CUPERTINO - A new Trojan horse malware that affects Mac OS X has been uncovered by Macintosh Security site SecureMac. The Trojan is called "trojan.osx.boonana.a" and is being disguised as a video and distributed through social-networking sites like Facebook. The Trojan horse appears as a link on people's Facebook pages that may have the text
WASHINGTON - A majority 61 percent of Americans polled by Unisys for a new security study believes the president should have the power to control or effectively "kill" portions of the Internet if key U.S. systems (military, financial, electrical) were hit by a malicious cyberattack from a foreign government. These findings from the latest biannual
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mozilla is advising fans of Firefox to update the stable version of the browser after it released a patch for a security bug last week marked "critical." Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Firefox 3.6.12 patches a heap buffer overflow that could allow for remote code execution. Mozilla notes that the bug
CLINTON TOWNSHIP - Steve Wozniak, developer of the groundbreaking Apple II personal computer and co-founder of the Apple Computer company, will share his experiences in the early personal computer industry and talk about the importance of education in nurturing entrepreneurship during a Nov. 12 visit to Macomb Community College. Wozniak's visit is part of the
LANSING - Two new clean energy projects approved under the Centers of Energy Excellence program will focus on clean energy manufacturing and solar power. The program brings companies, academic institutions, national labs and the state together to support cutting-edge research and development and pioneer new clean energy technology. ?Michigan is acting boldly to be the
DEARBORN ? Clean Emission Fluids, an alternative energy company, was named the winner of the TiECon Midwest Business Plan Competition Thursday night at the entrepreneurial event held at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn. The company gets an audience with The First Step Fund, which provides emerging companies with access to capital, focused mentoring in areas
LANSING ? Michigan Republicans are poised for a landslide win that could sweep Democrats from power in state government, according to two polls released Thursday. A poll conducted by EPIC/MRA showed GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder with a 55 percent to 37 percent lead over Democrat Virg Bernero. That survey essentially squared with a Glengariff
LANSING - Both the Republican and Democratic candidate for governor said at a Thursday forum that government has a role in business development for the state, but they disagreed on what the extent of that role should be. In the forum, held at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit and broadcast on WJR radio, Republican Rick
LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved this week incentives for 16 companies and one brownfield redevelopment project to make $2.1 billion in investments in Michigan that could create 6,000 new jobs while retaining another 216,000. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. said the investments include Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, guaranteeing the auto industry's
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. Monday announced plans to invest an additional $850 million in Michigan between 2011 and 2013 across a variety of plants including Van Dyke Transmission, Sterling Axle, Livonia Transmission and Dearborn Truck Plant. The company expects the expansion will create 300 salaried and 900 hourly jobs. The expansion is part of