Security Conference Highlights Modern-Day Threats

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 17/09/2007 - 20:54:50

Security Conference Highlights Modern-Day Threats

Chicago recently hosted the Security Standard conference, in which representatives from across the Security Industry discussed the factors affecting it in 2007. Covering the wide panorama of security threats, older subjects such as corrupt ...

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First European Security Forum Meeting Held

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 16/09/2007 - 12:31:41

First European Security Forum Meeting Held

On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, the first meeting was held of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum. There, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security urged for improved lines of communication in respe...

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Interpol develops Security Database for Beijing Olympics

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 12/09/2007 - 16:57:35

Interpol develops Security Database for Beijing Olympics

Speaking to the Chinese Xinhua news agency, a spokesman from the International Criminal Police Organization, 'Interpol', confirmed that the firm would be assisting China with the security aspects of next year's Olympic Games. As detailed by...

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Facial Image Merge Technology Proposed

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 12/09/2007 - 15:15:58

Facial Image Merge Technology Proposed

A scientist at the University of York has made a speech at the BA Festival of Science in which he highlighted how facial imaging could play a major part in the security industry of the future. At present, he said, computers and people alike...

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Protestors Rally at London Defence Exhibition

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 12/09/2007 - 00:27:27

Protestors Rally at London Defence Exhibition

The Defence Systems and Equipment International show opened today in London Docklands. While over 1,400 companies showcased their latest technology inside, an external security breach occurred, with a number of protestors eventually arreste...

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Turkish Police Defuse Van Bomb in Ankara

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 11/09/2007 - 15:08:10

Turkish Police Defuse Van Bomb in Ankara

It was confirmed on the 11th September 2007 that Turkish police in the capital, Ankara, stopped the potential explosion of a large bomb. The news came from Governor Kemal Onal - six years to the day since 9/11 - the bin Laden-led attack on ...

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Bomb Threat Terror Fears for German USAF Base

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 11/09/2007 - 13:44:33

Bomb Threat Terror Fears for German USAF Base

The United States Air Force base of Spangdahlem, in western Germany, was the subject of a terrorist threat on September 10th - one day shy of today's 9/11 anniversary. The US military at the site subsequently made it secure, with the assist...

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US Faces Continued "Persistent Threat" 6 Yrs after 9/11

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 11/09/2007 - 12:18:01

US Faces Continued

While the world remembers the tragic events of September 11th 2001, on the sixth anniversary of the Twin Towers' destruction at the hands of al-Qaeda, prominent figures within the US security sector have warned that America can still be reg...

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Chinese Pentagon Cyber-Attack Precedes Larger Hacks

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 10/09/2007 - 13:26:31

Chinese Pentagon Cyber-Attack Precedes Larger Hacks

Amidst categoric denials issued by China in respect of any involvement in disabling parts of the Pentagon

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Cyber Crime DIY Kits Growing in Popularity

Posted by Security Technology News' International Correspondent on 07/09/2007 - 18:41:52

Cyber Crime DIY Kits Growing in Popularity

According to experts within the security sector, the explosion of high-tech crime and the linked profits being reaped is encouraging hackers to develop their own software. As a result, claim the industry analysts, a whole range of products ...

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