Cyber Defense

Data Center Solutions – Enterprise Security For Small Biz Price

SOUTHFIELD - Data Center Solutions is offering a new Michigan-made network security appliance that can perform up to 14 functions, protection from hackers, spammers, the lot. The company's Steve Beers describes the new product as enterprise security for a small business price. To learn more, listen to this Security channel edition of News Maker Interview.

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

SecureWorld Chicago Offers Big Discounts For MITechNews.Com Readers

CHICAGO ? SecureWorld Expo returns to Chicago in May with a two-day event that includes big discounts for readers of MITechNews.Com. SecureWorld Chicago, on May 21-22, will feature Security Practitioners, Senior Executives and Government Leaders, Leading Security Analysts/Consultants and more. The event will cover topics such as Risk Assessment, IP Leakage, Business Risk Assessment and

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Info System Running Out Of Money

LANSING - The Michigan Department of State Police will run out of funding for its Criminal Justice Information System by June 1 and an additional $2.7 million is needed to pay for database improvements through Sept. 30. Officials told the Senate Appropriations State Police and Military Affairs Subcommittee on Thursday that additional money would be

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

What is InfraGard?

DETROIT - InfraGard is a collaborative effort between the FBI and local communities. InfraGard is an association of government and business leaders that meet regularly and freely share their ideas and expertise to better protect America's infrastructures. How many InfraGard Chapters are there? There are 86 chapters How many InfraGard members are there? There are

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

US Senate Approves Government Spying On US Citizens

WASHINGTON DC - The Senate Wednesday approved a measure to expand domestic spy powers and grant legal protections to companies that aided the government's domestic surveillance ? a priority for the Bush Administration. The 68-29 vote sets up a standoff between the House of Representatives and the Senate, with both chambers facing the expiration of

By |2008-02-14T00:00:00-05:00February 14th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Two-Factor Authentication To Become Widely Adopted In 2008

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - A new survey conducted last month by Positive Network, makers of security products and services, concludes two-factor authentication will become more widely adopted in 2008 because of respondents' concerns over personal and corporate data breaches. The survey, entitled "IT Security & Authentication: Key Concerns in 2008," interviewed over 300 IT professionals

By |2008-02-07T00:00:00-05:00February 7th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Homeland Security Specialist Patriot Services Named To Watch List

WALLED LAKE ? Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Company Patriot Services has been recognized as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation. The company provides comprehensive disaster and emergency preparedness solutions, including site, threat and vulnerability assessments; emergency plan development and review; training; and exercises.

By |2008-02-01T00:00:00-05:00February 1st, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Panda Security Releases Solution To Protect Internet Transactions

GLENDALE, Ca. - Panda Security, a provider of IT security solutions, has announced the availability of Panda Security for Internet Transactions, an anti-fraud security service that leverages the company's collective intelligence in order to protect banks and online merchants against active malware targeting business to consumer transactions. "A good portion of the malware being created

By |2008-02-01T00:00:00-05:00February 1st, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Symantec Spam Report Notes Focus On Holiday Spam

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In Symantec Corp.'s January 2008 spam report, the security company noted the rise of holiday spam, spammers getting honest and spammers targeting blogs as key trends observed as 2007 came to a close. According to Doug Bowers, senior director of engineering with Symantec, what was interesting as 2007 ended what that

By |2008-02-01T00:00:00-05:00February 1st, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

CIO Role To Significantly Change In Next Three Years

STAMFORD, Conn. - The role of the chief information officer (CIO) is no longer limited to just managing IT, and that role will continue to evolve in the next few years, according to a worldwide survey conducted by Gartner Executive Programs. Of the 1,500 CIOs surveyed for the Gartner EXP report, "Making the Difference: The

By |2008-02-01T00:00:00-05:00February 1st, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|