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National security risk
Talkback If it isn't a national security risk it is totally disregarding of personal privacy. People are entitled to and demand privacy and security. Even if our own Security Services don't seem to take much notice of this highly suspect activity...
[July 11, 2008, 13:47]
Internet hacking threat to national security
News Nearly a third of all Britons believe the Internet poses a serious threat to national security, according to figures published by WhichOnline Tuesday. I think those who really have responsibility for national security are pretty clued-up," says...
[July 11, 2000, 11:22]
Biometrics as a national security provider
Talkback Subject: Biometrics as a national security provider And I think using Bio-metrics for national security purposes is a great way. In this realm of transnational communication, such monitoring system is needed for the homeland security which requires...
[January 8, 2007, 4:38]
Microsoft hires national security advisor
News Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has tapped Thomas Richey, a retired US Coast Guard officer, to fill the new post of federal director of homeland security at the company. After serving for 20 years in the Coast Guard, Richey retired in 2001 and...
[November 14, 2002, 8:14]
When national security becomes secrecy
Talkback unlike Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, which he used to blandly reassure viewers. We can win this war. We will win this war," he said. One of the first rules of engagement is that you keep your...
[November 3, 2003, 21:17]
When national security becomes secrecy
Talkback It is not in the interest of the Bush government to win. If they declare their aims and acheive them they can no longer justify intrusive intelligence policies and excessive military budgets. It is better to keep the enemy out of focus and the...
[November 11, 2003, 12:23]
Data Mining, National Security, Privacy and Civil Liberties
White Papers There has been much interest recently on using data mining for counter-terrorism applications. For example, data mining can be used to detect unusual patterns, terrorist activities and fraudulent behavior.
[September 20, 2008, 0:00]
US Privacy group sues NSA over spy net
News Americans could learn more about the degree to which the secretive National Security Agency -- the government body charged with cracking codes and protecting critical information -- has been spying on U.S.citizens, if a suit filed on Friday by the...
[December 6, 1999, 9:25]
Privacy group sues NSA over spy net
News The public could learn more about the degree to which the secretive National Security Agency -- the government body charged with cracking codes and protecting critical information -- has been spying on US citizens, if a suit filed on Friday by the...
[December 6, 1999, 10:12]
Microsoft opens door to India
Talkback National Security could be compromised. A senior Microsoft Corp.executive told a federal court last week that sharing information with competitors could damage national security and even threaten the U.S.war effort in Afghanistan.
[January 27, 2004, 17:57]
A Comparison of Academic and Government Information Security Curriculum Standards
White Papers This paper compares the ISECON model curriculum approach and topic areas to the National Security Agency's most common standard for information assurance certification - the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security...
[August 30, 2005, 3:00]
Cybersecurity groups work on white papers
News Five working groups formed at the National Cyber Security Summit released initial reports that focus on delivering concrete results within a year, task force leaders said on Thursday. The National Cyber Security Summit, sponsored by four industry...
[December 5, 2003, 11:10]
Government hacker warning is a sign of the times
News The likelihood of a serious security breach in part of the UK critical national infrastructure is still remote but it is becoming increasingly probable due to standardisation of IT systems, according to security experts.
[June 16, 2005, 16:45]
US Homeland Security gives cyber-protection advice
News This October's National Cyber Security Awareness Month initiative aims to raise security awareness and encourage public- and private-sector organisations to institute best security practice. The Department of Homeland Security is collaborating with...
[October 1, 2008, 16:39]
FBI, CIA testing 'Facebook for spies'
News The CIA, FBI, and US National Security Agency are testing a social-networking site designed for use by analysts within the 16 US intelligence agencies, according to a report on CNN's website. Access will be limited to intelligence personnel with...
[September 8, 2008, 12:27]
NSA attempting to design crack-proof computer
News Software emulation firm VMware announced it has teamed up with researchers at the US's National Security Agency to create a nearly crack-proof computer that can place sensitive data in virtual vaults inside the PC.
[February 2, 2001, 8:38]
Security industry doesn't want a cybersecurity tsar
News We already have the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) — it would be difficult to see (another cybersecurity agency's) remit," said a spokesperson for the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.
[November 29, 2005, 17:25]
Brown pumps funds into espionage tech
News Gordon Brown presented the government's National Security Strategy to the House of Commons on Wednesday, outlining plans designed to improve the UK's response to terrorist and criminal threats, among others.
[March 19, 2008, 17:37]
Linux to enter supercomputing top five
News The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in California, is to build the world's largest and most powerful Linux supercomputer, for use with national security projects. The company, whose customers include the US National Security Agency...
[July 17, 2002, 13:10]
Foreign powers are 'main cyberthreat' to UK
News The National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC), which is in charge of defending the CNI, claimed on Tuesday the most significant electronic threats to the critical national infrastructure are content-based, targeted, Trojan...
[November 22, 2005, 17:40]
