Surfing brain waves: fMRI for lie detection

A possible new lie-detector technology Security Strategies Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Trend Micro Four Layers of Security Protection. Web threats are coming at you from every angle. This whitepaper reveals how to protect your network at four different layers to successfully fight the latest web threats. The four layers of protection are deployed in the cloud, at the Internet gateway, across network servers and at the end points. Download this whitepaper now. Spotlight Story Surfing brain waves: fMRI for lie detection By M. E. Kabay One of the critical steps in incident response is the interview. In previous articles I've looked briefly at the use of polygraph as a tool for identifying lies. Today, I will look at another technology for telling truth from fiction: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Read full story M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP-ISSMP, specializes in security and operations management consulting services. CV online. Related News: Poly want a hacker? Recently I've been updating my chapter on employment policies for improving security in the Computer Security Handbook, 5th Edition, edited by Seymour Bosworth, myself and Eric Whyne (due out Autumn 2008), and I decided to include some information about the use of polygraphs as a tool for screening applicants and employees. Drawing the lines: Applications of the polygraph In my first article in this series on the polygraph, I introduced a bit of history about the "lie detector." Today I'll review some of the applications of these devices in the 20th century. Blurred lines: Reliability of polygraph examinations In this series on the polygraph, I'm reviewing some of the applications and issues of interest to security personnel considering polygraphs as a tool for pre-employment screening and in investigations of possible in-house computer crimes. Today, I'll look at the reliability of polygraph testing. Podcast: Top Cyber-Threats for 2009 Our resident security prognosticator, Mike Paquette from Top Layer Networks, joins us again to review his 2008 predictions in the world of cyber-crime (he did pretty well) and gazes into the crystal ball for 2009, including the prediction that we could be seeing the end of the "trusted" Web site. (13:47) Podcast: New attack patterns emerge in 2009 Botnets were just the beginning. The bad guys will continue to use these to try and steal your data, but more sophisticated attacks over the application layer and targeted network attacks are on the way. Danny McPherson from Arbor Networks discusses the new ways that hackers will be trying to get into (and steal information) from your network in 2009. (10:30). 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