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Nuclear command and control - the computer systems, networks and procedures - is at risk from cybersecurity threats.
Circuit board by Alexandre Debiève
Cybersecurity efforts could take a lead from open-source software, creating hardware whose designs are open for all to see and examine.
As the microchip industry celebrates the 50th anniversary of chipmaker Intel’s founding, engineers and researchers call for a complete rethinking of computer architecture.
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Geoff Cumming is a Friend of The Conversation.Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
