TENAFLY, N.J. - How do you defend against something that's never been seen before? That's the key question organizations struggle with. A decade ago, the first victims of any worm or virus outbreak had difficulty defending against a brand-new threat, leaving resources vulnerable until the attack could be detected and signatures created. Today the ultimate
TENAFLY,N.J.- Two secure email services, Lavabit and Silent Circle, on Wednesday announced the formation of the Dark Mail Alliance. The announcement at the Inbox Love email conference in Mountain View, California, follows the shuttering of the services in August. At that time Lavabit founder Ladar Levison said he was forced to close after pressure was
LANSING - Michigan's overall business climate has improved markedly, and the state still continues to improve at a rate faster than others, but national business leaders still do not have good perceptions of the state, contends a report issued Wednesday by the group Business Leaders for Michigan. The state now ranks in the top 10
LANSING - Michigan colleges and university tuition and fees put the state as the sixth highest on average in the U.S., data released from the College Board showed, but the data also showed that Michigan schools got some of the lowest overall public support on a per capita basis in the nation. And the data
LANSING - Persons seeking unemployment benefits would be rejected if a prospective employer withdrew a job offer because they failed a drug test required as a condition of employment, or refused to take the test, under a bill signed Tuesday by Governor Rick Snyder. HB 4952 (PA 146, immediate effect) drew criticism from some Democrats
LANSING - The state should be helping small farmers with safety certification and financing and encouraging development of more farmers' markets, the Food Policy Council said in its final report approved this month. The goal of the council's recommendations is to ensure access to healthy food across the state, and particularly to locally-grown foods, the
LANSING - A bill to essentially allow telecommunications companies to end landline services to customers with a 90-day notice has several big names concerned about ensuring residents have access to reliable voice communication service in the future, but proponents of the bill say consumers are already making the decision to get rid of landlines, and
NOVI - Just as a fire department might recruit volunteer fire fighters to train and prepare for an emergency, the State of Michigan announced that it would be creating a Cyber Civilian Militia. During the sold out 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit, themed around the growing risk of cyber attacks, Gov. Rick Snyder made the formal
LANSING - Michigan would stand to lose jobs and money if the federal government eliminates the renewable fuel standard, officials said at a media event Monday. The state currently has five ethanol plants, and at least three of those would close if the current requirement for ethanol content in motor fuel was eliminated, said Bill
LANSING - The state employer and state employee unions will be asking an impasse panel to help resolve the next round of contracts, but state officials were still hopeful that the contracts could be resolved before the panel actually hears arguments. Both sides had to indicate by Monday that there were unresolved issues to take