Security expert Wray said although most companies are aware of viruses, worms, Trojans and Denial of Service (DOS) attacks, many IT departments have never heard of such threats as input validation attacks, SQL injection or reverse channel Trojans.
Then came the general telco sector crash, which seemed to put an end to the 3G vision completely. Mobile operators have been quietly rolling out their GPRS networks, an activity that was initially overshadowed by all of the hype surrounding 3G.
And in a busy airport environment it would be too labour intensive to have every door and every CCTV monitor under actual physical human surveillance, he said. Security at San Francisco International airport - the gateway to Silicon Valley - has...
Money will also be given to projects studying surveillance of maritime areas, software-defined radio, crisis-management support systems, security checkpoints, video detection of abnormal behaviors in crowds and land border protection.
Knowing where the candidates stand on high-tech topics like digital copyright, surveillance and internet taxes can be revealing. Should this be accomplished primarily through deregulation and market forces, or should the federal government give out...
Network operators and service providers argue that the internet is already unequal and certain types of traffic - VoIP, for example - require prioritisation by default. He said: "We are going to be butting up against the physical capacity of the...