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• Mobile fingerprint scanners for all UK police

  Handheld fingerprint readers will be rolled out to police across the UK from 2010 as part of the Project Midas scheme, allowing officers to perform on-the-spot ID checks without having to take suspects back to the station.

• US Homeland Security still infected with Trojans?

  The man in charge of IT security for the US Homeland Security department may lose his job after the revelations that his department's IT systems have misconfigured firewalls, suspicious botnet activity, trojans and virus infections.

• DIMA signs AU$140m deal with Unisys

  update: The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) has signed a AU$140 million contract with Unisys for a range of outsourced desktop services.

• Criminal link holds back fingerprint acceptance

  Fingerprinting technology is the most reliable and cost effective biometric authentication technology but it's not being deployed on a wide scale because people still imagine that criminals are the only ones that have to surrender their fingerprints, according to Sagem.

• DIMA signs biometrics deal

  Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) officials will proceed with a biometric rollout at immigration detention centres following the signing of a four year contract with Unisys.

Features and Case Studies (6)

• Can biometrics move beyond borders?

  Countries including the UK and the US are putting biometrics at the forefront of plans to improve national border security but there are still significant issues to be solved before the technology is up to the job.

• Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse

  A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.

• Creating a solid PDA use policy

  A PDA in the wrong hands can do considerable damage if the data is not protected. Find out how to handle the many unique security challenges associated with using PDAs.

• One-touch security

  ZDNet Australia looks at some of the biometrics technologies currently available and examines how they can protect your valuable network.

• The what, why and how of security

  Right now, no topic in IT is hotter than security. And with all the acronyms and buzzwords flying around,"from IDS to social engineering to PKI,"it's helpful to take a step back and examine some larger questions,such as the what and why of security.

Reviews (4)

• Identify yourself: 2 fingerprint scanners tested

  Thanks to the movies, we're quite comfortable with biometric scanning, but are fingerprint scanners ready for the office? And are they as easy to defeat as we've seen at the cinema?

• Creating a solid PDA use policy

  A PDA in the wrong hands can do considerable damage if the data is not protected. Find out how to handle the many unique security challenges associated with using PDAs.

• One-touch security

  ZDNet Australia looks at some of the biometrics technologies currently available and examines how they can protect your valuable network.

• HP's Biometric PDA

  One of the most interesting features of HP's upcoming H5450 IPaq is the biometric scanner. We take a look at the technology designed to keep your portable data secure.

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