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Alice Kok is a journalist with FutureGov, working across both this online portal and the print magazine. Her regular editorial beats include ‘green government’, ‘research’ and ‘local government’.
She has toiled long and hard for an education in Mass Communications, and since joining Alphabet Media has acquired an insatiable appetite for public sector content. Not least because it is a source of unusual anecdotes at parties.
During working hours Alice is forever asking questions and writing up responses – but her spare hours are spent conserving energy (sleeping), reading literature (not chick lit) and shopping (she’s a girl after all).
21 May 2009 | Feature
Know your enemy: a profile of a hacker
Hackers - who are they, and why do they do what they do? Alice Kok is given a glimpse into the murky underworld of cyber crime by one of the world’s most prolific hackers
20 May 2009 | News
MI5 'overstretched' before 2005 bombings
Security services lacked the resources to carry out extra checks on the man who would go on to lead the 2005 suicide bombings of London’s transport system, an official report said Tuesday (19 May 2009).
20 May 2009 | News
Indian city prepares to fight disaster
The governing body of the Indian city of Thane in the state of Maharashtra, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), has formed a Disaster Management Cell for the city.
20 May 2009 | News
UN urges nations to invest in disaster management
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged nations across the globe to invest in disaster management to minimise losses from natural disasters, while stressing that the Arab states must take the issue more seriously.
20 May 2009 | News
Philippines govt to secure online transactions
Two government agencies in the Philippines have endorsed a proposed executive order to set up a system that will enable government offices to keep online transactions secure using “digital signatures”.
14 May 2009 | News
US school data breach affects 160,000
A data breach at University of California, Berkeley, exposed the data of more than 160,000 current and former UC Berkeley students and 3400 Mills College students.
12 May 2009 | News
India: security threat cuts visit to stores and hotels
Indian’s heightened sense of insecurity over the past six months after the Mumbai attacks has led them to change their recreational behaviour in several significant ways.
12 May 2009 | News
Hackers breach US air traffic system
According to a government audit, hackers broke into the air traffic control computers of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) several times in recent years.
5 May 2009 | News
LexisNexis data used by credit card fraudsters
LexisNexis—a popular searchable archive for content from newspapers, magazines, legal documents and other printed sources— has acknowledged that criminals have used its information retrieval service for more than three years to gather data to commit credit card fraud.
5 May 2009 | News
South Korea and US strike deal to fight cyber crime
South Korea and the United States have forged a tentative agreement to join forces in fighting cyber terrorism and securing their defence networks, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said.
4 May 2009 | News
Telecommuting: the way to avoid swine flu?
The possibility of a widespread swine flu outbreak is prompting companies to think about business continuity and how options such as tele-work may become necessary.
30 April 2009 | News
Phishers Hit Facebook with scam messages
Facebook users were hit yesterday (29th April 2009) with a phishing attack that tried to steal names and passwords from users of the popular social networking site.
30 April 2009 | News
Security tight as South Kashmir heads for polls
As South Kashmir heads for the polls today, all roads leading to the parliamentary constituency were sealed off on the directions of Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda who reviewed security arrangements for the polls here on Wednesday evening (29th April 2009).
29 April 2009 | News
Gmail worm unearthed in Vietnam
A Vietnamese security company has detected what it believes is a new worm that thwarts Google’s security protections in order to register new dummy Gmail accounts from which to send spam.
29 April 2009 | News
Botnet infects computers worldwide
One of the largest botnets ever to be discovered has infected 1.9 million computers around the world, including corporate and government machines, according to a security firm.
28 April 2009 | News
Integrated police effort to stop crime in Malaysia
City police in Malaysia have launched a war against robbery, particularly snatch thefts, with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), traffic, narcotics and special branch personnel all getting involved in an integrated approach.
24 April 2009 | News
China displays navy strength in parade
China has put on an unprecedented display of its maritime strength in a parade of warships and nuclear submarines. The nuclear-powered submarines were making their first appearance in front of the public during today’s (23 April 2009) event to mark 60 years since the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
22 April 2009 | News
Indonesia pushes for smart cards to curb fraud
A head of an Indonesian bank has urged the country’s financial services industry to migrate from magnetic strips to smart cards by the end of the year in a bid to combat credit card fraud.
