information security iso in news
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News ISO enjoys high credibility through developing standards that are practical tools to help ensure criteria such as health, safety, security, quality, efficiency, compatibility and environmental care in products and services. [21 Apr 2008]
No open door for Microsoft's Office Open XML
News The software company has already gained approval in principle from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) but it needs INCITS approval to keep up the momentum. US government bodies were split, with the US Department for Homeland... [14 Aug 2007]
Microsoft: Learn to love software licences
News The ISO standard put a stake in the ground and there is the Itil [IT Infrastructure Library] guide," he said. Microsoft faced a lot of heat over WGA Notifications after it delivered a pre-release version of the tool alongside security fixes... [05 Jul 2006]
Philips sells chips for 'next big thing' to Samsung
News NFC has been pioneered by Philips and Sony but the consumer electronics giants now point to it as a standard, with ISO and ETSI classifications. Sour Chhor, general manager at Philips Semiconductors' Contactless and Embedded Security division, said... [31 Aug 2004]
Blaster dodges responsibility for US blackout
News Systems failures and human error at both the Midwest ISO and at FirstEnergy, a group of seven electric utilities that operate in the US Northeast and Midwest, were the primary causes of the blackout, according to the report. [06 Apr 2004]
Smartcard ticketing going Underground
News The chip is compliant with the international ISO 14443 standard for contactless smartcards, and in fact Philips claims that the new ticketing infrastructure in London is the largest ISO-compliant smart-card project of its kind in the world. [20 Nov 2002]
'We need help,' says e-minister to security experts
News As far as practical security measures go, the minister stressed the government's support for the information security standard ISO 17799, which brings risk assessment and security control closer to the heart of business processes. [26 Sep 2001]
Global software standard gets seal of approval
News An international benchmark for evaluating software security will be rubber-stamped this week by the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation). ISO's technical management is finalising a draft of the standard this week. [16 Dec 1998]
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