Cyber Defense

SecureWorld Expo Partners With InfraGard 2006 National Conference

PORTLAND, Or. - SecureWorld Expo has partnered with InfraGard to produce the 2006 InfraGard National Conference in Washington D.C. SecureWorld Expo will work directly with the InfraGard National Members Alliance in promoting and selling the event scheduled for August 22-24, Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. ?SecureWorld?s market reach and promotional support will serve to create a

By |2006-07-05T00:00:00-04:00July 5th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

I love You eMail Carries Bagle Worm In Zip File

FARMIGTON HILLS - When you get an email from Anna, Alice or Ellyn saying that she loves you and offers you a password to open her heart, don?t get carried away. The encrypted zipped file is a Bagle worm. Security Analysts at MicroWorld Technologies reported that "Win32.Bagle.fy" comes via password protected ZIP archives attached to

By |2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23rd, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Industry Leaders Launch the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium

BRIGHTON - Corporate leaders from across Michigan have formed the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium to help home grown Homeland Security companies grow. The first meeting attracted 28 representatives from business, education and economic development organizations. Its mission is to support Michigan-based developers and manufacturers of Homeland Security products and technologies. ?This effort was conceived over

By |2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23rd, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Trojan Targets Google Hosting Service

SAN JOSE - A Trojan horse has been discovered in Google Pages, a Web site hosting service offered by the search giant. An attacker apparently uploaded a malicious file to a Googlepages.com server, part of a service that allows people to create their own Web pages, Dan Hubbard, the senior director of security research at

By |2006-06-20T00:00:00-04:00June 20th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Trend Micro Rolls Out InterScan VirusWall 6.0, Email Security Service

FARMINGTON HILLS - Trend Micro has introduced an all-in-one software security solution that blocks viruses, spyware, spam and other threats at the Internet gateway. InterScan VirusWall 6 saves time and money by reducing support calls, increasing the productivity of employees, and preserving the availability of network resources. What?s more, customers with current, valid licenses for

By |2006-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Microsoft Puts Its Stamp On e-Mail Security

SEATTLE - Microsoft launched an updated and renamed Antigen e-mail security product, nearly a year after completing the takeover of its maker, Sybari. Meant for use by organizations small and large, the Antigen products promise to cleanse e-mail of spam and viruses, CNET News.Com reported. They work with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail server software and are

By |2006-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

TruArx To Launch Quarterly Webcast Series

FARMINGTON HILLS - TruArx will debut its new quarterly webcast program June 20 when the security company examines some of the challenges organizations face when it comes to effective policy development and distribution. Also highlighted will be TruArx? solution for effective policy management: an online portal that allows organizations to not only store and distribute

By |2006-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Microsoft: Zombies Most Prevalent Windows Threat

SEATTLE - Many Windows PCs have been turned into zombies, but rootkits are not yet widespread, according to a Microsoft security report just released. More than 60 percent of compromised Windows PCs scanned by Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool between January 2005 and March 2006 were found to be running malicious bot software, CNET

By |2006-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|

MicroWorld Debuts eConceal Network Firewall Product

eConceal enforces a boundary between two or more networks by implementing default or user-defined Access Control Policies or Rules. These rules function as filters by analyzing data packets to see if they fulfill the filter criteria and then allow or block the traffic accordingly. ?It?s different from other firewalls because of the designated rules that

By |2006-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2006|Archive, Cyber Defense|