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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. The benefits of an e-ticket were that a traveller did not have to wait for his or her...
[September 14, 2001, 9:43]
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. In the last year, many traditional retailers have got their e-commerce...
[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. Air cargo comprises about 40 percent of the value of world trade, and e-commerce...
[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. RIP is essentially a rehashed version of the widely criticised proposals originally included within the...
[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. Research by e-skills in their quarterly bulletin shows the UK IT...
[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. So-called e-wallet software such as Passport stores commonly requested, vital information such as a login name, shipping address and credit...
[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. Barr said he's also seeing an increase in e-government spending: helping agencies work with each other on a federal and...
[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. The positive outlook for Internet take-up in Britain was also true of the e-business sector towards the start of 2001.
[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. There were already a lot of efforts in the e-billing market, but the anthrax scare was the straw that...
[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]
Climate Change: We’re All Doomed
Blog And if I’m feeling really down, throw in a little paranoia about terrorist attacks on UK soil. Sorry for rather dramatic headline, but a certain e-mail landed in my inbox this morning and made me want to pack up my laptop, grab some bottle water...
[March 27, 2008, 9:03]
