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RSS security in newsSchools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News Under the deal, schools will be able to choose from 12 software vendors - both proprietary and open source - for operating systems; office productivity software; network and security programs; as well as ERP and other... [13 Oct 2008]
'ID card guinea pig' pilots ready to call in lawyers
News The Balpa spokesman said pilots are of the view that security at airports can be tightened by implementing a national airport pass scheme, rather than by forcing them to carry ID cards. Security can be... [13 Oct 2008]
Artificial intelligence to join phishing fight in 2009
News The software could help security researchers in identifying the latest phishing scams from "honeypot" accounts, online PCs spread across the globe that gather fraudulent and spam messages. From next year,... [13 Oct 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News Security from A to Z Cluley said: "Regardless of the facts every organisation needs to learn that this can happen to big organisations and small ones, and make sure they have proper security and... [13 Oct 2008]
Security makes a quantum leap
News Security from A to Z He predicts there could be "some sort of deployment" of the tech in the next five years but said this may need to be prompted by a major breach of traditional security technology or... [10 Oct 2008]
MoD breach: Data goes missing from "secure location"
News There is no evidence that security at the site has been breached. As site security has not been breached, it is thought that the probable cause of the loss was not targeted theft. IT contractor EDS has... [10 Oct 2008]
Artificial intelligence put to the Turing Test
News A former academic, with a career that included stints as director of computing at the University of Maryland and a consultant to the State of Massachusetts Department of Employment Security, Loebner has little to do with... [10 Oct 2008]
Security expert slams Home Office data-sharing guide
News The code states that it aims to ensure data is shared in a "necessary and proportionate" way, and that data sharing takes place within a framework that properly protects individuals' rights and the security of the data. [10 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News Security from A to Z Nevertheless, Symantec makes security products for Palm OS, Symbian and Windows, and Thompson said it will begin developing for other emerging mobile platforms such as Android as... [10 Oct 2008]
Pay per use software coming soon?
News Symantec is now deciding on how to deploy this virtualised security model and when there will be a market for it, Bruce McCorkendale, distinguished engineer in the CTO strategy office, said. Symantec is developing a... [08 Oct 2008]
$695m MessageLabs deal launches Symantec into cloud
News Symantec has signed a deal to buy online messaging security company MessageLabs in a step that Symantec CEO says will speed its spread into the cloud. According to Thompson, the current economic uncertainty prompts... [08 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News The only thing you can do is strengthen it with additional security measures and improve overnight checks. The details were made public at the Esorics security conference in Malaga on Monday. NXP will... [08 Oct 2008]
Symantec to take Europe into the cloud
News Symantec will begin rolling out cloud-based security within Europe next year, according to CEO John Thompson. Thompson said the bulk of Symantec's security, back-up and archiving software would be... [07 Oct 2008]
IBM follows Microsoft into the cloud
News Other services introduced on Monday include Lotus Sametime Unyte, for web conferences and document sharing; Rational Policy Tester OnDemand, which scans web content to deal with compliance issues; Rational AppScan OnDemand, which scans... [06 Oct 2008]
Lords to debate security progress of "wild west" web
News The House of Lords will debate personal internet security on Friday, with the aim of assessing the progress the government has made on protecting the public. Lord Broers, who chaired the inquiries into personal internet... [06 Oct 2008]
