homeland security in news
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News In the US, the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Division has tripled its budget to $350m over the past two years to upgrade security systems protecting critical... [29 Oct 2008]
Electronic ticketing on the cards for Atos Origin?
News Atos UK CEO Keith Wilman told silicon.com the performance was due to a transformation programme to focus a few key verticals, including government homeland security and environment; rail and road... [29 Jul 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News A May study funded by the US Department of Homeland Security praised improvements in open-source security. The security practices of open-source IT developers should... [22 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... [04 Jul 2008]
SMS snitch pilot targets knife crime in schools
News The system is a joint venture between mobile transaction network mBlox and Anderson Software, LLC, which makes software apps for law enforcement, US Homeland Security and emergency management industries. [03 Jun 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News Jordana Siegel, deputy director of outreach and awareness in the National Cyber Security Division of the US Department of Homeland Security, said: "We're seeing a constant increase in... [10 Apr 2008]
Hillary Clinton talks tech
News The Department of Homeland Security has proposed extensive Real ID requirements restricting which state ID cards can be accepted at federal buildings and airports. I support a comprehensive review of... [03 Jan 2008]
No open door for Microsoft's Office Open XML
News US government bodies were split, with the US Department for Homeland Security backing Microsoft and the US Department of Defense voting against. Microsoft has failed by one vote to get the backing... [14 Aug 2007]
US Senate reins in ID card project
News States must conduct checks of their citizens' identification papers and driver's licences may have to be reissued to comply with Homeland Security requirements. The Real ID Act says that, starting on 11... [28 Jun 2007]
US Homeland Security CIO blamed for security "incidents"
News In response to reports of persistent cybersecurity flaws at the Department of Homeland Security, a top congressional Democrat on Wednesday questioned whether the agency's chief information officer... [21 Jun 2007]
Brussels secure comms turns Orange
News The European Commission has inked a €210m contract with Orange Business Services and HP to manage the infrastructure for the Commission's homeland security telecoms system sTesta (trans-European services... [10 Nov 2006]
RFID-chipped passport deadline passes
News The deadline for countries required by the US to issue passports with RFID tags has passed and all but three of the nations involved are now issuing the so-called ePassports, according to the US Department of Homeland... [27 Oct 2006]
US fills top cyber-security post at last
News More than a year after US Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff publicly promised to bring in a top cyber security specialist, he has finally hired one. The announcement ends a... [19 Sep 2006]
US cyber spies want more rights to snoop
News But obtaining individual warrants "is less well-suited to provide the agility to detect and prevent attacks against the homeland" than it was during the Cold War era, Hayden said, particularly when investigators are in... [27 Jul 2006]
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
News Still, the FBI has claimed, the need for "standardised broadband intercept capabilities is especially urgent in light of today's heightened threats to homeland security and the ongoing tendency of... [24 Jul 2006]
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