NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. applauds the announcement of the Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative, the five-state effort to encourage regional electric transmission development. "There is a critical need for further electric transmission development in the Upper Midwest if we want to harvest the region's strong wind energy potential," said Joseph L. Welch, chairman, president
TROY - Encryption Security Solutions/Pure Entropy Tecnhologies has opened a full service sales office in Grand Ledge in Mid Michigan. Overseeing the operations is Thor Kolemainen. Most recently Kolemainen served as Regional Sales Manager for a national company where he was responsible for overseeing the sales/marketing efforts of a five state region. "We are pleased
DEARBORN - Joseph Dittmar a World Trade Center survivor will be the opening keynote for the SecureWorld Detroit 2008 Expo at the Dearborn Conference and Event Center on Nov. 5-6. MITechNews.Com readers qualify for a discount off the two-day conference pass. The topic of Dittmar's keynote will be on the Lessons Learned from a Date
DETROIT - On this month's anniversary of 9/11, it is only fitting that InfraGard takes a moment to reflect on the event that was possibly the single greatest catalyst to the development of the security organization. While there are tons of websites that contain information about the terrorist attacks and subsequent reaction of the United
SANTA CLARA - Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace according to Internet security company McAfee. For the second year running, McAfee entered the glamorous world of Hollywood to reveal the riskiest celebrities in cyberspace. Checking in on your famous friends is not only a guilty
REDMOND, Wa. - The four security bulletins from Microsoft concern Windows GDI+, Windows Media Player, and Microsoft Office OneNote. All are rated critical by Microsoft. There is no cumulative patch for Internet Explorer in September. Starting next month, Microsoft plans to share the technical details of new vulnerabilities to give software developers time to update
SAN FRANCISCO - Usable Security Systems has announced its first service, UsableLogin, which allows a person to choose one simple codeword to login securely with multi-factor authentication to any Web site. Passwords and all other Web authentication options available today rest on the assumption that humans are perfect, that they have amazing memories, can keep
TROY - Walsh College has been re-certified through June 2013 for mapping its information assurance courses to five of six national security standards. It is the only Michigan school so certified.. Re-certification is a step toward Walsh being re-designated in 2009 as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Information Assurance Education by the National
SAN DIEGO - A British developed revolutionary, system-level computer security program Lanxoma was launched during the DEMOfall 08 emerging technology conference in San Diego - the first product to address the need for data security from the inside, creating a permanent, digital record that deters abuse, provides accountability and satisfies the most stringent auditing standards.
TORONTO, Canada - Trend Micro has released its 2009 versions of its flagship consumer products. The release of Trend Micro Internet Security and Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2009 is focused on maximizing protection while optimizing performance. "Our promise to consumers is all about providing the maximum security while allowing them the freedom to go