Further, Silk's split architecture uses a pipelined, multiplexing protocol that can send all the content over a single connection.

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Once the victim received a text message that included a certain protocol, the malware would send the collected data back to the command-and-control server.

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With a bit of work, Teusink reverse engineered the communication protocol that Logitech device used to send commands to the PC, and eventually adapted it to the more modern R400 Logitech controller.

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Users will be able to authorize an application via a protocol called OAuth and allow it to send actions to Digg on their behalf.

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By using an internet protocol called UDP, it was able to aggressively send these scans without requiring an answer from the potential victim.

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Similarly, Facebook and Twitter send login credentials over a secure line and then revert to an unsecure protocol. (Users of those social networks can add an "s" after "http" to force the systems to encrypt their browsing.) Social networking sites are where people increasingly conduct private conversations, whether through Facebook's Messages or Twitter's Direct Message feature.

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However, it can't send URLs to the TV and mirror displays like AirPlay can, supposedly to avoid protocol conflicts as it builds its network of partnerships.

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Lou Anne Brossman, marketing director for Juniper's U.S. public sector business, claims her company has taken a lead in getting the government up to speed on hot-button topics like Internet Protocol Version Six, or upgrading networks to the next generation of specifications governing how to send data over the Internet.

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