SAN JOSE, Ca. - Cisco Systems has created a new expert-level certification for network designers. The Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification is based on the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification, but this new credential is based specifically on high-level network design expertise. As with the CCIE certification, CCDE applicants will have to pass
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.
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
LANSING - Ensuring security of Michigan's computer systems is the top priority, Department of Information Technology Director Kenneth Theis said Tuesday, and that will mean assuring both internal and external security. He spoke at a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Emerging Technologies Committee that unanimously recommended confirmation of his appointment as the permanent
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft said on Thursday that it has released another updated test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The company said that the new version, dubbed "Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2," has been released to about 15,000 beta testers, CNET News.Com reported. The code is not being made available publicly, Microsoft
SOUTHFIELD - A new Storm Worm virus is attacking this time spoofing the theme of love, just in time for Valentine's Day. Emails with links to a bait website hosting the malware have been sent in bulk numbers for the past weeks, warns MicroWorld Technologies. The subject lines are mushy - Eternity of Your Love?,
ROYAL OAK ? Intelligent Connections will host four lunch and learn presentations in February ? three in Michigan and one in Ohio ? that will show attendees how they can discover, monitor and protect sensitive web data using Websense Content Protection Suite. Websense Intelligent Content Protection is based on best-in-class products and hosted solutions that
SOUTHFIELD - If your organization is still relying on the same old authentication and access control schemas and failing to keep pace with current technologies, it's only a matter of time before a breach occurs. CA has scheduled two evening mixers in February to show you how to keep the bad guys out of your
DETROIT ? Michigan InfraGard has elected a new board for 2008 with former President Dan Lohrmann, chief information security officer for the state of Michigan, passing the leadership mantel to Rod Kinghorn, his counterpart at General Motors. Lorhmann moves to chairman, with John Montville of Nationwide Security coming on the board as vice president; Beau
WYOMING ? The risks involved with entrusting business processes and data handling to third parties is the topic of the Jan. 18 meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of ISSA scheduled for Steelcase University. Rebecca Herold of Rebecca Herold & Associates will explain to attendees how to minimize the business risk of outsourcing data management.