SAN FRANCISCO - Security researchers have discovered a single piece of malware that is capable of spreading to four different platform environments, including Windows, Mac OSX, VMware virtual machines, and Windows Mobile devices. First uncovered last month by security company Integro, Crisis was originally described as a Mac Trojan capable of intercepting e-mails and instant
TROY - Grid4 announced Thursday that it has added three new team members in sales and sales engineering. Mark Sullivan joins Grid4 as a sales engineer after working for EDS in Pontiac as a business analyst, and as an aquarium designer and installer for a local small business. Ian Sibinic and Tyrone Hill join Grid4′s
BOYNE CITY ? Picturesque Charlevoix County long noted as a tourist haven now has a new designation ? it has been recognized as a "Connected" community through its comprehensive broadband action plan. The Connected program, led by the non-profit?s state affiliates, supports the building of a comprehensive action plan for a connected community by reviewing
MOSCOW - A Russian court Web site has been defaced following a verdict that saw the members of the all-female punk-rock band Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in jail. The Khamovnichesky District Court was hacked today by a group claiming to be affiliated with the U.S. branch of Anonymous. The site uploaded a message
WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert warning that hackers could exploit code in Siemens-owned technology to attack power plants and other national critical infrastructure. Security researcher Justin Clarke exposed the flaw at a Los Angeles conference last week, claiming he discovered a way of spying on encrypted traffic
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation issued a Request for Proposals from nonprofit organizations and universities in Michigan to provide specialized support services to assist entrepreneurs in launching and growing high-tech companies throughout the state. The total amount of available funding is $5.25 million. ?Early-stage companies represent high growth
PLEASANT RIDGE ? ePrize Founder Josh Linkner and its biggest financial supporter, Dan Gilbert, are no longer part of the Internet promotions company, bought out by Catterton Partners, a Connecticut-based, consumer-focused private equity company with $2.5 billion under management. ePrize CEO Matt Wise, in an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan, said Catterton Partners took
LANSING - The Department of State on Thursday gave the okay to ballot signatures from the group aiming to put a two-thirds majority vote for tax increases on the ballot, as well as a proposal to designed to thwart Governor Rick Snyder's new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. A staff review found that the
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's decision to abandon legislation that would set up a state-run health insurance exchange due to opposition from House Republicans and to instead pursue a state-federal partnership to create the exchange was met with understanding, but disappointment by exchange supporters Thursday. Paul Duguay, deputy director of the Michigan Association of Health
GRAND RAPIDS - Start Garden, the $15 million pre-seed fund started by ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos, wants to get closer to the entrepreneurs and startup ideas it aims to help. It's doing that by opening a new "community center" in downtown Grand Rapids. Start Garden's new 5,000-square-foot space in the Trade Center building at the