TENAFLY, N.J. - As we approach the Internet of things, more and more things are keeping tabs on me. My toaster is watching me, and the blender is looking at me funny. Increasingly companies that collect data will have to have robust privacy policies about what they collect and store, who they share it with,
LANSING - Michigan's overall business climate has improved markedly, and the state still continues to improve at a rate faster than others, but national business leaders still do not have good perceptions of the state, contends a report issued Wednesday by the group Business Leaders for Michigan. The state now ranks in the top 10
TENAFLY, N.J. - A European judge recently blocked a security researcher's paper describing how to bypass a car's immobilizer theft-protection system. The Next Generation of airline control systems is designed to efficiently improve air travel, but the new system reportedly uses no encryption on its communications links, and is also missing authentication mechanisms meaning false
TROY - The planning committee for the second annual Great Lakes BI and Big Data Summit has issued a call for speakers to address the day-long conference March 13, 2014, at the Detroit Marriott Troy. In its inaugural year, the Summit was attended by nearly 200 of the area's top business and technology leaders from
TENAFLY,N.J.- Two secure email services, Lavabit and Silent Circle, on Wednesday announced the formation of the Dark Mail Alliance. The announcement at the Inbox Love email conference in Mountain View, California, follows the shuttering of the services in August. At that time Lavabit founder Ladar Levison said he was forced to close after pressure was
TENAFLY, N.J. - How do you defend against something that's never been seen before? That's the key question organizations struggle with. A decade ago, the first victims of any worm or virus outbreak had difficulty defending against a brand-new threat, leaving resources vulnerable until the attack could be detected and signatures created. Today the ultimate
EDISON, N.J. - Emil Carafa, the principal of Washington Elementary School in Northern New Jersey started a pilot program with the Michigan-developed WriteSteps elementary school writing curriculum three years ago. He couldn?t be happier with the results today. Begun in 2007, the latest iteration of WriteSteps complies with the new national Common Core State Standards
LANSING - Michigan would stand to lose jobs and money if the federal government eliminates the renewable fuel standard, officials said at a media event Monday. The state currently has five ethanol plants, and at least three of those would close if the current requirement for ethanol content in motor fuel was eliminated, said Bill
LANSING - The state employer and state employee unions will be asking an impasse panel to help resolve the next round of contracts, but state officials were still hopeful that the contracts could be resolved before the panel actually hears arguments. Both sides had to indicate by Monday that there were unresolved issues to take
GRAND RAPIDS - More Michigan physicians and other healthcare providers than ever before will be able to share medical records electronically under an agreement between the Great Lakes Health Information Exchange and Michigan Health Connect. The collaboration between the state?s two largest providers of health information exchange means that medical professionals treating about half the