LANSING ? Michigan, with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has rolled out a new web site to provide government workers and other citizens of the state with the latest cyber security news, information and PC tools. The new site, Michigan.Gov/Cybersecurity, went live two weeks ago. It is the brainchild of Dan Lohrmann,
DETROIT ? Michigan students won five of the 100 Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarships awarded nationwide, which pay from $10,000 to $15,000 annually for educational expenses. The federal program also includes hands-on internship work in federal agencies in Washington DC. When these students graduate, each will be given a full-time job with the Department
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates Thursday released its eTrust Anti-Spam, an anti-spam and fraud-detection solution. eTrust Anti-Spam is the most recent addition to CA?s eTrust PC security portfolio, which also includes enterprise-strength antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software for consumers. According to a recent IDC report, spam messages sent daily worldwide have jumped from seven billion in
PALO ALTO - Hewlett-Packard wants to simplify security for small companies that don?t have IT resources or security knowledge. HP has teamed with Symantec to help businesses avoid virus and spyware attacks but will also offers services for patch management and data backup. HP is charging $20 per month per employee for the new product
SEATTLE ? Forget that advice not to write down your passwords, a Microsoft security guru said, because such bans force people to use the same weak term on many different computer systems. Microsoft's Jesper Johansson said that the security industry has been giving out the wrong advice to users by telling them not to write
FRANKLIN - How many times have you walked by someone?s workstation and saw a Post-It Note laying next to the keyboard with a password written on it? Or logged on to a secure web site with your pet?s name as your password? Every day, we access data using simple user names or passwords. The trouble
TROY ? Walsh College is offering two new courses for its Master of Science in Information Assurance online during the summer semester, part of the college?s designated NSA Academic Center of Excellence program. Prerequisites are foundation courses or a CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CPP certificate. IA 540 Intrusion Techniques and Defenses Prerequisites: BIT 546, BIT
TROY ? Brian Gawne, vice president of Olympus Security, provides a quick over view of what companies can do to keep their computer networks secure. Gawne said the basic steps include: Use of passwords Patch management of operating systems and applications Use of antivirus technology at multiple levels Firewalls at the desktop and enterprise level
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates is co sponsoring HAVEN?s annual Promenade of Hope gala June 16 at Compuware Headquarters in downtown Detroit. The theme this year is Live Without Fear. HAVEN?s Promenade of Hope honors 30 years of achievements for HAVEN, while recognizing the support of its sponsors and the community. This year?s gala will include
SOUTHFIELD - Computer Associates stock price fell some 5 percent Friday after the corporate software maker said its quarterly profit sank, despite a 7 percent rise in revenue, due to an increase in expenses and taxes. Shares of the Islandia, N.Y., company ? which maintains its Midwest regional office in Southfield ? fell $1.36, or