NEW YORK - While many security experts have been pointing the blame at China for the recent wave of cyberattacks on U.S. companies and newspapers, Bloomberg reports that some of the malware attacks actually may be coming from Eastern Europe. Investigators familiar with the matter told Bloomberg they believe a cybercriminal group based in either
NEW YORK - A report released this week by U.S. security firm Mandiant linked the People's Liberation Army to a large number of cyberattacks against U.S. corporations, government agencies, and other organizations. The report specifically pointed the finger at Chinese military Unit 61398, noting that digital forensic evidence led investigators to the building housing that
LANSING - Michigan has cut real spending on students over the past 12 years, witnesses told the House Appropriations School Aid Subcommittee on Tuesday. When inflation is considered, total spending on Michigan's K-12 system has fallen by 18 percent in 12 years, Steven Norton of Michigan Parents for Schools told the subcommittee. Subcommittee members also
ANN ARBOR - Join Online Tech February 26th for an educational webinar, Updates to PCI-DSS Compliance for E-Commerce and Cloud Computing Security featuring guest speaker Adam Goslin, COO with High Bit Security, LLC and April Sage, Director of Healthcare Vertical with Online Tech. During the webinar, Adam will discuss the new PCI cloud computing guidelines
STAMFORD, Conn. - Consumers will use and interact with a multitude of connected, sensor-enabled devices driven by applications and services to create cognizant ecosystems independent of a platform or operating system, predicts a new study. Gartner said consumers' digital lives have transitioned from the PC to a personal cloud-driven world that is driving a new
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced today the feature film Need for Speed has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The DreamWorks Studios' film chronicles a cross-country journey at impossible speeds and will film in part in Detroit this summer. In addition to filming in the state, two Michigan businesses ?
LANSING - Speakers and attendees of the first public forum on energy policy Thursday largely agreed on the need to move toward more renewable power and energy efficiency, but were split on whether the state's current energy law was the way to get there. The goal of the seven forums planned between Thursday and April
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's proposal to increase the gasoline tax and vehicle registration fees is not likely to see any traction the Senate, but the idea of an increase in those areas in a different form is still open for debate. Snyder has proposed increasing the fuel tax to 33 cents per gallon from
DETROIT ? Compuware Corp. has developed a poison pill defense against takeover by New York hedge fund, Elliott Management that would pay senior executives big bonuses if the computer software and services company changes hands and they lose their jobs as a result. In a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commisssion, Compuware
ALLEGAN - Perrigo Company announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement and has completed the acquisition of Leeds, U.K.-based Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for approximately $283 million in cash. Founded in 1967, Rosemont is a specialty and generic prescription pharmaceutical company focused on the manufacturing and marketing of oral liquid formulations. Rosemont's current portfolio