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news of companies taking part in the study had even registered their company names in major markets. Only a third have registered logos; 60% have registered brand names; 55% their trademarks; and just a quarter the colours used in their brand livery. Given that consumers are willing to pay 33% more for a branded item, the incentive for counterfeiters is high. For further information, visit the ArmorGroup Web site at: www.armorgroup.com.
India to address cyber-law The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has urged the Indian government to amend the Indian Copyrights Act to address issues such as cyber-squatting, domain names and privacy of data. A spokesperson from NASSCOM also felt that India’s Internet laws should be in conformity with international laws, particularly with those in countries to which India makes significant software exports. The European Union (EU) has set a deadline of December 31, 2000, by which date any country dealing with the EU should have a data privacy Act in place failing which EU countries will not out-source any software services work with the erring countries. The data privacy Act will bind software companies from disclosing any data of their clients. Most European countries have a privacy Act to 4
address such issues. A meeting of NASSCOM and the Ministry of Human Resources Development will take place on August 11th on the proposed amendments to the Copyrights Act.
‘what if ’ and ‘in case of ’ scenarios. For further information, contact Jennifer Carroll, eEye Digital Security, on Tel: +1 949 675 8194; E-mail: jen@ eeye.com; Web site: www. eEye.com.
Product News
Centre protects Software application thinks chips against reverse like a hacker engineering eEye Digital Security, a division of eCompany, has announced the release of Retina — a network security product for Microsoft Windows NT platform. Retina is a security software application with state-of-theart artificial intelligence features that allow it to think like a hacker. Retina looks for known and unknown vulnerabilities, giving users the most comprehensive network security analysis possible. It also includes an auto-update feature, which provides continuous update of its modules, allowing users to keep pace with the latest security vulnerabilities. Retina’s ‘Fix-It’ technology allows for the automatic correction of common system security issues, such as registry settings, file permissions and more. This feature allows system administrators to solve the more common security problems with a single click, enabling them to focus on more complex systems issues. Retina has real-time security auditing and testing capabilities. The system also includes built-in artificial intelligence features designed to handle
Raytheon has announced that a new SecureIT Technology Center has been activated at Raytheon’s facility in Falls Church, VA, USA. Established in collaboration with HRL Laboratories, this new centre will provide centralized technical resources, training and a documentation repository for all SecureIT technology users. The SecureIT technology has been developed by HRL Laboratories over the past 12 years to provide virtually ‘unbreakable’ protection for chips against reverse engineering and tampering. It uses specialized layout methodologies within the standard chip manufacturing process to ‘camouflage’ logic functions and data on chips. Tests indicate that it would take an expert more than 62 years of effort to reverse engineer even a small 10 K-gate chip protected by SecureIT technology. Rapid advances in reverse engineering and chip tampering techniques constitute a threat to the integrity and confidentiality of digital integrated circuits. Raytheon’s new SecureIT Technology Center will help product users
respond to this increasing threat. In collaboration with HRL Laboratories, this centre will maintain an evolving threat database, with a corresponding set of evolving SecureIT ‘countermeasures’ as required. As the value and sensitivity of the information contained on smart card chips and other sensitive embedded chips increases, chip protection becomes more crucial. Raytheon’s new SecureIT Technology Center will provide industry with a comprehensive array of chip protection resources. For further information, contact Jan-Michael Weinberg, Raytheon, on Tel: +1 703 391 2931; Web site: www.raytheon. com.
Product removes Internet tracking data Ontrack has announced the availability of Internet Cleanup, an Internet data privacy software solution. Internet Cleanup automatically and permanently removes Internet tracking data such as cookies, history files, cache files, ActiveX controls and plug-ins. This ensures that files containing information about the user and their behaviour are erased, so that a person’s details are not used without their permission and information does not get into the wrong hands. The product features an easyto-use, intuitive user interface with a one-click auto-delete function. The application can be completely customized, allowing users to dictate the
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news of companies taking part in the study had even registered their company names in major markets. Only a third have registered logos; 60% have registered brand names; 55% their trademarks; and just a quarter the colours used in their brand livery. Given that consumers are willing to pay 33% more for a branded item, the incentive for counterfeiters is high. For further information, visit the ArmorGroup Web site at: www.armorgroup.com.
