WASHINGTON D.C. - Chinese leaders must address cybersecurity threats emanating from their country on an unprecedented scale or risk weakening the economic relationship between Beijing and the United States, White House national security adviser Tom Donilon said Monday. ?U.S. businesses are speaking out about their serious concerns about sophisticated, targeted theft of confidential business information
ALLEN PARK ? Former Cummins Executive Amit Soman has been named the new Chief Operating Officer for EcoMotors International, replacing former COO John Coletti, who retired earlier this year. During the past fourteen years at Cummins, the largest independent diesel engine maker in the world, Amit was general manager of Asia-Pacific Operations, based in Beijing,
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest is partnering with PRSA on March 20 to hear a talk from Lt. Matthew Allen on Crisis Communications from the perspective of the U.S. Navy. The event begins in the Overlook Room on the third floor of the Grand Rapids Public Museum for munchies and networking at 5:30 pm. The event
STERLING HEIGHTS - The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator for a second year in a row to help develop and enhance the incubator and its programs for small business clients. Located within the Technology Advancement SmartZone of Sterling Heights, the Macomb-OU INCubator provides comprehensive development and
DETROIT - Detroit-based Detroit Venture Partners announced a second round of funding for iRule, a platform for home entertainment automation that makes it easier for consumers to control their home theater system with a universal remote control using a mobile device. The dollar amount was not disclosed. Itai Ben-Gal and Victor Nemirovsky, two self-described die-hard
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced two Michigan films, Landlord and Papou, have been approved for film incentives from the state. Michigan filmmakers are leading both projects, and both are set to film in metro Detroit. ?We are working to build a diverse portfolio of projects here in Michigan, and both of these films
YPSILANTI - Integrated Sensing Systems announced that the U.S Patent Office has granted a patent to cover its miniature, wireless, batteryless, implantable hemodynamic sensors to provide advanced chronic patient management. ISSYS? sensor and anchor are delivered either via a catheter in an outpatient procedure or as an adjunct device during an already-establish procedure such as
SAN FRANCISCO - The Web sites for banking giant JP Morgan Chase last week went offline for a few hours as the result of a distributed-denial-of-service attack, a representative told CNET. Hackers have ratcheted up their assaults on financial institutions in recent months, using DDoS attacks to take down Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase,
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has launched a new web site, called Help for Hacked Sites, that has a dozen articles and videos aimed to help people avoid having their sites hacked and also teach them how to gain back control of compromised sites. "Every day, cybercriminals compromise thousands of websites. Hacks are often invisible to
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business ranked 14th nationally in a new study by U.S. News & World Report 2014 Best Business School List, down one place from the year before. Michigan State University's business school was the only other university in the state to be assigned a