SAN FRANCISCO - Cisco has unveiled a series of enhancements to several Cisco physical security products designed to help customers transition to IP-based safety and security systems. The changes were announced last week, as part of the Cisco Smart+Connected Communities initiative, at ISC West in Las Vegas. Three major changes were announced, upgrades to Cisco
SAN FRANCISCO - There's a new twist with some fake antivirus scareware that has cropped up. It accepts payment via SMS, according to antivirus firm CyberDefender. Typical rogue security programs infect the system first, then display pop ups warning that the computer is infected, and request payment to clean it up. The new programs are
SAN FRANCISCO - A subtle shift in online threats targeting the corporate market is taking place, according to McAfee. Cybercriminals have transitioned from stealing personal information to targeting the corporate intellectual capital of organizations, as they perceive there is greater value in selling a corporation's proprietary information and trade secrets, which have little to no
LANSING ? Arialink and the Center for Business Innovation have formed a partnership to offer Mid-Michigan companies private cloud computing direct connection and private access to data, applications and email. This cloud offering is customized to meet company specific needs to achieve the functionality of a private data center. With fast, seamless, secure access to
GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal announced its plan to add a cloud-based Managed Data Center offering to its Managed Services portfolio by the end of the second quarter. US Signal's Managed Data Center is built with dedicated resource pools designed to rapidly provision and host Virtual Private Servers accessible through US Signal Wide Area Networks.
ANN ARBOR - The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Defense Center and SoarTech will host a Michigan Robotics Day on April 12 at NCMS headquarters in Ann Arbor. The event will showcase innovations and demonstrations in robotics and the program will include presentations from robotics industry luminaries
PLYMOUTH ? David Baker, Identity Management Security Consultant, will discuss Secure Data Sharing April 21 during the April meeting of MotorCity ISSA. The reservation deadline is April 18. He has been CISSP certified for four years. He works for CSC, a global outsourcing company, and is on assignment for Chrysler as an Identity Management Security
SAN FRANCISCO - Security company Webroot has announced a new app for Android users. Dubbed Webroot Mobile Security for Android, the application, which runs on both smartphones and tablets, scans apps for malware prior to installation. It also checks URLs to block phishing attacks. The app's identity-protection feature lets users remotely lock and wipe the
SAN FRANCISCO - Phishers use all kinds of come-ons to lure their victims. But one persistent piece of spam tries to trick people by offering an upgrade to Adobe Acrobat. Detailed by security provider Cloudmark in a blog posted yesterday, this type of advertising spam e-mails users a notice to upgrade to the new Adobe
SAN FRANCISCO - A malicious Android app that masquerades as a free version of a legitimate app steals data and sends spam text messages and a warning that chastise the user for trying to get around paying for the actual app, Symantec said. The app, available on several file-sharing sites in North America and Asia