CUPERTINO - A new adware program silently installs on Mac OS X systems and opens Web browser windows, according to F-Secure. The program, dubbed iAdware by the Finnish security company, is possibly the first example of adware for Macs. It is especially interesting since it doesn't require administrative privileges to nestle itself on the computers,
SEATTLE - Microsoft will soon start pushing out a new version of its controversial Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications antipiracy tool to Windows XP users. The updated WGA Notifications package includes additional changes in response to continued criticism Microsoft has faced over the software, CNET News.Com reported. Microsoft in June also updated the tool after critics
ANN ARBOR- Greg Guidice of RazorThreat was honored in November by Ann Arbor SPARK as Best of Boot Camp award winner for his new company, an enterprise network security applications which applies corporate communication policies to remediate security threats. The ninth Entrepreneur Camp, an intensive two-day business planning and preparation program, was held on November
DETROIT - Michigan InfraGard will have one final meeting this year of its board of advisors on December 7 in Lansing. Items will be identified for the upcoming program year as well as preparation for the upcoming election of the 2007 board. If you have items you wish the board to discuss, please email by
SAN FRANCSICO - Have you been SMiShed yet? SMiShing, a phishing attack delivered via text message (Short Message Service), is one of several new threats expected next year, according to annual threat prediction reports released by McAfee Avert Labs and competitor Websense. The companies warned customers of increasingly sophisticated attacks hitting from all angles-including mobile
SEATTLE - Microsoft released Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, but most security companies look like they need more time to deliver tools to protect the new operating system. Symantec, Trend Micro and CA are still working on products for Vista, representatives for the each of the companies told CNET News.Com on Thursday. McAfee is
SOUTHFIELD ? The officer nominees for the Motor City Chapter of ISSA will most likely win their seats since they are running unopposed. What that means is on Dec. 21, at the chapter?s Christmas Gala, Jeff Recor will be elected president, Terry Dillard vice president, Don Ledwith Treasurer, and Alex Goldstein Secretary. The Christmas Party
NEW YORK - IBM has unveiled a scaled-down version of its federated security software in a move to reach out to small businesses. IBM's new Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway, a version of Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, aims to allow small companies of up to 5,000 employees to connect like spokes of a large
SEATTLE - An assortment of new security features in Windows Vista will help many consumers become "secure enough," but businesses are unlikely to abandon their current levels of additional, backup security if they adopt the new operating system, some experts say. Among more than a dozen security features within Vista are improvements such as the
YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University has announced the rollout of courses for the its new undergraduate Bachelors of Science Degree in Information Assurance. The Information Assurance Program is part of the National Center of Academic Excellence (NSA), and this degree has mapped these courses to CNSS standards 4011 and 4013. The offerings for Winter Semester