WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Congress voted on this week to keep a controversial expansion of a wiretapping law alive for another 15 days. The law in question, called the Protect America Act, was passed hurriedly by Congress last August and is set to expire Friday, CNET News.Com reported. The temporary extension, which passed by
NEW YORK - New York's lawmakers have introduced legislation to keep convicted sex offenders off the likes of Facebook and MySpace. In a press conference on Tuesday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, State Sen. Joseph Bruno, and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver unveiled details of the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (E-Stop), a
NEW YORK - Best Buy is warning customers who purchased its Insignia 10.4-inch Digital Picture Frames that their device may be harboring a virus, according an advisory posted on its Web site. Insignia digital frames, with model number NS-DPF10A, may be infected with the virus, Best Buy states in its posting, CNET News.Com reported. The
TROY - If you're not sure whether worms are used for phishing. If cookies and smurfs sound like harmless Saturday morning fun. If you're pretty sure that attacks by zombies and bots only happen in science fiction movies. If you've ever wondered what exactly it means to be phished, pharmed, spammed, spimmed, or spoofed, this
GRAND RAPIDS ? A forum Feb. 5 co hosted by E-Discovery Update for attorneys, compliance professionals, paralegals, and other legal staff to learn how e-discovery has permanently changed the litigation landscape. One year after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended, e-discovery is as costly and complex as ever before. In this engaging seminar,
YPSILANTI ? The Information Assurance Student Organization at Eastern Michigan University, in conjunction with the Center for Regional and National Security, is hosting a series of informational talks with experts from February to April to explore risk vulnerabilities, Network Forensics, Ethical Hacking, Security from a Global Perspective, and more. ?If you?re involved in cyber security,?
SOUTHFIELD ? Eddie Schwartz, Chief Security Officer for NetWitness, will headline the Feb. 21 meeting of Motor City ISSA. His talk is titled Detection of Beacon Trojans and Advanced Data Exfiltration Techniques.
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
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