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Topic: security technology

March 17, 2013
10:13 am

Shafi Goldwasser

Israeli who pioneered computer security wins top prize

The work done by the Weizmann Institute’s Shafi Goldwasser is a cornerstone of safe network interactions. For that, she and her American research partner are to win the prestigious Turing Award

By David Shamah

March 3, 2013
6:59 am

Members of the winning team show off their Certificate of Achievement (photo credit: Courtesy Amal Group)

The ‘white hat hackers’ of tomorrow

Students from 20 technical high schools compete to detect viruses, protect software, in systems they’ve never seen before

By David Shamah

February 28, 2013
12:59 am

Eugene Kaspersky (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)

New sophisticated malware targets 23 countries, including Israel

‘Dangerous’ MiniDuke, which exploits Adobe Reader PDF files, is latest virus to invade government computers, says Kaspersky Labs

By David Shamah

February 27, 2013
10:47 am

A Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone equipped with Red Bend's 'dual-persona' operating systems (photo credit: Courtesy)

‘Split personality’ phone solves major security breach

Red Bend’s new dual-persona Android OS platform for Samsung phones provides a better solution to the ‘BYOD dilemma’

By David Shamah

February 4, 2013
3:06 pm

Cellrox CEO Omer Eiferman (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Israeli business beats Blackberry — by two years

Start-up Cellrox was selling virtual smartphone partitions for corporate data while Blackberry’s Balance feature was still in diapers

By David Shamah

January 20, 2013
10:53 pm

A security camera overlooking a street in Hebron (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/ Flash90)

Israeli tech helps keep watch on Surat

From the web India Express: The Verint company is helping a large Indian city stay safe with a network of CCTV cameras

December 29, 2012
8:22 am

Illustrative photo of Afghan security forces in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in April (photo credit: AP/Rahmat Gul)

UK installs bottom scanners in Kabul

Butt seriously New security machine, politely known as an electronic orifice inspector, detects hidden metal in the anus and other cavities — The Telegraph

December 20, 2012
9:35 am

Roger Ordman (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Keeping data safe on a billion and a half cellphones

Red Bend is the world’s most popular solution for safe over-the-air software updates for smart devices

By David Shamah

November 22, 2012
3:24 pm

The eye in the sky, invented by the Israel Police

700 people work for the department’s Technology Administration, and they have developed some innovative tech — which is shared, for free, with departments around the world

By David Shamah

November 6, 2012
3:58 pm

An Israeli 'Ethan' drone, in the service of the Israel Air Force (Illustrative photo, credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

US companies concerned over drone competition from Israel, others

From the web Avionics Intelligence: American firms are losing out on UAV sales because of export restrictions, leaving the market open for other countries, especially Israel

September 15, 2012
8:26 pm

New York's One World Trade Center, previously known as the Freedom Tower, under construction earlier this year. (Photo credit: Serge Attal/FLASH90)

Israel’s Techmer to provide World Trade Center communications

from the Web Ynetnews: The company will deploy a smart system to enable security and emergency forces to communicate in emergencies

July 31, 2012
12:10 am

A playground in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev with the security fence in the background (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

India to study Israeli security fence

From the web Daily Star: In order to stop infiltrators, New Delhi is looking at enhancing its barrier against neighboring Pakistan and Bangladesh

July 19, 2012
8:39 pm

Screenshot of Mahdi in action (Photo credit: Kaspersky Labs)

Mahdi virus victims mostly Israeli, report says

Trojan may be part of the larger Flame malware

By David Shamah

July 2, 2012
10:54 pm

Security officials consult at Ben Gurion Airport (Photo credit: Meir Partush/Flash90)

Israel consulting with Pan-Am Game organizers on security

From the web Slam Sports: Canadian officials, hoping to prevent terrorists from entering the country, are talking with El Al security experts

May 29, 2012
6:07 pm

Iranian technicians work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2010 (photo credit: AP/IIPA, Ebrahim Norouzi)

Israeli cybersecurity expert says Flame virus overhyped

Iran shouldn’t panic over the newly discovered Trojan, says anti-virus pioneer Zvi Netiv

By David Shamah

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