(5/14/2008) According to a leaked U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation presentation, the FBI is very concerned about the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment. The presentation underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain. | (5/13/2008) Following a spate of high profile data breaches, the U.S. Ministry of Defence is set to install encryption software on 20,000 of its laptops. It will install BeCrypt's Disk Baseline software across Royal Airforce, Army and Navy laptops, and users will need to be authenticated before they can access encrypted data. | (5/13/2008) Information is fast becoming more ubiquitous and tightly interconnected within the vast networks of cables and hosts distributed worldwide. This translates into an urgent requirement for more secure transactions and exchanges between international government bodies, in order to foster stronger B2B and B2C commerce. | (5/8/2008) Canada's National Department of Defence (DND) has implemented an integrated equipment and engineering maintenance approach to their services and equipment acquisitions, according to Kevin Radford of the DND. Radford, director of materiel for policy and procedures at the DND, spoke to delegates at SAP's Sapphire Conference in Orlando, Florida, about why it was so urgent for the department to take an integrated approach. | (5/5/2008) Manitoba's Attorney General Dave Chomiak has announced proposed legislative amendments which would allow Manitoba to develop a voluntary enhanced driver's licence, as well as an ID card that would meet border travel requirements in the United States. | (5/2/2008) Over 600 staff at the U.K. HM Revenue and Customs agency have been disciplined or fired in a three year period after they accessed sensitive data without authorization. Jane Kennedy, financial secretary to the Treasury, said the staff were either given a warning or were sacked following "inappropriate access to personal or sensitive data". | (5/2/2008) Although Interpol is not the first law enforcement group most people associate with the fight against online crime, the 85-year-old data-sharing organization for police has been taking an increased interest in the phenomenon of late, helping train the next generation of cyber crime investigators on fighting botnets and forming regional working groups to focus on IT crime threats. | (4/30/2008) Mislaying personal data may soon become a criminal offence in the U.K. The House of Lords has backed an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, proposed by Liberal Democrat Lady Miller. | (4/21/2008) Organized cyber crime rings are wreaking havoc because they're vastly more organized and better funded than Canadian law enforcement, say security experts. |
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