News (23)

  • Net users mob site for terrorist proof

    The Web site of British Prime Minister Tony Blair was temporarily inaccessible this week after it published a document purporting to prove Osama bin Laden helped plan and execute terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.

  • UPDATE: ISPs aid FBI in terrorist search

    UPDATE The hunt for suspects in Tuesday's terrorist attacks has moved online.

  • UK shuts down suspected terrorist training site

    A Web site offering young Muslims the chance to learn all about explosives and the "art of bone breaking" was shut down this week under a new British crackdown on Islamic extremists.

  • Vint Cerf: Truth on the Net is up to you

    Internet guru Vint Cerf has called on citizens to accept responsibility for determining the accuracy and truth of information published on the Internet.

  • Web acts as hub for info on attacks

    Moments after airplanes separately crashed into both towers of the World Trade Centre, and then later the Pentagon, Web sites for the major news outlets were swamped by an overflow of traffic.

Features and Case Studies (3)

  • Technology and the 9/11 Commission

    The former United States undersecretary of state for security says that identity authentication is crucial to stopping terrorists.

  • Disaster recovery finds silver lining

    Disaster recovery companies have ben enjoying a boost in demand, dispite no spikes from the Iraq conflict or SARS outbreak.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

Reviews (2)

  • Silicon Valley's plan to stop skyjackings--all of them

    SECURITY TECHNOLOGY: Would the world be a safer place if it were impossible to hijack a plane? Maybe. A friend of mine came up with an idea about how technology could attack-proof an aircraft. I like what he's thinking. Do you?

  • Microsoft's security chief gets serious

    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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