Content about security and authentication

The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) is the research arm of the HathiTrust, and provides computational know-how for humanities scholars. With secure access to copyright-protected works, HTRC helps scholars see patterns across decades of literature. 

iSGTW reports from Cloudscape VI, where Helix Nebula gave attendees a first glimpse of its new production platform. Discussion at the event, held in Brussels, Belgium, also focused on sustainability and the legal aspects of cloud computing, as well as the barriers to greater adoption of this technology in both the public and private sectors. 

Over 100 delegates gathered in Dublin, Ireland, at the end of May for the e-Infrastructure Reflection Group bi-annual workshop. Representatives from 23 countries met to discuss the best policies for coordination of a European-wide open and innovative e-infrastructure.

Michael Hortmann, a leading expert in cryptography from the University of Bremen will be chairing a session on cryptography and security at this year’s International Supercomputing ’13 conference.

The password seems to be reaching a crisis point. But is there anything that could replace passwords as we currently use them?

'CRISP', is a European project established to help encourage and enable collaborating partners to combine their know-how and complementary expertise in the field of physics research in an effective manner. iSGTW reports from their 2nd Annual meeting, which was held at the Paul Scherrer Institute last week.

Industry experts met at the ISC Cloud ’12 conference in Mannheim, Germany, last month to discuss the challenges of achieving widespread adoption of high performance computing in the cloud.