March 20, 2008 (Computerworld) An employee looking to steal confidential information from his employer sneaks into what should be a secure back room after hours. He pulls charts and files from a top-level financial meeting and slides them into his briefcase before heading back out.
What the insider doesn't know is that his shoes picked up hundreds of tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that had been scattered across the floor. As he passes by an RFID reader near the front door of his office building, security will be alerted that he had accessed a secure area. The evidence is all over the soles of his shoes.
Sound a little like a scene from a James Bond movie? It's not.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Israel to Equip Airliners With Rocket Defence System
(Canadian Press) JERUSALEM — Defence officials say Israel will begin outfitting some of its passenger aircraft with rocket defence systems within weeks.
The plans have been in the works since 2002, when an Israeli passenger jet was targeted after takeoff by militants firing rockets in Mombasa, Kenya.
The rockets missed, but the attack spurred Israel to consider equipping passenger aircraft with defence systems similar to those already used by the air force.
The officials say the system fires flares that disrupt an incoming rocket's heat-seeking mechanism.
It will be installed first on airplanes flying to destinations considered dangerous, especially in Africa and parts of Asia.
The officials say the plans were held up until this month by arguments between government ministries over who would foot the bill.
The plans have been in the works since 2002, when an Israeli passenger jet was targeted after takeoff by militants firing rockets in Mombasa, Kenya.
The rockets missed, but the attack spurred Israel to consider equipping passenger aircraft with defence systems similar to those already used by the air force.
The officials say the system fires flares that disrupt an incoming rocket's heat-seeking mechanism.
It will be installed first on airplanes flying to destinations considered dangerous, especially in Africa and parts of Asia.
The officials say the plans were held up until this month by arguments between government ministries over who would foot the bill.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Invisible Cloak
Black is getting blacker.
Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs 99.955 percent of the light that hits it, making it by far the darkest substance ever made -- about 30 times as dark as the government's current standard for blackest black.
The material, made of hollow fibers, is a Roach Motel for photons -- light checks in, but it never checks out. By voraciously sucking up all surrounding illumination, it can give those who gaze on it a dizzying sensation of nothingness.
"It's very deep, like in a forest on the darkest night," said Shawn-Yu Lin, a scientist who helped create the material at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. "Nothing comes back to you. It's very, very, very dark."
But scientists are not satisfied. Using other new materials, some are trying to manufacture rudimentary Harry Potter-like cloaks that make objects inside of them literally invisible under the right conditions -- the pinnacle of stealthy technology.
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Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs 99.955 percent of the light that hits it, making it by far the darkest substance ever made -- about 30 times as dark as the government's current standard for blackest black.
The material, made of hollow fibers, is a Roach Motel for photons -- light checks in, but it never checks out. By voraciously sucking up all surrounding illumination, it can give those who gaze on it a dizzying sensation of nothingness.
"It's very deep, like in a forest on the darkest night," said Shawn-Yu Lin, a scientist who helped create the material at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. "Nothing comes back to you. It's very, very, very dark."
But scientists are not satisfied. Using other new materials, some are trying to manufacture rudimentary Harry Potter-like cloaks that make objects inside of them literally invisible under the right conditions -- the pinnacle of stealthy technology.
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BEML displays new technology driven products at DEFEXPO 2008
Land and ground support equipments major Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has displayed an array of technology-driven products at the Defence Exposition (DEFEXPO) 2008 here. From its wide range of products, the company displayed a command post vehicle, BEML-Tatra driving simulator, armoured recovery vehicle, aircraft-towing tractor and weapon loading system (BHIMA) at the Feb 16-19 DEFEXPO at Pragati Maidan.
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Stealth Fleet Grounded
America's entire B-2 stealth bombing fleet, which has played a crucial part in all major conflicts since 1999, has been grounded after one of the jets crashed near a military base in Guam.
The crash - the first involving the £610 million plane - was the most expensive single aircraft accident in history.
A senior US military source told The Sunday Telegraph that all remaining B-2 stealth bombers were on a "no-fly" order and that there would be no further take-offs until the initial investigation into the crash had been completed.
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The crash - the first involving the £610 million plane - was the most expensive single aircraft accident in history.
A senior US military source told The Sunday Telegraph that all remaining B-2 stealth bombers were on a "no-fly" order and that there would be no further take-offs until the initial investigation into the crash had been completed.
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First-Ever B2 Crash
The first ever crash of a U.S. Air Force B-2 occurred this morning at 10:30 local time shortly after the stealthy bomber took off at Andersen AFB, Guam.
No munitions were onboard the B-2, which was manufactured by Northrop Grumman, at the time of the crash, according to the U.S. Air Force.
Both pilots ejected prior to the crash and survived. One has been released and the other is in stable condition at Guam Naval Hospital.
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No munitions were onboard the B-2, which was manufactured by Northrop Grumman, at the time of the crash, according to the U.S. Air Force.
Both pilots ejected prior to the crash and survived. One has been released and the other is in stable condition at Guam Naval Hospital.
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Cyber-Terror: Behind the Keyboard With Hassan Abu-jihaad
If appearance matters, Hassan Abu-jihaad is an improbable holy warrior.
His demeanor has been painfully meek during the legal proceedings leading up to his trial Monday in federal court in New Haven, where he is charged with transmitting military secrets to terrorists. Mostly, he has been a bewildered-looking man in an oversize prison jumpsuit.
Little is known about him. He was born Paul R. Hall and lived in Southern California. He converted to Islam, changed his name and joined the Navy. Later, he would be recorded by the FBI laughing with a friend at an al-Qaida propaganda video showing an insurgent known as the Juba sniper killing American soldiers in Iraq.
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His demeanor has been painfully meek during the legal proceedings leading up to his trial Monday in federal court in New Haven, where he is charged with transmitting military secrets to terrorists. Mostly, he has been a bewildered-looking man in an oversize prison jumpsuit.
Little is known about him. He was born Paul R. Hall and lived in Southern California. He converted to Islam, changed his name and joined the Navy. Later, he would be recorded by the FBI laughing with a friend at an al-Qaida propaganda video showing an insurgent known as the Juba sniper killing American soldiers in Iraq.
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