SAN FRANCISCO - Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting social networks, prompting people to take more steps to protect their online privacy, according to a new survey from security company Webroot. A survey of nearly 4,000 social-network users in the U.S., U.K., and Australia found that the number of people hit by Koobface and other social-networking malware
LANSING - Switching from a divided Legislature to one controlled by the same party helped increase the number of bills passed in the first six months between the two chambers, a Gongwer News Service analysis finds. While Democrats controlled the House the past two sessions and Republicans were in charge of the Senate, the rate
TROY - Curtis Hicks, president and CEO of Center for Computer Resources, has been voted one of the 150 most influential Power Players in the Small to Medium Business Channel Partner Community in an international poll performed by SMB PC Magazine. ?It?s a tremendous honor to be recognized by my colleagues and professional peers in
ANN ARBOR - Tangent Medical Technologies, a development stage medical device company focused on next generation intravenous access systems, has hired former Accuri Cytometers CEO Jeffrey S. Williams as its Chief Executive Officer. Williams also will serve as Chairman of the board of directors. While at Accuri, he oversaw revenue growth of 65 percent year-over-year,
ANN ARBOR ? Michigan entrepreneurs can register for the fall 2011 round of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, a business-plan competition that pays cash prizes and helps connect start-up businesses with potential investors. As in years past, GLEQ is divided into two category: New Business Idea and Emerging Company. The top cash prize in each
DETROIT - Students from the Blackstone LaunchPad, Wayne State University's student entrepreneur program, and other colleges around the Metro Detroit area will showcase their business models at Wayne State's Get Launched! Event Nov. 15. Also at the Get Launched! event, Hatch Detroit will reveal the winner of their contest for the next great Detroit-based retail
GRAND RAPIDS - Christopher Payne, the president of the ISSA chapter in Grand Rapids, said he expects upwards of 500 security professionals to attend the first GrrCON information security and hacking conference on Sept. 16. ?We don?t have a conference like this in Michigan, ? Payne said. ?SecureWorld is more sponsor driven. Our is more
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration announced a $250,000 grant award to Ann Arbor SPARK to support development of a business accelerator model that can be used by communities throughout the U.S. Initially, the model will be deployed in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, providing a full range of business development services
ROCHESTER HILLS - General Motors Ventures made its sixth investment last week, investing $7.5 million into solar panel maker Sunlogics to build solar-powered electric charging stations for the Chevy Volt electric car. GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors, has invested $45 million into a variety of start-ups, mostly in cleantech and vehicle
LANSING - A plan by Zeeland-based Gentex to hire 1,100 new employees over the next five years received support from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority on Tuesday as it approved a Michigan Business Tax credit for the jobs equal to $2.4 million. The credit will run for the next three years while the automotive parts