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Authorities need to get tough on phishers
Talkback I think banks need to be proactive in tackling phishing and work along side the authorities to try to trace and prosecute phishers. Until there are definite consequences and a real interest from the banks and Authorities it will only continue to...
[March 20, 2008, 15:53]
Authorities reach agreement on travel card spec
News Kevin Farquharson, co-chair of the SCNF, told GC News that the uncertainty arose when Itso indicated that from the beginning of next year it would change the specification for accreditation because of concerns over the security of the Mifare 4K...
[October 9, 2009, 8:55]
Data Security Standards Baffle Local Authorities
Blog Incidents involving a loss of sensitive personal data shows that UK local authorities are still struggling to build essential data security standards based on effective security frameworks, tools which remove the ‘human error’, and the continual...
[April 15, 2008, 14:59]
Educational Authorities Find Scalable, Flexible E-Learning Solution With EduWave Live
White Papers Educational authorities can use EduWave Live to improve education through scalable, centralized deployment that maximizes collaborative online learning and decision support. Software company ITG has developed EduWave Live, a K-12 e-learning...
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
French education authorities migrate to Linux
News The French Ministry for Education has migrated 2,500 servers across its 30 local education authorities to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as part of a strategy to invest in open-source solutions and avoid proprietary software lock-ins.
[September 5, 2007, 16:58]
Local authorities failing on e-accessibility
News Local authorities may not meet the government's "priority" targets for online services, according to an annual survey issued by the Society of IT Management (Socitm). The "top 20" authorities among the 38 with transactional Web sites, are:
[March 2, 2005, 13:10]
HP's Dunn surrenders to authorities
News Patricia Dunn, the former HP chairman at the centre of a corporate espionage scandal, surrendered to authorities on Thursday, a day after being charged with four felonies. Dunn appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court and was ordered to appear...
[October 6, 2006, 8:50]
Local authorities battle for £10m e-city prize
News The government launched a £10m contest on Friday to encourage local authorities to use technology to deliver public services. Local authorities will compete in regional 'heats' to win the opportunity to represent their region in the competition.
[April 1, 2005, 16:15]
A Year Ago: Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming
News While the government refuses to name and shame the 8 major financial institutions falling behind in bug-fix plans, Action 2000 is showing no mercy when it comes to local authorities which fall into its red category -- ie.at severe risk of...
[July 13, 2000, 8:00]
Local authorities keen on open source
News Cost, security and dissatisfaction with Microsoft will drive almost two-thirds of local authorities to increase their use of open source software over the next three years, according to new research. The survey of 99 local authorities by local...
[May 10, 2005, 15:50]
Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming
News While the government refuses to name and shame the 8 major financial institutions falling behind in bug-fix plans, Action 2000 is showing no mercy when it comes to local authorities which fall into its red category -- ie.at severe risk of...
[July 12, 1999, 15:40]
US authorities to put pinch on site hijackers
News The US' Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to announce a sweeping crackdown on the hijacking of legitimate Web pages to redirect Web surfers to porn sites. The crackdown is set to be announced next week.
[September 16, 1999, 9:39]
Local authorities face Y2K problems
News No such results are available for the 430 local authorities in the UK and the public will have to wait until July to find out if their local authority falls into Action 2000's red zone -- at severe risk of disruption as a result of the millennium...
[April 22, 1999, 15:23]
Local authorities failing on e-accessibility
Talkback Right here right now I'd like to put Dundee City Council down as a rubbish website, its so basic its unreal. I wish the Government would stop dilly dallying around and copy the leading scandanavian countries e-gov type services.
[March 2, 2005, 19:00]
Blind Israeli hacking brothers baffle authorities
News A pair of blind computer-mavericks from Israel have been detained and charged with cracking into the Israeli Defence Force radio station using customised braille and voice-activated gadgetry. Munther and Muzhir Badir have been blind since birth but...
[October 22, 1999, 11:36]
Plasmon Case Study: German Public Authorities
White Papers Landkreis Unterallgau, Landkreis Landshut and Landratsamt Miesbach are only three of many German administrative districts that have implemented UDO in their evolution from a paper-based to an electronic archiving system.
[August 18, 2006, 0:00]
The Role of ICT in Meeting Local Government Efficiency Targets: A Survey of 80 English Local Authorities
White Papers The survey presented in this paper highlights the need for everyone to focus on ways of improving efficiency in the use of technology in Local Government. Almost everyone agrees that ICT has a pivotal role to play, but there are still uncertainties...
[May 26, 2006, 1:00]
IronPort Ensures Safe Email Travel for One of the World's Largest Airport Authorities
White Papers Like many organizations, French airport group Aeroports de Paris is facing a massive amount of incoming spam. For some employees, spam accounts for 75-95 percent of incoming mail.de Paris IT department started looking for a solution to control...
[February 21, 2009, 0:24]
China web clampdown ahead of anniversary
News The Chinese authorities have tightened internet censorship ahead of Thursday's 60th anniversary of communist rule, according to reports. What the authorities are trying to portray as a big celebration is turning into a major headache for internet...
[October 1, 2009, 16:18]
Psion's Symbian sell-off hangs on German approval
News Psion's attempt to sell its stake in Symbian to Nokia is waiting on the approval of Germany's competition authorities. This potential dominance means that competition authorities such as the Bundeskartellamt must investigate the issue to make sure...
[May 6, 2004, 17:10]
