terrorism
RSS terrorismGov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News Grants for ISPs and telcos to store this information were made available both under section 106 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, and under Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007. [07 Aug 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The way we use and protect information affects our ability to deliver better public services, opportunities for the most disadvantaged, improved protection from crime and terrorism and sustained economic well being. [17 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary of state for security and counter-terrorism, said that terrorists were increasingly... [04 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment Ask anybody, we all know terrorism is a big deal. Written at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands and dispatched via an airline lounge wi-fi service. Some years ago I was struck by the amount of time people spent at my... [28 May 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News We are at the very early stages of deciding how to update the law to allow public authorities to continue to obtain and have access to communications data essential for counter-terrorism and investigation of crime purposes. [20 May 2008]
Security Compliance Best Practices
White Paper There are numerous new laws related to corporate governance, financial reporting practices, protecting personal information, counter-terrorism, and the potential for litigation. These laws impact an organization's data... [13 May 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment The growth of international cyber crime and terrorism over the past five years has spurred the FBI to establish dedicated cyber squads at each of its 56 field offices across the US and support 70 cyber task forces... [15 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News We need to be ahead of the bad guys, the threat can come from many sources, cyber crime, cyber terrorism or state activity. The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies... [08 Apr 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News He said: "I can confirm that, to meet future security needs, we have set aside funds to modernise our interception capability; that, at GCHQ and in the Secret Intelligence Service, we are developing new technical capabilities to root out... [20 Mar 2008]
Nato: Cyber terrorism 'as dangerous as missile attack'
News Nato's cyber defence chief has warned that computer-based terrorism poses the same threat to national security as a missile attack. Anil said the cyber attacks on Estonia last year which brought down key financial and... [07 Mar 2008]
Tories: Time to wage war on cyber crime
News But the national approach to this growing threat of cyber crime and cyber terrorism lacks co-ordination, focus or urgency. Describing the government policy towards e-crime as showing a "lack of clear leadership", shadow... [06 Mar 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 8 of 8): Master Concepts and Optimize Your Server Environment (Level 300)
White Paper With recent accounting scandals and the global terrorism threat, governments and their agencies require organizations to store, and produce on request, pertinent e-mail messages. E-mail system is constantly being... [28 Feb 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment The threat of terrorism is soaking up funds badly needed to combat cyber crime. The threat of international and domestic terrorism sucks funds away from the fight against e-crime. Is it safe? The famous... [27 Feb 2008]
Disaster Recovery Feature of Symfoware DBMS
White Paper The demands for stable operation of corporate information systems continue to grow, and in recent years there has been an urgent demand for protections against natural disasters, terrorism, and other destabilizing events. [15 Feb 2008]
Government reveals snooping figures
News In the report, which covers the period from 11 April 2006 to 31 December 2006, the interception of communications commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy, said "this highly intrusive investigative tool" has "contributed to a number of striking... [30 Jan 2008]
