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  • UAE: Roads & Transport Authority achieves ISO certification in information Security

    The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has achieved the prestigious ISO 27001 certification in Information Security Management Systems; the highest internationally accredited certification for Information Security.

    The Certificate has been received by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, from Brian Baxter, Manager of Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd (LRQA); which has carried out the assessment of RTA Information Security Systems. The Award was made in the presence of Abdullah Al Madani, CEO of RTA Corporate Technical Support Services, and Abdullah Al Bastaki, Director of RTA Information Technology, in addition to Premchand Kurup, CEO of Paramount Computer Systems Co.

  • UAE: RTA Inks MoU with Computer Emergency Response Team

    The agreement boosts security information, protects IT infrastructure

    Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) at the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA); endorsed by the Decision of the UAE Ministerial Council for Services in 2008 to act as the national computer emergency response team across the UAE.

  • UAE: When two become one

    Dubai Municipality (DM), a government organisation providing the backbone for most of the city’s public services, believed that its existing system was not capable of ensuring security across its network. Responsible for a range of public services such as transport, planning, public health, and roads services, the organisation required a robust, speedy security solution to continue to meet the demands of the rapidly expanding city.

    Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth and increased demands on its systems there was a clear business need behind the Municipality’s desire to overhaul its in-house IT security. At a fundamental level, Dubai Municipality required a security solution that would ensure its network was free from security risks such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other attacks.

  • UG: ATC boosts KCCA’s smart city agenda with 87 innovative streetlights

    Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has deployed the city’s first-ever smart pole street lights totaling 87. The lights which are anchored on telecom infrastructure have been placed around various places in the city.

    Thirty-three of them are deployed along Kololo Hill Drive, thirty along Nile Avenue, and 18 along Nkrumah Road.

  • UK government declares war on cyber-criminals

    Millions of U.K. internet users are putting themselves at risk of attack from internet criminals because they don’t understand threats to their computer or the ways to protect against them, a newly created government-backed campaign has warned.

    According to the Get Safe Online campaign, launched today in London to raise public awareness of the dangers of cybercrime, over three quarters of the UK's population (83 per cent) do not know enough about protecting themselves online.

  • UK government tests open source security

    The UK government's Central Sponsor for Information Assurance is sponsoring the testing of secure systems based on open source technologies including the Xen virtualization hypervisor and Security Enhanced Linux.

    The CSIA, a Cabinet Office unit focused on coordinating the security of the UK government's information systems, is developing proof-of-concept systems using SELinux to support remote working and web services.

  • UK launches major net security awareness campaign

    Joe Public invited to Get Safe Online

    A major UK government campaign to help consumers and small businesses protect themselves from internet security threats launches in the UK on Thursday. The 'Get Safe Online' campaign aims to arrest the growth in computer security risks that threaten to slow down the rise of ecommerce. The scheme - backed by the launch of a www.getsafeonline.org website - aims to help the public to become more "cyber-savvy" and to consolidate net security information, which is currently fragmented.

  • UK: Analysis of cyber attacks in 2005 – government & health were a target

    Counterpane Internet Security and MessageLabs, have published their 2005 Attack Trends & Analysis report - their joint security research findings. The report analyses key cyber attacks -- including trojans, spyware, e-mail viruses and targeted attacks -- across 15 industry sectors, discusses how these attacks affect organisations and outlines the extent of potential damages.

    "Hackers are starting to deploy tactics that bypass stronger authentication schemes," observed Alex Shipp, senior anti-virus technologist, MessageLabs. "We have seen a Trojan program that did not have to trick victims out of revealing their password, but instead waited for the victim to check their bank balance and the Trojan then silently siphoned money out of the account. We expect this kind of activity to become more prevalent as banks move to stronger forms of authentication, as tactics typically change only when they need to."

  • UK: Cabinet Office points to IT threats

    A central fund is now available to raise awareness about IT security online

    The government is to work with the private sector to set up an IT security website in the autumn,the Cabinet Office confirmed on 9 August 2005.

    The service, which has input from the Cabinet Office Central Sponsor for Information Assurance and the National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre, will aim to raise awareness about IT security among home users and businesses. It is funded by a £150,000 Cabinet Office budget and also has support from the IT industry.

