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Is the password dead?
Following the publication of the 25 worst passwords of 2011 by SplashData, Andi Hindle, international business development, Ping Identity, looks at the security limitations of passwords and what organisations can do to keep sensitive data secure in 2012.
Making sure 999 calls get through
As emergency services move towards the sharing of costs, Resilient Networks' Tony Watson looks at the complex area of resilient 999 call handling.
The future is white
Andrew Fell from TTP looks at how the white space spectrum could improve emergency services communications.
How resilient is the UK?
Sungard's Keith Tilley asks how resilient is the UK and how it compares with its neighbours?
City simulates cyber attacks
Detica's Henry Harrison describes the industry-wide acknowledgement of how high cyber risk has climbed up the priority list for financial institutions, when the FSA, Bank of England and Treasury teamed up to create a simulated cyber attack exercise for the UK's banks.
Hackers chasing gold at London's Olympics
While the influx of tourists will strain London's transport system when it hosts the 2012 Olympics, Carl Leonard, security expert at Websense, is more worried about an increase in cybercrime as hackers seek to exploit the Games.
Interactive whiteboards help emergency management
Lisandro Nunez of SMART Technologies looks at how emergency responders are using interactive whiteboards to help with a collaborative response to emergencies.
Supporting contingency planning with OS mapping
One area which affects us all is how the emergency services and our energy and infrastructure providers rely on accurate geographic information to protect the country.
Cyber-attacks could run rings around London Olympics
While the upcoming London Olympics Games will bring tourism, excitement and impending glory to our nation's capital, being the focus of such a globally recognised event could have its drawbacks, warns McAfee's Raj Samani.
How police are sharing information and analytics for a safe Olympics
Mark Gibson, Sales and Marketing Director, Public Security, SAS explains how the police can exploit data to reveal patterns, anomalies, key variables and relationships, leading ultimately to new insights and better answers faster.
Doyenz disaster recovery 2012 predictions
Doyenz's Eric Webster predicts that the disaster recovery market in 2012 will experience disruption as cloud computing technologies mature and automation drives greater cost and operational efficiencies.
One-stop wholesaler for cybercriminals
Trusteer Research has identified a new group that besides offering cheap virus infection services also provides cyber criminals with the ability to evade anti-virus checkers.
Customers getting possessive about personal data
Responding to research that more than half of US consumers would sue a firm if it lost their personal information, Avecto says that companies on both sides of the Atlantic - and their IT departments - now need to sharpen their ideas on the management of data.
Forewarned is forearmed
In the heart of the City of London, a team of risk analysts is busy assessing the potential for conflict across the globe long before it happens. ContingencyToday.com called in to find out how GIS supports their work
Security trends for 2012
Digital Assurance, the independent security assessment and information assurance consultancy, has identified five influential security trends to watch in 2012.
Predictive policing: the smarter way to prevent crime?
The riots in the UK this summer prompted discussions on the trade-offs between adequate policing and budget cuts. Palisade's Craig Ferri asks whether it is possible to learn from how other sectors predict risk to find better, more cost-effective ways to control crime.
Emergency communications in confined spaces
Hakan Samuelsson, Chief Technology Officer of wireless coverage specialists, Axell Wireless, outlines the latest developments in Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) systems to illustrate how a secure and robust installation can ensure coverage for high security applications such as rail networks, metro networks and tunnels.
2012: The year of smarter public safety
IBM's director of public safety, Mark Cleverley, takes stock of where we were 12 months ago and how cities around the world are seeking to create safer environments.
The battle against organised crime
SAS' Mark Gibson says the police forces and law enforcement agencies across the UK face a range of complex challenges: from increasingly complex legislation to budget cuts and the need to get more from ever-diminishing resources.
Future ID very different
The future of "identity" is going to be very different from the past, says Consult Hyperion's Dave Birch . We may have given up on an ID card in the UK, but we're still going to have to solve the identity problem.
