GSN 2011 Awards Winners and Sponsor Interviews: Tom Harada, Managing Director, Security Systems, Pentax Ricoh Imaging of America
A few moments after Pentax Ricoh accepted its 2001 Award for “Best Specialized CCTV Lens,” Tom Harada sat down with GSN to talk about his engineers’ strategy of getting back to the basics in optical technology. “When it comes to long-range zoom lenses,” he points out, “the longer the distance, the more difficult everything gets. [...]
Son of Stuxnet Found in the Wild on Systems in Europe (Kim Zetter/Threat Level)
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:Son of Stuxnet Found in the Wild on Systems in Europe — Diagram of the Duqu malware, courtesy of Symantec. — A little more than one year after the infrastructure-destroying Stuxnet worm was discovered on computer systems in Iran, a new piece of malware using some of the same techniques …
Implications of Aggregated DoD Information Systems for Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation
Product DescriptionThe challenge of securing U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) information systems has grown significantly. A new approach to information assurance certification and accreditation (IA C&A) is needed to effectively extend the IA C&A process to aggregations of systems and improve their security. An examination of current policy shows that a number of changes could [...]
Secret Service to install intrusion detection, CCTV and access control systems in its field offices
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: Bosch’s 9412Gcontrol panel The U.S. Secret Service plans to hire an 8(a)-qualified systems integrator to install intrusion detection systems, closed circuit television, access control systems and “any additional security deemed appropriate” in its field offices located across the United States. Homepage position: 10 read more
Secure Computer and Network Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Design
Product DescriptionComputer and network systems have given us unlimited opportunities of reducing cost, improving efficiency, and increasing revenues, as demonstrated by an increasing number of computer and network applications. Yet, our dependence on computer and network systems has also exposed us to new risks, which threaten the security of, and present new challenges for protecting [...]
Salto Systems shows electronic cylinder lock
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: Saltogeo lock The Salto GEO (Global Electronic Opening) electronic cylinder lock is the latest addition to the company’s stand alone range of RFID locks, said Salto Systems. The lock was specially designed and developed for use on doors where normal escutcheons cannot be fitted or are not [...]
SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems
Product DescriptionSecure Sockets Layer (SSL) is used in virtually every commercial web browser and server. In this book, one of the world’s leading network security experts explains how SSL works — and gives implementers step-by-step guidance and proven design patterns for building secure systems with SSL. Eric Rescorla also provides the first in-depth introduction to [...]
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Security team proves car systems can be hacked – KABC
The concern over insulin pumps comes from a computer security expert who also happens to be a diabetic. At a security conference this month he showed how he could remotely re-program his insulin pump. Hacking has also occurred against pacemakers and …
Exploiting Online Games: Cheating Massively Distributed Systems
Product Description“Imagine trying to play defense in football without ever studying offense. You would not know when a run was coming, how to defend pass patterns, nor when to blitz. In computer systems, as in football, a defender must be able to think like an attacker. I say it in my class every semester, you [...]
