YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University is partnering with IP3 of Saginaw to host a two-day workshop on security issues that will help to prepare security professionals devise an effective and secure defensive strategy when designing computer networks. Strategy to Reality: Creating a Policy-Centric Security Architecture covers cyberlaw and regulatory compliance. Its treatment of security economics
DEARBORN ? Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the focus of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, particularly the FBI in Michigan, has switched from criminal investigation to terrorist prevention, Daniel Roberts, Special Agent in Charge of Michigan?s 250 agents, told several hundred people attending the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. What?s more, the FBI No.
NEW YORK - IBM and Maersk Logistics are taking the concept of radio frequency tags to the world's ocean shipping lanes and ports by announcing an initiative to equip large shipping containers with tamper-resistant wireless tracking devices. The system is equipped with sensors that create a record of a container's movements, such as when a
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. ? Mozilla has released an update to Firefox to fix several serious security flaws, including a recently disclosed bug that could let attackers secretly run malicious software on PCs. Firefox 1.0.7 was issued late Tuesday, a representative said. A new Mozilla Suite 1.7.12, containing the affected Mozilla Web browser and other tools,
DETROIT ? Sun Microsystems Chief Security Officer, Whitfield Diffie, is a keynote speaker Sept. 21 during the first day of the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Diffie, best known for his 1975 discovery of the concept of public key cryptography, will explain the struggles and risks of preserving privacy in the online era. Diffie spent the 1990s
SEATTLE - Microsoft on Monday announced that it has acquired ID management partner Alacris in a move to bolster its security efforts. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ottawa-based Alacris provides identification and access management technologies for smart cards and digital certificates. The acquisition comes as Microsoft is gearing up to release its
TROY ? Walsh College on Tuesday appointed Jeffrey Livermore, Ph.D., as chairman of its Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Department. He will administer degree programs and curriculum for the bachelor and master of science degrees in business information technology, and for the master of science in information assurance degree. Livermore, who?s appointment is effective
BIRMINGHAM - Seneca Health Partners, a healthcare focused venture capital fund managed by Seneca Partners, has joined Wachovia Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Wachovia Bank, by investing in Senex Financial Corp, an Indianapolis specialty healthcare finance company which provides solutions for hospital self-pay receivables. The total investment was not disclosed. A representative of Wachovia will
SEATTLE - New security features planned for the Longhorn version of Windows Server will include an automatic patch check and a file system that can fix itself, Microsoft said. Security and reliability top Microsoft's list of promises to customers for the next major Windows Server release. On Thursday, the software maker shared some details on
GRAND RAPIDS ? What do you do when the worst happens to your computer system? When a fire destroys your equipment, or a hacker demolishes your software? If you?re the typical small business, you probably don?t have any disaster recovery plan. That?s a big mistake, security experts say. ?Disaster Recovery is big for small businesses