MOSCOW -Security vendors are busy adding and upgrading defensive technologies into their products, but security experts say an end to the cat-and-mouse game with organized cybercriminals is nowhere in sight. Strong and often complex business networks that support the delivery of malware and other attacks designed to steal credit card data, passwords and personal information
MUSKEGON ? The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center is hosting a briefing on Aug. 15 to update the public on a wind turbine floating platform system, what has been described as the next generation of marine wind turbine design. Charles Nordstrom, naval architect and marine engineer with Glosten Associates, will discuss the Glosten Pelastar
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions, a global IT and business services company, has opened an office in Riga, Latvia, to service its customers in the region and expand its growth in Europe. ?Our customers have asked us to expand our capabilities in Eastern Europe and Latvia is a perfect place for S3 to grow in
GRAND RAPIDS ? If you'd like to hear the 5-minute MITechNews Updates that are available each Saturday on WJR 760 AM's Internet Advisor, the updates are now available as audio podcasts on demand. The podcasts will soon become part of a co-branded Weekly eNewsletter with the Internet Advisor that will also feature links to the
ANN ARBOR ? Green contractor Meadowlark Builders has been awarded a 2013 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer satisfaction and a 2013 Regional Chrysalis Award for Best Green Whole House Remodel. ?This company has won six Chrysalis awards in the past six years, demonstrating their commitment to professionalism and excellence,? said Ken Kanline, Director of the
SAN FRANCISCO - Tumblr launched an updated iOS app on Tuesday that includes a "very important security update" to address an internal flaw. In a company blog post, the Yahoo-owned microblogging site urged users of its iOS app to "please download this update now" and change their passwords on the site, as well as on
GRAND RAPIDS - A partnership between the Michigan Public Safety Communications System and the city of Grand Rapids is improving critical public safety communications for agencies and first responders in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. MPSCS and the city are co-locating equipment and sharing tower space, improving emergency communications near the US-131 S-curve and in
LANSING - A study funded by the Marketplace Fairness Coalition suggests passing legislation closing the loopholes that currently allow Internet retailers not to charge the state's 6 percent sales tax would create a larger base and create the potential for reduce tax rates. The study shows the state could increase jobs by 44,000 and gross
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said Thursday that an August 27 vote on Medicaid expansion would provide just enough time for the federal government to approve waivers requested in the legislation. Bolger (R-Marshall), in an interview with Gongwer News Service, said it's not up to him to say if the Senate should vote
DETROIT - Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity in May increased 3 percent from April, and some 74 percent higher than the cyclical low during the recent recession ? another sign that the Michigan economy continues its upward trend. In May, the index was 125.2, compared with April?s index reading of 122.2. The index averaged 114