Cyber Defense

MITechNews Partners With SecureWorld To Take Security Channel National

GRAND RAPIDS - MITechNews.Com is going national with its Security podcasting channel in a new alliance with SecureWorld Expo of Portland, Oregon. The audio-interview series is called the SecureWorld Channel. SecureWorld Channel will explore cyber security issues with national experts and reach a national audience. SecureWorld Expo, which hosts in 2009 eight live two-day security

By |2009-01-23T00:00:00-05:00January 23rd, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

DOD Scholarship For Information Assurance Studies Deadline Feb. 13

TROY - February 13 is the deadline to apply at Walsh College for the U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students beginning in the fall 2009 semester. Individuals must be admitted to the Walsh Master of Science in Information Assurance program or

By |2009-01-23T00:00:00-05:00January 23rd, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

TARDEC Robotics Team Assists President Obama’s Inauguration Security

WARREN - As part of the Secret Service's security plan a U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center robotics team assisted with the 56th Presidential Inauguration by providing training and operators for bomb-detecting robots. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated the Inaugural as a National Special Security Event. When an event is

By |2009-01-20T00:00:00-05:00January 20th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Graduate Certificate In Information Security Available In Livonia

LIVONIA - Eastern Michigan University's Livonia location provides Metro-Detroit area students with an opportunity to earn their graduate certificate in information security. The graduate certificate is designed for those currently serving, or aspiring towards, management positions in the legal field, law enforcement, computer training and education, marketing or other areas concerned with information security-related issues,

By |2009-01-06T00:00:00-05:00January 6th, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Butzel Long Seminar To Focus On E-Discovery

DETROIT- Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Maureen Taylor will be a moderator and featured speaker during an ICLE Partnership Seminar on January 13 in Ann Arbor. Taylor talk is called "E-Discovery Update 2009" and will be webcast as well. Other featured speakers include Hon. Steven D. Pepe, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of

By |2008-12-22T00:00:00-05:00December 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

McAfee Reveals 12 Scams Of Christmas

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - McAfee is warning consumers about Bad Santas who are gearing up to rip off people who shop online during the holidays. Here are the first six of the 12 Scams, identified by McAfee's researchers. 1. Charity Phishing Scams. Many popular charitable organizations encourage consumers to think of others during the holiday

By |2008-12-16T00:00:00-05:00December 16th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Which Antivirus Software Works Best?

SAN FRANCISCO - As much as antivirus companies trumpet their evolving abilities to root out viruses, worms and Trojans on your PC, the cybersecurity industry leaves out one important piece of information: all the malicious code they're not detecting. Luckily, someone is scanning the scanners, CNET News.Com reported. On Thursday, the German nonprofit firm AV-Comparatives

By |2008-12-11T00:00:00-05:00December 11th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Mozilla Firefox 3.1, Google Chrome Via For JavaScript Performance Time

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - On Tuesday, Mozilla released Firefox 3.1 beta 2 and Google released Chrome 0.4.154.33, so it's time for the latest installment of JavaScript performance testing. Here's the highlight from CNET News.Com: Though Firefox remains the leader on the SunSpider test, with a score of 2,110, Chrome edged very close with 2,140. A

By |2008-12-09T00:00:00-05:00December 9th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|