SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates has acquired an advanced mainframe and access management security software package from InfoSec. The application automatically identifies and removes obsolete, unused and rogue user IDs and access rights. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The solution, eTrust Cleanup, helps customers cope with the increased complexity of identity and access management,
YPSILANTI ? The Center for Regional and National Security (CeRNS) at Eastern Michigan University could soon become the second college in Michigan to earn the coveted Center of Excellence Status from the National Security Agency. The other is Walsh College in Troy. With a Center For Excellence designation, CeRNS could get more scholarship money for
SOUTHFIELD ? A Homeland Security official will discuss how to prevent Identity Theft Thursday night during the monthly meeting of the Motor City Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). DHS official Dan Langohr will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Technological University?s Buell Management Building in the University Technology and Learning Center,
TROY ? Walsh College will co host SecureDetroit 2005, an ISC2 Security Leadership Seminar on April 27. The focus of this year?s conference is Focus on Enterprise Vulnerability Management. Participants can earn eight CPEs that will be automatically credited to your account without risk of audit. This seminar offers 3 different tracks: Track 1 -
DETROIT ? First there was phishing. Now there is pharming, a new name for an old hacker technique that security professionals call DNS Poisoning ? when web sites are redirected to other places on the net, usually for malicious purposes. The Internet Storm Center has issued warnings this month that pharming is on the rise,
DETROIT ? On March 1, InfraGard and The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute launched a five-month pilot partnership to provide up-to-date and practical training on current issues for the security community. SANS Institute is the acknowledged leader in security training. Their instructors have front line experience doing the work they teach in the classroom.
DETROIT - As we enter spring of 2005, one thing hasn?t changed since 9-11 ? the $6.3 billion dollars already approved for distribution to states for security needs stands largely unspent ? to the tune of $5.2 Billion. That?s right, Billions with a B. But wait. There?s more. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security fiscal
GRAND RAPIDS - On March 1, several laws protecting consumers and their credit went into effect in Michigan. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is a federal law that allows U.S. consumers to view their credit reports for free, once per year. The others are state laws and include the Identity Theft Protection Act and the
SOUTHFIELD - Few will disagree that it?s a challenging time to manage an IT budget. Pressures are coming at you from all sides. In an expanding global marketplace, companies are forced to constantly reduce costs to remain competitive. At the same time, demands for IT security are exploding because of viruses, spyware, regulations, log management,
SAN JOSE - eBay is fighting to repair a software glitch that opens the door to phishing attacks by criminals to create an actual eBay link that redirects customers to a malicious site. Phishing schemes typically use e-mail messages that look like they come from a trusted service provider to dupe people to into visiting