadoulet-Reboul , de la Universidad de Franche-Comté (Francia), ha recibido recientemente un premio internacional por su propuesta de mejora de la metodología para validar prototipos virtuales de aerogeneradores.
As a growingnumber of Internet-connected home appliances hit the market, David Bryan and Daniel Crowley worry that digital ne’er-do-wells will get new ways to take control of these devices, unlocking your house, running up your heating bill, flushing your toilet—or worse—from afar.
