LANSING ? Dan Lohrmann, the long-time Michigan Chief Information Security Officer, has spent the past several months accumulating to his new role in the private sector where he is Chief Strategist and Chief Security Officer at Security Mentor, which is developing executive training for business executives. Lohrmann said while still working at the State he
SAN FRANCISCO - Corporate executives traveling in Asia may need to be extra cautions the next time they connect to a hotel's Wi-Fi network - that is, if they haven't already been hacked. Over the last four years, malicious hackers have been stealing data from company executives while they stay in luxury hotels in an
SAN FRANCISCO - It's bad enough that Verizon and AT&T have unleashed a new breed of "supercookie" that can track your every online move, even as you switch between your smartphone, tablet and TV. Far worse is the possibility of abuse by advertisers, governments and hackers, privacy experts warn. "Any website you're going to end
STANFORD, Calif. - The director of the National Security Agency has a message for Silicon Valley: We come in peace. Admiral Michael Rogers' attempt at rapprochement on Monday comes as tech firms are working to repel government surveillance after spying documents were leaked by Edward Snowden in June 2013, CNET News.Com reported. Apple and Google
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple users in China have an active, new threat to contend with that attacks iPhones and iPads through Apple's Mac OS X operating system, a US security firm reported. Palo Alto Networks called the malicious software "WireLurker" because it waits for a device running Apple's iOS mobile operating system to connect via
SAN FRANCISCO - Malicious software designed to steal sensitive information from businesses and foreign governments is made in Russia and supported by the Russian government, a security research firm reported Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal said the group behind the malicious software, or malware, has been identified as APT28 and has links to a "government
ANN ARBOR - Teams from several Michigan colleges will compete in the Michigan Collegiate Cyber Defense Network Invitational on November 1 using the virtual infrastructure of the Michigan Cyber Range. Competing will be Baker College (Clinton, Flint & Jackson campuses), Davenport University, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Henry Ford Community College, Jackson College
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google said on Tuesday that it supports USB drives built on an increasingly popular software standard that makes two-factor authentication a lot less cumbersome. With two- factor authentication, users combine something they know - such as a password or personal identification number -- with something they have - such as a
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple said Wednesday it will stop supporting the encryption standard Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 for its push notifications service in response to a vulnerability identified earlier this month in the aging protocol. Apple announced on its developer site that it will switch on October 29 from SSL 3.0 to Transport Layer Security
GRAND RAPIDS - Information Security and cyber hacking were the focus of this year?s GRRCon, an annual hacking conference held October 16-17 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. The attendees were a mix of IT professionals interested in improving cyber defense and those who make a living beating it. Throughout the conference, speakers offered