WASHINGTON DC - In response to the seemingly endless disappearances or thefts of laptops from government agencies, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has introduced a bill that would address the problem - or so it seems. The "Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act," or H.R. 6163, as penned by Government Reform Committee chair Davis, would direct
SOUTHFIELD - David Powloski, Product Director, SOA Software, will discuss the benefits of SOA Security at the Oct. 19 meeting of the Motor City ISSA. Powloski?s presentation examines the impact of SOA on enterprise security, and describes the technology and procedural approaches to managing this risk. As the Product Director for SOA Software, Powloski is
ROYAL OAK - Intelligent Connections has partnered with Barracuda Networks, which provides enterprise-class application security appliances for email, Internet, and IM protection. ?Intelligent Connections has achieved the highest level of partnerships with best-of-breed manufacturers, and the new partnership with Barracuda Networks will give us an even stronger competitive edge in the industry? says Brian Haboush,
SEATTLE - For the second time in as many weeks a group of security professionals has released a third-party fix for a Windows flaw that is actively being used in cyberattacks. The group, calling itself the Zeroday Emergency Response Team, or ZERT, created the patch so Windows users can protect their PCs while Microsoft works
ROCHESTER ? Michael Brown, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Richard Marshall of the National Security Agency will be featured Oct. 20 at Oakland University's third annual Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Conference. Topics include cyber security, workplace violence, identity theft, modeling and simulation, risk analysis, mitigation policies, media relations, financial assurance,
SEATTLE - Microsoft may offer an Internet Explorer security update before its next official Patch Tuesday. The update is being designed to fix a serious flaw in the way the widely used Web browser handles certain graphics files, CNET News.Com reported. The flaw, first reported last week, is increasingly being used in attacks on IE
DETROIT - Software assurance is a national security priority. That is because a computer enabled national infrastructure is as reliable as the code that underlies it. Thus, common sense alone ought to dictate that any valid way to increase confidence in the security and reliability of America's software ought to be on the top of
DEARBORN ? Defense in Depth is the new mantra for InfraGard, an FBI-founded public/private partnership that also works closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help protect America from the bad guys ? whether they attack over the Internet or against physical facilities. The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was just codified this
YPSILANTI ? Eastern Michigan University's Center for Regional and National Security is hosting a course in October that provides an understanding of computer crime and discusses current challenges faced by Forensic Examiners. Students will outline search and seizure issues and the ideal handling of electronic evidence. Fundamentals core skills are also introduced - including: Hard
AUSTIN - Dell and Symantec are teaming up to deliver protection for Microsoft Exchange-based e-mail systems, the companies announced Wednesday. The PC and software vendor are combining their products in an offering dubbed Secure Exchange, CNET News.Com reported. The product is designed to take time and complexity out of running a secure, reliable Microsoft Exchange