REDMOND, Wa. - The past year has seen a massive increase in the number of flaws found in Microsoft software, according to vulnerability-scanning company Qualys. Between 2006 and 2007, there was an almost threefold rise in Microsoft flaws, Qualys said on Wednesday. "We have seen a huge jump in the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office products,"
CHICAGO - The results of CDW Corp.'s 2007 CDW Holiday IT Wish List survey shows 59 percent of IT decision makers said that their organization is somewhat likely or extremely likely to increase investment in IT in 2008. Asked for their outlook on particular technology investments, 52 percent said that their companies are somewhat or
NEW YORK - Turns out the trend toward globalization makes it riskier than ever to be a chief financial officer. According to IBM's new Global CFO Study 2008, changes in the global marketplace can seriously undermine CFOs' ability to make sound business decisions. Traditionally, CFOs are responsible for their companies' financial planning and record keeping
WASHINGTON DC - Spyware has become the biggest security threat to organizations, a survey from the Computer Technology Industry Association has discovered. That's a big change from a few years ago, when spyware was barely even considered a threat. In this, the fifth annual study, CompTIA surveyed organizations of all sizes from a variety of
LONDON - As the asset management industry experiences significant change, companies are turning to technology to reinvent and differentiate themselves, creating a $3.4 billion industry by 2012, says a new report by Datamonitor. Technological developments within the evolving asset management industry, says the drive to offer superior performance is changing risk procedures in both the
SOUTHFIELD ? Motor City ISSA's Holiday party will not only feature an upscale dinner, but also David Baker of Chrysler LLC who will talk about the other firewall, physical security and controls. Baker will be focusing on three areas relating to physical security: the "social engineering" impact on physical security, how policy and physical controls
LANSING ? An expert panel will discuss sources of capital for homeland security businesses on Dec. 4 during the 2nd annual Michigan Homeland Security Venture and Angel Capital Symposium at Cleary University's Howell campus. The keynote speaker is former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, son of Amway cofounder Richard DeVos. The younger DeVos is president
LANSING ? Security Magazine has named Dan Lohrmann, Michigan's Chief Information Security Officer, as one of the top 25 people in the security industry. Lohrmann, also president of Michigan InfraGard, was named a Visionary. Protecting the infrastructure and information for more than 55,000 desktops and laptops and 3,000 data center servers, Lohrmann directs cybersecurity and
TROY ? Computer security company Creative Breakthroughs will host a free Network Access Control Panel Discussion for IT professionals December 5 at Automation Alley. Panelists include engineers and product specialists from Symantec, Juniper Networks, HP ProCurve, eEye Digital Security, and Cisco. The discussion will be moderated by Greg Schaffer, a columnist at Computerworld magazine who
SOUTHFIELD - Half part pesky and half part sleazy. That's how you can describe this malware that takes over your browser and redirects it to pornography and diverts online searches to salacious websites or drug stores. Security experts at MicroWorld Technologies caution computer users against probable infection of a Trojan named "Win32.StartPage.jo" while visiting dubious