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  • Forcing ISPs to police web for copyright infringement will hurt privacy

    The French law is dubbed the "Three Strikes" law because French ISPs must give repeat file sharers two warnings before cutting off their connection.The EDPS suggested that instead of getting ISPs to snoop on their subscribers, "less intrusive…
  • Massive hack attack hits 75,000 PCs

    They also often involve intensive surveillance and advanced social engineering.In many cases, the attacks target highly placed individuals within organisations, who are tricked into visiting malicious sites or downloading malicious software onto…
  • IBM pushing smart homes at CES

    Through a virtual three dimensional replica of the house, visitors will be able to observe and control the security elements, with the ability to remotely control shutters, doors and surveillance cameras.Other devices on display will include a…
  • Cisco embraces SMEs with clutch of new kit

    They store and archive digital files such as video from an IP video surveillance camera, and encrypt files to comply with growing regulatory and security requirements for customer and financial information such as the Health Insurance Portability…
  • Keyboards can be snooped remotely

    All were vulnerable to one of four surveillance methods.Two videos posted show two different experiments, both of which accurately picked up the typed text.The first video shows a white Logitech keyboard with a PS/2 connector that was attached to…
  • EMC launches new set of security services

    EMC has launched a set of services that it claimed would enable companies to improve on-site security by combining user authentication, backup and content management capabilities with IP video surveillance.

Latest Features

  • Lessons for companies from the Google China attack

    They also often involve intensive surveillance and advanced social engineering. Add network monitoring to the task listAdvanced persistent threats by definition are designed to get around firewalls, antivirus software, intrusion detection systems…
  • 10 ways to hack into networks

    Whenever the switch makes a match, it can trigger a recording of the conversation and alert law enforcement officials, says James Atkinson, an expert in technical surveillance countermeasures.The feature is designed to support communications…
  • Cisco and HP gear up for battle in data centre

    In the first phase, it will be supported on Catalyst switches and manage the energy consumption of networked IP devices such as phones, video surveillance cameras and wireless access points.In the next phase, there will be expanded industry…
  • Data centres in a box

    The containers themselves are as robust and weatherproof as brick-and-mortar structures," Malone says.The sealed boxes, which are often unmarked, feature high-level security, including GPS systems to track the containers, smoke and fire alarms…
  • CCTV moves online

    Farino says Cisco is working on ways that its video surveillance system would be integrated with physical badge systems so a camera could be activated to zoom in on someone wearing a specific badge and be able to follow that individual.Cisco also…
  • Security vendors face up to change

    Vendors that can install an IP surveillance network that monitors customers' offices in Singapore, Spain and Silicon Valley, for example, will earn their business; those that can't, won't.Corporate security execs recognize that they too must begin…
 

How-Tos

  • How to protect your brand from domain name abuse

    Establish a policy to deal with the problemTake the time to create a detailed policy, then follow up with surveillance and policing, says Peter Kjaer, an attorney at Lego.2. Monitor new domain registrationsIHG uses a monitoring service that alerts…
  • Case Study: The wireless carnival comes to town

    The Motorola handhelds are provisioned and managed using WaveLink's Avalanche software.Lowry has begun planning to deploy a separate video surveillance backbone, based on Firetide's more recent HotPort 6000 series indoor and outdoor mesh nodes.
  • Case Study: Guildford Borough Council and Cryoserver

    The issue of covert surveillance – real or imagined – is incredibly sensitive and has the capacity to create real distrust amongst staff. This is especially important as, being the manager of the Audit Section at Guildford Borough Council, she is…
  • Case Study: New York courts find security in IP video

    They required an outside contractor, who installed dedicated video cabling and monitoring systems, and tape storage was costly and physically inconvenient.The IP surveillance traffic is just another drop in the court system's huge bandwidth bucket.

Reviews

  • Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 review

    The drives themselves are also low power and while there is a fan in the unit, it only speeds up during particularly intense activities.Other features of note include the ability to connect up to five Axis Network video cameras for real time…
  • CyberSentinel 2009 software

    What's more, it will take a desktop snapshot of the PC under surveillance, which can be accessed when you log onto the site, along with records of all recent activity. CyberSentinel is an easy-to-use remote monitoring system to spy on your kids…
  • Genius IPCam SECURE300R review

    Genius says the Genius IPCam SECURE300R webcam is designed for office and home users who want a fully featured surveillance system that provides remote, high-quality video monitoring over the internet.
  • SpectorSoft eBlaster 6.0 parental control software

    The SpectorSoft eBlaster 6.0 parental-control software offers practical tools for monitoring computer usage.For parents worried about the internet's potential to expose children to sexual predators and inappropriate content, tools such as…
  • SearchHelp Sentry Remote parental-control software

    The SearchHelp Sentry Remote parental-control software offers practical tools for monitoring computer usage - but it can be aggressive.For parents worried about the internet's potential to expose children to sexual predators and inappropriate…
  • Intransa PCU100

    However, according to Intransa, targeted applications for its product typically use streaming content, such as video processing, video on demand, medical imaging, video surveillance, and disk-to-disk backup and recovery, where IOPS performance is…

White Papers

  • Complaints Management

    Post-market surveillance of these diverse devices requires dependence on consumers and health care professionals, and alignment of traditionally separate departmental processes, applications, and data, including regulatory, quality assurance…
 
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