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whitepaper Firewalls are a widely used security mechanism to provide access control and auditing at the border between "Open" and private networks or administrative domains. As part of the network infrastructure they are strongly affected by the development...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper With Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire's sponsorship, and anticipating increased border crossings in 2010 with the upcoming Winter Olympics in British Columbia, Canada, the State of Washington decided to become the first in the nation...
[03 May 2008]
News A statement from BAA, which operates Heathrow, said the introduction of fingerprinting technology would be "temporarily delayed" following a meeting with the Information Commissioner and the Border and Immigration Agency.
[26 Mar 2008]
Comment It's analogous to the debate on tighter European immigration and border controls. Companies have been developing their security counter-measures to deal with the more common, asymmetric mass attacks launched through spam, phishing, botnets, denial...
[27 Feb 2008]
News By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Sita has had general talks with the UK government...
[21 Feb 2008]
News Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. The EC is also looking at creating a European Border Surveillance System with the aim of preventing unauthorised...
[14 Feb 2008]
News Biometric data is already in use for border control purposes at other airports in the UK, including Gatwick and Manchester Airport. N is for Network security Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security.
[08 Feb 2008]
News Immigration minister Liam Byrne congratulated Border and Immigration Agency officials and set out 10 milestones to strengthen border protection this year, which include introducing compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals who want to stay in the...
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper As a part of the Soviet Union, borders were never an issue; however, in view of becoming a member of the European Union in 2004, securing its 1,150 km long land boundary with an EU-standard security system has become top priority.
[29 Oct 2007]
News He said in the report: "The prospect of ePassport failures contributing to yet further delays at border controls is not an enticing one. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security.
[10 Oct 2007]
News The project is part of an overhaul of the UK's border security. Byrne added biometrics are part of a triple ring of security for the UK's borders, which involves identifying individuals before they travel to the UK, checking them on the border and...
[09 Oct 2007]
whitepaper A strategy of mergers and opening new branches is helping Columbia River Bank grow rapidly as it serves customers along the Oregon and Washington border. To enhance the security of company information yet make it easier for employees to check their...
[28 Sep 2007]
News Money will also be given to projects studying surveillance of maritime areas, software-defined radio, crisis-management support systems, security checkpoints, video detection of abnormal behaviors in crowds and land border protection.
[13 Sep 2007]
whitepaper The Portuguese Ministry of Homeland Security is responsible for civil protection and border control, two branches of the police, fire, and rescue services, and road safety. Traditionally, its branches have been highly independent, with separate...
[05 Sep 2007]
whitepaper Meanwhile, local public safety agencies must cooperate with a much broader range of neighboring, regional, and national agencies, including other law enforcement bodies, healthcare organizations, transportation and border security bureaucracies...
[31 Aug 2007]
whitepaper Target tracking systems, consisting of thousands of low-cost sensor nodes, have been used in many application domains such as battlefield surveillance, wildlife monitoring and border security. These applications need to meet certain real-time...
[25 Aug 2007]
whitepaper Meanwhile, local public safety agencies must cooperate with a much broader range of neighboring, regional, and national agencies, including other law enforcement bodies, healthcare organizations, transportation and border security bureaucracies...
[10 Aug 2007]
News The average time to fully enrol a traveller was seven minutes and the self-service border clearance gate recorded an average time of 17 seconds to let passengers through. More than 3,000 traveller records were transferred to the Border...
[20 Jun 2007]
Comment I plug my laptop in on the train to get a final charge of juice, just in case the same is true north of the border. Allowing an hour to check in and pass security, plus an added 15 minutes should the Heathrow 'Xpress' (ho ho) be up to the levels of...
[04 Jun 2007]
whitepaper Each border station uses AssureTec Systems' document reader and a video camera that are connected to the ES7000 servers through a data center to provide a completely integrated solution. Working closely with the Chilean Immigration Police, Unisys...
[02 Jun 2007]
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