DETROIT - Richard Florida has written a sequel to his best seller, The Rise of the Creative Class. It is called, The Flight of the Creative Class. In this new book, he defines the biggest challenge to the US economy as the attraction and retention of creative talent in a world that is aggressively competing
WASHINGTON D.C. - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Thursday he has raised the threat level for regional and intercity passenger rail, subways and metropolitan bus systems from Code Yellow To Code Orange in the wake of the London terrorist bombings that targeted subways and a bus. Currently, the United States has no specific, credible
As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft this week said it plans to release three security alerts for flaws in Windows and Office. Two of the security bulletins apply to Windows, and at least one of them is deemed "critical," Microsoft's highest risk rating, the company said in a notice posted on its Web
MILFORD ? CrimeCog, formed a year ago to help law enforcement agencies share information, announced its first board Tuesday. CrimeCog provides technology to smaller municipal law enforcement agencies to access the Integrated Justice Information System and share information among these agencies. This system is referred to as the Criminological Cognizance Network. Board members include: Timothy
ANN ARBOR - Everyone knows that wireless computing is convenient, efficient, and increases productivity. Information and communication follows you, rather than you being tethered to a wire in the wall. Wi-Fi is often less expensive than laying wires, and often wires are simply not an option. So much for The Good. Now for The Bad.
DETROIT ? The idea of a company losing all of its data to a virus is scary, but imagine if hackers can use this information for profit or to harass customers. The results could be devastating to a nonprofit whose lifeline is its donors. NPower Michigan is asking nonprofit agencies to imagine these scenarios, while
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates International on Monday said it had acquired Tiny Software, a California developer of endpoint security technology for Windows desktops and servers. No figures were release by CA, other than to say it was an all cash deal. CA will continue to market Tiny Software, but also incorporate them into its eTrust
TROY ? Walsh College and the SBC Foundation on Aug. 24 will present a security program called Privacy, Policy and Protection - Troy; a systems security briefing for government, health care and human service organization. Walsh College is offering the half-day seminar on information assurance to government and not for profit organizations through a grant
STAMFORD, Conn. ? Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, and anti-virus software are the high-priority defenses information technology managers are pursuing this year to combat IT security threats, according to results of a new survey released by Gartner Inc. "Organizations are more concerned about viruses and worms than any other security threat," said Rich Mogull, vice
SOUTHFIELD - Computer Associates has raised its overall worldwide systems threat assessment to Medium due to the insidious presence of a Coordinated Malware Attack that may foreshadow a new phase of industrial espionage. CA said the attack involves three different trojans ? Win32.Glieder, Win32.Fantibag and Win32.Mitglieder ? which are displaying signs of coordination as they