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Authentication confusion, and the need for open standards

December 2nd, 2011 by Glenn Proctor

I'm a proponent of multi-factor authentication for increased security when logging in to websites and other services. In my use-cases this typically involves the use of a hardware token which generates a one-time code, or an app on my phone that displays codes. Examples of the hardware approach are my bank's card-reader device, PayPal's Security…

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Pistoia Alliance Sequence Squeeze Competition Announces Final Judge and First Competition Entry

December 2nd, 2011 by Richard Holland

The Pistoia Alliance, a precompetitive alliance of life science companies, technology vendors, publishers, and academic groups, announced that it has selected the final judge for its Sequence Squeeze Competition. The competition, which was launched in October, offers bioinformaticians, mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists the chance to win US$15,000 for developing the best new algorithm for compressing…

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