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Wireless Mesh Networks for Public Safety: Police, fire and rescue, and emergency medical services face a growing array of threats to public safety. Traditional disaster threats like extreme weather (e.g., hurricanes, blizzards), natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, epidemics), and manmade disasters (e.g., transportation mishaps, hazardous material spills) have been joined by new threats (e.g., terrorist attacks). Street-level,...; Tags: Network, Border Security, BelAir Networks, Wireless, Transportation, Mesh Networking, Corporate Insurance, Networking, Business Operations; White papers 2007-03-02
High-tech for border security: The short term plan for border security involves the National Guard. But for the long term, the Bush Administration expects to turn to some old friends with some expensive toys. The New York Times reports it will be the big defense contractors deploying technology similar to that used in Afghanistan...; Tags: border security; Blog posts 2006-05-18
The Role of Chips in Making Identification Documents More Secure: Weaknesses in America's border security capabilities are among the most profound dangers facing the country today. The costs of maintaining the present system of screening travelers is far too high. Chip-based ID technologies offer a secure, sensible, and efficient means to help ensure that those who wish to do America...; Tags: America, Border Security, Infineon Technologies AG, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2005-09-26
The Department of Homeland Security: The Road Ahead: The greatest advances made in homeland security after September 11, 2001, are in the border security arena. The structures and processes already in place have added in a measurable way to the attempts to prevent those who would seek to do the people harm from entering or remaining in the...; Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Border Security; White papers 2005-01-01
Border Security Systems: The Hungarian Case Study: The Hungarian Republic is making significant efforts in trying to comply with European Union requirements. An efficient security policy that ensures the reliable surveillance of the borders, as well as the provision of the necessary access, is extremely important for Hungary, the "Visegrad region", and the EU. Over the past...; Tags: Hungary, Border Security, Hungarian Republic, Security; Case studies

Border Security: The article discusses the border security in U.S. after the terrorist attacks of September 11th which unsettled the public's confidence in the nation's security and raised concerns about whether the institutions are up to the task of intercepting and thwarting would-be terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security has made progress...; Tags: U.S., Senator, Article, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Border Security, Sam Brownback, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Government; White papers

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First images of Google-powered HTC Dream: It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...; Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Bluetooth, Digital Media, Digital Video, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-08-28
News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-28
MSN Norway serving Flash exploits through malvertising: Morten Krakvik from the Norwegian Honeynet Project is reporting that MSN Norway is among the latest victims of malvertising, a practice where a bogus advertising provider tricks leading portals into accepting advertisements from its network, which often end up redirecting to live exploit URLs. The recent wave of malvertising that...; Tags: MSN, Advertisement, Portals, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-27
It must be a rough day in Cupertino: They just keep coming, one negative headline after another after another. At least that's how it must feel today over at Apple. In the last 24 hours or so, there have been at least four separate events that have put the company in a negative light. The widespread problems with...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., TechMeme, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, 3G, Service Management, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover: The Beta 2 release of Microsoft's flagship web browser is packed with dozens of new usability and security features that will have an impact on just about every aspect of your browsing experience. by Ed Bott; Tags: Web, Page, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Feature, Internet Explorer 8, IE8, Manage Add-ons Dialog Box, Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Who's Dumber: Bad Guys â€¦ Or Good Guys?: In the old cowboy movies, the black hats were villains that created mayhem, until the white hats came along and ended their reigns of fear. Now, we have the spectacle of good guys seemingly educating the bad guys on how to exploit flaws or processes of the Internet, that...; Tags: Hat, Flaw, Internet, Social Security, BGP, Operational Accounting, Government, Networking, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Has Firefox already matched IE privacy features?: Perspectives, hatched at Carnegie Mellon, thwarts so-called "Man in the Middle" attacks on SSH secure sites by creating a virtual notary that can check the validity of an unsigned security certificate. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Major security hole found in iPhone: Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Security, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-27
News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...; Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Photos: Getting around Democratic convention: There's plenty to see at the Democratic National Convention, including tight security, a tent full of bloggers, and a donkey on a Segway. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Democratic National Convention, Blogging, Internet, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-08-26
Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.: Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.SurprisingI am a little surprised they would even bother to do this. But not very surprised.I have never been tempted to 'taunt' them in the first place. What I have been tempted to do is send them false information, preferably from an automated source,...; Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Cyberthreats, Middleware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, new credit, ActiveX, virus; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.: The next time you get the urge to enter angry messages to phishers on fake malicious Web sites, stop and consider this discovery by researcher Joe Stewart. The identity thieves behind the Asprox botnet have built extra logic into phishing sites to detect taunts and subject those...; Tags: Identity Thief, Asprox, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Banking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Financial Services, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-26
Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit: Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkitLinux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkitLOL! And the hits to linux just keep coming! So thats 4 different incidents within a week's time of how badly linux sucks. Poor linus must be hiding under his bed trying...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Rootkits, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, SSH, attack, Compromised SSH, Compromised, Microsoft Windows, rootkit, security; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Malware detected at the International Space Station: Malware is reaching new heights, and going into Space through a removable media carrying the W32.Gammima.AG password stealing malware to the International Space Station. According to SpaceRef.com : "W32.Gammima.AG worm is a level 0 gaming virus intended to gather personal information. Virus was never a threat to any of...; Tags: Software, Space Station, NASA, Antivirus, Malware, Laptop Computer, Virus, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-26