22 April 2009 | News
Indonesia govt admits poor disaster strategy
Many of Indonesia’s regions remain unprepared for disasters and have no prevention or management strategy, despite the country’s high vulnerability to floods, landslides and earthquakes, say government officials.
15 April 2009 | News
Australia wants better emergency comms services
Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has welcomed proposals to harmonise the spectrum for emergency radio services across the country—Commonwealth, State and Territory security, law enforcement and public safety radio services.
9 April 2009 | News
Cyber security programme called for in the Philippines
Government web sites in the Philippines are vulnerable to attacks and without a nationwide cybersecurity programme government cannot keep hackers at bay, says the National Computer Center (NCC), an agency under the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).
9 April 2009 | News
Thai PM confident of security for ASEAN summits
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said today that his government will make assurance of security for ASEAN leaders and dialogue partners during the upcoming summit despite mass rally held in Bangkok.
9 April 2009 | News
Asian govts unaware of serious data leaks: CA
Data losses are much more serious than governments in Asia are aware of an executive at Computer Associates has revealed to Asian Security Review.
2 April 2009 | News
British police show two faces to G20 protesters
The contrasting faces of British policing were on display yesterday as the London Metropolitan Police (Met) called in support from 30 forces across the country to create a 5000-strong team of officers for at least six diverse demonstrations in the City of London and Trafalgar Square.
1 April 2009 | News
Canada responds to airport security breach
Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird vowed that, within 10 days, a security breach identified yesterday by Auditor-General Sheila Fraser will be closed, saying it’s unacceptable that his department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are not sharing information when it comes to clearing employees at Canada’s airports.
1 April 2009 | News
Lahore attack prompts security hike
The Sindh police have upgraded security measures in the wake of the recent terrorist attack at the Police Training Centre in Lahore. Security measures at the three police training centres in Karachi, the five police headquarters and the offices of departmental heads have been increased.
30 March 2009 | News
Exposed: China cyber spy network
A Chinese cyber spy network has tapped into classified documents from government and private organisations in 103 countries, according to a report by a Canadian research group released on Sunday (29 March 2009).
19 March 2009 | News
NEC: facial recognition technology not foolproof
Facial recognition systems have a long way to go before they are perfected, a company that manufactures the equipment has admitted.
19 March 2009 | News
Singapore: dirty bomb poses major threat
The threat from terrorists of a ‘dirty bomb’ is a great concern for Singapore, a senior official from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) warned delegates at the Global Security Asia conference yesterday (Wednesday 18 March).
18 March 2009 | News
UK Police: nothing can stop bio-chemical terrorism on mass transport
There is no technology available to combat chemical and biological terrorism on mass transport systems. So said Philip Trendall, Superintendent of the British Transport Police’s Counter Terrorism Support Unit at the Global Security Asia conference yesterday (Tuesday 17 March).
10 March 2009 | News
Digital signatures address security issues in the Philippines
Philippine trade officials are set to submit a draft executive order (EO) that will introduce the use of digital signatures, a move slated to encourage e-commerce in the country by resolving security issues.
9 March 2009 | News
China moves to block information security threat
China’s top legislature has been debating how it can more effectively prevent its citizens’ personal information from being leaked and misused.
2 March 2009 | News
Indian port strengthens security
The south Indian port of Kochi has taken measures to bolster security in the wake of last November’s attacks on Mumbai, the country’s commercial capital, which were launched from sea.
26 February 2009 | Feature
Why you need to be malware aware
The number and diversity of viruses, worms and other nasty threats to information security is growing quickly. What - if anything - can be done to stop it, asks Alice Kok.
26 February 2009 | News
Australian airport workers in the dark on security
Airport personnel in Australia have not been given basic terrorism awareness training, despite it being made a requirement under Australian federal laws introduced after the September 11 attacks.
