TORONTO - Vendors have been driving home the importance of IT security for years, and while there is still much education to do, organizations are starting to get it. "There are a number of security concerns around networking in general," said Darren Hamilton, partner business manager at HP Canada. Customers want a secure, reliable networking
STAMFORD, Conn. - Phishing attacks in the U.S. soared in 2007, with a total of $3.2 billion stolen. The number of adult phishing victims jumped from last year, as 3.6 million adults lost money in the 12 months ending in August, compared with the 2.3 million who did so the year before, according to a
SAGINAW - In 2008, I will be sharing insights, concerns and perspectives on issues of IT security, risk management and information assurance through regular postings in the newsletter, podcasts and blogs published by MITechNews.Com. I thought we?d start ?08 with a review of investment opportunities in the industry. These thoughts will hopefully also have relevance
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Researchers from McAfee's Avert Labs are warning people not to fall for get rich quick schemes that are starting to stream into their e-mail inboxes. These schemes are basically chain letters that are based on the age-old pyramid scheme of having people send a certain amount of money to a person
TORONTO - Managed services will be a big channel push for some security vendors this year, while some will also concentrate on developing partner-friendly products and solutions. According to MX Logic Inc. executive vice president Pete Khanna, 2007 was the year managed services, and in particular managed security services, became a reality. The Englewood, Colo.-based
NEW YORK - What a difference a single dollar makes. The current oil prices have been coasting around, give or take a few dollars less than $100 for a little while; it is only a matter of time before, sooner or later, when that one dollar addition becomes the anticipated reality. The price zoomed to
WASHINGTON DC - A dirty bomb explodes in Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific. A few hours later, two more dirty bombs detonate, this time on the continental United States. One bomb goes off at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, killing an unknown number of people and spreading radiation throughout the airport. Almost simultaneously,
ROYAL OAK - Securing your companies data for mobile users is paramount to operating a comprehensive information security program. The loss of sensitive data from laptops, removable media and smart phones is growing concern among business owners. As privacy laws and regulations come of age, auditors are asking the tougher questions and holding companies to
DETROIT - Now, granted, that number was meant to get your attention. That is the number of countries currently listed by Wikipedia that have less population than the current watch list that has grown to 755,000 entries. Some of those countries include populations of a single island of 50. Still, to call a list this
LANSING - In this time of extreme revenue pressure, it is important that government focus on ways to not only live within their means but also to be innovative and entrepreneurial in finding ways to be good public servants. The proposed MEDC SBIR/STTR/NIST-ATP Matching program is a case in point. SBIR stands for Small Business