SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter has flown off with the highest score in a new report measuring the trustworthiness of websites. On Wednesday, the Online Trust Alliance -- whose members include security firm Symantec, network-infrastructure company VeriSign, tech giant Microsoft, and Twitter itself -- released its annual Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll. The audit ranks
DETROIT ? Registration is open for the Michigan Cyber Awareness Luncheon Series 2014 at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. Program topics include: Let?s Talk Cyber: Is Privacy Dead? ? Interactive Audience Discussion Panel Discussion: Cyber Security and Global Threats: Are We Ready? Special Video Message from Governor Rick Snyder Panel Discussion: Hot Issues in Cyber
DETROIT - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is teaming up with Crain?s Detroit Business to offer a free webinar on cybersecurity threats in the business world, the legal landscape governing data privacy and cyber-risk insurance. The recent data breach at Target and the discovery of the Heartbleed virus focused attention on the growing problem of
DEARBORN ? The Michigan Israeli Business Bridge will feature Rami Efrati, former head of the Civilian Division of Israel?s National Cyber Bureau, on June 17 where he will discuss how Israeli technology company?s set the standard for excellence. Efrati is currently the Founder and CEO of Fermitas, a company which develops Cyber Security Technological Solutions
REDMOND - A critical security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 has gone unfixed since October 2013, according to a new report from the Zero-Day Initiative. The report, which was issued because of ZDI's policy to reveal zero-day flaws that go unfixed for more than 180 days, says that the vulnerability allows an attacker to
WASHINGTON - The House passed a bill overhauling the National Security Agency's heavily criticized telephone-surveillance program, in the first legislative move responding to revelations about the NSA's spying by former government contractor Edward Snowden nearly a year ago. Proponents said the bill marked the first substantial rollback of spy agency powers in more than 35
PLYMOUTH ? Leading the charge was the theme of the 10th annual Midwest Technology Leaders conference at the Inn at St. John?s on May 14 where Chief Information Officers from around the state gained insight on the innovative and disruptive technologies that will impact IT over the next decade. MTL Co-Founder Tracy Ann Palmer and
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Internet of Things, where it seems everything from wearable computers to ovens are connected to the Internet, ushers in a new ease-of-use era that also poses serious cyber security threats, warned Michigan Chief Security Officer Dan Lohrmann Thursday at the Michigan InfraGard Great Lakes Regional Conference at Davenport College. Lohrmann was
SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to block unauthorized use of its Google Apps services, Google plans to require users to verify their identity with a text message if the company detects a suspicious login attempt. The mechanism, which will apply to logins over the Web, is in effect a form of dual-factor authentication even
DETROIT - The Michigan Cyber Awareness Luncheon Series 2014 will serve as a follow up to the Michigan Cyber Summit 2013 hosted last fall by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. The next one is scheduled for June 25 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. This series will provide updates to the Michigan Cyber Initiative designed for