SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - People have always been the weakest link when it comes to protecting computers. The same applies to mobile phones. Despite companies' attempts to create relatively secure operating systems, trickery and social engineering continue to manipulate people. For example, the Symbian operating system for mobile phones is "fairly secure," F-Secure security expert
WASHINGTON DC - Imagine a day when you can buy the newest, coolest phone you can get your hands on--and use it on any wireless carrier's network. Right now that's almost impossible in the U.S, CNET News.Com reported. But if the rules for the upcoming Federal Communications Commission auction of 700MHz spectrum, which is being
SEATTLE - Microsoft has quietly released an update for Internet Explorer that fixes a problem with the browser's phishing shield. The feature that protects against fraudulent Web sites, new in IE 7, in some cases couldSbog down computers running Windows, according to an article on Microsoft's support site published Tuesday, CNET News.Com reported. This could
WEST BLOOMFIELD - International Forensics eLearning Academy has launched its IFEA Virtual Campus, which delivers online courses aimed at law enforcement and first responders in the area of homeland security, forensics, and CSI. It also offers courses for Security Professionals. IFEA helps to reduce the cost in training a workforce saving thousands of dollars in
SAN FRANCISCO - Internet security firm Websense has discovered a worm that uses Skype to propagate. Skype is best known for allowing subscribers to make free telephone calls over the Internet, CNET News.Com reported. The company has more than 7 million subscribers and was acquired just over a year ago by online auction firm eBay
TROY - On November 10 and 11 at the Troy Campus, Walsh College Information Assurance Center and Ernst & Young hosted the After Hours Consulting Challenge. Five teams of students competed for bragging rights and gift cards and the chance to impress the E & Y judges. The Consulting Challenge was a simulation designed to
DETROIT - The need to reduce cost and increase business performance, while at the same time evolving systems to fit global markets, ensures that IT is not longer the sideshow that it used to be. Nonetheless, one consequence of moving technology's act into the center ring is that every Chief Information Officer is now accountable
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. has announced expanded licensing options and new advisory fees for its security channel partners as part of the company's efforts to expand its Security Software Advisor program. The SSA is an incentive program for eligible partners that advise on the purchase decision and deployment of Microsoft's Forefront security software products that
RICHMOND HILLS, Ontario - According to a recent study conducted by Business Performance Management Forum, companies that use mobile devices face exposure to regulatory compliance violations and security risks. The study, called Comply on the Fly: Keeping Pace with the Management Challenges of Mobile Data Management was sponsored by Nokia and Sybase. It revealed that
DETROIT - It has been a good year, with sponsorship of SecureWorld, the annual conference in Washington, training sessions and a strengthened presence working with the Department of Homeland Security. All board members of Michigan InfraGard wish you and yours a happy holiday and a renewed focus on security in 2007! See you then! Hans