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UK tech 'not ready' for terror attack
News The UK government's ability to protect its citizens in the event of a large-scale terrorist attack has been called into question today following the revelation that work on a dedicated computer network to coordinate the emergency services...
[February 24, 2003, 14:44]
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]
UK e-commerce escapes recession
News Manias said it is still too early to judge what effect the terrorist attack on the US would have on British e-commerce. E-commerce is growing with a vengeance in the UK, despite the increasing threat of a global recession.
[September 21, 2001, 17:28]
US officials order e-ticketing restrictions
News The changes in procedure are part of increased security efforts announced this week by the FAA in light of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Federal authorities have implemented new regulations for electronic airline tickets...
[September 14, 2001, 9:43]
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[August 16, 2008, 8:00]
Police: We're overwhelmed by e-crime
News These are the Computer Crime Unit (CCU), Paedophile Unit; Counter Terrorist Command Intelligence Bureau, Clubs and Vice, and Computer Services Laboratory (CSL), Professional Standards, and Covert Policing Command.
[January 25, 2007, 15:57]
Europe's Christmas e-spending to surge
News In the US, analysts say online shopping is likely to get an extra boost from consumers' fears of going to crowded shopping malls, in the wake of recent terrorist activity. The technology downturn will not stop Europe's Internet users from shopping...
[October 23, 2001, 16:04]
Government snooping will hurt e-commerce
News Before the terrorist attacks, people saw this as a consumer rights issue," said Sandy Starr of Spiked. Some might argue that the privacy advocates' response is as knee-jerk as the government's, but there are genuine concerns about efforts by...
[September 28, 2001, 9:27]
Government earmarks £1.2bn for e-Borders
News Brown told parliament: "The way forward is electronic screening of all passengers as they check in and out of our country at ports and airports — so that terrorist suspects can be identified and stopped before they board planes, trains and boats...
[August 3, 2007, 8:37]
Online businesses feel impact of attack
News Package deliveries slowed, online transactions ground down, and customers flooded call centres as Tuesday's terrorist attacks began to take their toll on e-commerce. At the same time, online companies such as Amazon.com, Yahoo!
[September 13, 2001, 9:36]
RIP Bill comes under fresh attack
News The piece of legislation was drafted by the government to combat the threat of criminal and terrorist groups using encrypted communications. A forthcoming government bill concerning Internet communication directly contravenes the European...
[March 22, 2000, 11:50]
The Year Ahead: Skills trends for 2003
News In terms of IT skills, disaster recovery and storage featured prominently, although the chief executive of EMC criticised other storage companies for exploiting the terrorist attacks. One year ago, the world was still reeling from the raw impact of...
[December 27, 2002, 6:24]
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]
News Schmooze: Linux unites, partly
News It turns out that not only has the FBI been accidentally tapping into lots of ordinary people's private communications, but that its clumsiness might have lost valuable clues warning of the 11 September terrorist attacks.
[May 31, 2002, 12:37]
Australia won't disclose stance on encryption
News ZDNet previously reported that the question of restricting the use of encryption tools is a matter of serious debate in the US, where officials have been quick to blame the use of cryptography for the surveillance breakdown that failed to detect...
[September 21, 2001, 10:32]
Microsoft to open Passport to competition
News With the terrorist attacks 11 September, he added, "the demand for security services is going to increase. Microsoft will extend its Passport authentication service to the broader corporate market, a major element in a wider effort to build...
[September 20, 2001, 13:10]
US government to boost IT spending
News A major reason for the increase is the new interest in defence and homeland security after the terrorist attacks last September. At a time when many industries are still curtailing spending on high technology, there's one industry that's helping...
[May 16, 2002, 7:31]
2001: Britons get comfortable online
News But the most significant Internet moment in 2001 occurred in the days following the terrorist attacks on America. But concerns of an Internet slowdown were lifted by the fact that the number of UK homes connecting to the Internet increased by more...
[December 30, 2001, 6:31]
Anthrax fears push bill payers online
News A 20 percent increase in e-billing registration has already been observed since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September. Mail safety concerns raised by recent anthrax scares have prompted a 20 percent increase in the number...
[November 6, 2001, 16:36]
UK Web site accused over anthrax drug sales
News The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accused a British online pharmaceutical supplier of allegedly selling illegal drugs to the American public in wake of the recent bio-terrorist attacks on the US.
[November 5, 2001, 17:29]
