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    Busted: the NSW Police crime fighting toolkit 02/06/2009 07:50:00

    State-wide background checks, facial recognition, faster forensics
    NSW Police will have access to a new forensic information database within nine months along with a suite of centralised records management and field imaging systems.
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    Defence trials sneaky cameras 28/05/2009 10:39:00

    Lights and sounds key to good photos
    The Defence Science Technology Organisation (DSTO) is running facial recognition trials which will underpin biometric initiatives across the Department of Defence, Immigration and new smartcard driver's licences.
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    Aussie govt considers quantum leap in secure comms 03/03/2009 13:27:00

    Commonwealth departments to trial Quantum Key Distribution.
    Commonwealth departments to trial Quantum Key Distribution.
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    Fugitive hacker indicted for running VoIP scam 19/02/2009 10:05:00

    US seeks extradition of Miami man who was on the run for more than 2 years
    Just days after his apprehension in Mexico following two years on the run from law enforcement authorities, an alleged hacker was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for hacking into the computer networks of VoIP service providers.
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    Biometric passports agreed to in EU 15/01/2009 04:40:00

    The European Parliament has voted to implement biometric passports in the EU, starting June 29.
    The European Parliament signed up to a plan Wednesday to introduce computerized biometric passports including people's fingerprints as well as their photographs, despite criticism from civil liberties groups and security experts who argue that the move is flawed on technical grounds.
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    PCI council sharpens oversight of security auditors 19/11/2008 10:53:00

    Quality assurance plan targets security assessors and scanning vendors
    The PCI Security Standards Council Monday unveiled a plan to sharpen oversight of the hundreds of security-service providers now authorized to evaluate merchant networks under the organization's Payment Card Industry data standards.
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    Microsoft tools to push identity platform to the cloud 29/10/2008 09:23:00

    Company to add SAML 2.0 protocol support
    Microsoft Tuesday will unveil an open identity platform code-named Geneva that extends to the cloud and includes development tools, gateway technologies and provides long-awaited support for the SAML 2.0 protocol.
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    Cambridge lab sets quantum key world record 09/10/2008 08:51:00

    Researchers can now shift encryption keys around at speeds of 1Mbps.
    The hugely promising security technology of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) has moved an important step closer to commercialization with the announcement by UK-based researchers that they can now shift encryption keys around at speeds of 1Mbps.
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    Japanese military loses data again 02/07/2008 08:17:21

    Japan's Self Defense Force lost sensitive data on joint US-Japan military exercise
    Japan's Self Defense Force lost sensitive data pertaining to a joint US-Japan military exercise last year, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.
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    Icy encryption tool protects laptops from "cold boot" attack, vendor says 14/05/2008 08:36:43

    Vulnerable encryption keys erased by HyBlue's IceLock
    The vendor HyBlue says it can prevent the "cold boot" encryption hack discovered by Princeton researchers with a laptop security product announced Tuesday.
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    Linux, Unix, Mac, Windows PCs get authentication integration 06/12/2007 08:29:57

    Centeris releases version 4.0 of Likewise with the intent of making Linux a first-class citizen on Windows networks
    Centeris, which provides cross-platform authentication via Microsoft's Active Directory, Tuesday enhanced its Likewise platform (Clear Choice Test of Likewise)Â and an added open source project that will be distributed with the top Linux operating systems.
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