TROY ? The Michigan InfraGard Members Alliance Board of Directors has approved the formation of a Michigan Upper Peninsula chapter, which will be based at Bay College. The UP chapters joins two other Michigan InfraGard chapters in Grand Rapids and Troy. InfraGard is a Public-Private Partnership for professional networking and mutual aid between the Federal
DETROIT ? The University of Detroit Mercy will add this fall a Master?s of Science in Information Assurance degree that combines computer information, engineering and criminal justices courses ? part of the college?s security curriculum. The new degree program will only enroll 15 students in its inaugural class, said Dan Shoemaker, Director Centre for Assurance
SEATTLE - Microsoft has released an enhanced version of its anti-spyware product as it continues to work on an update of the application, which is due out in beta later this year. The company is working with numerous groups to find ways to improve Microsoft AntiSpyware, which was released in beta in January, and said
WASHINGTON D.C. ? The current administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Jeffrey Runge, announced on Thursday that he would leave the agency. Runge will become the chief medical officer in the Department of Homeland Security. The former emergency-room physician took the helm at the NHTSA in 2001 and has proven to be a
PITTSBURGH ? U.S. Cert has issued an national cyber alert advisory for vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Microsoft Security Bulletins for July, 2005 address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. There are vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Word that may allow an attacker to take control of your
LANSING - As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Michigan, I?m often asked the question: What keeps me up at night? With the ever-increasing number of press stories related to identity theft and hackers gaining access to large confidential databases throughout the country, I have found myself lying in bed at
DETROIT - Richard Florida has written a sequel to his best seller, The Rise of the Creative Class. It is called, The Flight of the Creative Class. In this new book, he defines the biggest challenge to the US economy as the attraction and retention of creative talent in a world that is aggressively competing
WASHINGTON D.C. - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Thursday he has raised the threat level for regional and intercity passenger rail, subways and metropolitan bus systems from Code Yellow To Code Orange in the wake of the London terrorist bombings that targeted subways and a bus. Currently, the United States has no specific, credible
As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft this week said it plans to release three security alerts for flaws in Windows and Office. Two of the security bulletins apply to Windows, and at least one of them is deemed "critical," Microsoft's highest risk rating, the company said in a notice posted on its Web
ANN ARBOR - Everyone knows that wireless computing is convenient, efficient, and increases productivity. Information and communication follows you, rather than you being tethered to a wire in the wall. Wi-Fi is often less expensive than laying wires, and often wires are simply not an option. So much for The Good. Now for The Bad.