WASHINGTON - One of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's most prominent Real ID cheerleaders made a more timid than usual push on Tuesday for states to adopt the controversial identification card standards. Stewart Baker, the department's assistant secretary for policy, has touted what he perceives as the privacy-protective, identity theft-preventive features of the congressionally
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Microsoft and Yahoo are holding informal merger discussions, marking a shift from the radio silence that previously existed between the two companies, according to a source familiar with the talks. A lot has changed over the past two weeks, compared with February 1 when Microsoft issued its unsolicited buyout bid for Yahoo,
SOUTHFIELD - Organizations have been steadily adopting the service-oriented approach to deploying applications over the last few years. This podcast will address the following questions: How are Web services and Service-Oriented Architectures impacting IAM? How does the latest release of CA SOA Security Manager help organizations manage security for SOA and Web services? To listen,
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is conducting a series of cyber war games nationwide to test the country's ability to recover from and respond to digital attacks. Michigan security officials are participating as well, a participating source told MITechNews.Com. Code-named Cyber Storm II, this is the largest-ever exercise designed to evaluate the mettle of information
TROY - Creative Breakthroughs, a network security, integration and management company, has named Sean Blenkhorn to the newly-created position of Education Practice Lead for CBI?s Business Development team. Blenkhorn will be responsible for the support and development of accounts and services in the education market. In addition to over fifteen years of technology integration and
WALLED LAKE - A crisis is any unexpected event, whether man-made or natural, that requires immediate action. It threatens the reputation of your company, usually as a result of negative media coverage and public awareness. In the worst case scenario, it can be even more damaging when the media and the public believe you reacted
BOSTON - Notices are going out to millions of customers who may have had credit card information compromised in a data breach at stores such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. The notices contain information about eligibility for compensation such as vouchers and credit monitoring to be provided under a proposed settlement with TJX Cos., the
LANSING - High-tech job opportunities are everywhere in Lansing these days. Of the nearly 60 companies participating in the Capital Area Michigan Works!' No Worker Left Behind Job Expo in downtown Lansing March 18, more than a dozen are recruiting for high tech jobs. Job seekers can connect from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the
NOVI - The Bring a Friend Eastern Michigan InfraGard meeting will take place on March 25th at Walsh College in Novi. This General membership meeting, hosted by the Walsh College Information Assurance Center, will have three topics. The first will be informational, but of particular use to anyone operating in the Healthcare sector - Public
TROY - Nan Poulios, director of the Walsh College Information Security Center, provides an update on this Security channel podcast on what's happening at the IAC. Walsh is offering security internships, developing a new IT Society, developing Global security links and planning four rounds of CISSP training. You can hear the update in this special