India to address cyber-law The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has urged the Indian government to amend the Indian Copyrights Act to address issues such as cyber-squatting, domain names and privacy of data. A spokesperson from NASSCOM also felt that India’s Internet laws should be in conformity with international laws, particularly with those in countries to which India makes significant software exports. The European Union (EU) has set a deadline of December 31, 2000, by which date any country dealing with the EU should have a data privacy Act in place failing which EU countries will not out-source any software services work with the erring countries. The data privacy Act will bind software companies from disclosing any data of their clients. Most European countries have a privacy Act to 4
address such issues. A meeting of NASSCOM and the Ministry of Human Resources Development will take place on August 11th on the proposed amendments to the Copyrights Act.
‘what if ’ and ‘in case of ’ scenarios. For further information, contact Jennifer Carroll, eEye Digital Security, on Tel: +1 949 675 8194; E-mail: jen@ eeye.com; Web site: www. eEye.com.
Product News
Centre protects Software application thinks chips against reverse like a hacker engineering eEye Digital Security, a division of eCompany, has announced the release of Retina — a network security product for Microsoft Windows NT platform. Retina is a security software application with state-of-theart artificial intelligence features that allow it to think like a hacker. Retina looks for known and unknown vulnerabilities, giving users the most comprehensive network security analysis possible. It also includes an auto-update feature, which provides continuous update of its modules, allowing users to keep pace with the latest security vulnerabilities. Retina’s ‘Fix-It’ technology allows for the automatic correction of common system security issues, such as registry settings, file permissions and more. This feature allows system administrators to solve the more common security problems with a single click, enabling them to focus on more complex systems issues. Retina has real-time security auditing and testing capabilities. The system also includes built-in artificial intelligence features designed to handle
Raytheon has announced that a new SecureIT Technology Center has been activated at Raytheon’s facility in Falls Church, VA, USA. Established in collaboration with HRL Laboratories, this new centre will provide centralized technical resources, training and a documentation repository for all SecureIT technology users. The SecureIT technology has been developed by HRL Laboratories over the past 12 years to provide virtually ‘unbreakable’ protection for chips against reverse engineering and tampering. It uses specialized layout methodologies within the standard chip manufacturing process to ‘camouflage’ logic functions and data on chips. Tests indicate that it would take an expert more than 62 years of effort to reverse engineer even a small 10 K-gate chip protected by SecureIT technology. Rapid advances in reverse engineering and chip tampering techniques constitute a threat to the integrity and confidentiality of digital integrated circuits. Raytheon’s new SecureIT Technology Center will help product users
respond to this increasing threat. In collaboration with HRL Laboratories, this centre will maintain an evolving threat database, with a corresponding set of evolving SecureIT ‘countermeasures’ as required. As the value and sensitivity of the information contained on smart card chips and other sensitive embedded chips increases, chip protection becomes more crucial. Raytheon’s new SecureIT Technology Center will provide industry with a comprehensive array of chip protection resources. For further information, contact Jan-Michael Weinberg, Raytheon, on Tel: +1 703 391 2931; Web site: www.raytheon. com.
Product removes Internet tracking data Ontrack has announced the availability of Internet Cleanup, an Internet data privacy software solution. Internet Cleanup automatically and permanently removes Internet tracking data such as cookies, history files, cache files, ActiveX controls and plug-ins. This ensures that files containing information about the user and their behaviour are erased, so that a person’s details are not used without their permission and information does not get into the wrong hands. The product features an easyto-use, intuitive user interface with a one-click auto-delete function. The application can be completely customized, allowing users to dictate the