TROY ? Local security experts discussed their roles in the Information Assurance Career Focus Consortium May 18 at the ASIS International Detroit Chapter Regional Security Conference providing IT professionals with an overview of security training in Michigan. The panel consisted of Nan Poulios, Director Information Assurance Center, Walsh College; Cecilia Sarmiento, Program Director Information Technology,
WASHINGTON DC - The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, including calls made within the United States, according to reports. USA Today reported that the NSA, which is in charge of a domestic spying program, has been building up the database using records provided by
ANN ARBOR ? Defense and security products company Arotech Corp. announced Thursday that NASDAQ has decided to continue listings its stock on the over-the-counter exchange provided Arotech meets certain conditions before July 6. Arotech provides defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, including multimedia interactive simulators/trainers, lightweight armoring and
SAN FRANCSICO - Two of the world's largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against software pirates selling illegal versions of well-known security products on eBay. The sale of pirated software on eBay is booming, according to various reports, but the auction site has taken the position that it is the role of software
FARMINGTON HILLS - In one of the most bizarre phishing scams to date, a fake Chase email explaining online fraud actually opens a link that directs recipients to a site where their account details are harvested. Security experts at MicroWorld Technologies said the email spoofing Chase is an upside-down innovation in recent phishing attacks. If
LANSING - Attorney General Mike Cox on Tuesday filed felony charges against two former employees of St. Michael Nursing Center in Detroit for identity theft of 74-year-old resident. Complaints against Marcus Lafrance Bailey, age 33, and Trina Lavette Carr, age 37, both of Detroit, were filed in the 36th Judicial District Court. "Nursing homes should
REDMOND, Wa. - As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft a week ago released three security bulletins with fixes for flaws in Windows and Exchange. The Exchange e-mail server and at least one of the Windows alerts is deemed "critical," Microsoft's highest risk rating, the software maker said in a notice posted on its
SUNNYVALE, Ca. - McAfee has launched a Mac security product, saying that Apple Computer's OS X is "just as vulnerable" as other operating systems are to targeted attacks. The antivirus vendor introduced McAfee VirusScan for Mactel, CNET News.Com reported. o back up its statement, McAfee cited the release in March of a patch that fixed
REDMOND, Wa. - As researchers pored over a vulnerability found within Microsoft's Internet Explorer less than a week ago, they discovered a totally new IE flaw. The new bug could be used to launch code execution attacks, CNET News.Com reported. Microsoft acknowledged that the vulnerability, found by Andreas Sandblad of Secunia, is not just a
FARMINGTON HILLS - A new Trojan has begun attacking account holders of the online game World of Warcraft. Win32. WOW then shuts down antivirus and firewall software, opening gamers to a flood of malware that drains their personal accounts. World of Warcraft is a multimillion dollar player in the world of cyber games where huge