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University of Texas wins $3.1 million DHS training grant
Award follows the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security’s participation in Cyberstorm and Dark Screen cyberterrorism exercises; grant to support state and municipal cybersecurity training efforts
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Social networking sites create security risks
Viruses and spyware as much a threat as identity theft; 46 percent of using adults access sites from work, and many more download unknown files; log-in credentials at risk, experts say
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Two companies' products protect security by self-destructing
VaporStream offers a Web-based e-mail service that leaves no trace once the message is read; copying, archiving, and forwarding are impossible; Philips applies for a patent on a tamperproof MRAM chip that wipes itself out if opened
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Homeland Security Corporation signs surveillance deal with Camp Pendleton
The Internet-based supplier will provide cameras, transmitters, and related devices; protecting military bases a big business these days as planners worry about terrorist intrusions and attacks
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Critical infrastructure companies form consortium for further work
Abeo Corporation, CT Solutions, and Vidient among firms looking to build on earlier successes with TSA; team previously completed airport infrastructure projects at Helena and Tallahassee airports
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Researchers find America's Internet resilient to terror attacks
Rich web of nodes and regional service providers make it hard to knock out Internet; even a succesful strike against multiple nodes not likely to succeed due to peering agreements; research at Georgia Tech looks into VoIP security with grants from BellSouth and Internet Security Systems
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Lockeed Martin names ObjectVideo as subcontractor for MTA project
Video analytic firm will help network 277 NYC subway stations with cameras programmed to detect suspicious behavior
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DHS awards $399 million in critical infrastructure grants
Winning states and municipalities eagerly await funding under Port Security Grant Program ($168 million), the Transit Security Grant Program ($136 million), and the Intercity Bus Security Grant Program ($9.5 million)
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Hardwire and Cold Spring to jointly-market Hardwire ArmorStone building reinforcement system
System incorporates Hardwire’s high-tensile steel reinforcement and blast-protective products with Cold Spring Granite Company’s granite; combination is augmented with proprietary coupling systems and chemistries; creating strong but beautiful buildings a major post-9/11 challenge, business opportunity
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EMC announces new security division to house recent acquisitions
RSA, a leader in online identity management, and Network Intelligence, known for real-time security analysis, come together in a single unit
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Republican leadership agrees on chemical plant safety plan; tougher on industry than earlier versions
The chemical industry managed to keep onerous safety regulations from being imposed on it thanks to loyal friends in the administration and Congress; even its most loyal friends, however, have come to believe that the “voluntary, industry-developed” safety standards were not good enough, so last December legislators began to push for more federal say in how the industry secures itself against terrorism and accidents
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RiskWatch to release nuclear safety software in October
System will permit automatic risk assessment of infrastructure problems and outside threats; software created with DoD and DoE financing
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EMC storms the IT security market with purchases of RSA and Network Intelligence
Move a clear sign of CEO Joe Tucci’s desire to control the data storage sector; company paid $2.1 billion for RSA Security, $175 million for Network Intelligence
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Lumenera selects Pixim to provide digital imaging chip set for new camera line
Pixim’s Digital Pixel System technology converts light to a digital signal directly at the point of capture in the image sensor; 128 MB of on-board memory makes chip set ideal for temporary video storage; technology a boost to Lumenera’s low-light surveillance cameras
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ISAlliance and ANSI announce IT security standards documents
Publications help IT security planners extend their internal security to their contractual realtionships; contracting for information security often overlooked in negotiation
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The long view
Virtual Models Paving the Way for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Computer models predict how reactors will behave, helping operators make decisions in real time. The digital twin technology using graph-neural networks may boost nuclear reactor efficiency and reliability.