GRAND RAPIDS ? Ask Grand Rapids Police Chief Harry Dolan about a key turning point in law enforcement over the past century, and he'll point the family's antique billy club toward technology. As a well-received guest speaker at Michigan Homeland Security Consortium?s recent meeting, Chief Dolan explained the advancement of law enforcement technology through a
SEATTLE - After initial courtroom sparring in Symantec's trade secret lawsuit against Microsoft, the companies are now shaping up for the real fight. A federal judge in Seattle this week approved an order that lets both parties in the case file documents under seal, CNET News.Com reports. They can now fully cooperate in gathering information
WASHINGTON DC - The InfraGard National Conference, August just ended Thursday, with well received keynotes from US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, who spoke on protecting our agriculture sector, Tommy Thompson with Deloitte Center for Health, discussing the Avian Flu Pandemic, and John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil, discussing global impacts. Secretary Johanns keynote can be
SEATTLE - Microsoft has issued a "hotfix" for a fault in a security patch designed to correct a flaw already targeted by worms. The company made the hotfix, or repair code targeted to a specific issue, available upon request, according to a posting on its Web site reported by CNET News.Com. The fix addresses the
SEATTLE - Two worms based on a recently disclosed Windows flaw have been unleashed, but the attacks so far don't appear to be widespread, experts said. The pair of worms surfaced over the weekend, several security companies said in alerts reported by CNET News.Com. The malicious software tries to hijack the computer for use in
NASHVILLE - An official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday during the National Conference of State Legislatures that 2007 will be a time for everyone to evaluate existing programs, but he also said another $1 billion in funding will be made available beginning in 2007. Tracy Henke, executive director of the
GRAND RAPIDS ? Join CPR's Wireless Experts Aug. 22 at the company's headquarters near Watermark Country Club as they describe how to establish, maintain and support a sound, secure wireless network. Rudy Faber and Mike Kempa will help your company make the sense of the latest issues and solutions to identify what?s right for your
WASHINGTON DC - In a rare alert, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole in the Microsoft operating system. The agency, which also runs the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), sent out a news release on Wednesday recommending that people apply Microsoft's MS06-040 patch
SEATTLE - In a third and final report on Windows Vista, Symantec examined the security of the operating system core and found some vulnerabilities. Vista includes several barriers designed to prevent malicious code from gaining access to the operating system core or kernel, CNET News.Com. These enhancements are "quite substantial" and result in a "dramatic
SEATTLE - Microsoft released 12 security bulletins Tuesday that address both Windows and Office issues. Ten Windows bulletins were released for Windows and two for Office as part of Microsoft's monthly patching schedule. At least one update for each product is considered critical and some will require a restart, Microsoft said in a notice posted