Month: April 2004

Keeping Out the Digital Swarm

Shortly after midnight on Aug. 20, 2003, railroad company CSX was forced to delay several trains because its computer networks were flooded by the Nachi

Viisage Technology: Face Invaders

Viisage Technology is a company both James Bond and Donald Trump could love: Its systems help government agencies and casinos finger a wide assortment of

A Question of National Security

Many of the nation’s key defense and security agencies are running their operations on software from companies based outside the U.S. The Department of Homeland

Soldiering On

They were the worst of projects. They became the best of projects. Spanning almost two decades, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pumped almost

Voice of Experience: Singled Out

Joseph GurgaPeoples EnergyCorporate Security ManagerChicago, Ill.www.pecorp.com Manager’s Profile: Gurga leads information-security planning and operations for the Chicago-area natural-gas service provider, which had $2.2 billion in

Symantec: Alert, but Cautious

Symantec is praised for comprehensive virus-snuffing products that provide good management capabilities. Some customers, however, think it needs to ship out antivirus updates faster. Mark