SAN FRANCSICO - Have you been SMiShed yet? SMiShing, a phishing attack delivered via text message (Short Message Service), is one of several new threats expected next year, according to annual threat prediction reports released by McAfee Avert Labs and competitor Websense. The companies warned customers of increasingly sophisticated attacks hitting from all angles-including mobile
SEATTLE - Microsoft released Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, but most security companies look like they need more time to deliver tools to protect the new operating system. Symantec, Trend Micro and CA are still working on products for Vista, representatives for the each of the companies told CNET News.Com on Thursday. McAfee is
SOUTHFIELD ? The officer nominees for the Motor City Chapter of ISSA will most likely win their seats since they are running unopposed. What that means is on Dec. 21, at the chapter?s Christmas Gala, Jeff Recor will be elected president, Terry Dillard vice president, Don Ledwith Treasurer, and Alex Goldstein Secretary. The Christmas Party
NEW YORK - IBM has unveiled a scaled-down version of its federated security software in a move to reach out to small businesses. IBM's new Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway, a version of Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, aims to allow small companies of up to 5,000 employees to connect like spokes of a large
SEATTLE - An assortment of new security features in Windows Vista will help many consumers become "secure enough," but businesses are unlikely to abandon their current levels of additional, backup security if they adopt the new operating system, some experts say. Among more than a dozen security features within Vista are improvements such as the
YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University has announced the rollout of courses for the its new undergraduate Bachelors of Science Degree in Information Assurance. The Information Assurance Program is part of the National Center of Academic Excellence (NSA), and this degree has mapped these courses to CNSS standards 4011 and 4013. The offerings for Winter Semester
DETROIT - If you didn't get the chance to attend the 2006 InfraGard Conference, you still have an opportunity to take advantage of the wealth of information shared this year. PDF files of all 36 presentations that we were given for the 2006 InfraGard Conference can be found at: InfraGardConferences.Com After review of some of
ANN ARBOR ? SpamStopsHere, an e-mail security and spam filtering solutions company, contends sophisticated spammer tricks are thwarting spam filters. These new and ever more sophisticated spamming methods have fueled an explosion in phishing attacks and financial/home-business scams. By industry estimates, spam has dramatically risen by more than 50 percent in just the two months
SAN FRANCISCO - For Jeffrey Paul, his cell phone was the last bastion of communication solitude in a world overrun with telemarketing, junk mail and e-mail spam. But now, even his cell phone isn't safe from unwanted solicitations. The 40-year-old sales executive from Los Angeles said he uses text messaging sporadically to contact friends, so
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Cisco has released its second study of remote workers and their online behavior. The results revealed that many workers have a disconcerting perception of IT's role that may jeopardize corporate and personal security. The study includes responses more than 1,000 remote workers and 1,000 IT decision makers in 10 countries including