MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google updated its terms of service on Monday to more clearly explain how the company can analyze user content to create targeted ads. The terms of service, which went into effect Monday, includes a new paragraph that explains the manner in which Google's software automatically scans and analyzes the content of
WASHINGTON DC - While President Obama has decided that the National Security Agency should reveal most major flaws it discovers in Internet security, a loophole exists that could allow the agency to exploit flaws for surveillance purposes, The New York Times reported Saturday. After a three-month review of recommendations made by a presidential task force
WASHINGTON DC - The encryption bug that has the Internet on high alert also affects the equipment that connects the Web. Cisco Systems Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc , two of the largest manufacturers of network equipment, said Thursday that some of their products contain the ?Heartbleed? bug, meaning hackers might be able to capture
LANSING - According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, cyber intrusions and attacks have increased dramatically over the last decade, exposing sensitive personal and business information, disrupting critical operations, and imposing high costs on the economy. Learn from top experts how cyber security will impact businesses going forward at this ConnectNet Forum May 15.
WASHINGTON DC - The US Supreme Court won't allow a challenge to the National Security Agency's phone snooping skip steps and come straight to its doorstep. Instead, the case will have to work its way through the appeals process. Last year, a federal district court judge ruled that the NSA's bulk collection of phone record
WASHINGTON DC - A new report based on the trove of NSA documents leaked to journalists last year by Edward Snowden says the agency's UK counterpart, the GCHQ, spied on German Internet firms, and it provides more information on the NSA's efforts to monitor German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The report, published in German magazine Der
LANSING - The Department of Community Health announced Thursday that a flash drive containing health information on 2,595 clients of the Long Term Care Ombudsman's Office had been stolen, potentially compromising the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of some of those people. The drive and a laptop were stolen from an employee of the
ANN ARBOR - Duo Security and LastPass announced a new partnership, integrating Duo's mobile-based two-factor authentication solution to the LastPass password management platform to provide an additional layer of credential security, protecting both personal and enterprise users. Duo is now available?and free for up to 10 users?for LastPass Free, Premium and Enterprise customers. The LastPass
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group, the Better Business Bureau serving Western Michigan, Fishnet Security, and West Michigan Cyber Security Consortium are sponsoring a no-cost cyber security conference that will explore the question Are You the Next Target. The conference is open to the public and will cover topics pertaining to information security for business owners and
SAN FRANCISCO - Customers aren't the only ones still dealing with fallout from the Target hack. Two banks have reportedly filed a lawsuit against Trustwave, claiming the security firm didn't do enough to stop the Target data breach. Trustmark National Bank and Green Bank N.A. have sued Trustwave, arguing that the company, which provides security