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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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Data breaches: Technology, process or management?

2008-07-28 16:32:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...technology company, one tends to think of solutions to data breaches as mainly to be solved by technology. Well, with a bit of process thrown in for good measure as well! Did not think much about the important role of management till now Just came across an interesting opinion by Jonathan Armstrong , a partner at Eversheds , a law firm. He...
 
Tags: management, data breaches, management till, technology, tylenol crisis, crisis, executives, jonathan armstrong, jonathan
 
 
 
 
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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