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DoD lays out 2008 IT security priorities
Redteaming — modelling the enemy’s thought process — leads the way when it comes to defending communications lines; biometric control of military bases a major focus; other priorities include technologies to track terrorists and predict social outcomes of military engagement
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Garda purchases Securite et Protection Secpro
Deal just the latest in major acquisitions for the Canadian firm and follows on purchase of Vance; Securite a major Quebec-based provider of guard services
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Smiths Detection moves forward with Tunnel of Truth
Scheduled for deployment at the 2012 London Olympics, the system incorporates a slew of automated measures to detect explosives and weapons; scheme resembles GE’s Checkpoint of the Future, including the use of the much-maligned puffer machines
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DynTek snaps up Sensible Security Solutions
Deal gives DynTek a pre-established foothold in the booming Canadian IT security market; SSS a leader in enterprise level security, a perfect match for Dyntek’s mid-market approach
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GAO criticizes government cybersecurity R&D procedures
Problems include the failure to define a federal cybersecurity agenda and properly utilize an established coordinating repository; spread out over multiple agencies, R&D requires a stronger coordinating authority
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CACI announces $230 million in new defense IT contracts
Deals cover a range of communications and analysis systems; 90 percent are for new projects rather than extensions of earlier ones
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Imprivata recognized for its single sign-on authentication system
Company’s OneSign is declared best in show at the 2006 Information Security Decisions Conference held last month in Chicago
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ECSI wraps up SPR contract and signs a few more
$8.5 million deal to protect Strategic Petroleum Reserve sites is almost complete; ECSI, a leader in energy infrastructure security, signs with liquid natural gas facilities in Texas and makes a classified agreement with one in South Korea
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Google pushes federal governent sites to expand searchable content
As much as 40 percent of government content is unavailable to search users; penetrating the “deep Web” is key; an OMB order requires agency cooperation, but the deadline has passed and Google is lending a hand to get the program back on track
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BT acquires Counterpane Internet Security
IT security is a growing problem – and a growing business; BT has many corporate customers, and to offer these customers a more robust managed security service with enhanced auditing and reporting capabilities, it has just acquired a California IT security outsourcing specialist
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Unisys launches new business security ad campaign
Targeted at C-level executives, initiative includes a Fortune magazine cover featuring the recipient’s photograph; company hopes to sell IT security and continuity as competitive advantages, not as reactive responses to threats
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Physical and IT security teams merge
Guards on patrol are now instructed to keep an eye out for open wireless networks and passwords written on sticky pads; $1.1 billion spent each year on bringing the two cultures together, but problems remain; integrating building and network access an emerging trend
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The state of U.K. critical infrastructure is not good
Looking for investment opportunities? Look no farther than the U.K. critical infrastructure; a just-published experts report highlights that many weaknesses that need to be addressed, the many problems that must be resolved
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New business opportunities in radiation detection technologies
The North Korea nuclear test, and the inexorable march of Iran toward acquiring nuclear weapons, increase the risks of nuclear weapon proliferation; there are thus many opportunities in developing new radiation detection technologies
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The long view
Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World
Global water resources are stretched by climate change and human population growth, and farms and cities are increasingly turning to groundwater to fill their needs. Unfortunately, the pumping of groundwater can cause the ground surface above to sink. A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally.