SEATTLE - Microsoft on Monday announced that it has acquired ID management partner Alacris in a move to bolster its security efforts. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ottawa-based Alacris provides identification and access management technologies for smart cards and digital certificates. The acquisition comes as Microsoft is gearing up to release its
TROY ? Walsh College on Tuesday appointed Jeffrey Livermore, Ph.D., as chairman of its Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Department. He will administer degree programs and curriculum for the bachelor and master of science degrees in business information technology, and for the master of science in information assurance degree. Livermore, who?s appointment is effective
BIRMINGHAM - Seneca Health Partners, a healthcare focused venture capital fund managed by Seneca Partners, has joined Wachovia Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Wachovia Bank, by investing in Senex Financial Corp, an Indianapolis specialty healthcare finance company which provides solutions for hospital self-pay receivables. The total investment was not disclosed. A representative of Wachovia will
DETROIT ? Sun Microsystems Chief Security Officer, Whitfield Diffie, is a keynote speaker Sept. 21 during the first day of the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Diffie, best known for his 1975 discovery of the concept of public key cryptography, will explain the struggles and risks of preserving privacy in the online era. Diffie spent the 1990s
SEATTLE - New security features planned for the Longhorn version of Windows Server will include an automatic patch check and a file system that can fix itself, Microsoft said. Security and reliability top Microsoft's list of promises to customers for the next major Windows Server release. On Thursday, the software maker shared some details on
GRAND RAPIDS ? What do you do when the worst happens to your computer system? When a fire destroys your equipment, or a hacker demolishes your software? If you?re the typical small business, you probably don?t have any disaster recovery plan. That?s a big mistake, security experts say. ?Disaster Recovery is big for small businesses
DETORIT ? In August, the University of Detroit Mercy took eleven of its advanced information assurance students to Imperial College in London to learn about a new security standard that is certain to have a dramatic impact on every business in Michigan. The goal was to understand the purpose and application of the forthcoming ISO
GRAND RAPIDS - All businesses have some sort of security in place for their facilities, even if it?s just locked doors. But many small businesses leaping onto the Internet?s World Wide Web to expand their sales don?t have the proper ? in some cases any ? security in place to keep out hackers, viruses, worms,
YPSILANTI ? Eastern Michigan University?s Center for Regional and National Security is offering two classes that have been traditionally offered to law enforcement officials, but have been modified for non-law enforcement instruction. The classes are also part of EMU?s Masters in Information Security Degree or the Information Security Certificate Program. Cyber Crime I, this is
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates International announced Monday that IDC has been named the worldwide market leader in Identity and Access Management software for the fifth consecutive year. According to IDC?s report, Worldwide Identity and Access Management 2005-2009 Forecast and Analysis, CA?s eTrust security management solutions hold a 20 percent share of the IAM market with