TROY ? High school students interested in internet security can learn more at a cyber camp March 7-April 6 at Walsh College's Troy Campus. Students meet from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for five weeks in a state-of-the-art computer lab, where they will learn about phishing, pharming, and other computer crimes through
DETROIT - Michigan InfraGard has elected a new board, announced a conference to examine ways to protect the state's critical infrastructure, both physical and cyber, and launched a third district to cover Michigan's Upper Peninsula as well. New statewide officers include: President Dan Lohrmann (State of Michigan); Vice President Tony Robinson (Pioneer Technology); John Montville
WASHINGTION DC - The FBI has expanded its investigation into a debit card fraud that has mostly affected 200,000 consumers in the Western United States, saying that the case might be linked to other debit card thefts around the country, which include Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and OfficeMax. The FBI's Sacramento bureau initially took control of
TAYLOR - Cygnus Systems has partnered with SAM Systems and Microsoft Corp. to host a luncheon on Feb. 24 to explain the latest in IP digital surveillance solutions and IP Video Conferencing. The luncheon will provide business owners and security managers with the chance to check out new video security system technology, which lets the
GRAND RAPIDS ? Robert Baldyga has joined Computer Products and Resources, better known as CPR, as a senior consultant, specializing in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning. Baldyga earned his certification as a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) ? from the Disaster Recovery Institute International and is also a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). He
SOUTHFIELD ? CA has released a much improved version of its Identity and Access Management software with the integration of CA SiteMinder and CA Single Sign-On products. The integration provides seamless single sign-on across the extended enterprise ? including Web, client/server, mainframe, and federated environments ? enabling organizations to reduce costs, strengthen security, and facilitate
FARMINGTON HILLS - TruArx, an IT services company, has achieved Qualified Data Security Company status now that it has met the requirements to perform Payment Card Industry data security assessments. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is the result of collaboration between Visa and Mastercard, and was designed to create common industry security requirements.
SAN JOSE, CA. - How prepared is the United States to defend against a cyberattack? We'll soon find out, says Andy Purdy, acting director of the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security. Last week, Purdy oversaw the first large-scale mock cyberattack, aimed at gauging the nation's readiness to handle computer-based threats
SOUTHFIELD - Warnings went out this week from CA, the former Computer Associates, to Watch out for unsolicited Valentine's Day eCard because they may actually deliver a payload of malware that contains the high destructive trojan called Win32/Hanlo.I. CA said it received widespread reports of an e-mail spamming campaign that attempts to lure users to
TROY - Walsh College is offering a scholarship of up to $15,000 with money from the US Department of Defense to anyone interested in a career in cyber-security. To be eligible, you must be eligible to be admitted to Walsh College and fill out the scholarship application by 5 pm Feb. 23. Program Details: The