Cyber Defense

Michigan InfraGard Update: Quarterly Board Meeting In Lansing

LANSING - The Michigan InfraGard Members Alliance, Board of Directors quarterly meeting was held from 9am until noon on December 4th in Lansing, with several members joining by conference call. Motions Passed: The board passed a motion to retain the existing board for 2009. The current Officers and board are listed at michiganinfragard.com (you will

By |2008-12-04T00:00:00-05:00December 4th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Bell Microproducts Launches New Security Division

SAN JOSE - Bell Microproducts Inc., one of the largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, has created a new security division for its North American customers. Duncan Hume, who spearheaded Bell Microproducts' U.K. security division and has served as a divisional manager for the past eight years, would serve as director of the

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Symantec Launches Veritas Operations Services

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Symantec Corp. has announced the availability of the Veritas Operations Services, a new cloud computing-based online services platform that help organizations identify hidden risks in their data centers thus improving service availability and increasing productivity of the operations staff. "We want to help customers proactively manage their environment and reduce risk

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Trend Micro Launches Email Encryption Gateway 5.0

SAN JOSE - Trend Micro Inc. has announced that it has expanded its e-mail encryption product line with the availability of the Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.0 that has been designed to help medium and large businesses encrypt e-mail communication on the Internet gateway. Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway integrates with Trend Micro gateway

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

EMC Updates Data Protection

HOPKINTON, Ma. - EMC is continuing to integrate its disk-based back-up and recovery solutions with new software enhancements and solutions. "For years, companies utilized tape-based storage systems for backing-up and restoring data. EMC, on the other hand, has established leadership in developing and delivering higher performance disk-based technologies for these processes, significantly shortening the time

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

IT Pros Mostly Positive About Gen Y’s Impact, But Big Concerns Over Security Exist

TORONTO - Although IT professionals have high hopes for the positive impact Gen Y workers will have on the innovation and adoption of technology, they're also greatly concerned about the security threats that the incoming workforce will pose to their businesses because of Gen Y's tech-savvy nature. It's a double-edged sword, said Elaine Mah, small

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

SecureWorld Expo Announces 2009 Schedule

PORTLAND, Or. - SecureWorld has announced their 2009 schedule starting this February with the Houston SecureWorld, February 11-12, 2009 to the George R. Brown Convention Center. SecureWorld continues to offer a wide range of training in a local setting. Continued this year is the popular SecureWorld+ Extended Training along with a packed conference agenda, panel

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Walsh College Hosts January Info Meetings To Explain DOD Information Assurance Scholarship

TROY - On January 7 and January 21, Walsh College will hold informational meetings 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. in Room 124. February 13 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships, available to undergraduate

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Gmail Exploit May Allow Attackers To Forward e-Mail

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - A Gmail security vulnerability may allow an attacker to set up filters on users' e-mail accounts without their knowledge, according to a proof of concept posted at the blog Geek Condition. In a post, Geek Condition's Brandon writes that the vulnerability has caused some people to lose their domain names registered

By |2008-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|