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EDUCATION

Face-off in Oxford (Oct 2007)
Students are taking to social networking sites in large numbers, but a disciplinary investigation by Oxford University which trawled Facebook for evidence
shows how such services can expose private data. SA Mathieson and Mike Simpson investigate... more

Universities need lessons in IT security (Sep/Oct 2006)
University CIOs need to reconcile strict security with an open computing environment. Stefan Krempl reports from Germany, the US, and the UK... more

FINANCE

New biometrics see right through you (Jan/Feb 2007)
Consumer banking is evolving, and banks are beginning to choose more modern and more impressive ways to maximise security. But some argue that this is at the expense of their customer's privacy. Do new businesses evoke invasion?
.... more

Your money or your life (Jan/Feb 2006)
As firewalls and intrusion detection replace the steel vault and security guard at banks, some are asking if our money is still safe. Up to a point, says Matthew Stibbe... more

HEALTH & PHARMACEUTICAL

Danger on the drugs network (Sept 2007)
Pharmaceutical firms must connect with their research partners and mobile salespeople, while working under some of the toughest regulatory requirements in the world. Industry insiders tell William Knight how they try to stay both open and secure... more

Rear view mirror (Apr 2007)
A mistaken understanding of what genetic information reveals is making us address the wrong infosecurity questions... more

GOVERNMENT

IT strategy @ UK.gov (Jul/Aug 2006)
The British government aims to deliver cost effective IT-based systems. But the proposed strategy could transform utterly the state’s relationship with the citizen. Ian Grant reports... more

MILITARY

Camouflage communications (Jul/Aug 2005)
The discipline of information security is more exacting in the ultimate
security field. Matthew Stibbe explores some military terrain... more

TELECOMS

Telecoms – the convergence challenge (May/Jun 2006)
The job of managing infosecurity in an age of converged digital networks is just beginning. Ian Grant analyzes.... more

TRANSPORT

Shipping security — all at sea? (Mar/Apr 2006)
The data load that has accompanied the globalization of trade would make even Atlas stagger. And that's without the added burden of counter-terrorism. Matthew Stibbe reports... more

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