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Bangalore chilled by Satyam scandal
Comment Add to that the worsening worldwide economic recession and November's terror attacks in Mumbai and you have a troubled atmosphere. Indian outsourcing companies will have a hard time regaining the trust... [22 Jan 2009]
Indian outsourcers shore up their defences
Comment The recent terror attacks in Mumbai are forcing Indian outsourcing companies to shore up their defences more than ever. The country has been a target for terror attacks... [10 Dec 2008]
Photos: How computing cracks terrorist networks
Photo Hoque said: "In today's fight against terror, lots of countries are generating lots of intelligence all the time and it is important to be able to aggregate that to make key decisions. The system is also able to map... [23 Sep 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment Scott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer hacking and botnet attacks by criminals, terrorists and foreign powers. Computer intrusion mainly focuses on criminal hacking and distributed denial of service... [15 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.04.08
Round-Up But I am asking what we can [do] to make certain that these glorious tools are not.changed into tools that facilitate the use of terror attacks on innocent civilians around the world. You're not always... [04 Apr 2008]
Terror and regulation bigger risks than IT
News Terrorist attacks, competition and regulation are all bigger threats to businesses than the risks posed by technology failure. One IT director - who wished to remain anonymous - at an organisation affected by the failed... [05 Jul 2007]
BP warns of cyber-terror threat
News As businesses move away from proprietary networks onto increasingly web-based systems, they are becoming targets for terrorist attacks, according to a security chief at the oil giant. Art Wong, senior vice president of... [25 Jun 2007]
Terrorism must not mean privacy breaches, says EU data guru
News The EU's data protection head has hit out at claims that privacy advocates are blocking governments' attempts to pass so-called anti-terror legislation. Hustinx has also voiced his doubts about the effectiveness of the... [20 Sep 2006]
US cyber-spying must stop now, says judge
News The decision immediately drew an appeal from the US Department of Justice, which argued in a statement that "the Terrorist Surveillance Programme is an essential tool for the intelligence community in the War on Terror". [18 Aug 2006]
Anti-terror scanning tech tested on London commuters
News Trials of airport-style body-scanning technology and high-tech CCTV systems are to begin at London's Paddington railway station from Thursday this week as part of the government's attempts to reduce the risk of terrorist bomb... [11 Jan 2006]
2005: 'The year of online media'
News The past year has seen a major increase in the number of people turning to the internet for news, with events such as the terror attacks in London, Hurricane Katrina in the US and the death of the Pope... [22 Dec 2005]
NYC subway gets $212m high-tech anti-terror scanners
News New York MTA security director Bill Morange said in a statement: "[Lockheed's] involvement in this programme enables us to move forward with our plans to create a next generation command and control structure that addresses future needs... [25 Aug 2005]
Anti-terror tech gets €15m from EU
News Some of the €15m will be used to fund a project which will research the creation of a security infrastructure to guard train and underground networks against biological, chemical, nuclear or radiological terrorist attacks. [03 Aug 2005]
Police ask for power to hit terrorist websites
News A list of anti-terror recommendations from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has been handed to MPs in the wake of the London bombings this month, as the government is reviewing laws on how to tackle... [25 Jul 2005]
Police to test bomb-detecting body-scanners
News Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the government will evaluate the latest system for suitability in the anti-terror campaign as soon as it is available sometime in early August. The government and police are planning to... [22 Jul 2005]
