SEATTLE ? Forget that advice not to write down your passwords, a Microsoft security guru said, because such bans force people to use the same weak term on many different computer systems. Microsoft's Jesper Johansson said that the security industry has been giving out the wrong advice to users by telling them not to write
FRANKLIN - How many times have you walked by someone?s workstation and saw a Post-It Note laying next to the keyboard with a password written on it? Or logged on to a secure web site with your pet?s name as your password? Every day, we access data using simple user names or passwords. The trouble
TROY ? Walsh College is offering two new courses for its Master of Science in Information Assurance online during the summer semester, part of the college?s designated NSA Academic Center of Excellence program. Prerequisites are foundation courses or a CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CPP certificate. IA 540 Intrusion Techniques and Defenses Prerequisites: BIT 546, BIT
TROY ? Brian Gawne, vice president of Olympus Security, provides a quick over view of what companies can do to keep their computer networks secure. Gawne said the basic steps include: Use of passwords Patch management of operating systems and applications Use of antivirus technology at multiple levels Firewalls at the desktop and enterprise level
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates is co sponsoring HAVEN?s annual Promenade of Hope gala June 16 at Compuware Headquarters in downtown Detroit. The theme this year is Live Without Fear. HAVEN?s Promenade of Hope honors 30 years of achievements for HAVEN, while recognizing the support of its sponsors and the community. This year?s gala will include
SOUTHFIELD - Computer Associates stock price fell some 5 percent Friday after the corporate software maker said its quarterly profit sank, despite a 7 percent rise in revenue, due to an increase in expenses and taxes. Shares of the Islandia, N.Y., company ? which maintains its Midwest regional office in Southfield ? fell $1.36, or
DETROIT - In Cambridge, Mass, a 12-mile fiber optic photonically encrypted secure network is in operation, perhaps the most secure network in the world. But it is security without a cause because there is nothing to protect on the network. It is a test bed, providing proof of concept for military and early adopters that
PITTSBURGH ? U.S. Cert has issued a Cyber Security Alert for the Apple Mac Operating System, which has been diagnosed with multiple vulnerabilities to hackers. The system affected it the Mac OS X Version 10.3.0 (Panther) and Mac OS X Server version 10.3.9. Apple has released Security Update 2005-005 to correct several vulnerabilites affecting Mac
SAN FRANCISCO - The new generation of Operating Systems includes improvements aimed at keeping data safer. Microsoft, long the target of hackers' efforts and resulting customer ire, has promised anti-spyware and other tools in the upcoming version of Windows, code-named Longhorn. And while they aren't as aggressive about marketing their security efforts, Apple Computer and
SEATTLE - Microsoft on Tuesday issued an "important" Windows security fix as part of its monthly patch cycle, tackling a script injection vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take over a PC. The software giant also published two early alerts as part of its new pilot program, Microsoft Security Advisories, which confirms reports of