Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US
May 30, 2009
The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States.
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NSW spends $1.5m to link prison biometric security systems
May 30, 2009
The New South Wales Department of Corrective Services is looking to integrate the fingerprint and iris detection systems used across several of its 34 prisons.
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Microsoft warns of new flaw in Internet Information Server
May 30, 2009
Microsoft has issued a security advisory about a vulnerability in Windows Internet Information Server (IIS) and encouraged web hosts to lock down the server component in response.
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Scammers dial up Western Union attack
May 30, 2009
Malware authors have begun using a wave of fake money transfer forms to infect new systems, say researchers.
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Twitter users warned of new phishing scam
May 30, 2009
Security experts are warning Twitter users of a new phishing scam that could lead to their accounts being compromised.
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U.S. National Archives offers reward for missing hard drive
May 30, 2009
Missing external hard drive at the National Archives contains names and Social Security numbers of White House visitors and staffers during Clinton administration.
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Obama: Hackers accessed campaign files in 2008
May 30, 2009
Between August and October, the president said Friday, online intruders poked around in material including policy papers and travel plans.
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Mystery virus strikes FBI, U.S. Marshals
May 30, 2009
Law-enforcement agencies are forced to shut down their networks after being affected by a virus of undetermined type and origin.
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Acronis revises survey results about backup habits
May 30, 2009
Acronis released a revised report on its survey about users’ backup habit.
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Report: Attackers exploit IIS hole to breach university server
May 30, 2009
Indiana university hit by attackers exploiting a hole in Microsoft Internet Information Services software.
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