DETROIT - Seventy-one percent of chief information officers said they prioritize skills and experience over college degrees when making hiring decisions, a new survey reports. Another 12 percent said they place a little weight on the prestige of a job seeker?s university when evaluating applicants; only 5 percent are heavily influenced by an impressive alma
EAST LANSING - Advancing the science that recognizes people by their face, fingerprints, gait, and voice - and protecting the privacy of those images - have earned an international award for a faculty member in the Michigan State University College of Engineering. Arun Ross, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at MSU, will
NEWTON, MA. - Total compensation is up, and one-third of IT organizations are looking to make new hires, according to the TechTarget 2013 information security salary survey. Are you paid what you're worth? Results from our TechTarget 2013 annual salary and careers survey, which looked at IT security professionals and IT personnel who spend their
TROY - Creative Breakthroughs is hosting a career fair at its Troy headquarters on Sept. 3, and is seeking talented professionals to join its IT risk management team. ?We?re growing at a sizzling pace and we are not planning on slowing down this year or next,? said Steve Barone, CEO, CBI. ?The IT Risk Management
AUBURN HILLS ? Kathy Ossian, founder of Ossian Law, will teach a workshop that takes a look at the practical approach to data security laws on Aug. 21 at 9 am at Oakland University. It is part of the Growing Your Business, Tools For Success Workshop Series. In the wake of the Target and Neiman
BIRMINGHAM - This is an update to the article about identifying LinkedIn scammers when they request a connection. In that article we listed six ways to identify fake accounts. 1.Look at that URL. If it indicates that this is a new account (anything over 300 million right now) be very suspicious. Other than your kids
BIRMINGHAM - We all knew it was coming. As more and more networks are created and the IP address space is subdivided more and more the global routing table that backbone routers have to store in memory grow. Many older routers only have 512K of memory. If the size of the table exceeds that, the
LAS VEGAS - Cars are often rated on things like performance, comfort, value, and safety. But what about computer security? As cars become more computerized, should there be a rating system to let consumers know how safe vehicles are from hacking? That's exactly what security advocacy group I Am The Cavalry proposed at the annual
SAN FRANCISCO - There?s still much that?s unclear about Tuesday?s revelation that a small group of hackers in Russia have amassed a database of 1.2 billion stolen user IDs and passwords. The company that disclosed the incident, Hold Security, didn?t offer any fresh information Wednesday, but here are five questions we?d like to see answered
TRAVERSE CITY ? The Michigan Cyber Awareness Luncheon Series moves to Traverse City on Aug. 12 where it offers a comprehensive lineup of speaker from government, academia and industry that offer a comprehensive blueprint that not only enhances safety, but also allows Michigan to reap the economic benefits of growing a cyber security segment. The