MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google has plugged an Android hole that could have allowed someone to snoop on an unencrypted Wi-Fi network and access calendar and contact data on the smartphones. "Today we're starting to roll out a fix which addresses a potential security flaw that could, under certain circumstances, allow a third-party access to
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - If you are a Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) customer you are probably getting a little paranoid. First there was the data breach from last month that exposed customer data and forced Sony to take the network down. And now, just days after Sony got the service back up and running, it
DALLAS - Two researchers say they canceled a talk at a security conference this week on how to attack critical infrastructure systems, after U.S. cybersecurity and Siemens representatives asked them not to discuss their work publicly. "We were asked very nicely if we could refrain from providing that information at this time," Dillon Beresford, an
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK recently celebrated the conclusion of its 19th Boot Camp program with participant investor pitches and a reception. At the Ann Arbor SPARK Boot Camp Celebration, Brio Device was selected as the Best of Boot Camp winner, based on the quality of its investor pitch and business plan. As winner,
LANSING ? A disaster recovery test at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget turned into a disaster when a link to a mainframe computer was broken at noon Wednesday crashing the computers at many state offices, including 131 Secretary of State branch offices, until 5 pm Thursday. State employees and contractors worked around
LANSING - Using some one-time money, reducing some proposed cuts and setting the stage for potential line-item vetoes, Governor Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders announced a target agreement for the 2011-12 fiscal year that essentially clears the way for the budget to be completed by May 31. Under the agreement, the effective cut to
LANSING - The revised Michigan film incentive program is expected to receive $25 million under the budget negotiations that have been ongoing the last two days, Gongwer News Service has learned. Governor Rick Snyder proposed replacing the film tax credit under the Michigan Business Tax, whose repeal will occur under the tax legislation Snyder will
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Energy and Technology Committee is expecting quick movement on legislation that would further deregulate the state's telephone industry. The bill (HB 4314 ) is expected to see a few changes based on discussions between the various parties, but the main thrust of considering wireless and voice over Internet protocol as
LANSING - Citizens and environmental groups have joined forces in an attempt to slow down the natural gas rush they say is underway in Michigan. Representatives of Clean Water Action, the Sierra Club and Progress Michigan want hydraulic fracturing methods used to extract gas from deep wells stopped until safety and health concerns are addressed
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and top legislative leaders have not yet reached a formal target agreement on the education aspects of the budget, but they are getting close, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said Wednesday morning. Richardville (R-Monroe) said he, House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall), Governor Rick Snyder, Lt. Governor Brian Calley and the