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MoD fights data losses with encryption

News Machines used by the army, navy and RAF will be given password-protected encryption using BeCrypt Disk Protect Baseline solution. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software.

Tags: security, army, mod

[08 May 2008]

Are we losing the security war?

Comment Meanwhile, the burgeoning information security business soldiers on and threatens to overtake the Chinese army as the largest employer on earth. Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware.

Tags: security, e-crime, cyber crime

[29 Apr 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Eating your own dog food

Comment In the case of T5, army personnel were used to test the terminal, and the opening day was organised as a big bang. Copy dispatched via a free wi-fi hotel service in Athens. If I could be God for a day there are many things I would put right for...

Tags: pilots, design, testing, t5

[14 Apr 2008]

How Google keeps its tech security tip top

News One way in which Google tries to reduce the risk it's exposed to is to use an army of external testers who "hammer" code to turn up and report any vulnerabilities on new releases. Google director of product management Scott Petry - founder of...

Tags: rsa, search, security, google

[10 Apr 2008]

Idtechex Case Study: Fort McPherson Army Base, Vehicle Security, USA

whitepaper Fort McPherson Army base in Georgia is the home of the US Army Forces Command. The Fort McPherson Army Base in Atlanta, Georgia, is testing a new security system based on technology from Intermec and Micromation Inc.of Houston.

Tags: rfid, base, army, intermec

[10 Apr 2008]

People are mugs over identity theft

Comment But age and even a page on Facebook may attract a growing risk to both one's reputation and financial assets and more and more of us are placing these in danger on the internet - easy pickings for an army of fraudsters.

Tags: social networks, fraud, identity theft, security

[08 Apr 2008]

Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line

News The GreenRoad Safety Center will be installed in 200 vehicles belonging to the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force across the UK as part of a six-month trial to improve road safety. The UK's armed forces are to get an electronic backseat...

Tags: road, mod, army

[04 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…

Comment Before St Pancras International rail station was opened; three or four days were devoted to testing all the systems and processes, using an army of thousands of volunteer 'passengers'. The Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) chaos has dominated reader...

Tags: laptop, t5, heathrow, mobile

[03 Apr 2008]

Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art

Photo And sticking with the military theme, the Future Soldier event at London's National Army Museum showcased holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors. Security software firm MessageLabs turned cyber threats into art using code from...

Tags: supercomputer, robots, viruses, military

[27 Mar 2008]

Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war

Photo The Future Soldier event at London's National Army Museum blew open the UK's arsenal of the future. Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like the stuff of science fiction films - but they are actually new defence...

Tags: soldier, army, mod, credit

[26 Mar 2008]

U.S. Army Enhances Security With Improved Identity and Access Software

whitepaper To securely manage information and communications, the Army wanted an identity and access solution that could integrate into its 14 separate domain forests. But the Army wanted to provide efficient, protected communication across its entire...

Tags: network security

[23 Mar 2008]

Photos: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine

Photo These wireless telegraphy huts were used by people like Alan Turing to crack the Nazi army's coded messages, such as those sent by the famous Enigma machine which Hitler believed was unbreakable. Bletchley Park was the secret home to Britain's top...

Tags: colossus, bletchley park, message, messages

[18 Mar 2008]

Photos: US military puts 'bat' spies in the sky…

Photo The US Army wants a six-inch spy plane to gather data on sights, sounds and smells in urban combat areas. It has given the University of Michigan's College of Engineering $10m and five years to help make "the bat" plane happen.

Tags: spy, military, plane, credit

[17 Mar 2008]

This Might Be the Last Place You'd Expect to Find an Intel Processor

whitepaper Army announced the Future Combat System (FCS) program, a move to standardize the Army's entire vehicle computing infrastructure on a common product. Finding a processing platform that runs so efficiently has been challenging for developers like GD...

Tags: microprocessors

[04 Mar 2008]

Controlling Spam E-mail at the Routers

whitepaper However, dealing with spam is like fighting a battle against a large army; the most effective approach is to employ multiple tactics. Like it or not, unsolicited bulk commercial email (aka "spam") has become a regular menu item on the Internet...

Tags: email

[19 Feb 2008]

Government Customer Reference: U.S. Army targets saving billions of dollars in processing costs with new forms automation

whitepaper Army. With a mandate to protect freedoms and to preserve the peace, effective and rapid decision making is of paramount importance to the U.S. Thousands of decisions are made daily--from supply orders to medical, logistical, transportation and...

Tags: data mining - analysis, decisions, form, personnel

[18 Feb 2008]

Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy

Photo A UK army soldier tests out the surveillance system and range finder (SSARF). The Ministry of Defence has just signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of the devices, which have built-in GPS, thermal imaging and a 5km laser range finder.

Tags: military, thales, army, credit

[18 Feb 2008]

Army targets enemy with high-tech laser guidance

News UK troops are taking charge of a state-of-the art high-tech targeting system that can pinpoint the enemy in all conditions up to 5km away.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox.

Tags: army, military, thales, charge

[15 Feb 2008]

U.S. Army Installs Intermec RFID Security Access

whitepaper The Fort McPherson Army Base in Atlanta, Georgia, is testing a new security system based on technology from Intermec and Micromation Inc.of Houston. The system uses Intermec's Intellitag RFID technology and Micromation?

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, base, intermec, military

[11 Feb 2008]

JMTC Teams With Intermec Wireless Mobile Computing to Virtually Wipe Out Inventory Errors

whitepaper Army depends on the JMTC to manufacture spare/repair parts and end items as well as to assemble the tool sets, kits and outfits that support soldiers' equipment in the field.tracking system, missions were managed with the existing mainframe base...

Tags: printers - plotters, united states, rate, arsenal

[11 Feb 2008]

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