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US approves billion-dollar cybersecurity bill
News Just as the threat of terrorism has been exploited as a way of securing passage of other pet law-enforcement projects, the cybersecurity threat can also be an occasion for shifting to the government the costs of what are or should be private...
[November 14, 2002, 7:59]
'We have a lot more work to do' - Microsoft
News As for the threat of a "cyber terrorism" attack, Charney says there's a lot of hype out there. The head of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing initiative, Scott Charney, says the Windows vulnerability on which the MSBlast worm is based is a sign the...
[August 14, 2003, 9:05]
One flight later...
Blog Comment You can find many similar examples in the arguments about abortion, copyright, and terrorism. Oh, I'm not saying it's not a bad thing to do. There was a similar case that came to light last year, which was even more embarrassing, but I don't think...
[November 23, 2007, 7:29]
Pentagon database to spy on Americans
News The documents show that funds for TIA and two related information-analysing projects, Genisys and Genoa II, have been awarded to companies including CyCorp of Austin, Texas, for a "Terrorism knowledge base," 21st Century Technologies of Austin...
[February 28, 2003, 11:36]
ID chips pressed into laundered clothes
News The EU and some other regions are planning to embed RFID chips containing biometric data into passports, which is a measure required for entering the US under new anti-terrorism legislation. Chipmaker Texas Instruments on Monday announced a...
[August 12, 2003, 12:10]
MPs say snooping laws need ring fence
News But when the relevant part of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act (ATCS) comes into power later this year, and ISPs are forced to retain a whole year's worth of data, they are expecting a "flood" of requests from numerous agencies under...
[February 3, 2003, 16:41]
Friday
Blog I can track completely false rumours as they ricochet around the world, while worrying mightily about Israel, Turkey, oil, WMD, the Arab Street, international law and terrorism. Friday 21/03/2003 The only good thing about the goings-on in...
[March 21, 2003, 18:36]
Silence no option on Chinese censorship
Leader The copyright cartels are never slow to promote restrictive technological ways to maintain their hold on distribution models, while our own government is equally happy to cite terrorism as a wild card that excuses any number of intrusive attacks...
[September 28, 2005, 10:05]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog They certainly didn't get tanked up before going on a job: effective terrorism requires discipline. Friday 23/9/2005 I've had second thoughts about the Don't Get Shot In London kit I described yesterday, following a trip home last night on the...
[September 23, 2005, 18:50]
Home Office expands scope of compulsory ID cards
News ID cards help protect against identity fraud, illegal working and immigration, crime and terrorism, and those trying to abuse positions of trust," said a Home Office spokesperson. The Home Office has made a formal request to parliament to increase...
[February 12, 2009, 16:32]
China reveals massive smart ID card plan
News Elsewhere, countries such as the US, UK, and the Philippines are reportedly mulling the adoption of a national ID system in the wake of terrorism threats after the 11 September, 2001, attacks. China will replace paper national identification (ID...
[August 13, 2003, 16:05]
Information commissioner leaves post empty
News The announcement followed weeks of disagreement with the home secretary over his controversial anti-terror legislation, but her staff denied that the decision not to renew her contract was linked to a row she had with home secretary David Blunkett...
[October 8, 2002, 16:21]
The reverse salient
News Take me back to the Cyber terrorism special If an offensive line is advancing against an enemy line, the test of its strength is the consistency of its forward movement. A reverse salient is a point along the line that falls behind the progress of...
[April 6, 2000, 14:23]
Rupert Goodwins' Bacchanalian Diary
Blog But all it takes is someone to call such things 'terrorism' and we'll all be marched down to the nick at gunpoint in double-quick time for running Seti At Home. Thursday 20/12/01 Over in the US, more madness ferments.
[December 21, 2001, 15:45]
Attack on America: the security debate
News Friday 14th September Airport and plane security faces a major overhaul following this week's terrorism COMMENT Rupert Goodwins' Diary Monday 17th September Rupert Goodwins' diary takes a look forward to some of the possible consequences of the...
[September 18, 2001, 13:09]
The wrong ID won't get you very far
Leader Citing terrorism, fraud and efficiency — sounds familiar? Once again, ID cards are back on the lawmakers' agenda. Having struggled through the House of Commons on an anaemic majority, the bill's up before the House of Lords.
[January 17, 2006, 14:50]
Anti-terror blitz hits privacy worldwide
News The policy changes were not limited to the United States, as a large number of countries responded to the threat of terrorism. In the year that has elapsed since the 11 September terrorist attacks, the world's governments have moved to restrict...
[September 3, 2002, 15:15]
The Year Ahead: The future of viruses
News He argues that tougher anti-terrorism legislation in the wake of the 11 September attacks has had some impact on how virus writers behave, and noted that more attacks began to show up beginning around 11 September, 2002.
[December 31, 2002, 6:33]
Background: Internet 'Darwinism'
News Take me back to the Cyber terrorism special Information technology has become an integral part of many of our lives. From sending email to trading stocks online, from socialising in chat rooms to videoconferencing, the benefits we reap from...
[April 6, 2000, 12:50]
Homeland Security lacks 'open-source' intelligence
News The director of national intelligence and the CIA have established stronger open-source programmes, even though the DHS is responsible for sharing terrorism-threat information with state and local law-enforcement bodies.
[September 15, 2008, 12:48]