  • UK: Get safe for e-services

    People need reassuring that they can transact online with government securely, says the minister responsible

    Cabinet Office minister Jim Murphy wants to boost confidence in e-government services through the UK's internet safety campaign.

    The Get Safe Online campaign, launched on 27 October 2005, aims to help people understand online threats and how to protect their computers against them.

  • UK: Get Safe Online goes live

    Joint campaign to educate public on online threats launched

    Today sees the launch of a joint government and industry campaign to raise public awareness of online safety and security risks.

    The 'Get Safe Online' initiative will target home users and small businesses and is back up by a new website which offers reliable, expert, up-to-date information about online safety in plain English.

  • UK: Get Safe Online, net users urged

    "Over half of the UK population have little or no knowledge of how to use the internet safely," according to John Hutton, the minister for the Cabinet Office in charge of e-government, "and most people are unaware of what to do to make themselves secure".

    The answer? A government campaign, reinforced by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and backed by suppliers such as BT, Dell, eBay, Lloyds TSB and Microsoft, to educate the population, and to persuade them to take responsibility for their actions online.

  • UK: Government IT security testing scheme unveiled

    Making sure products 'do what it says on the tin'

    The government has launched a scheme it claims will ensure that off-the-shelf IT security products actually do what they claim.

    The CSIA, the government's IT security watchdog (Central Sponsor for Information Assurance) is recommending that the mark - CSIA Claims Tested (CCT) - should be adopted as a standard across the public sector.

  • UK: Government launches public-sector security product accreditation scheme

    The first security product accredited by a new government scheme to ensure products are reliable for the public sector has been announced.

    Jim Murphy, Cabinet Office minister with responsibility for e-government, launched the quality award scheme this week after a trial.

    BeCrypt is the first company to be accredited under the scheme for its Connect Protect encryption product.

  • UK: Government unveils online safety drive

    Get Safe Online aimed at educating people about internet security

    The government will launch a major initiative with businesses today (Thursday) to educate the public and small companies about IT security.

    The Get Safe Online project will teach people how to guard against internet threats, with an easy-to-understand, plain English web site and a series of roadshows throughout the UK.

  • UK: Government-backed Net safety campaign kicks off

    A major government-backed campaign to raise public awareness of online security issues launched in London today.

    The campaign 'Get Safe Online' is a joint initiative between the Government, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and private sector sponsors, including HSBC, eBay and Microsoft, and aims to provide users with up-to-date information about online safety.

    People are being urged to visit the website www.getsafeonline.org after research found that more than three quarters of the UK's population (83 per cent) are uninformed when it comes to protecting themselves online. Almost half of the population rely on friends and family for safety advice rather than referring to expert information.

  • UK: Hope for the best, but plan for the worst with IT networks

    Technological progress is crucial for government to enhance its service delivery. But, Vinay Rathore says that in the case of a large-scale disaster, public sector networks are not adequately prepared and gives warning of the many problems this could cause

    In his recent interim report on the advancement of digital technologies and communication infrastructure build-out in Britain, Lord Carter clearly acknowledged the role that a digital society can play in offering more efficient delivery of public services. In an era of tight constraints on public spending in the years to come, this will be crucial in generating savings and synergies, and ensuring fairer and more equal spread of public funds.

  • UK: In the interest of public security

    With the public sector undergoing an unprecedented IT drive, security is moving higher up the agenda for many organisations.

    More than 70 per cent of public-sector bodies now have an IT security manager in place, according to a Unisys-sponsored survey. When you consider that the public sector is renowned for being understaffed when it comes to IT and communications technology, this gives you some indication of just how high security is on the public sector agenda.

  • UK: IT security for e-Government: products to get quality kite mark

    Jim Murphy, Cabinet Office Minister with responsibility for e-government yesterday launched the UK's first ever quality award scheme that ensures users of off-the-shelf IT security products that they do what it says on the label.

    He announced BeCrypt are the first company to have a product win the award, at a Civil IA Product and Services Co-ordination Group event held in Birmingham.

  • UK: IT trust scheme goes live

    Cabinet Office group introduces first phase of accreditation for internet security products

    The government has introduced the first phase of an accreditation plan designed to build trust in IT security and ensure products and services meet basic quality standards.

    The Cabinet Office's Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA) group, which co-ordinates information security projects across government, has started certifying internet security products frequently used by public sector organisations.

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