BAGHDAD - Iraqi insurgents have reportedly intercepted live video feeds from the U.S. military's Predator drones using a $25.95 Windows application that allows them to track the pilotless aircraft undetected. Hackers working with Iraqi militants were able to determine which areas of the country were under surveillance by the U.S. military, The Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO - Sex, porn, and Michael Jackson were among the most popular items kids searched for online in 2009, as tracked by Symantec's OnlineFamily.Norton. Symantec on Thursday revealed the top 100 favorite search terms among children 18 and under found by its free OnlineFamily.Norton service, which helps parents monitor their kids' online searches, CNET
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to patch three critical security holes. Firefox 3.5.6 and 3.0.16 both fix earlier memory corruption issues. "We presume that with enough effort at least some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code," the security advisory said. In addition, the earlier version of Firefox 3.5
POPT FALLS, Idaho - Social networking sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace will pose one of the biggest threats in 2010, according to TriGeo Network Security, a provider of security information and event management technology for midmarket enterprises. "Employees tweeting and chatting online are inadvertently handing hackers the 'inside' information that they need to
DETROIT - Michigan InfraGard is a Public-Private Partnership for professional networking and mutual aid. In the Michigan InfraGard Members Alliance Chapter, you will find an amazing breadth and depth of resources led by a diverse set of knowledgeable experts whom you can access to help solve your business problems and plan the future of your
TROY ? Security Expert Richard Stiennon will be the speaker for the Dec. 17 meeting of Motor City ISSA at Walsh College in the new auditorium. RSVPs are required Friday to attend this event. His topic will be the Escalation - The Events of 2009 and Their Cyber Defense Implications. A ground breaking investigation from
SOUTHFIELD - Ballots have been sent for the 2010 Office Election to all members in good standing. The election is open from Sunday, December 6th through Sunday, December 13th. The ballot gives you the opportunity to vote for the nominated candidate or to submit a write-in vote for the member of your choice. Please ensure
TROY - On January 7 and January 18, Walsh College will hold informational meetings at regarding a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The meetings will be held at the Troy campus at 5 p.m. Room to be determined. February 12 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships, available
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Association for Computing Machinery and its partners are launching Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to uncover and remedy the inadequacy of the nation's computer science education system at the K-12 level. While five of the top 10 fastest growing jobs are in computing-related fields, the percent of schools with rigorous high
TROY - A robotics lab grant proposal is among 18 student projects that will be showcased on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Walsh College Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Capstone Fair at the Troy campus. The fair, which is free to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room