Facebook deploys PhotoDNA to scan for child abuse material 

Facebook deploys PhotoDNA to scan for child abuse material

In Web/client - By Liz Tay, 24 May 2011 12:39 AM
Joins Microsoft in image-matching initiative.
Sony ID system scans finger veins 

Sony ID system scans finger veins

In Crypto - 4 February 2009 9:54 AM
Sony has developed a user identification technology that scans veins in the finger to allow access to mobile devices and personal computers.
UN AIDS site target of new 'vulnerability scan' attack 

UN AIDS site target of new 'vulnerability scan' attack

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 29 August 2007 9:57 AM
Hackers compromise a United Nations’ Asia Pacific AIDS information site using an emerging malicious technique which scans for multiple vulnerabilities.
Trend Micro updates to fix Scan Engine vulnerability 

Trend Micro updates to fix Scan Engine vulnerability

By Frank Washkuch, 9 February 2007 7:00 PM
Trend Micro has confirmed a vulnerability in its Scan Engine application that could be exploited by malicious users to take control of an affected system.
Secunia tracking flaws in Panda virus scan 

Secunia tracking flaws in Panda virus scan

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 16 November 2006 7:29 PM
Vulnerability assessment firm Secunia said today it is tracking two bugs and a weakness in Panda Software's free virus scan that could lead to remote code execution.
Oops: McAfee scan makes wrong diagnosis 

Oops: McAfee scan makes wrong diagnosis

By Dan Kaplan, 13 March 2006 9:45 PM
McAfee enterprise and home users may have unnecessarily deleted or quarantined major files after a recent malware scan revealed a slew of false positives.
Kodak snaps signature scan into capture software  

Kodak snaps signature scan into capture software

By Robert Jaques, 7 September 2004 2:18 PM
Kodak in Germany has integrated signature scan technology into its capture software which allows users to scan documents and add signatures which are compliant with the ...
UK prisons to scan fingers 

UK prisons to scan fingers

By Dan Ilett, 5 August 2004 3:38 PM
The UK Home Office is set to use biometric security systems in five of its high-security prisons.
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