WASHINGTON DC - The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a preliminary cybersecurity draft framework outlining standards, best practices and guidance expected to be codified in October as directed by President Barack Obama's February executive order. A NIST spokesperson said the documents released Aug. 28 are a discussion draft ahead of NIST's upcoming meeting
WASHINGTON DC - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are increasingly aware of the threats that law enforcement officers and officials face at a federal, state, and local level by using older versions of the Android mobile operating system, according to a document obtained by Public Intelligence, a group focused on releasing government
SAN FRANCISCO - The Syrian Electronic Army apparently took control over the Twitter.com Web site address record Tuesday, the hacker group's latest attack on high-profile Internet sites. The Twitter.com whois record, which lists the owner of the Web address names called domains, listed the owner's e-mail address as [email protected]. The site continued to function, however.
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft, a supply chain design software provider, and ALK Technologies, specialists in GeoLogistics and navigation software, on Tuesday announced a partnership to offer ALK?s PCMILER routing, mileage and mapping software solution to LLamasoft customers for use in supply chain design. The partnership provides customers an industry-recognized means to accurately calculate distance and
ANN ARBOR ? Nonprofit Enterprise At Work announced the former CEO and General Counsel for W.K. Kellogg, Susan Katz McFall, will join the BoardConnect team and lead her first workshop on Sept. 9. NEW?s BoardConnect program trains boards to be more effective, prepares individuals for board service and offers workshops on board member responsibilities. ?Susan
TROY - Ten local companies have been selected for Automation Alley's Trade Mission to Indonesia and Singapore Sept. 6-13. The participating companies represent a wide range of industries, but all have one goal in common ? to boost global competitiveness and expand into Southeast Asia's most dynamic markets. In recent years, both Indonesia and Singapore
LANSING - The bill to expand and reform Michigan Medicaid finally passed the Senate by a vote of 20-18 in a dramatic vote Tuesday night after supporters fell a vote short in a vote earlier in the day. All 12 Senate Democrats voted to support HB 4714 along with eight Republicans ? Sen. Tom Casperson
DETROIT ? A strengthening auto sector helped propel the Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index up 2.6 percent in June. The June index was 127.4., 55 points, or 77 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1 during the 2009 recession. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association has named Emily Heintz as its new associate director. In this role, Heintz will work to actively create connections between venture capitalists and promote the state's entrepreneurial and investment communities. ?Bringing Emily on board strengthens MVCA?s position in the state?s entrepreneurial eco-system,? said Carrie Jones, MVCA executive
GRAND RAPIDS - Researchers from Michigan State University, Van Andel Institute and Sweden are closer to developing new drugs that target Parkinson's disease. The researchers have shown significant associations between high levels of pro-inflammatory markers in cerebrospinal fluid and severity of fatigue, depression, anxiety and cognitive impairment in individuals with Parkinson?s disease. ?We hypothesized that