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Doom 3 No F.E.A.R. mod
Downloads This Doom 3 mod adds new visual effects to enhance the game without changing the actual gameplay.
[August 25, 2004, 7:06]
MoD encrypts laptops after data losses
News A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said: "There was a feeling that there was a need for stringent security standards and the reason we chose BeCrypt was its ability to deliver full hard-drive encryption quickly.
[May 9, 2008, 9:25]
MoD report calls for better information management
News It also says that a 2008 review by Sir Edmund Burton of the MoD's loss of personal data was critical of its performance in the field. Priorities for chief information officers include upgrading the MoD's website and intranet; managing information...
[November 18, 2009, 12:29]
MoD wastes £30m on failed IT projects
News Already under fire from its own accounts department for scrapping 25 major IT projects, the National Audit Office reveals today that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has wasted nearly £30m on two IT projects.
[January 19, 2000, 16:06]
'Mod' squad hacks away at Xbox
News Microsoft representatives have said the company is investigating legal options to stop distribution of mod chips. A second "mod chip", an add-on chip for the console that lets consumers play pirated discs and other applications on their consoles...
[June 19, 2002, 8:38]
MoD sends Skynet satellite into orbit
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said its antennae technology and powerful transmission capabilities will provide a significant boost to the operational capability of the army, Royal Navy and RAF. The first Skynet 5 satellite of the £3bn-plus...
[November 19, 2007, 11:43]
MoD IT project late, over budget, failing to impress
News The £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme was intended to provide a single information infrastructure serving the army, navy, airforce and central MoD command, but the project is now 18 months late and at least £182m overbudget...
[January 16, 2009, 9:00]
MoD revises tally of stolen laptops to 658
News As of January, those without full-disk encryption cannot leave secure Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites without "a strong operational reason" and a waiver from the department's senior information risk owner.
[July 22, 2008, 9:23]
MoD contractors fall short on encryption
News In a written answer to Parliament, defence minister Bob Ainsworth this week said that just over eight per cent of contractors confirmed that they do not comply with the MoD's List-X Notice on laptop and media encryption, while just over 18 per...
[February 27, 2009, 10:26]
MoD refuses to account for missing computer equipment
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is refusing to respond to Parliamentary questions, tabled in late October, which revealed that nearly 600 computers had disappeared from the department in the last five years, according to a Liberal Democrat MP.
[January 15, 2002, 13:30]
MoD loses 600,000 personal details
News The laptop contained the personal data of 600,000 people who have joined, or expressed an interest in joining, the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, and the Royal Air Force, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on Friday.
[January 21, 2008, 13:38]
MoD site carried cross-site scripting flaw
News The government department was alerted to the vulnerability by hacker group Team Elite, an MoD spokesperson said on Tuesday. MoD immediately disabled the area concerned so that the vulnerability cannot be exploited and affect other websites.
[August 11, 2009, 15:33]
MoD completes sale of QinetiQ stake
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) sold its remaining 19 percent stake in QinetiQ, previously the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, on Tuesday, raising £254m for the taxpayer. The minister for defence equipment and support, Baroness Taylor...
[September 11, 2008, 0:01]
MoD to stick with IE6 despite security concerns
News Most have plans to upgrade to the more secure IE7, and some to IE8, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has no plans to change. The MoD is implementing a secure desktop computing service for 300,000 users worldwide through its Defence Information...
[July 24, 2009, 14:57]
MoD tech scheme hit by major delays
News Both the MoD and its contractors underestimated the complexity of rolling out the project, according to the NAO. Regarding costs, the NAO found an increase of three percent on the MoD's original estimate, and warned that any additional increase may...
[July 4, 2008, 10:16]
Information commissioner to act against HMRC, MoD
News In an announcement on Wednesday, Richard Thomas said he will take action against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for the loss of 25 million child-benefit claimant details, and against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the loss of laptops containing...
[June 25, 2008, 15:07]
MoD admits loss of over 11,000 ID cards
News In a statement, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said: "We take the loss of military ID cards very seriously and we are taking steps to improve general security awareness. The government has suffered many data-security breaches over the past five...
[March 14, 2008, 7:31]
MoD: Tech scheme not 'unmitigated disaster'
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has responded to a joint investigation by Channel 4 News and Computer Weekly which claimed the project was massively behind schedule and would cost an extra £1bn. But the MoD admitted that last year it had been hit by...
[November 19, 2007, 10:49]
MoD marches tech plans forward
News The Defence Technology Plan (DTP) will take the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) current Defence Technology Strategy forward and be fully up and running by late 2008. The MoD claims the DTP will allow industry and academia to better direct investment...
[November 16, 2007, 10:07]
Photos: MoD unveils £80m IT health programme
News By 2010, these electronic records will be accessible in any of the 299 medical and 181 dental Defence Medical Services (DMS) centres which the Ministry of Defence (MoD) runs around the globe, as well as field hospitals and 25 Royal Navy ships.
[August 2, 2007, 16:30]
