LANSING ? Trent Carpenter, the new Chief Information Security Officer for the state of Michigan, talks about how the state has been certified as PCI compliant by the credit cards companies ? meaning the state's 10 million plus residents can do such mundane tasks as buy vehicle license tabs online, rather than stand in line
DETROIT ? The University of Detroit-Mercy's Center of Cyber Security and Intelligence Studies has completed the "brain" for its National Secure Software Assurance Repository, a $1.8 million Department of Defense project aimed at making tomorrow's software more secure. Just last week, Center Director Dan Shoemaker was in Washington DC to demo the project for officials
NEW YORK - For the second time in less than six months, visitors to the Drudge Report say they got malware in addition to the Web site's usual sensational headlines. Matt Drudge denied that his site was infecting visitors, however it's likely that the malware is coming from ads delivered by a third-party ad network
SAN FRANCISCO - Fortify Software has announced the results of a straw poll taken at the RSA Conference 2010. Based on an informal survey of 200 security professionals in attendance, Fortify's poll sought to assess the general awareness of the risk associated with insecure software, as well as the adoption of software security solutions within
NEW YORK - IBM has released results from its annual IBM X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk Report. The report's findings show that existing threats such as phishing and document format vulnerabilities have continued to expand, despite the fact that clients have generally made strides to improve security. The IBM X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk Report
LANSING ? Dan Lohrmann, chief technology officer for the State of Michigan, and Director of Infrastructure Services, says the state is rapidly moving towards a cloud computing infrastructure to store, and retrieve, most state records. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
KALAMAZOO - Don't miss the Great Lakes 2010 InfraGard Conference to be held at The Fetzer Center in Kalamazoo on March 10. As an added bonus, you earn six CPEs for attending this event. "Securing the Next Decade: Great Lakes 2010 InfraGard Conference" Date: Wednesday March 10th, 2010 Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (breakfast
YPSILANTI - "Ghostnet" and "Titan Rain" may sound like the next hot computer games involving foreign powers, international intrigue and high tech, but they are not. Eastern Michigan University Professor Gerald "Skip" Lawver knows that it is not a game and the occurrences of cyber attacks such as "Titan Rain" in 2003 and "Ghostnet" in
TROY ? Walsh College is hosting an Open Source meeting Feb. 13 for anyone interested in updating their web development skills. The event is free. Agenda: Introduction & announcements New members signup Guest speaker Project proposals Open discussion Guest speaker is Tom Pletzke presenting on GIT and web database connectivity. Please join us for a
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,