BIRMINGHAM - According to a report in Foreign Policy, former NSA head Keith Alexander has ideas. Ideas he wants to patent and turn into a business. Admittedly, Alexander has had exposure to countering network borne attacks. In particular, he was in charge of the team at NSA that detected the presence of the Agent.btz worm
YPSILANTI ? A senior at Eastern Michigan University has received one of just 11 scholarships awarded across the nation to women to help them finish their college degrees in cyber security. Abisola Togunde won $5000 from Hewlett-Packard to help her pay for fees, books and other expenses to finish her bachelor?s degree in the Information
DETROIT - The North American International Cyber Summit 2014, the third Michigan Cyber Summit hosted by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, is scheduled for November 17 after an invitation-only Governor reception November 16. The Summit will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cyber security issues affecting the world in business,
BIRMINGHAM - There is no task more difficult for a CISO than stepping into that role at a large organization that has never had a CISO and has recently experienced a devastating breach that is at least partly responsible for the departure of senior IT management and the CEO. Securitycurrent polled its contributors to compile
TROY - SunTel Services has expanded its service to include video surveillance platforms to help assist its customers meet the changing demands of company security. Technology in the security market is rapidly changing as cameras, card readers, door locks and other security requirements are now often part of a company?s IP Network. To help address
BEIJING - Chinese broadcaster CCTV on Friday reported the iPhone's Frequent Locations feature poses a potential national security threat. A researcher interviewed by CCTV said, if accessed, data collected by the feature could reveal the entire country's economic status and "even state secrets," according to Reuters, which earlier reported on the state-run news outlet's comments.
WASHINGTON DC - The US Department of Justice has charged a Chinese businessman with hacking the computer systems of Boeing and other US defense contractors, amid growing tensions over computer espionage. Su Bin, a Chinese national and the owner of a Chinese aviation technology company, conspired with two individuals in China to steal information related
SOUTHFIELD - Secure-24 has promoted Scott McIsaac and Sean Donaldson to co-chief technology officers and also will be leading the new interdisciplinary Technology Advisory Council. Both Donaldson and McIsaac have been with Secure-24 since 2004. Previously, Donaldson held many different roles within the company including network and Linux manager, director of infrastructure and chief architect.
WASHINGTON DC - Use of common Web privacy tools or even mere curiosity about them could get you added to a National Security Agency watch list, according to a new report. The NSA surveillance program called X-Keyscore, first revealed last summer in documents leaked by Edward Snowden, has been found to contain selection rules that
WASHINGTON DC - A US federal privacy watchdog deemed that a National Security Agency program that snoops on foreign citizens on foreign soil was "valuable and effective," claiming it helps protect national security and produces useful foreign intelligence. The 191-page report, disclosed Tuesday night by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, was in sharp