An important discovery has been made in the structure of an protein-cutting enzyme produced by an AIDS-like virus found in monkeys.
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Click here to read about how Fold It is contributing to finding a cure for many diseases.
Every machine on the Internet has a unique identifying number, called an IP Address. A typical IP address looks like this:
216.27.61.137
The four numbers in an IP address are called octets, because they each have eight positions when viewed in binary form. If you add all the positions together, you get 32, which is why IP addresses are considered 32-bit numbers. Since each of the eight positions can have two different states (1 or 0) the total number of possible combinations per octet is 28 or 256. So each octet can contain any value between 0 and 255. Combine the four octets and you get 232 or a possible 4,294,967,296 unique values!
Out of the almost 4.3 billion possible combinations, certain values are restricted from use as typical IP addresses. For example, the IP address 0.0.0.0 is reserved for the default network and the address 255.255.255.255
http://whatismyipaddress.com/
A cyber attack is an attempt to compromise the function of a computer-based system, or attempt to track the online movements of individuals without their permission. These types of attacks may be not be delectable to the user or network administrator and they may lead to a total disruption of the network that none of the users can perform even the most rudimentary of tasks. Because of the increasing sophistication of these kinds of network attacks, the development of effective software defenses is an ongoing process.
Click here to read the details about a cyber attack that occurred in South Korea.
Google already changed Gmail to use encryption by default, a mode indicated by the “https” at the beginning of a browser address bar. That means outsiders sniffing network traffic can’t read your e-mail. People could still get to the unencrypted version by typing “http://gmail.com,” but they cannot do that in Google Chrome.
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Net Neutrality is all about creating a neutral internet. In other words, all Internet traffic should be treated equally.
The internet should be an open platform like any other utility used in our home like electricity as Internet has already become a large part of our lives and has been pretty much indispensable.
Net Neutrality advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers (ISPs) and governments on content, sites, platforms, the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and the modes of communication.
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