Cyber Defense

Homeland Security Funding Sources Focus Of Dec. 4 Conference

LANSING ? An expert panel will discuss sources of capital for homeland security businesses on Dec. 4 during the 2nd annual Michigan Homeland Security Venture and Angel Capital Symposium at Cleary University's Howell campus. The keynote speaker is former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, son of Amway cofounder Richard DeVos. The younger DeVos is president

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Creative Breakthroughs Hosts Network Access Control Panel Dec. 5

TROY ? Computer security company Creative Breakthroughs will host a free Network Access Control Panel Discussion for IT professionals December 5 at Automation Alley. Panelists include engineers and product specialists from Symantec, Juniper Networks, HP ProCurve, eEye Digital Security, and Cisco. The discussion will be moderated by Greg Schaffer, a columnist at Computerworld magazine who

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Trojan Directs Computers To Porn, Drug Sites

SOUTHFIELD - Half part pesky and half part sleazy. That's how you can describe this malware that takes over your browser and redirects it to pornography and diverts online searches to salacious websites or drug stores. Security experts at MicroWorld Technologies caution computer users against probable infection of a Trojan named "Win32.StartPage.jo" while visiting dubious

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Walsh College Deadline For Security Scholarship Feb. 18

TROY - Walsh College undergraduate and graduate students can apply for a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The deadline is Feb. 18. Individuals must be admitted to the Walsh master of science in information assurance program or another graduate program and specialize in information assurance. Potential funding may be

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Study: Huge Jump In Microsoft Flaws Since Last Year

REDMOND, Wa. - The past year has seen a massive increase in the number of flaws found in Microsoft software, according to vulnerability-scanning company Qualys. Between 2006 and 2007, there was an almost threefold rise in Microsoft flaws, Qualys said on Wednesday. "We have seen a huge jump in the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office products,"

By |2007-11-30T00:00:00-05:00November 30th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Women In Defense Holds First Chapter Meeting Nov. 27

STERLING HEIGHTS ? The newly formed Michigan Chapter of Women In Defense will hold its first membership meeting on Nov. 27 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy. The Michigan chapter is the tenth and boosts national membership to more than 1,400. WID supports advancement of Michigan women in all defense and technology industrial

By |2007-11-19T00:00:00-05:00November 19th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Dick DeVos To Keynote Security Venture-Angel Capital Symposium

HOWELL - The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium announced Friday that former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos will be the keynote speaker for the security group's Second Annual Venture & Angel Capital Symposium on Dec. 4 at Cleary University. DeVos, son of Amway cofounder Richard DeVos, is president of The Windquest Group. In addition, MIHSC will

By |2007-11-16T00:00:00-05:00November 16th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

CrimeCog Technologies Hires New COO

MILFORD - CrimeCog Technologies has hired Joe McKeown, former president of EventMeasures, has its new Chief Operating Officer. He reports to CrimeCog CEO Tim Daley. ?Joe brings us a tremendous combination of experience from his work in the Fortune 500 and then starting and growing his own businesses,? Daley said. ?We are poised for tremendous

By |2007-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Multiplying Mac Trojan Not Epidemic Yet

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - If Mac users thought the Trojan discovered last week was a one-off, they'll need to think again. Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of it, but claims about its powers have been wildly overstated, according to experts. "Looks like the Mac Trojan we posted about last week was not an

By |2007-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9th, 2007|Archive, Cyber Defense|