DHS extends FirstSource information technology contracting vehicle by half a year
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: it_security DHS has decided to extend by six months its umbrella contracting vehicle known as FirstSource, under which it can place orders for Information Technology hardware, software and technical services with any of nine small business vendors. Homepage position: 10 read more
Disaster Preparedness 2011: Technology in place and ready when it matters most
Lance Marrow Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Lance Marrow Although historians may characterize 2011 differently than I do, I believe that many in the government and public safety arena likely will remember this as the “Year of the Natural Disaster.” From the unparalleled Japanese tsunami to wildfires and tornadoes that literally destroyed entire communities [...]
Smiths Detection to distribute NIDS bio-threat technology globally
Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: NIDS handheldreader Smiths Detection announced on Nov. 8 its new worldwide partnership with ANP Technologies, Inc. for its novel immunoassay technology, which is used to verify the presence of biological threats in the field. ANP’s Nano-Intelligent Detection System (NIDS) complements Smiths Detection suite of biological detection technologies for defense [...]
Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology
Product DescriptionPeer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of Disruptive Technology takes a holistic approach to the affects P2P Computing has on a number a disciplines. Some of those areas covered within this book include grid computing, web services, bio-informatics, security, finance and economics, collaboration, and legal issues. Unique in its approach, Peer to Peer Computing [...]
If You Already Hate Windows 8 Then You Hate Technology (Mat Honan/Gizmodo)
Mat Honan / Gizmodo:If You Already Hate Windows 8 Then You Hate Technology — I hate the term fanboy. It’s a pejorative meant to denigrate someone’s opinion. A conversation-ender. After applying it to someone, really there’s nothing left to say. But seeing the reaction to Windows 8, I get why people use it.
Cybersins and Digital Good Deeds: A Book About Technology and Ethics
Product DescriptionThe A-to-Z source on cyberethicsthe responsible use of technology! What is safe and responsible behavior for using the Internet? Cybersins and Digital Good Deeds: A Book About Technology and Ethics provides a comprehensive look at the innovativeand sometimes unscrupulousworld of rapidly evolving technology and the people who use it. This encyclopedic source helps even [...]
Trust and Technology in a Ubiquitous Modern Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives
Product DescriptionIn the past decade, trust has gained a prominent place at the center of academic scholarship in the social sciences. Trust and Technology in a Ubiquitous Modern Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives provides a variety of theoretical perspectives on the topics of trust and technology, as well as some empirical investigations into the trust-building, [...]
People, processes and technology: A winning combination in the fight against cyber crime
Greg Oslan Top Priority Sector: it_security Image Caption: Greg Oslan Cyber crime has certainly increased in magnitude and latitude in recent years. Today, malicious cyber behavior costs global citizens more than $1 trillion, impacting businesses of all sizes, jeopardizing the safety of millions of individuals and compromising the security of government organizations across the world. [...]
South Korean government identifies travelers using Cross Match technology
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: Cross Match Patrolbiometric device Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a provider of biometric identity solutions, along with technology partner Digent Co., Ltd., has been selected by the South Korean Ministry of Justice to support its Foreigners’ Fingerprint Verification System. Homepage position: 10 read more
Trusted Computing Platforms: TCPA Technology in Context
Product DescriptionThe TCPA 1.0 specification finally makes it possible to build low-cost computing platforms on a rock-solid foundation of trust. In Trusted Computing Platforms, leaders of the TCPA initiative place it in context, offering essential guidance for every systems developer and decision-maker. They explain what trusted computing platforms are, how they work, what applications they [...]
