SAN FRANCISCO - The common wisdom when it comes to PCs and Apple computers is that the latter are much more secure. Particularly when it comes to firmware, people have assumed that Apple systems are locked down in ways that PCs aren't. It turns out this isn't true. Two researchers have found that several known
ANN ARBOR - I don't often talk directly to my readers and listeners, but I wanted to share some exciting news with you about a new company I am a partner in called VideoMeeting. We will be launching the beta test in July and need you, my readers and listeners, to sample our cloud-based video
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act does nothing to address the number one problem facing small businesses and their employees. "Health care, and therefore health insurance, is simply too expensive for all of us and many people are priced out
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University's Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics is one of five mechanical engineering departments nationwide selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate in a new diversity training program. The others are Purdue, Oregon State, Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma. The NSF program is called Transforming Engineering Culture to
ANN ARBOR - Over the next few weeks, MITechNews.Com will be publishing excerpts from cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon's latest book, called There Will Be Cyberwar. The book makes the case that the US military rushed to "network everything" and, like most organizations, neglected to secure its most critical systems. One point he makes is that an orchestrated
ANN ARBOR - Over the next few weeks, MITechNews.Com will be publishing excerpts from cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon's latest book, called There Will Be Cyberwar. The book makes the case that the US military rushed to "network everything" and, like most organizations, neglected to secure its most critical systems. CHAPTERTWO Cautionary Tale. The foregoing fictional scenario
SEATTLE - Microsoft is taking a stand against one of the more vile behaviors on the Internet: revenge porn. The software maker opened a dedicated reporting websiteWednesday for those who have fallen victim to the malicious posting online of sexually explicit photos or videos, often alongside sensitive private information like a phone number or address.
AUBURN HILLS - On Thursday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Embedded System Quality Engineering team released a Technical Service Bulletin for a software update that offers customers improved vehicle electronic security and communications system enhancements. Similar to a smartphone or tablet, vehicle software can require updates for improved security protection to reduce the potential risk of unauthorized
MILWAUKEE - A 27-year-old suburban Milwaukee man created an Internet site used as a worldwide malware marketplace that was shut down Wednesday after an investigation by 20 law enforcement agencies across the globe, federal documents filed Wednesday show. The site, known as Darkode.com, was seized by federal authorities Tuesday. A dozen people, including Daniel Placek
GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group is hosting a free workshop designed to help businesses prevent loss of data in a technology disruption on July 30 at Trivalent Group Headquarters in Grandville. Trivalent Group is a leading cloud and managed services, IT support, business continuity and network services company in Michigan. The free workshop, BIASurvivor (Be