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Taming the Two-Headed Beast 07 May, 2003 14:40:21
The worlds of IT and physical security are colliding. Here's what to do about itAs information technology became more interconnected and integral to an organisation's prosperity, its security was separated from the person who issued ID badges and ensured that fire regulations were observed. But the pendulum is swinging again. - +
A School Grows In Brooklyn 02 April, 2001 14:37:27
With help from the back-office outfit for the New York Stock Exchange, an inner-city school that taught jewelry repair is transforming into "IT High," where students seek Cisco training certificates - +
Learning to Love Hackers 06 April, 2001 14:51:20
Not all hackers are bad guys. But understanding what motivates them can make you less vulnerable to an attack - +
Auction Blocks 22 September, 2005 10:09:24
Criminals use online auctions as a place to unload stolen, diverted and counterfeit products. EBay does little to stop them, creating more work for CSOs. Here's what smart companies do. - +
Seeing Is Believing 26 October, 2005 10:44:32
State transit authorities in the US have been including surveillance cameras in the design of their newest train stations for security reasons. But as one state discovered, the technology delivers other benefits too . . .
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Fighting back against phishing 21 April, 2005 16:29:35
First, the good news: e-businesses have moved quickly to combat phishers, consumers are learning to be more discerning, and vendors are stepping up with anti-phish tools and services. - +
What keeps IT up at night? 27 July, 2006 13:18:50
Look in the mirror: those bags under your eyes, that sallow skin, the haunted look. You must work in IT. Between keeping the network running and dealing with hackers, slackers, and clueless managers, it's a wonder you get any rest at all. - +
Vodafone, mmO2 join mobile antitheft fight 11 February, 2002 08:21:20
U.K. mobile phone operators Vodafone Group and mmO2, a former division of British Telecommunications PLC (BT), gave way to pressure from the U.K. government on Friday and unveiled plans for combating the country's growing problem of mobile-phone thefts. The package of antitheft measures was quickly endorsed by the U.K. Home Office. - +
Video e-mail goes corporate 24 March, 2005 12:41:04
If Joe Bianco has his way, movie star Russell Crowe will soon be firing off video e-mails to his fans thanking them for their support. Perhaps the actor/singer will embed clips of his latest recording session along with a personal note of appreciation. It's possible. - +
Eight reasons tablet PCs have missed the mainstream 06 March, 2007 10:26:24
Higher cost, problems with touch technology and a shortage of applications among reasons cited by analystsIn 2002, Bill Gates predicted the majority of PCs shipped by now would be tablet PCs, but their numbers are still just a fraction of the market and account for less than 2 percent of all laptop computers shipped.
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The text message bomb, a weapon invented by the Amsterdam police force to prevent mobile phone theft, has been nominated for a crime prevention prize sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Justice.
To make GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) handsets unattractive loot for muggers, the Amsterdam police force in March started flooding phones that had been reported stolen with SMS (Short Message Service) text messages that say: "This handset was nicked, buying or selling is a crime. The police." The project has proven successful, according to the Amsterdam police.
"The number of handset robberies has dropped significantly. The message bombs have made mobile phones a less hot item for thieves," said Cees Rameau, a spokesman for the Amsterdam-Amstelland police.
In July, 255 cases of street robbery were reported in Amsterdam with 186 mobile phones stolen, compared with 482 reports of street robberies and 339 handsets stolen in January, according to Rameau.
"Although the number of street robberies is traditionally lower in summer, we do believe that the lower number of phone thefts is also thanks to our campaign," he said, adding that the Amsterdam police is "enthusiastic" about being nominated for the prize.
Besides "SMS bombs," the cell phone theft-fighting campaign in Amsterdam included a promotion team that handed out flyers on public transportation and at schools. To interest teenagers -- heavy users of mobile phones and often the victim of muggings -- two Dutch rap artists toured schools and performed a "GSM prevention song."
"People have become more responsible and aren't using their phones as much in or near public places such as train stations," said Rameau, adding that the police will continue to watch GSM theft and will continue bombing stolen handsets.
The prize, called Hein Roethofprijs and worth 40,000 Dutch guilders (US$16,538), is awarded annually. The two other projects that have been nominated this year are an educational program about violence by a group of performers in Groningen and a neighborhood watch project in the Hague.
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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Phishing botnet expands by hacking legit sites 15 May, 2008 08:10:59
Plants SQL injection attack tool on bots, hacks business, education sitesA botnet is now using a SQL-injection attack tool designed to hack legitimate Web sites, a move meant to add more hijacked PCs to its collection, according to a security researcher. - +
Which IT security skills are most important? 14 May, 2008 09:21:43
There are two types of security skills that might be needed in a company: tactical security operations and strategic risk management.I often hear from IT executives that it is hard to recruit and retain "good security people." Many lament the shortage of skills in this area and cannot reconcile the skills offered with the positions that need to be filled. Is there really a shortage of good security people? Or just a mismatch in the skills and the jobs? - +
Icy encryption tool protects laptops from "cold boot" attack, vendor says 14 May, 2008 08:36:43
Vulnerable encryption keys erased by HyBlue's IceLockThe vendor HyBlue says it can prevent the "cold boot" encryption hack discovered by Princeton researchers with a laptop security product announced Tuesday. - +
Great Wall of Australia: Industry cops sanitised Internet 14 May, 2008 16:45:04
Content filtering gets budget go-aheadCommunications Minister Stephen Conroy has pushed ahead with the controversial [[artid:420013177|national content filtering scheme|ISP filtering]] with a $125.8 million budget allocation announced today. - +
Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers 15 May, 2008 07:07:51
A hacker has written rootkit software that works on Cisco's routers.A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed increasing scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic.
Quantum announces General Availability of Industry's First Solution Designed to Match De-Duplication Functionality to Specific B 16 May, 2008 10:44:00
Hansen Technologies Extends Contract With Tokyo Electric Power Company 16 May, 2008 09:44:00
More Than 140 Higher Education Institutions Worldwide Use RightNow on Demand CRM 15 May, 2008 18:06:00
DST International Names Rob Gould as Director of Business Development and Strategy for Australia 15 May, 2008 15:40:00
WatchGuard Issues 45 Day IT Network Security Reminder for Achieving PCI DSS Compliance 15 May, 2008 11:33:00
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