News

Report Outlines Issues Facing World Identity Management Market

June 30, 2008

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Identity Management Software in Millions of US$. The specific product segments analyzed are Authentication, Authorization and Administration.


TSA Participates in Cooperative Inter-Modal Transportation Security Exercise

June 30, 2008

The exercise was held June 25 at Washington's Union Station and brought transportation entities from the national capital region together to reinforce strategic plans for preventive and protective response in the event of emergency situations.


Prominent 'Ethical Hacker' Joins SMobile as CTO

June 27, 2008

Daniel V. Hoffman, a well-known and respected "ethical hacker" will head the SMobile Threat Center and lead the product development team on future updates, enhancement and versions of the flagship product


Report Examines Law Mandating Scans of All U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers by 2012

June 27, 2008

Congress reaffirmed its will to implement 100-percent scanning in four years while government witnesses defended their position that the deadline was unrealistic.


State Selects Datacard Group for Drivers' License Solution

June 27, 2008

Datacard Group recently announced that L-1 Identity Solutions has selected the Datacard® SP75 Plus card printer for use in the Illinois, statewide driver's license programs.


Mandatory Usage Requriements Driving Biometric-Enabled Smart Card Market

June 26, 2008

"Advances in Emerging Biometrics and RFID for Security," finds that the mandatory requirement to use biometric-enabled smart cards to gain access control is a major factor driving this market.


Open Group Seeks Universal Risk Management Taxonomy

June 26, 2008

This is the first phase of a comprehensive initiative aimed at eliminating widespread industry confusion about risk management among risk managers, security and IT professionals, as well as business managers.


Study: Panda Security Malware Solution Most Effective Against Rootkits

June 26, 2008

The independent study tested several solutions created for Windows XP to determine which ones defend against rootkits created to hide malware.


First ANSI/ISEA 110-2003 Smoke Escape Hood Introduced

June 25, 2008


Megapixel Research Project Underway at Queen Mary, Univ. of London

June 25, 2008

The implementation will enable a research team to gather real world data to build models and algorithms for software application development relating to BEWARE (Behavior based Enhancement of Wide-Area Situational Awareness).


Emergency Comm.

Case Study: MITOC

Regardless of the scope and scale, when disaster strikes, first responders need a rapid and effective way to collect and communicate information in the early moments.

Poll

With an estimated security budget of more than $300 million, is the Chinese government doing enough to protect the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing?