Maintaining port security is critical to commerce
The Project: Deploy mobile communications software to enable transmission of live video to and from the Port of Los Angeles' control centers and harbor police in the field. The project is part of a $4.2 million integrated command console system designed to improve security responsiveness at the nation's busiest cargo port.
Chemical giant Dow brings free chemical-spill education and awareness to emergency responders who might otherwise be left untrained.
Chemical giant Dow brings free chemical-spill education and awareness to emergency responders who might otherwise be left untrained.
Experts worry that compromising such systems could lead to large-scale power outages or environmental damage
A former IT consultant for an oil and gas exploration company has pleaded guilty to tampering with the company's computer systems after he was turned down for a permanent position with the company.
Once a criminal is inside a building, there are limitless possibilities to what that person can access or damage.
If you think the biggest threat to your sensitive information lies in network security, think again. Once a criminal is inside a building, there are limitless possibilities to what that person can access or damage. Take a look at your building's security. How easy is it to get inside?
Rustock, Xarvester top the list as most efficient spam-spewing bots
Some bot-infected PCs can crank out as many as 25,000 spam messages per hour, new research released Wednesday claimed.
Department of Energy criticizes nuclear research lab for lack of controls
The Los Alamos National Laboratories has launched a month-long project aimed at ensuring that offsite computer systems fully comply the institution's information security policies. Los Alamos officials are also conducting a full review of its policies and its procedures governing the use of official computers at home by employees of the laboratory.
Pirates in the waters off the coast of Somalia are capturing new vessels almost weekly and asking for large ransom. A pirate expert, and former victim, gives his advice on what companies can do
Pirates in the waters off the coast of Somalia are capturing new vessels almost weekly and asking for large ransom. A pirate expert, and former victim, gives his advice on what companies can do.
Companies in all industries struggle to secure the loading dock, that sensitive spot where goods come in and go out. Follow these best practices and sleep better tonight.
It's the stuff of CSO nightmares. Early on the morning of September 2, while most folks were home sleeping off the hot dogs, thieves used bolt cutters to break into an Alltel Communications warehouse and four of its loading docks in Fort Smith, Ark. Sources say they escaped with an estimated US$10 million worth of cell phones, not a bad haul for their Labor Day efforts.
Security and safety often go hand in hand, but sometimes they conflict. Here are ways to cooperate to achieve both departments' goals.
In 1999, the Massachusetts state fire marshal issued a cautionary advisory about a new security product: a surveillance camera designed to look like a smoke detector. "This action has created a great concern for us in the fire service," Stephen Coan said. "If this [security cameras as smoke detectors] becomes widely known, we feel that the lives of people will be placed in jeopardy. Out of fear of being watched and the loss of privacy, it is possible that people will begin to cover over smoke detectors, endangering their lives...." Marshal Coan was not alone in his concern: In 2004, New York officials forced local outlets to stop selling the device for many of the same reasons.