26 February 2009 | News
US government CIOs: security in federal systems has not improved
The number one concern for US government chief information officers (CIOs) is infosecurity - a problem that is not getting any easier to address - according to a recent TechAmerica survey.
19 February 2009 | News
Google “butterfly effect” error prompts wider security fears
A human error at search engine giant Google, which caused all of its web sites to be flagged as potentially containing dangerous viruses, has raised fears that similar incidences could occur at other large technology-based organisations.
19 February 2009 | News
New Zealand orders airline safety review
The New Zealand government has initiated an airline safety review with plans to search an additional 6.5 million domestic passengers every year.
19 February 2009 | News
India steps up coastal security
The recent Mumbai terror attacks have prompted the Indian government to step up border patrol security.
21 January 2009 | Deals
Sepura for Russia's roadside assistance
LAT, Russia’s roadside assistance for motorists, has chosen Sepura TETRA radios for its communications in the St Petersburg region.
5 January 2009 | Deals
ST Electronics wins S$86m integrated resort contracts
Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics), has been awarded contracts worth about US$60m to provide an Integrated Security System, IT Infrastructure System and a Carpark Guidance & Payment System to Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS), one of Singapore’s Integrated Resorts.
11 December 2008 | News
Malaysia’s airport security to be beefed up
Airport security nationwide will be beefed up next year with an addition of 799 personnel.
9 December 2008 | News
Companies expand alliance to advance information security
EMC and Microsoft Corp. are expanding their technology partnership to help companies better protect sensitive information and share it in a more secure manner. The companies will be working together with a built-in “systems” approach that helps protect information throughout the infrastructure based on content, context and identity.
5 December 2008 | News
Germany awards two Public Safety contracts to Sepura
German states of Niedersachsen and Bremen are to have Sepura supply over 8000 TETRA radios. These contracts were won in partnership with SelectricGmbH, Sepura’s public safety distribution partner in Germany.
4 December 2008 | News
Multi-layered detection system for Delhi airport
The Delhi International Airport Limited will soon have a multi-layered detection system in place to tighten security around the airport before Commonwealth Games in 2010.
30 November 2008 | News
Unprecedented scale earthquake rescue
The earthquake in Wenchuan county China’s Sichuan province has seen exceptional use of technology and collaboration.
13 November 2008 | Research
Cybercrime perceived as major business risk
A survey has found out that companies are taking a greater interest in protecting sensitive information and intellectual property from threats coming from the web.
30 October 2008 | Research
CCTV market to grow 23 per cent by 2012
A new market report looks at the demand for surveillance cameras in the next four years
9 October 2008 | News
USB stick containing massive prisoner data lost
Another data loss by UK’s public sector, and the data is not encrypted this time round
3 October 2008 | News
Navies discuss maritime security in Singapore
Representatives from navies of 17 nations in region have concluded a three-day meeting in Singapore to discuss the sharing of information on maritime security.
3 October 2008 | News
Singapore shells out money for transport safety
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority plans to provide half-height platform screen doors for metro stations.
1 October 2008 | Deals
Motorola acquires AirDefense
Motorola has completed its total acquisition of wireless LAN security provider AirDefense.
25 September 2008 | News
Relocation of security screening points likely
A plan to relocate the security screening points at Suvarnabhumi airport to free up space for commercial development has come under fire for going against the principle of building an airport.
22 September 2008 | News
‘BOMB’ bag passes through Brisbane Airport
A bag marked “BOMB” was allowed to pass through Qantas’ oversized baggage security at Brisbane domestic airport before being dragged through public areas of the airport by panicked staff.
30 August 2008 | Feature
Fear moves to documents
Inherent in the 21st century is a need to be secure and this genetic make-up of the global society does not leave out the area of electronic documents.
22 August 2008 | News
Thumb drives not big security concern
While not seeing thumb drive comprise that often, Bryan Sartin says partial insider such as vendors and contractors pose real danger to organisations’ networks.
6 August 2008 | Research
New threat found in VoIP
VoIP streams are encrypted to prevent eavesdropping. However, a team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, US, has shown that simply measuring the size of packets without decoding them can identify whole words and phrases with a high rate of accuracy.
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