Steve Gold

Ever since the arrival of the first anti-virus software in the mid-1980s, accountants have been battling with IT managers to control and quantify the efficiency of IT security software.

Businesspeople are `going wireless' with their email and
allied communications, but most are not taking appropriate precautions to ensure they're working in a secure environment.

NetBotz, intelligent physical security specialist, has released a
particle sensor for its electronic alarm system.

Baltimore Securities PLC, a fallen star in the IT security business,
has announced it is moving into the clean energy solutions business.

Human error is the main reason for most IT security breaches, but that the problem can be mitigated by better training for the staff concerned.

The North Carolina Attorney General's office has taken the unusual
step of advising customers of BJ's Wholesale Club, a major retailer in the region, to monitor their credit card statements.

IslamOnline.net, a major Islamic web portal, claims its site
was effectively downed between 1550 hours on Thursday and 0630 hours Friday by hackers originating from Israeli internet sources.

A cluster of 13 telecoms and internet companies with an interest in
internet telephony have formed the Internet Telephony Service
Providers Association (ITSPA)

NEC has developed a three-dimensional facial recognition
algorithm that it says can be used in automated applications.

SCM Microsystems, the Californian digital security specialist, says it plans to enter the physical access control market.