WASHINGTON - A new bill in the U.S. Congress would force retailers to card kids attempting to buy video games bearing "mature" or "adults only" ratings. Previous legislative attempts to limit childrens' access to violent or sexually-themed video games, however, have not met with much success in the courts, including Michigan. In addition to the
SAN JOSE - Finjan Inc., makers of secure web gateway products, has discovered a server controlled by hackers that contained more than 1.4 gigabytes of business and personal data stolen from infected PCs. Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center detected a Crimeserver, which was used as a command and control for the Crimeware that was executed
COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - Web 2.0 is all the rage, making users more productive by offering new programming methods and applications used on an Internet platform. We now have all sorts of new Web 2.0 applications available on the Internet from Google Apps to blogs to instant messaging. These offer us tremendous value when it
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BOULDER, Co. - According to Webroot's State of Internet Security: Protecting Business Email report, there will be more than 42,000 spam e-mails for every single business e-mail account, or about 116 per day and that these threats are severely impacting businesses around the world during 2008. "We don't expect to contain [spam] as long as
MOUNTAIN VIEW - You think your personal information is priceless. But everything has a price, even your stolen bank account information. McAfee Avert Labs has discovered a price list that criminals use to buy and sell credit card numbers, bank account log-ins, and other consumer data that have been filched from unsuspecting Web surfers. "Last
DETROIT - By now, most e-mail users are wise to the scam of phishing - sending a spoofed e-mail message that appears to be from a legitimate business, such as a bank, which directs the recipient to a fake web site seeking verification of personal information such as passwords or credit card numbers. A new
DETROIT - Being on an International border is always a hot topic when it comes to security. News this week concerns the precedent set by a search of electronic media on the US/Canada border that ended up overturning a child pornographers appeal to have evidence obtained on his return from the Philippines thrown out of
TROY �?? The Walsh College Information Assurance Center is hosting a barbecue May 30 for alumni, students, faculty and friends. Attendees also will be able to sign up for security events and training opportunities. If you�??re interested in attending this event, on May 30 from 4:30 to 7 pm at the Walsh College Troy Campus,
KALAMAZOO ? Faith Heikkila, a security practitioner who is working towards completing a PhD in Information Assurance at Nova Southeastern University, was awarded the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation graduate school scholarship. Heikkila, a member of IEEE, InfraGard, and ISSA also serves on the Grand Valley State University Hall of Fame Board, and