Yakov Shafranovich, CISSP

When security vulnerabilities are discovered by researchers, proper reporting channels are often lacking. As a result, vulnerabilities may be left unreported. This document defines a machine-parsable format ("security.txt") to help organizations describe their vulnerability disclosure practices to make it easier for researchers to report vulnerabilities.

In this paper we describe a novel method of exchanging data between Bluetooth smartphones on the Android platform without requiring any pairing of the devices. We discuss our approach of encoding and decoding data inside the UUIDs used by the Bluetooth Service Discovery Protocol (SDP). Future research remains to be done on the latency, bandwidth and compatibility of this approach, as well as the possibility of utilizing other protocols in conjunction with this method.

This document registers the application/sql media type to be used for the Structured Query Language (SQL).

High-content screening (HCS) technology provides a powerful vantage point to approach biological problems; it allows analysis of cell parameters, including changes in cell or protein movement, shape, or texture. As part of a collaborative pilot research project to improve bioscience research data integration, we identified HCS data management as an area ripe for advancement. A primary goal was to develop an integrated data management and analysis system suitable for small- to medium-size HCS… Show more

High-content screening (HCS) technology provides a powerful vantage point to approach biological problems; it allows analysis of cell parameters, including changes in cell or protein movement, shape, or texture. As part of a collaborative pilot research project to improve bioscience research data integration, we identified HCS data management as an area ripe for advancement. A primary goal was to develop an integrated data management and analysis system suitable for small- to medium-size HCS programs that would improve research productivity and increase work satisfaction. A system was developed that uses Labmatrix, a Web-based research data management platform, to integrate and query data derived from a Cellomics STORE database. Focusing on user expectations, several barriers to HCS productivity were identified and reduced or eliminated. The impact of the project on HCS research productivity was tested through a series of 18 lab-requested integrated data queries, 7 of which were fully enabled, 7 partially enabled, and 4 enabled through data export to standalone data analysis tools. The results are limited to one laboratory, but this pilot suggests that through an “implementation research” approach, a network of small- to medium-size laboratories involved in HCS projects could achieve greater productivity and satisfaction in drug discovery research. Show less

This document defines an extensible format and MIME type that may be used by mail operators to report feedback about received email to other parties. This format is intended as a machine-readable replacement for various existing report formats currently used in Internet email.

This RFC documents the format used for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files and registers the associated MIME type "text/csv".

The Internet is now indispensable to business at the cost of Internet abuse. Spam cascaded from an annoying trickle to a raging flood of ads, viruses, spyware, and phishing scams that pour into millions of inboxes everyday all over the world. With upwards of 80% of all e-mail traffic now spam, it's no wonder that organizations worldwide are looking for new ways to eradicate this blight. This article will discuss some of the newer developments in the "battle of the inbox."

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