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Anti-Missile Technology on Commercial Aircraft

2008-01-18 11:29:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...technology this spring in the latest phase of testing technology to protect commercial planes from attack The technology is intended to stop a missile attack by detecting heat given off from the rocket, then firing a laser beam that jams the missile's guidance system I have several feelings about this. One, it's security theater against a...
 
Tags: missile, anti-missile technology, technology, missile attack, laser anti-missile system, attack, american airlines jets, protect commercial planes, laser beam
 
 
 
 
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Compliance costs not slowing down - technology automation to the rescue

2008-01-28 13:34:00 by Ryan Shopp in practical risk management
 
...technology to the problem and the kicker from our perspective, measuring compliance performance remains largely a qualitative rather than a quantitative process. Only 55% of financial institutions reported using quantitative metrics, implying a limited application of process management tools and methodology Forget the name of the segment...
 
Tags: technology, leverage technology automation, net income, compliance costs, primary costs continue, compliance labyrinth offers, people, process management tools, reduce people
 
 
 
 
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Want Great Technology? Buy TIBCO (TIBX)

2008-01-18 11:42:27 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...technology and their software stack is richer and more diverse that BEAs. TIBCO spends a lot of development resources on their graphical user interfaces and design-time and modelling environment to make business integration very easy. TIBCOs stockholders, like most great companies with a long history of the same executive management and...
 
Tags: tibco, tibco spends, ibm buys tibco, tibco culture, tibco employess, oracle buys tibco, sun buys tibco, challenge oracle, oracle
 
 
 
 
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What is 802.1X? Here's a Technology Primer for You

2008-04-02 03:10:42 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
...technology world doesnt really know as much as theyd like to about NAC and 802.1X. Youre not alone And so, heres a short technology primer for you, to give you a little insight into the IEEE 802.1X standard and where it falls into the NAC picture. I said I was going to keep this short, so hang with me here What is it? 802.1X is an IEEE...
 
Tags: edge port, edge, edge ports, network access control, network access, wireless standard, standard, standard network traffic, network
 
 
 
 
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NAC vendor changes stripes, promises improved security technology

2008-01-08 00:00:00 by Tim Greene in Network World on Security
 
It seems to be getting harder to make it as a NAC-only vendor, as evidenced by Vernier Networks unceremoniously changing its name and working on new technology it says goes beyond its current gear
 
Tags: vernier networks unceremoniously, current gear, nac-only vendor, technology, harder
 
 
 
 
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Management, technology short-circuit DHS's 'virtual fence'

2008-02-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473130 in Network World on Security
 
A U.S. government plan to build a "virtual fence" along the border of Mexico and Canada, using radar, satellites, sensors and communication links to rapidly dispatch border patrol, has all the earmarks of a technology boondoggle
 
Tags: virtual fence, communication links, technology boondoggle, government plan, radar, satellites, earmarks, border, mexico
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft buys U-Prove technology

2008-03-06 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Looking to pare down the amount of personal data that users pass online during electronic transactions, Microsoft has picked up Credentica's U-Prove technology, which allows Internet users to disclose only the minimum amount of personal information when conducting electronic transactions
 
Tags: u-prove technology, electronic transactions, users pass online, amount, minimum amount, personal data, personal information, internet users, microsoft
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft buys U-Prove technology

2008-03-06 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b547c8 in Network World on Security
 
Microsoft hopes to beef up online privacy with the acquisition of the U-Prove technology, the company announced on Thursday
 
Tags: u-prove technology, online privacy, microsoft hopes, thursday, acquisition, company, beef
 
 
 
 
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IBM buys single sign-on technology for Tivoli

2008-03-13 00:00:00 by John Fontana in Network World on Security
 
IBM has acquired Encentuate and will add that company's single sign-on technology to its Tivoli line of identity- and access-management products
 
Tags: single sign-on technology, ibm, tivoli line, identity-, company, products