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Netarx Technology Bar Open House March 11 Features Virtualization

AUBURN HILLS ? Netarx is hosting a technology bar open house on March 11 at its Auburn Hills headquarters to provide updates on virtualization from its strategic partners Microsoft and VCE. The event is free, but does require advance registration. Food from Lukich's Family Dining.Wine, Beer, and Soft Drinks. Giveaways and Door Prizes. WHEN: Thursday,

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Cyber Defense|

SBA Seeks Small Biz Owners For Emerging 200 Initiative

DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan District Office is seeking small business owners for its second round of the "Emerging 200 Initiative." Last year, 16 Detroit-based small businesses successfully completed this in-depth training program for senior executives. "We're pleased, along with our partners, to offer the second round of Emerging 200 and its

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Google Chrome For Windows Gets 3 Critical Security Fixes

MOUNTAIN VIEW - The stable version of Google Chrome for Windows has been updated with three critical security fixes and an announcement that the first payouts to crowd-sourced security researchers have been delivered. Chrome 4.0.249.89 repairs serious problems found in processing the < ruby > tag, and two integer overflows that affected the JavaScript engine

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Criminals Give Ringing Endorsement Of Cloud Computing Technology

LONDON - Executives unsure of the viability of cloud computing need look no further than the criminal fraternity for a ringing endorsement of the technology, according to a security expert. Cloud computing has been enthusiastically taken up by criminals for a range of activities, Rik Ferguson, senior security adviser at security firm Trend Micro, told

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Apple’s iPad Has Same Security Issues As iPhone

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple's new iPad device looks like it will have some of the same security issues that affect the iPhone, such as weak encryption, a mobile security expert said. For one, if the iPad employs encryption the same way the iPhone does, sensitive personal data, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses, could be

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Microsoft To Close Windows 7 Loopholes To Thwart Pirates

REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft said on Thursday that it is planning an update to Windows 7 that will close a number of loopholes that counterfeiters had used to thwart the operating system's built-in antipiracy measures. The Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7, which will be released later this month, closes more than 70 "activation

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Events/Announcements|

McAfee 2010 Product Line Adds New Features, Interface

SAN JOSE - Security suite vendor McAfee in its 2010 product line introduced an overhauled interface and new features in a bid to remain competitive. The change to its interface is as dramatic a shift as the one that Avast introduced in its 2010 suites, although McAfee's look is drastically different from any major security

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Cyber Defense|

BlackBerry Has Spyware Risk Too, Researcher Says

SAN FRANCISCO - We've heard a lot about security issues with the iPhone, but the BlackBerry isn't immune to threats from malicious apps. Tyler Shields, a senior researcher at the Veracode Research Lab, has written a piece of spyware that allowed me to shoot an SMS command to his phone and have his contact list

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Guest Columns|

China Breaks Hacking-Tool Dissemination Ring

BEIJING - Police in the central Hubei province arrested three people suspected of running the Black Hawk Safety Net, state news agency Xinhua reported. The Black Hawk Safety Net disseminated hacking tools and Trojans to its members, said Xinhua. The group had collected seven million yuan (�650,000) in membership fees from 12,000 subscribers by the

By |2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2010|Archive, Cyber Defense|