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Microsoft opens source code to Russian secret service

...UK on Wednesday that the 2002 deal was part of Microsoft's Government Security Program. Nato also signed up, said the source. Having a number... Read more

8 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Wikileaks cables prompt UK government security review

The UK government is reviewing its security arrangements in the light of the publication of hundreds of thousands of US... Read more

9 December, 2010
A New Fuzzy MCDM Framework to Evaluate E-<endeca_term>Government Security</endeca_term> Strategy

A New Fuzzy MCDM Framework to Evaluate E-Government Security Strategy

...Decision Making (MCDM) to help policy makers conduct comprehensive assessment of e-government security strategy Read more

1 August, 2010

SabPub Mac Trojan in the wild, says Kaspersky

...Sunday. Tibetan activists are the subject of more attacks than the US government, security company FireEye said in a blog post on Friday. During the... Read more

16 April, 2012

Researchers find digitally signed malware

...that is signed with a valid code-signing certificate stolen from a government. Security firm F-Secure has discovered a rare form of malware operating... Read more

15 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills
LulzSec RIP: But who'll have the last laugh?

LulzSec RIP: But who'll have the last laugh?

...were breached was startling and disconcerting. The success of attacks against the government, security and law-enforcement community was unexpected and extremely worrying. In a... Read more

28 June, 2011 by Rik Ferguson

Cybercrime policing to get £63m boost

...from raising consumer awareness of cybersecurity threats through to funding initiatives for government security teams in organisations such as GCHQ. The Home Office is in... Read more

16 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Wikileaks will lead to security crackdowns, say readers

...of sensitive US diplomatic cables and documents will cause a tightening of government security around the world, many ZDNet UK readers have said. In a... Read more

22 December, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Cable reveals US concerns over Chinese cyber-warfare

...certifying IT for Chinese government use. In 2003, the CNITSEC signed a Government Security Program (GSP) agreement with Microsoft that gave a number of companies... Read more

6 December, 2010 by Tom Espiner

PSNI plan for number plate recognition system spending

...Northern Ireland is planning to spend some of £12.9m in additional government security funding on automatic number plate recognition cameras. A spokesperson for the... Read more

13 August, 2010 by Kable
FOSE/GovSec 2012 1.2

FOSE/GovSec 2012 1.2

...and physical security solutions continues the mission of servicing the needs of government security decision makers from the military, federal civilian agencies and departments, state... Read more

28 March, 2012

John Suffolk: Cyber security needs international push

...as getting in the way of what [businesses] want to do." Within government, security efforts aren't a vote winner but an insurance policy for... Read more

23 May, 2011 by Tim Ferguson
Aanval 1.1

Aanval 1.1

...leading web-based gui for snort and syslog intrusion detection and correlation. Government security and defense organizations from more than a half dozen countries, educational... Read more

11 September, 2010
Where the Jobs Are Now : The Fastest-Growing Industries and How to Break Into Them by Joe Watson 3.0.3

Where the Jobs Are Now : The Fastest-Growing Industries and How to Break Into Them by Joe Watson 3.0.3

...reference guide that breaks down these growth industries (healthcare, biotechnology, energy, education, government, security and information technology) and their roles in a clear, down-to... Read more

9 July, 2010

Expect to see more Microsoft source

...agreed to Microsoft's terms and signed up. So Microsoft added the Government Security Program, which was considered by many at launch as an attempt... Read more

20 September, 2004 by Leader

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