Cyber Defense

Walsh College Deadline For Security Scholarship Feb. 18

TROY - Walsh College undergraduate and graduate students can apply for a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The deadline is Feb. 18. Individuals must be admitted to the Walsh master of science in information assurance program or another graduate program and specialize in information assurance. Potential funding may be

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Study: Huge Jump In Microsoft Flaws Since Last Year

REDMOND, Wa. - The past year has seen a massive increase in the number of flaws found in Microsoft software, according to vulnerability-scanning company Qualys. Between 2006 and 2007, there was an almost threefold rise in Microsoft flaws, Qualys said on Wednesday. "We have seen a huge jump in the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office products,"

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Women In Defense Holds First Chapter Meeting Nov. 27

STERLING HEIGHTS ? The newly formed Michigan Chapter of Women In Defense will hold its first membership meeting on Nov. 27 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy. The Michigan chapter is the tenth and boosts national membership to more than 1,400. WID supports advancement of Michigan women in all defense and technology industrial

By |2007-11-19T00:00:00-05:00November 19th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Dick DeVos To Keynote Security Venture-Angel Capital Symposium

HOWELL - The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium announced Friday that former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos will be the keynote speaker for the security group's Second Annual Venture & Angel Capital Symposium on Dec. 4 at Cleary University. DeVos, son of Amway cofounder Richard DeVos, is president of The Windquest Group. In addition, MIHSC will

By |2007-11-16T00:00:00-05:00November 16th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

CrimeCog Technologies Hires New COO

MILFORD - CrimeCog Technologies has hired Joe McKeown, former president of EventMeasures, has its new Chief Operating Officer. He reports to CrimeCog CEO Tim Daley. ?Joe brings us a tremendous combination of experience from his work in the Fortune 500 and then starting and growing his own businesses,? Daley said. ?We are poised for tremendous

By |2007-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Multiplying Mac Trojan Not Epidemic Yet

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - If Mac users thought the Trojan discovered last week was a one-off, they'll need to think again. Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of it, but claims about its powers have been wildly overstated, according to experts. "Looks like the Mac Trojan we posted about last week was not an

By |2007-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Disaster Recovery A Disaster Waiting To Happen

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Research sponsored by Symantec has found that while 91 percent of IT organizations carry out full testing of their disaster recovery plans, almost half of those tests fail. The "Symantec Disaster Recovery Research 2007" report was based on a survey of 1,088 IT professionals in large organizations, conducted by Dynamic Markets

By |2007-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

HP Appliance Improves Security

PALO ALTO, Ca. - To help companies better manage and consolidate key management for encrypted devices deployed in enterprise and mid-sized businesses, Hewlett-Packard announced the availability of the HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager. Secure Key Manager is a centralized, hardened security appliance that helps data center managers improve privacy compliance and reduce the risk of

By |2007-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Perfect Storm Building In IT Security World For Small To Medium Businesses

BOULDER, Co. - The new report about protecting smaller businesses' from security threats from its growing mobile workforce predicts a perfect storm is building in the IT security world. With companies growing and adding more remote and mobile workers, IT departments are finding it difficult to keep pace in staffing; while, at the same time,

By |2007-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|