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Fingerprint tech sniffs coffee, cigarettes

In Applications - By Miya Knights, 9 August 2011 9:53 AM

Biometric tech tracks what suspects have been touching.

Microsoft patents web-snooping technology

In Messaging - By Stewart Mitchell, 29 June 2011 10:12 AM

No word on commercial product.

RSA: Technology enabling massive privacy invasions

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 13 October 2010 3:38 PM

"Death of the ephemeral conversation".

Top 10 technology mistakes

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, Iain Thomson, 27 April 2010 1:56 PM

Cock-ups of a technical bent, old and new.

Interpol chief slams body scanners

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 1 February 2010 10:32 AM

Passport fraud a bigger problem.

TechCrunch blog hit by hackers

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 27 January 2010 11:22 AM

Back online just in time for Apple launch.

Massive confusion over airport scanning plans

In Crypto - By Rosalie Marshall, 8 January 2010 9:42 AM

Privacy impact questioned.

Privacy must be addressed, for innovation's sake

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 18 December 2009 11:50 AM

Privacy the only road-block to IT triumphs.

Computer glitch brings Brisbane trains to a standstill

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 11 December 2009 9:27 AM

Two similar incidents occurred last month.

Firms warned not to rush into the cloud

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 19 October 2009 11:40 AM

Not enough attention on governance and security.

SC World Congress: Communication more important than tech

In Risk - By Greg Masters, 15 October 2009 11:40 AM

Keep it simple when dealing with superiors.

Colin Powell calls for balance with IT defence

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 8 October 2009 10:53 AM

Renowned diplomat stresses need for strong leaders.

Google buys fraud protection start-up

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 17 September 2009 2:49 PM

ReCaptcha buy will cut fraud and help with book projects.

Tough times lift Watchguard

In Web/client - By Sholto Macpherson, 27 July 2009 10:25 AM

Resellers jump ship for ease of use, support and performance.

Filtering opponent to advise Democrats rebuild

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 23 July 2009 3:07 PM

Anti-filter campaign gets its own political party.

Microsoft issues critical SharePoint SP2 fix

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 30 June 2009 9:55 AM

Microsoft has issued a fix for a licensing flaw that had affected its SharePoint software since the introduction of service pack two (SP2).

Rod Beckstrom confirmed to lead ICANN

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 26 June 2009 2:51 PM

Civil libertarian puts dictators and spooks on notice.

Rod Beckstrom appointed ICANN chief

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 26 June 2009 12:28 PM

Australian out, cybersecurity expert in.

Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 21 May 2009 10:28 AM

In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab.

McAfee buys Solidcore

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 18 May 2009 9:39 AM

McAfee has announced it is to acquire banking and retail software firm Solidcore Systems in a US$43 million deal which will give the firm cutting edge whitelisting capabilities ...

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.

Microsoft's CardSpace ID technology: breached

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 2 June 2008 11:56 AM

Three security researchers in Germany have reportedly broken Microsoft's CardSpace, which was designed to beef up the security of users' personal information while browsing the ...

Microsoft acquires U-Prove technology

In Risk - By Guy Dixon, 10 March 2008 10:46 AM

Microsoft has snapped up Credentica's U-Prove online security technology, together with all of the underlying patents, for an undisclosed sum..

Blue Coat adds real-time anti-phishing technology

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 10 October 2007 11:08 AM

Blue Coat Systems has added real-time anti-phishing protection to its web filtering product.

Gartner: Consumer technology threatens security

By Fiona Raisbeck, 19 June 2007 10:48 AM

Businesses must prepare for the profusion of security risks that will occur as employees use more consumer technologies, Gartner has warned.

Internet Engineering Task Force approves DomainKeys Identified Mail anti-phishing technology

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 May 2007 10:06 AM

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has approved DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), whose domain-identification technology prevents fraudulent junk emails from reaching ...

Infosec: Companies shun new technology and stick to passwords

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 April 2007 3:21 PM

More than three-quarters (80 percent) of companies still use conventional passwords as a method of securing sensitive information, new research from Infosecurity Europe shows.

