Cybersecurity: Issues in Defending Networks and Systems from Cyberattack and Cyberespionage
Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that it was a target of a cyber break-in, an attack designed to infiltrate the IMF in order to gain sensitive insider privileged information. Intrusions into secure networks of organizations such as the IMF focus the public’s attention on the subject of cybersecurity. We asked Herb Lin, [...]
Science and the Future of Computing: Parallel Processing to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges
Fast, inexpensive computers are now essential for nearly all human endeavors and have been a critical factor in increasing economic productivity, enabling new defense systems, and advancing the frontiers of science. For the last half-century, computers have been doubling in performance and capacity every couple of years. For example, the raw performance of a 1970s [...]
Ten New Science Books: Lab Animals, Vaccines, Cancer Care, and more…
We’ve been a little quiet lately here at Notes From NAP, due largely to some technical tinkering we’ve needed to do as the summer quietly moves in, so our apologies. We’re back with a bang, though: Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals was released last week, and is our featured publication of [...]
Four New Books With Free PDFs: Body Armor, Health Care and more…
There are four new publications on the NAP.edu site this week, all four of which have free PDFs to download. As a quick reminder, we run down the list of new publications here at Notes From NAP every Monday, and we periodically highlight books related to current events and spotlight changes and features of our [...]
New Publications: Alternative Transportation, Value In Health Care, and More
Our featured new publication this week is the final version of Weight Gain During Pregnancy, which is one of a bunch of new publications to include a free PDF download. Look for “download the free PDF” below each new title. Featured Publication Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines (final) As women of childbearing age [...]
New Publications This Week (10/19-10/23)
Some weeks are bigger than others, and this week is one of those big weeks. Two of our publications got a lot of attention—School Meals and Hidden Costs of Energy—so we thought we’d feature both of them. There are plenty more, though: two publications on childhood obesity, as well as publications covering tobacco use in [...]
