Latest Social vulnerability Stories

A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that vulnerability to sleep deprivation is influenced by the interaction between waking social activity and individual personality traits.Results show that extraverts who were exposed to 12 hours of social interaction were more vulnerable to subsequent sleep deprivation than those who were exposed to an identical period of isolated activity. Speed on the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) for extraverts in the socially enriched group was...

Mongolian rangelands and climate change, fire-prone landscapes, and invasive Spartina grasses in San Francisco Bay are among topicsHow do humans and their environment interact, and how can we develop an understanding of these processes to adapt to a planet undergoing far-reaching climate and other environmental changes?To answer these and related questions, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 14 grants to scientists, engineers and educators across the country to study coupled...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today unveiled its Threat Research Center (TRC), a team of website security experts who act as a critical and integral component of the WhiteHat Sentinel website vulnerability management service. The TRC operates as an extension of an organization's information security team, enabling enterprises to focus on website vulnerability remediation and overall risk posture,...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Protection Systems, Inc. (BPSI) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a second 20-Year Patent (BUILDING PROTECTION AND METHOD) further protecting their Building Sentry One toxin detection system technology. BPSI has perfected the first complete building protection system proven to operate with zero false alarms for over 110,000 hours to date, an unheard-of feat in the industry. The Sentry One family of...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- It is becoming increasingly evident that research on network security is crucial for the protection of critical telecommunications and computing systems. This is especially true considering the popularity of more powerful mobile computing devices and new technologies such as cloud computing and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) (Logo:...

DENVER, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuvant, the only research-driven information security partner delivering alignment, clarity and confidence to enterprise clients, announced today that security researcher Chris Valasek has joined Accuvant LABS, the security assessment and research division of Accuvant, as senior research scientist. In this role, Valasek will be responsible for performing groundbreaking research to benefit the information security community. "Chris is an extremely talented...

WASHINGTON, July 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Climate change is predicted to increase the intensity and negative impacts of urban heat events, prompting the need to develop preparedness and adaptation strategies that reduce societal vulnerability to extreme heat. The potential health impacts resulting from climate change are essential to policy discussions about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and about social adaptation to climate change. Children represent a particularly vulnerable...

DENVER and SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuvant, the only research-driven information security partner delivering alignment, clarity and confidence to enterprise clients, announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, to better serve enterprise clients with application security needs. The new partnership leverages WhiteHat Security's SaaS-based website vulnerability management...

PHOENIX and TEMPE, Ariz., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Guided by the principle that today's cities are laboratories and their leaders are researchers in the new science of urban sustainability, Arizona State University's (ASU) Jonathan Fink, along with two British colleagues, will lead Comparative Urban Genetics: Towards a Common Methodology for Pragmatic Analysis of Cities. The workshop event takes place this weekend, May 21-23, at University College London (UCL) in London, England. Fink, who is...

-- Aid agency says disaster risk reduction must be part of Haiti's long-term strategy -- Children are most vulnerable in disasters; can also be critical part of community preparedness PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision, the international Christian relief agency, is concerned that the upcoming hurricane season in Haiti could create a secondary disaster for Haitians and urges the Government of Haiti and the international community to include disaster risk...