Identity and Homeland Security
Issues of identity are prominent in U.S. plans to stregthen security at the nation's border and transportation systems. Programs such as US-VISIT include databases and biometrics in an effort to verify the identity of individuals traveling to and within the United States.
PGP Updated to be a Good Citizen By Andy Patrizio -
Trends Article Published January 16, 2008
New version of Encryption Platform makes it play nicer with others on your computer.
Webroot Offers Cloud-Based E-mail Scanning Service By Andy Patrizio -
Trends Article Published January 15, 2008
New service compliments the company's client-side software and provides filtering of e-mail for viruses, spyware, phishing and unwanted images.
Facebook Backpedals on Beacon By Kenneth Corbin -
Trends Article Published November 30, 2007
Will Facebook's changes to its controversial advertising platform be enough to quiet the uproar over the alleged privacy violations?
Chatting Wastes More Than Workers' Time By Andy Patrizio -
Trends Article Published October 19, 2007
The use of IM, Skype and other "business-uncritical" applications is proving increasingly detrimental to IT security.
Tiers of Trust To Offer IDs In a Crisis By Sean Michael Kerner -
Trends Article Published September 13, 2007
When terror or natural disaster strikes, how do you make sure that the first responders are on the scene?
Can Ask.com Capitalize On Next 'Gen of Search? By David Needle -
Trends Article Published August 22, 2007
CEO of Ask.com says tapping the collective is key. Also: "Privacy is important and people want to know you aren't doing anything to harm them."
Should the Feds Regulate RFID? By P.G. Daly -
Trends Article Published July 23, 2007
Privacy pundits fear that RFID technology could infringe on our rights.
Thieves Verify Credit Cards Through Charities By Tom Dunlap -
Trends Article Published July 9, 2007
Crooks are hacking from the rich to give to the poor in a pernicious scheme to test the validity of stolen credit cards.
Sneaky Web Apps to Get The Stealth Treatment By Clint Boulton -
Trends Article Published June 24, 2007
Startup Palo Alto Networks proposes a new firewall for detecting sneaky Web 2.0 applications and threats.
Vendors Buy in For Consumer, Corporate Protection By Clint Boulton -
Trends Article Published June 5, 2007
EMC, McAfee and VeriSign demonstrate their commitment to IT security in time for the Gartner IT Security Summit.
RFID Gunfight at the CeBIT Corral By Drew Robb -
Trends Article Published May 21, 2007
Government, corporate interest in Radio Frequency Identification is heating up.
Does IT Certification Matter Anymore? By James Maguire -
Trends Article Published May 9, 2007
The value of IT certification changes as technology changes, so it benefits tech workers to stay current with employers’ attitudes toward certs.
Spammers Find New Ways Around Filters By Andy Patrizio -
Trends Article Published May 2, 2007
Image-based spammers now use image hosting to get around image filters.
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