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US military seeks $499m funding for anti-tamper tech
Sep 8, 2022 · The US Department of Defense has asked for approval for a federal-funded contract – worth $499m over 10 years – to procure anti-tamper technologies to protect critical materials used in its operations. The aim is to get support from industry to implement anti-tamper technologies that can prevent "adversary countermeasure development ...
FDA grants exemptions to trading partners under DSCSA
Oct 11, 2024 · The FDA has acknowledged the challenges being faced by some trading partners to come into compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), due to come into full operation next month, by giving them more time before it starts enforcing the law.
€200m fake art network busted with 38 indictments
2 days ago · The fake art recovered by the authorities included forged works by famous artists such as Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Francis Bacon, Wassily Kandinsky, Gustav Klimt, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh and Salvador Dalí, with estimated economic damage of €200m ($212m), according to Eurojust, which supported the investigation.
Brand protection firm Ennoventure raises $8.9m
2 days ago · US brand protection and authentication specialist Ennoventure has raised $8.9m in first-round financing that will be used to expand its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform on the international stage. The company's technology relies on the use of digital signatures that can be integrated into product packaging, are invisible to the naked eye ...
Medtech firm InMode wins injunction over counterfeits
2 days ago · US medical devices manufacturer InMode has been granted a preliminary injunction against various defendants it accuses of selling counterfeit versions of its products. The lawsuit – being heard in the US district court for the central district of California – focuses on what are alleged to be unauthorised copies of InMode's Morpheus8 range ...
US bill would set standards for healthcare cybersecurity
Oct 2, 2024 · US lawmakers have introduced a bill to set cybersecurity standards for healthcare organisations in the wake of a string of ransomware incidents and other attacks. The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act legislation (PDF) – sponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore, pictured above) and Mark Warner (D-Va) – would direct the ...
IBM works with DARPA on SHIELD electronics defense
Aug 28, 2018 · The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has started working with IBM to integrate its SHIELD electronics anti-counterfeit system with the tech giant’s blockchain platform. DARPA introduced SHIELD (Supply Chain Hardware Integrity of Electronics Defense) three years ago as a way to protect chips against counterfeiting and ...
Metabolomics detects copycat Provence rosé wines
3 days ago · Researchers in France have developed a method of distinguishing counterfeit from legitimate Provence rosé wines using chemical markers. The work has been prompted by the increasing popularity of Provence rosé wines around the world, which has made them vulnerable to fraud, leading to significant economic damage and reputational damage, according to the team, which has published its findings ...
Rx-360 gives its take on pharma cargo security
Oct 28, 2024 · Rx-360 describes cargo theft as a growing issue, pointing to US data from CargoNet that showed a 46 per cent rise in incidents in the first quarter of 2024 over the same period of 2023, with the average cost of each lost shipment almost $282,000. Meanwhile, the EU experienced a 35 per cent increase in transport theft cases last year, according ...