DETROIT - Software assurance is a national security priority. That is because a computer enabled national infrastructure is as reliable as the code that underlies it. Thus, common sense alone ought to dictate that any valid way to increase confidence in the security and reliability of America's software ought to be on the top of
DEARBORN ? Defense in Depth is the new mantra for InfraGard, an FBI-founded public/private partnership that also works closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help protect America from the bad guys ? whether they attack over the Internet or against physical facilities. The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was just codified this
YPSILANTI ? Eastern Michigan University's Center for Regional and National Security is hosting a course in October that provides an understanding of computer crime and discusses current challenges faced by Forensic Examiners. Students will outline search and seizure issues and the ideal handling of electronic evidence. Fundamentals core skills are also introduced - including: Hard
SEATTLE - Microsoft and its security rivals are feuding over a key piece of Windows Vista real estate. The fight is over the display of technology that helps Vista owners manage the security tools on their PC. Symantec, McAfee, Check Point Software Technologies and other companies want Microsoft to change Vista so their products can
SAN FRANCISCO - Miscreants are using an unpatched security bug in Internet Explorer to install malicious software from rigged Web sites, experts warned. The vulnerability lies in the way IE 6 handles certain graphics, CNET News. Com reported. Malicious software can be loaded, unbeknownst to the user, onto a vulnerable Windows PC when the user
SEATTLE - A trio of security flaws in Apple Computer software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over Wi-Fi, Apple said Thursday. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company released security updates to repair the problems, which together affect the AirPort wireless driver in Mac OS X 10 Panther version 10.3.9 and Mac OS
AUSTIN - Dell and Symantec are teaming up to deliver protection for Microsoft Exchange-based e-mail systems, the companies announced Wednesday. The PC and software vendor are combining their products in an offering dubbed Secure Exchange, CNET News.Com reported. The product is designed to take time and complexity out of running a secure, reliable Microsoft Exchange
LONDON - Bob Gleichauf, the chief technology officer in Cisco Systems' security technology group, has raised concerns that integrating Vista into a complex IT infrastructure could present problems. "Parts of Vista scare me," Gleichauf said at the Gartner Security Summit here on Monday. "Anything with that level of systems complexity will have new threats, as
LANSING ? Lack of human intelligence in the Middle East is the reason why the United States hasn't caught al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy, told a special Sept. 11 meeting of the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium. Rogers, a Republican from Michigan?s 8th Congressional
DETROIT - Detroit SecureWorld kicks off September 19 at the Ford Conference and Event Center. This year's event leads with two nationally known keynote speakers, more than a dozen Industry Expert Panels, Vendor Presentations, Case Studies, and 50 Exhibits from security product and service providers, includig MITechNews.Com. Active InfraGard leader and cyber-crime specialist Gary Warner