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RSS deterrentPrison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News He said it would cost about £1m to fit the Boss at all prisons but adds its presence is a deterrent to smuggling, as prisoners regard it "warily". Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner... [08 Jul 2008]
The Effect of Terrorist Attacks in Spain on Transatlantic Cooperation in the War on Terror
White Paper Recent Iranian and Libyan concessions regarding their respective nuclear programs give substance to this linkage and support to the American Administration's claim that preemptive action in Iraq could have a deterrent... [03 Jul 2008]
U.S. Postal Service: Intelligent Mail (I-Mail) for Improved Security
White Paper One deterrent to the use of mail as a tool for bio-terrorist acts is intelligent mail (I-mail). Recent bio-terrorist incidents in the United States have led to rising public concerns about the safety and security of the... [03 Jul 2008]
Commercial Notebook Docking Solutions: Theft Deterrence Features
White Paper However, to meet customer needs, Compaq designed additional theft deterrent features into the docking stations. The purpose of this white paper is to define the level of theft deterrence offered to the user of Compaq's... [03 Jul 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News The Information Commissioner's Office welcomed the powers and said it would be a strong deterrent against companies losing personal data. The prospect of substantial fines for deliberate or reckless breaches of the data... [12 May 2008]
Police e-crime unit set for green light
News We need some kind of prosecution as a deterrent. The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of the architects of the project. [25 Apr 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News Currently] there is no effective punishment or deterrent available for those who knowingly or recklessly disregard the requirements of data-protection law in a way that causes a significant risk of harm. [31 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News He said he believes a fine would be an adequate deterrent without the need of the threat of a custodial sentence. MPs have called for the reckless loss of computer data and personal information to be made a crime but IT... [03 Jan 2008]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News At the moment I can take limited enforcement action but making this a criminal offence would serve as a strong deterrent and would send a very strong signal that it is completely unacceptable to be cavalier with people's... [22 Nov 2007]
Compliance: A benefit or a deterrent
White Paper Is legistlative compliance really a bsiness enabler or is it yet more interference by government nannies? We take a look at the landscape. [21 Jun 2007]
Application Auditing: Guidelines for investigating internal data breaches
White Paper Learn how Compuware's Application Auditing solution can help--both by acting as a deterrent to inappropriate activities and reducing the impact if a data breach occurs. Mainframe data security has become a critical IT... [17 May 2007]
Minority Report: Should Apple set its music free?
Comment The Apple boss wrote an open missive called 'Thoughts on Music' arguing that DRM technology in online music was neither necessary nor the deterrent to piracy it was considered to represent. But could it also be Steve... [11 Apr 2007]
High-tech security beats thieves for logistics firm
News Hrycyk said the high-visibility of the security measures acts as a deterrent for would-be thieves trying to target the high-value electronics goods the logistics company stores and distributes for its clients. [21 Mar 2007]
Data thieves facing two years in prison
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas had proposed tougher penalities and today said in a statement that "a custodial sentence will act as a deterrent". Individuals who sell or deliberately misuse others' personal data... [07 Feb 2007]
"How Orwellian can you get?" - RFID for air travellers
News Reader AS Mills, from London, also has concerns about the tags' effectiveness, dubbing the project "dead in the water": "As a security 'deterrent' any device such as this RFID tag which can be removed by the wearer and... [17 Oct 2006]
