WASHINGTON DC - A top federal cybersecurity official resigned this week in a letter sharply critical of what he described as a power grab by the National Security Agency. Rod Beckstrom, director of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Center, said in his letter that NSA "effectively controls DHS cyber efforts through detailees, technology insertions," and has
LANSING - Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, an industry trade association of Homeland Security companies in Michigan has become a supporting organization for the American Security Challenge, a non-profit mechanism to nurture and fund emerging security technology firms devoted to our national security. "We invite entrepreneurs and security technology companies in Michigan to submit their executive
TORONTO - The Conficker worm, also known as Downadup, is targeting the Web site of Southwest Airlines and could disrupt online flight check-in and other services on March 13 as a result, security firm Sophos warned on Monday. Mike Wood of SophosLabs Canada did some digging and found that the millions of computers infected with
DETROIT - TechTown's offering Detroit entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to learn how to trade with India the right way. The Indian Business Forum is a free quarterly meeting providing an opportunity to network with entrepreneurs doing business with India, one of the world's largest trading partners. At the March meeting, attendees also get an introduction
REDMOND - Attackers are attempting to exploit an unpatched security hole in Excel that could allow someone to take control of a compromised computer, Microsoft said in a security advisory. The attack exploiting the Excel Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability requires a computer user to open an attachment sent via e-mail that has a maliciously
SAN FRANCISCO - Another U.S. payment processor has suffered a database breach that exposed credit card and debit card information, according to several credit unions. The name of the payment processor has not been released and it is unclear how many consumers are affected. Blog site DataBreaches.net has been tracking the reports here and here.
SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe released a patch for a Flash player hole this week that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer. The vulnerability is critical for one for Adobe Flash Player 10.0.12.36 and earlier versions, the company said in an advisory. To exploit the vulnerability, a targeted user must load
LANSING - Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, an industry trade association of Homeland Security companies focused on building the emerging homeland security industry in Michigan, announced the appointment of new Board members and the 2009 Board from within the homeland security industry sector in Michigan. Elected Treasurer is Walter Catton of Midstate Security Company in Grandville.
LONDON - The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not prosecute self-confessed NASA hacker Gary McKinnon in the U.K., edging him closer to extradition to the U.S. McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, had not been taken into account in the decision, a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson told
HICKORY CORNERS, Mi. - The 2nd biennial Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing forum April 3 -4 has issued a call for papers and posters �?? the submission deadline is March 6. Michigan Celebration of Women In Computing is part of a nationwide effort to address the alarming decline of American women choosing computer science