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CEOs, Other Execs Disagree On Security

SAN FRANCISCO - CEOs and their senior executives don't see eye to eye on key security issues, according to a new survey. Many CEOs don't consider their own companies vulnerable to security attacks and are confident in their ability to combat those attacks, says a survey released Wednesday. However, those findings contrast with the opinions

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Symbian Admits Trojan Slip-Up

SAN FRANCSICO - The Symbian Foundation has acknowledged that its process for keeping malicious applications off Symbian OS-based phones needs improvement, after a Trojan horse program passed a security test. The botnet-building Trojan, which calls itself "Sexy Space," passed through the group's digital-signing process, Symbian's chief security technologist Craig Heath said Thursday. Heath said the

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Managed Security Services Market Growing At 12 Percent

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The North American managed security services market experienced 12 percent growth in 2008, with revenue reaching $1.06 billion during the year. According to Frost & Sullivan, the market segment will continue to grow to $2.4 billion in 2015. Five key factors are driving the market to grow in a fairly solid way,

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

McAfee Continues To Build Security-As-A-Service Strategy

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - McAfee is building on its nine-year-old security-as-a-service strategy and positioning itself as an end-to-end provider of security in the cloud and on the customer's premise. The demand for security-as-a-service offerings is accelerating, both in the small- and medium-sized business and larger enterprise spaces, with significant growth expected over the next few

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

PCI Security Standard Set For Wireless Guidance

SAN FRANCISCO - The guidelines will likely be seen as a welcome relief to some who have complained that the main body of the PCI security standard is too ambiguous. Security service providers and enterprises that deal with sensitive credit card information received valuable wireless security guidance last week with the publication of a new

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

EMU’s CeRNS Gets Center For Academic Excellence Certification

YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University's Center For Regional and National Security has been reappointed as a Center of Academic Excellence through 2014. The news came from CeRNS' Skip Lawver, Associate Professor, College of Technology. Who also said the NSA certified several CeRNS programs as meeting the 4011 and 4012 training standards for information security professionals

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

InfraGard Watchword For 2009 – Affordable!

DETROIT - We have some events coming up, and the shared characteristics of both the upcoming regional event and the national one are that both are designed with affordability for attendees (and organizers) top of mind. First is SecureWorld, coming back to the Ford Conference Center on September 29th & 30th. As we did last

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Compuware Reports Higher 1Q Net On Lower Revenues

DETROIT - Compuware Corp. late Thursday reported its fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $51 million, or 21 cents a share, from $34.7 million, or 13 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue, however, decreased to $214.4 million from $298.6 million in the same period last year, the information technology company said. During the company's

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Energy Conversion Devices Buys UK Photovoltaic Company For $16.3 Million

ROCHESTER HILLS - Energy Conversion Devices, which makes thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, has signed a definitive agreement to buy Solar Integrated Technologies, a provider of building integrated photovoltaic roofing systems, for $16.3 million. Under the terms of the agreement, ECD will pay 11 cents for each

By |2009-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2009|Archive, Events/Announcements|