SAN FRANCISCO - Every wireless-network user should know the perils of signing into a Web service over an unencrypted connection. Elinor Mills explains the perils of using open Wi-Fi networks in her InSecurity Complex blog. The safest approach is to enter user IDs and passwords only when the page's address begins with "https://" and it
SAN FRANCISCO - The latest security fiasco on Facebook's application platform may involve business pages rather than personal accounts: Sendible, a company that makes software for businesses to manage accounts and presences on various social-media services, looked like it was hit by a virus or hacker on Tuesday afternoon: TechCrunch pointed out that Sendible-managed brand
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Web site could help turn security breach guesswork into science. Database breaches, social engineering attacks, and hacking incidents happen at companies every day, but very few end up being reported publicly. That's because organizations fear-and rightly so-damage to their reputation, public humiliation, and loss of customer confidence. But this silent
DETROIT - Fraudsters never stand still. Financial service customers have become conditioned to be wary of potential phishing emails following years of being inundated with phishing attacks and spam. This fact makes it harder for bilkers to lure victims with a artfully designed email and website, so they are experimenting with newer tactics now. Attackers
SOUTHFIELD ? Two research arms of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have entered into an educational partnership agreement and memorandum of understanding with Lawrence Technological University that provide a framework to pursue future collaboration and potential joint projects. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., and the Cold Regions Research
GRAND RAPIDS ? Join The Right Place for a look into West Michigan's 2011 Economic Outlook Dec. 8 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel to hear George Erickcek, Senior Regional Analyst of the Upjohn Institute, provide insight into the region's current economic development conditions and activities. Also speaking will be Birgit Klohs, President and CEO
NEW YORK - The results of the world's largest website traffic survey have been published in a freely downloadable report, which reports some disappointing results about how effective different traffic-building techniques are for driving visitors to businesses' websites. The survey, conducted earlier this year by website software and training company Intellimon, in partnership with the
LOS ANGELES ? Ask employees if they think their human resources department is slow or fast, and this will lead to a pretty interesting conversation. That's just what eePulse and the CEO at the University of Southern California did in the Fall 2010 Leadership Pulse. The leadership pulse asked leaders to rate overall, leadership confidence
ANN ARBOR - Pay-Ease, which makes electronic financial processing software, has chosen Online Tech's OT Private Cloud computing platform for secure hosting of its eCommerce SaaS applications. The private cloud computing platform is hosted in Online Tech's SAS 70 certified data centers to meet PCI compliant hosting requirements. "We have trusted Online Tech with the
TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced Tuesday that it is now providing eligible youth and dislocated workers with information technology training and industry recognized certifications, as well as career readiness training, job placement assistance, and internship opportunities. In partnership with Oakland Schools, Automation Alley's "Information Technology Career Pathways Project" offers students