Safety and national security is the UK Government's main priority
Improving community safety and protecting national security are at the core of the UK Home Office's agenda in the next Parliamentary session, according to the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke. New laws to tackle violent crime, terrorism, immigration abuse and identity fraud form the central planks of the Home Secretary’s legislative programme, as set out in the Queen’s Speech...

Microsoft Germany Secures Its Mobile Devices with Utimaco's SafeGuard PDA
The largest European subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation has installed Utimaco's SafeGuard­ PDA on the PDAs of its mobile staff from sales, consultation and management (approximately 480 devices). The security software uses intelligent authentication and encryption mechanisms to protect the mobile end devices against unauthorised access and data theft...

Group 4 Securicor exposes multimillion pound online ticket black market
According to new research from Group 4 Securicor (UK Security) tickets bought from unauthorised websites cost on average 69% more than those purchased from legitimate outlets. Tickets for entertainment events cost on average 112% more if purchased from unauthorised websites, sporting events 73% and concert tickets 63%. The black market for tickets is estimated to be worth £54 million2 annually in the UK, with more than 2.23 million tickets changing hands...

PizzaExpress Secures More than 300 Restaurants and Headquarters Operations with Fortinet's FortiGate Systems
Fortinet has announced that PizzaExpress has selected hundreds of Fortinet's FortiGate systems to protect its headquarters against viruses and intrusion attempts, and provide secure virtual private network communications between more than 300 restaurants based throughout the UK and Ireland. Information technology plays an essential role in providing PizzaExpress' service to 16 million customers who visit its restaurants annually. The company's corporate wide area network service enables vital operational and financial information to be securely transmitted over the Internet VPN connections between its restaurants and headquarters...

Precise Biometrics and Gunnebo introduce multibiometric verification station
Precise Biometrics AB and Gunnebo Entrance Control have presented the next generation of electronic border control with biometrics at the IFSEC trade show in Birmingham. Gunnebo Entrance Control and Precise Biometrics were demonstrating a multibiometric verification system developed on a non-exclusive basis by Precise Biometrics for use in electronic border-control applications. The system is able to read and validate the holder of the new electronic passports in accordance with standards now being introduced in many countries around the world...

Confessions of a CTO
Maybe it is the culture of Jerry Springer, Dr. Phil, and Oprah, but whatever is at the root of it, it seems that many CSOs and CIOs have suddenly decided to bare their souls and come clean, and as a result are discovering that like most things in life it does help to talk about your problems! With the growing awareness of the need to protect information, and the almost daily reports of data theft, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore what is potentially a problem of enormous proportion in most organizations...

Retailers face decision on recycling of Electronic Tags
As more and more items of clothing are now being tagged at the point of manufacture, the question of which recycling technology to use has never been properly discussed with retailers. Retailers are facing a hidden cost increase if they choose to use disposable electronic tagging as opposed to the more sophisticated recyclable tags that are now competing for the tagged at source market...

Clamping down on caravan theft
Caravan theft is big business in the UK costing some £72 million annually and to help caravan owners protect their property and fight back against theft, the new Milenco Mega wheel clamp has been designed to be the strongest and most attack resistant security product ever made for caravans...

Four out of ten firms still do not have a formal risk policy in place
The majority of businesses don't feel adequately protected from the multitude of security threats and business risks posed by email today and many are not taking concerted action to protect themselves, according to a new independent survey of IT security professionals commissioned by MessageLabs. 41% of firms do not have a formal policy process in place to measure their vulnerability to security attacks and assess their security requirements. More worryingly, 57% of firms have no formal processes in place for regularly measuring the performance and effectiveness of their current email security policy....

Bewator launches next generation of Entro access control system
Bewator has launched Entro 5, the next generation of its Entro access control system. A key feature is the segment controller, which has been redesigned to operate as a stand alone system, without needing to connect to a PC. This makes the controller less vulnerable to tampering, and simplifies system servicing and extensions. Other improvements include door controllers, which have been updated to include an integrated status display....

Bosch Security supply PA and emergency evacuation solution for Copenhagen Opera House
Bosch has supplied the public address and emergency sound system for the new opera house in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Opera House is a large building with around 1000 rooms. The total surface area of the rooms is 41,000 square meters, divided into some 280 extensive acoustic zones with 1,200 loudspeakers in all...

Identix Receives $900,000 in Purchase Orders from Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Identix Incorporated has received new purchase orders from the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (PCPA) to provide its line of Identix(R) TouchPrint(TM) Enhanced Definition 3000 Series Live Scan Systems to continue Pennsylvania's roll-out of new technology to law enforcement agencies throughout the state...

Nearly Half of IT Decision Makers Surveyed Say Employees Have Fallen for the Phish
Websense Inc. has announced the results of its Phishing Trends study, which is part of the company's annual Web@Work survey conducted by Harris Interactive®. According to the study, two-thirds (67%) of employees polled said that they had never heard of phishing. Similarly, 4% of employees surveyed admitted that they had "fallen for a phish" and clicked through a link to a phishing website at work. Conversely, 82% of IT decision-makers surveyed stated that their employees have received phishing attacks via email or instant messaging (IM) with, 45% who have had employees receive a phishing attack, admitting their employees did click through the URL on the phishing attack...

Tour Andover Controls unveils new integrated security and access control solutions
Tour Andover Controls, the building automation solutions company formed last year from the merger of Andover Controls and TAC, has showcased its integrated security and access control solutions at Ifsec, including the CCTV range from sister company Integral Technologies...

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Increases Protection with DeviceLock
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has deployed security software DeviceLock® across its IT network. As part of its security software review, N&P needed a high quality security device that would work with its Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory back office and support desktop clients running Windows XP. The objective was to secure the desktop, reduce the risk of debilitating virus infections and ensure the protection of its confidential data...