Cisco VoIP technology open to DoS attacks

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 29 March 2007 9:57 AM

Cisco Systems said today that its Unified CallManager and Presence Server software contain a number of vulnerabilities that could permit DoS attacks.

Technology industry must help fight terrorism

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 1 November 2006 11:30 AM

UK Home Secretary John Reid has called on the security and technology industries to help the Government fight terrorism.

IBM unveils new processor encryption technology

By Ericka Chickowski, 10 April 2006 9:44 PM

IBM announced today that it is changing the way security can be built into devices and consumer products.

FaceTime acquires anti-spyware technology

By Marcia Savage, 7 June 2005 7:23 PM

FaceTime Communications has acquired the anti-spyware technology of XBlock Systems plus its SpywareGuide.com resource.

Juniper buys application acceleration technology firms

By Marcia Savage, 27 April 2005 3:33 PM

Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Peribit Networks, a supplier of WAN optimization technology, and Redline Networks, a maker of Application Front End (AFE) technology.

Check Point wins patents for endpoint security technology

By Marcia Savage, 19 April 2005 7:42 PM

Check Point Software Technologies was granted two U.S. patents for technologies that provide endpoint security.

Quantum leap for UK crypto technology

By David Quainton, 31 March 2005 10:29 AM

The UK is finally moving into the brave new world of quantum cryptology after the commercial release of quantum encryption devices. Now Wireless will be offering MagiQ ...

Gates: Security concerns are hampering technology adoption

By Jon Tullett, 16 November 2004 3:44 PM

Security fears are actively hampering the adoption of new technologies in businesses, Bill Gates said in his opening keynote at the Microsoft IT Forum '04 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Technology changes leave IT security playing catch up

By Robert Jaques, 23 September 2004 11:24 AM

The arrival of new waves of technology over the next five years will render existing information security measures obsolete and increase security risks in both new and legacy ...

Microsoft unveils endpoint security technology

By Marcia Savage, 13 July 2004 11:07 PM

Microsoft on Tuesday announced Network Access Protection, a technology that will check the security status of a computer before it's allowed to access the network.

Zix wins patent for secure email technology

By Marcia Savage, 9 July 2004 6:16 PM

Zix Corporation announced Friday that it was granted a U.S. patent for a secure transmission system used in its email encryption services.

Security firms partner to develop scanner technology

By Dan Ilett, 18 June 2004 4:35 PM

UK based firm TeraView and US security firm Smiths Detection have partnered to develop airport and building security scanners.

Cisco integrates Trend Micro's antivirus technology

By Marcia Savage, 7 June 2004 10:10 PM

Cisco and Trend Micro on Monday announced an agreement to integrate Trend Micro's technology to combat viruses and worms with Cisco's network and security systems.

Netegrity names Vadim Lander chief technology officer

By Dan Ilett, 4 June 2004 2:19 PM

Security firm Netegrity's Vadim Lander has been promoted to chief technology officer for the firm.

Antivirus is the most common security technology [NB Awaiting more info]

By Dan Ilett, 13 April 2004 4:58 PM

Antivirus applications are the most commonly used security technology.

Satellite SMS by-passes eavesdropping technology

By Steve Gold, 29 March 2004 4:58 PM

India's Financial Express claims to have discovered that text messages sent to satellite TV users over Asian direct-to-home (DTH) satellites are effectively outside the scope ...

NEC develops next-gen 3D facial recognition technology

By Steve Gold, 23 March 2004 5:04 PM

NEC has developed a three-dimensional facial recognition algorithm that it says can be used in automated applications.

Microsoft to integrate RSA technology into Windows

By Rene Millman, 24 February 2004 5:53 PM

RSA's two-factor authentication is to be integrated with Microsoft's Windows sign-on mechanisms.

Tipping Point boosts IPS technology

By Marcia Savage, 19 February 2004 12:16 AM

Tipping Point has rolled out new capabilties for its UnityOne network-based intrusion prevention system that manage use of high-bandwidth applications in the enterprise.

TFS Technology aim for Unix users

By Dan Ilett, 21 January 2004 6:08 PM

Security solutions firm TFS Technology is making its control rights package available for 17 Unix platform versions.

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