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
ROYAL OAK - Sequris Group announced that is has named Stephen R. Lance as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He will focus closely on overall sales growth, profitability and establishing a strong brand presence for Sequris Group's rapidly expanding service offerings. Lance brings more than 20 years of experience as a sales leader. He will
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, Plex Online, today announced that it was named the winner of the Info Security Products Guide's 2010 Tomorrow's Technology Today award in the Enterprise Management category. The award is presented by the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide. The
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to malware infections by industry sector, education took the lead during the first half of 2010, according to the findings of the Trend Micro semi-annual 2010 threat report. Nearly 50 percent of all malware infections occurred within schools and universities where IT and security staffers face the challenge of
DETROIT - This year, the Detroit Chapter of ISACA ? formerly the Information Systems Audit and Control Association - will sponsor two separate scholarship contests. This fall, two $1,000 scholarships are available for local college students. Next spring, three $1,000 scholarships will be available. What's more, all full-time students will receive a one-year student membership
TROY - Walsh College is designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. Walsh is the only school in Michigan that maps to five of the CNSS standards. Nationwide, NSA has designated only 100 schools as Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE). Walsh
ANN ARBOR - Gluu, which helps companies implement federated identity, has become an InCommon Affiliate. InCommon is the U.S. trust federation in higher education and is an operating unit of Internet2. Through InCommon, higher education institutions and their partners offer access to contracted and collaborative services ? in a privacy- and security-enhanced method ? to
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - I've been seeing demos of credit cards with rewritable magnetic stripes since I started covering start-ups in 1998, but it appears that Dynamics is going to be the first company to actually get this technology into the hands of consumers. At Demo Fall 2010, I saw a quick (and, to be
NEW YORK - Call me your e-mail security guinea pig. The other day I was talking to Hugh Thompson, adjunct professor of software security at Columbia University and founder of consultancy People Security, about his research related to online privacy and he mentioned how easy it can be to hijack someone's e-mail account. So, I
SAN FRANCISCO - A third of small and medium businesses surveyed by Panda Security have been hit by malware from social networks, according to a study released on Wednesday. Panda's "Social Media Risk Index for Small to Medium Sized Businesses" also found that 35 percent of the companies hurt by social-media malware suffered financial losses,