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E-Terrorism: An Online War?
News Kim Valois, security service director at IT integrator CSC says that while e-terrorism includes in the first instance any attack on critical information systems infrastructure, it can also include the use of an information system to benefit or...
[November 29, 2002, 9:44]
Inspect Your Baggage, Your Car? How About Your E Mail?: How Should Congress Address The Privacy Issues Of Terrorism In America?
White Papers You may find a tag in your luggage, after your recent airline flight, entitled "NOTIFICATION OF BAGGAGE INSPECTION," put there by an agent of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In straightforward language in English and Spanish, the...
[February 23, 2005, 23:00]
Government Earmarks £1.2bn For E-Borders
News Speaking to the House of Commons on 25 July, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said electronic screening of travellers is an essential counter-terrorism measure as the first line of defence against terrorism is overseas, where people begin journeys to...
[August 3, 2007, 8:37]
Hackers Flexing Political Muscles
News Speaking during the Hacktivism -- Terrorism or New Hope? Biafra -- during a keynote punctuated with barbs aimed at the "straight media", US vice president Al Gore, the term "electronic terrorism", the litigious ex-members of the Dead Kennedys, and...
[July 17, 2000, 9:02]
IBM Case Study: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
White Papers With the recent developments in the world surrounding terrorists and terrorism, it is extremely important that DISA explores new technologies that will enable the different branches of the government to remain superior to the world enemies.
[January 12, 2005, 23:00]
Government Snooping Will Hurt E-commerce
News Governments want ID cards so they can streamline administration," said Davies, arguing that the response to terrorism is merely a pretext. Fears about online privacy will reduce the UK's spending on e-commerce by £4.6bn over the next five years...
[September 28, 2001, 9:27]
Government Launches New Immigration Screening System
News The full e-Borders project is set to begin full implementation from 2008 and the government claims it will help combat terrorism and illegal immigration by enabling tighter controls of those who may pose a security risk as well as providing more...
[September 29, 2004, 12:30]
Schneier On Security
News The threat of terrorism in the UK has led to national e-card debates and biometric passport discussions. The US government gives a lot of money to fight terrorism, so cyberterrorism is hyped. What do you think about governments using the threat of...
[November 23, 2005, 12:00]
UK Lags Behind Estonia In ID Card Technology
News The UK government last week launched a trial of biometric ID cards; the fear of terrorism seems to have pushed the prime minister to fast-track the project for a national scheme as soon as possible. This omission could damage the growth of e...
[May 6, 2004, 17:50]
Terrorist Act Will Not Deter Hackers
News Legal and technical experts say that the new Terrorism 2000 Act, which encompassed computer hacking for the first time, is unlikely to tackle the most common types of hacking or deter ordinary hackers.
[February 23, 2001, 9:00]
Election 2005: Time For MPs To Get Behind Tech
News The manifesto urges a move away from "narrow agendas driven by the 'war against terrorism' and 'intelligence-led policing', to the full co-operation in "cyber-community policing" that is necessary to give us all genuine confidence that we are at...
[April 27, 2005, 14:00]
Government Must Force ISPs To Take Security Seriously
News Straight talking on terrorism Counter-terrorism advisor to four US presidents Richard Clarke talks to ZDNet UK about cybersecurity, and its importance Supporting some 300 transactions a second, 24/7, UK betting exchange Betfair is up there with the...
[December 6, 2004, 15:55]
CBI Demands Action On Cybercrime
News The Act covers hacking into someone else's computer and modifying data, while the recently updated Terrorism Act has expanded the definition of a terrorist to include actions that "seriously interfere with or seriously disrupt an electronic system...
[August 29, 2001, 12:20]
Surveillance: A Special Report
News The government and police say access to communications is necessary in the fight against crime and terrorism, privacy groups claim it is a breach of civil liberties. Home Secretary Jack Straw will get a wake-up call on the e-communications bill...
[September 30, 1999, 16:49]
Online Businesses Feel Impact Of Attack
News On Amazon, books related to the World Trade Center Twin Towers or terrorism jumped to the top of the company's best-seller list. Also among the top 10 sellers was "The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism," a...
[September 13, 2001, 9:36]
Tories Attack Government Policy On Cybercrime
News But the national approach to this growing threat of cybercrime and cyber-terrorism lacks co-ordination, focus or urgency. The Conservatives have criticised the government's response to the growing threat from cybercrime, unveiling plans for a...
[March 7, 2008, 9:04]
DoS: The Story Behind The Story
News Take me back to the Cyber terrorism special Kevin Pursglove, a spokesperson for eBay, says that though the e-commerce site was under attack for a number of hours on February 8, there was no damage and not even any significant interruption to the...
[April 6, 2000, 13:54]
Schneier: ID Cards Will Worsen ID Theft
News He also rubbished the UK government's claim that ID cards will help in the fight against terrorism, saying the cards can easily be stolen or counterfeited, effectively hiding terrorists' identities. Security expert Bruce Schneier has slated the UK...
[April 27, 2006, 12:50]
Fitting Passports With Biometric Data
News In addition, with global worries about terrorism and other threats on the rise, the technology shift will help governments keep their border checks up-to-date. Second, unlike many RFID tags, e-passport chips come with a built-in encryption engine.
[August 18, 2004, 15:45]
'Wardriver' First To Be Convicted Under US Anti-spam Law
News Some experts have even offered dire warnings that open Wi-Fi hot spots could abet terrorism. In July, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office filed suit against a Florida man suspected of sending spam e-mail to thousands of consumers.
[October 1, 2004, 9:35]
