Security Breach Survey

White & Case LLP is a global law firm that has lawyers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. White & Case showcases its leadership in privacy and data protection law with an annual survey and symposium, that we talked about it, few time ago, the 5th Annual Global Privacy Symposium.

Now, they release this Report "Security Breach Survey", conducted by Ponemon Institute (dedicated to advancing ethical information and privacy management practices in business and government) to learn how individuals individuals react to data security breach notifications sent by business, non-profit or governmental organizations as required by new laws.

Siemens: Horizons 2020

Siemens has released this project Horizons 2020

"Will the future be a golden age or an apocalypse? People have always speculated about life in the future. Siemens has begun to search for answers and, with a communications scenario called Horizons2020, to study what life will be like in the world of tomorrow. The result is a series of distinct and exciting visions of life in the year 2020. These visions challenge the imagination and invite us to reflect and think ahead."

Two scenarios:

Horizon I
Horizon II

Check out this topic "Security and Public health"

Security and health for all Satellite-supported and online warning systems allow for rapid response to security and public health risks. Read vision

Security according to your budget Security is a marketable commodity. The more money you have, the more secure you can be. Read vision

The Networked Future: Trust & Security Technologies

CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service) CORDIS is an important source on EU R&D programmes and relevant matters and can help you to participate in EU funded research programmes, find partners, and transfer your innovative ideas.

CORDIS has just published this brochure The Networked Future

"The aim of this brochure is to illustrate the integration and multi-disciplinarity of today’s research as managed by Directorate D of DG Information Society & Media. What used to be singular research objectives leading to singular results and inventions have now become part of an interwoven research fabric leading to a constant stream of innovation. What were once isolated technological objectives are now embedded in an intelligent networking infrastructure that brings clear benefits to European businesses, consumers and society." Source Cordis Website

One of the six strategies objectives is: Trust & Security Technologies

"Trust and security are key enablers of the Information Society. For citizens to use and feel comfortable with eGovernment services they must have confidence that their online services are trustworthy and secure. Similarly, for consumers and SMEs to use e-commerce and e-business they need confidence in the security of online transactions...

These aspects will become even more important in future, as we move towards smart digital environments based on many interacting objects, devices and systems. In the future, personal area networks and embedded computer chips will be everywhere – in our chips, our homes and even in our clothes. Security in such massively inter-connected environments will require solutions very different to those of today.

This brochure describes IST research on ICT for Trust and Security, showing the integrated nature of European research in this domain. It presents profiles of specific research areas holding a promising future, together with selected project descriptions to exemplify and illustrate key on-going research and technology development." Source CORDIS Website

Genetic Testing: IBM Says No ¡¡

FROM BUSINESS WEEK

By Amy Barrett

IBM's Smart Stance on Genetic Testing

Big Blue is the first major corporation to rule out DNA scans for employees. More than an ethical issue, the decision is also good business

There's no doubt: IBM (IBM ) is way out in front on genetic privacy. On Oct. 10, IBM Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano sent a memo to employees announcing the company was revising its policies to prevent the use of genetic information in making personnel decisions. Big Blue's move prompts the question: Is a flood of gene-based health data about workers available right now?

Full article Business Week

Bite Biometric Identification Technology Ethics

Bite Project is a european project, to promote research and public debate on bioethical implicationsof emerging biometric identification tecnologies.

The Project's Consortium:

CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND CITIZENSHIP
CENTRE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH AND BIOETHICS
CENTRE FOR THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF GENOMICS
ESA COMMUNICATION,
HUMANSCAN GMBH
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT & POLICY
INTERNATIONAL BIOMETRIC GROUP
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATIONS, IOM
OPTEL
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF BIOETHICS

and The Project's Work Plan.

REPORTS:

1. Biometrics and genetics meeting report (now available)
2. Biometrics and privacy meeting report (now available)
3. Biometrics and migrants meeting report
4. The european industrial context meeting report
5. Future technologies meeting report
6. Biometric identification technologies for security purposes in biomedicine and to restrain access to medical sensitive data;
7. Biometrics to avoid illicit use of social welfare and medical support;
8. Biometrics as a potential source of biomedical information about an individual.
9. Report on world biometrics market and industry (now available)
10. Report on target groups
11. Public consultation report
12. Conference report
13. The “informatisation of the body” (policy paper)(now available)
14. Politics of Biometric Identity (policy paper)

To download these reports you have to register you in Bite Project Website, it's free