Heathrow was last night being patrolled by 1,500 anti-terrorist police and troops after intelligence warnings identified it as a likely target for an imminent attack by al-Qaida-linked militants armed …
Senior army officer surrenders in connection with Bangkok demolition
A senior army officer turned himself in to police Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with the pre-dawn demolition of a strip of bars, shops and eateries in the heart of …
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Police Satisfied Gard-drive Data Not Used Illegally
Canada's largest privacy breach yet, affecting more than a million people, began as a petty crime by a Saskatchewan tech-company employee who wanted an extra 30 gigabytes of personal hard-drive space, …
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Cyber Plan Hitting Home
When the final version of President Bush's cyber-security plan is released later this month, its success, in large part, will hinge on the willingness of industry to buy in to the plan's …
Activists use online games for cyber protests
Gone are the days when playing video games online meant simply playing a hand of poker or battling your buddies to the death in a giant arena you couldn't control. Many games are now all about …
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A Scramble to Toughen Security Steps, if Possible
The Bush administration's decision to raise the terror-alert code on Friday to orange from yellow, signifying a higher possibility of attack, sent local officials scrambling to find ways to tighten …
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Search Begins for Laos Gunmen
Military patrols in Laos are searching for a group of armed gunmen who killed at least 10 people - two of them Westerners - during a bus attack on Thursday. Damian Kean, of the UN Development …
The Big Business of Fighting Spam
Though Brightmail CEO Enrique Salem could not disclose 2002 earnings, he said an IDC estimate that Brightmail earned about $8 million in revenue in 2001 is "pretty close, maybe a little low," then …
Don't Underestimate Cyberterrorists, Experts Warn
The Internet is becoming a new battleground for warfare, according to experts concerned about the potential of a cyberattack to cripple the public infrastructure. The recent Slammer worm, which …
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9/11 panel hiring in a race against time
The 10-member blue-ribbon commission investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks has begun hiring staff -- though not yet investigators -- and has found secure office space, but will not be ready to …
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