SAN FRANCSICO ? CNET.Com is predicting that another Sober worm attack is likely the first week in January just in time to fill everyone?s e-mail boxes with junk when they return to work after the Christmas Holidays. Researchers at iDefense predict the attack will come on January 5 or 6. Once installed, the small virus
WASHINGTON DC ? The 10th anniversary of InfraGard will be celebrated next August at the InfraGard National Members Alliance 2006 National conference in the nation?s capitol. The Conference will be held August 22-24, 2006 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 USA (the InfraGard Congress will be
YPSILANTI - The Center for Regional and National Security at Eastern Michigan University will be hosting AccessData, a leading provider of computer forensics tools, for several courses in 2006. Course dates include: Windows Forensics (Advanced) March 7th - 9th Internet Forensics (Advanced) June 27th - 29th Applied Decryption (Advanced) August 8th - 10th FTK Bootcamp
YPSILANTI - The Information Assurance program at the Center for Regional and National Security on Eastern Michigan University?s campus is preparing to offer its nationally recognized Computer Forensics Program to business and industry. The six-week program has been re-formatted into four - one week blocks of critical information for the corporation that wants to prepare
GRAND RAPIDS ? A Santa Claus worm is trying to trick America Online, Microsoft MSN and Yahoo instant-messaging users into clicking on a file that delivers malware to a victim's computer. The IM.GiftCom.All worm attempts to dupe IM users into thinking an acquaintance has sent them a link to a harmless Santa Claus file, according
GRAND RAPIDS - A Windows-targeted worm that drops spying software on vulnerable PCs is spreading across the Internet, security experts have warned. The Dasher.B worm exploits a flaw in Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator, or MDTC, security companies told CNET.Com on Friday. Microsoft announced and patched the hole in the component for transaction processing in
REDMOND, WA. - Last Tuesday's "critical" security fix for Internet Explorer is causing trouble for users who have been testing the new IE 7 browser. Microsoft has received "scattered reports of users experiencing odd browser behavior" after installing the latest security update, Jeremy Dallman, project manager for Internet Explorer security at the company, wrote in
DETROIT - Sun Microsystems announced a project on Wednesday to build out disaster warning systems in countries around the world in partnership with the Pacific Disaster Center, which provides applied information research, analysis and early warning alerts for emergency managers in the Asia-Pacific and surrounding regions. Sun will supply the technology, including engineering services. The
CUPERTINO, CA. - Symantec has struck a deal with Cisco Systems to ship its Norton Internet Security 2006 with all Linksys wired and wireless routers worldwide, Symantec announced Wednesday. Norton Internet Security 2006 is a suite of software that includes antivirus, a firewall, antispam and parental controls. Symantec has many deals to bundle its software,
DETROIT - AT&T on Wednesday launched a 24-hour Internet security Webcast program aimed at delivering security alerts and daily dispatches to corporate customers. The company's Internet Security News Network (ISNN) is designed to offer news updates twice a day and interviews with security experts. It also is intended to leverage AT&T's year-old managed security services