Silicon.com: Police force steps up server security

[Owen Blacker]

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> HEADLINE: Police force steps up server security
> PUBLISHED: 12:49pm on Wednesday 28th February 2001
> CHANNEL: Ebusiness security
> AUTHOR: Chris Holbrook
> SERVICE: http://www.silicon.com
> 
> TEXT OF STORY FOLLOWS:
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> Staffordshire police force is to safeguard sensitive data 
> with software bought from PentaSafe Security Technologies.
> 
> The software will enable the force to secure its primary 
> database, which includes data on areas such as incident 
> investigation, personnel records and covert operations. The 
> secret data will be protected by PentaSafe's SQL Secure 
> product across a number of Oracle applications.
> 
> Speaking to silicon.com, William Vance, VP of R&D at 
> PentaSafe, said police forces are a security challenge 
> because of their fragmented IT systems. "They are 
> geographically miles apart from one another and their IT 
> systems are rarely compatible," he said.
> 
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> For related news, see: 
> 'Hyenas of criminal world' tracked down by police database
> http://www.silicon.com/a42903 
> Cyber Sherlocks need to tread softly softly
> http://www.silicon.com/a42757 
> Cops and spooks scale the summit of cybercrime
> http://www.silicon.com/a42546 
> Police caught red-handed with illegal software
> http://www.silicon.com/a41646 
> 
> 
> STORY ENDS
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