PLEASANT RIDGE - Josh Linkner, just 37 years old, already has founded his fourth company, ePrize, an online promotions company that develops interactive marketing for the likes Proctor & Gamble and other Fortune 500 companies. Linkner talks about his Michigan entrepreneurial experiences and the Michigan technology and entrepreneur talent pool in this News Maker interview
LANSING - Wall Street rating agencies expressed tentative approval of Michigan?s action to raise taxes to help keep the budget balanced, saying it could have a positive effect on the state's overall credit rating. Standard & Poors and an analyst for Moody's Investors Services said the decisions should help prevent any disruptions in the payment
LANSING - Businesses will get a multimillion-dollar break under the state's new Michigan Business Tax, though not as much as earlier versions in the first 10 years that it would apply as the Senate took action on HB 5104 Friday. In addition to phasing in over a 10-year period the full benefit of the break
DETROIT - You bet! Ask the casinos! But all puns aside, any time our elected officials don't make wise spending decisions, it comes down to the same results that each of us experience in our own personal budgets - the dollars that were squandered thoughtlessly are not available to make desired, or in some case
DEARBORN ? Nanette Poulios, Director of the Information Assurance Center, Walsh College, will deliver a talk on Oct. 9 during the Detroit SecureWorld Conference called Why Phishing Works. The conference session, from 8:30 ? 9:15 am, will look at why our training often fails to produce the effects expected. Included will be phishing examples from
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 a growing concern among business owners. As privacy laws and regulations come of age, auditors are asking the tougher questions and holding companies
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Though he admits it will be a matter of years before businesses fully transform their people, processes, and technology to regard security risk in the same light as business risk, the challenge remains to be conquered nonetheless. So says Brian Kenyon, director, enterprise technical enablement for McAfee Inc., and a leading
REDMOND, Wa. - Is it possible for organizations to find the perfect balance of effective security but at less cost? It is a daunting task but between transforming people, processes, and technology, organizations should be demanding of IT vendors to provide more secure products, services and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). When combined, these forces would lower the
SAN JOSE, Ca. - The threats from mobile malicious software are not particularly high--and are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief. F-Secure Chief Executive Kimmo Alkio said the company has seen a "consistent increase" in mobile malicious software but does not expect a "dramatic increase" in the
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Netarx Inc. announced it has met the requirements to achieve the Advanced Routing, Switching Specialization from Cisco, giving Netarx a clean sweep of the four major Cisco Certifications. Netarx also maintains Advanced Specializations in Cisco Unified Communications, Security, and Wireless LAN. The Cisco Advanced Routing and Switching Specialization recognizes partners for their