CUPERTINO - A new Trojan horse malware that affects Mac OS X has been uncovered by Macintosh Security site SecureMac. The Trojan is called "trojan.osx.boonana.a" and is being disguised as a video and distributed through social-networking sites like Facebook. The Trojan horse appears as a link on people's Facebook pages that may have the text
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mozilla is advising fans of Firefox to update the stable version of the browser after it released a patch for a security bug last week marked "critical." Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Firefox 3.6.12 patches a heap buffer overflow that could allow for remote code execution. Mozilla notes that the bug
ROYAL OAK - Sequris Group announced that is has named Stephen R. Lance as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He will focus closely on overall sales growth, profitability and establishing a strong brand presence for Sequris Group's rapidly expanding service offerings. Lance brings more than 20 years of experience as a sales leader. He will
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, Plex Online, today announced that it was named the winner of the Info Security Products Guide's 2010 Tomorrow's Technology Today award in the Enterprise Management category. The award is presented by the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide. The
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to malware infections by industry sector, education took the lead during the first half of 2010, according to the findings of the Trend Micro semi-annual 2010 threat report. Nearly 50 percent of all malware infections occurred within schools and universities where IT and security staffers face the challenge of
DETROIT - This year, the Detroit Chapter of ISACA ? formerly the Information Systems Audit and Control Association - will sponsor two separate scholarship contests. This fall, two $1,000 scholarships are available for local college students. Next spring, three $1,000 scholarships will be available. What's more, all full-time students will receive a one-year student membership
TROY - Walsh College is designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. Walsh is the only school in Michigan that maps to five of the CNSS standards. Nationwide, NSA has designated only 100 schools as Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE). Walsh
SAN FRANCISCO - The developer of a software tool to help Iranians get around their government's Internet restrictions has withdrawn the program in response to questions about its security. Haystack said it had halted further testing of the program in Iran while it conducts a review. "If you have a copy of the test program,
DEARBORN ? Lincoln Advanced Technologies won the startup category at the Midwest Regional final of the $500,000 Global Security Challenge September 21 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus, while the small to midsize businesses winner was NIMtech. Lincoln of Hinkley, Ill., showcased a mask that they developed to protect against biological, nuclear and chemical agents
ANN ARBOR - Gluu, which helps companies implement federated identity, has become an InCommon Affiliate. InCommon is the U.S. trust federation in higher education and is an operating unit of Internet2. Through InCommon, higher education institutions and their partners offer access to contracted and collaborative services ? in a privacy- and security-enhanced method ? to