WALLED LAKE - Emergency preparedness is not just a public sector responsibility. Private sector makes up over 80 percent of the response capabilities across the county and can bring assets to the response as fast, if not faster, than our public sector partners. The key is the coordination, both before and during the emergency. However,
FRAMINGHAM, Ma - STAPLES Business Depot has noted that information security tops the list of modern-day threats and equates people's risky behavior in the IT security arena to driving without a seat-belt or riding a bicycle without a helmet. Common, everyday behaviors can lead to individuals and businesses to be at risk for security threats
SAN JOSE - McAfee Inc.'s Foundstone Professional Services announced the Certified Ethical Hacking course, the company's first certified training program that gives IT professionals the skills they need to detect vulnerabilities on their own systems. The course teaches participants the skills they need to hack into vulnerable systems, but requires students to sign a pledge
SOUTHFIELD - With the recent rise in data breaches and identity thefts, implementing a sound information security program is no longer optional. Companies processing credit card information are encouraged to embrace and implement sound data protection strategies to protect the confidentiality and integrity of payment information. As a result of this recent trend, a consortium
FRAMINGHAM, Ma. - Small- and medium-sized businesses aren't excited about the concept of software-as-a-service, but they are excited about the benefits SaaS can bring to them. An IDC report predicts the top SMB trends in 2008, with SaaS expected to be one of the hottest technologies. When IDC asked SMBs about this new way of
DETROIT - Eastern Michigan InfraGard's board of advisors met Jan. 31 for the first time in 2008 to put together a plan for the new year. The overall theme for 2008 will be monthly events to provide value to InfraGard members and allow professionals to grow and hone existing skills. Working with Western Michigan InfraGard,
LANSING - Rebounding from a trough reached a year ago, increasing numbers of small business owners expect sales, profitability and investments to increase over the next 12 months, the latest business barometer from the Small Business Association of Michigan reports, while a larger number of employers expect to increase workforces and wages than in the
WASHINGTON - Global growth has slowed "markedly" amid the turmoil in financial markets, and risks remain to the downside, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. In updating its World Economic Outlook, the fund said the world economy should slow to a 4.1 percent growth rate in 2008 from an estimated 4.9 percent in 2007, The
STAMFORD, Conn. - Phishing attacks in the U.S. soared in 2007, with a total of $3.2 billion stolen. The number of adult phishing victims jumped from last year, as 3.6 million adults lost money in the 12 months ending in August, compared with the 2.3 million who did so the year before, according to a
SAGINAW - In 2008, I will be sharing insights, concerns and perspectives on issues of IT security, risk management and information assurance through regular postings in the newsletter, podcasts and blogs published by MITechNews.Com. I thought we?d start ?08 with a review of investment opportunities in the industry. These thoughts will hopefully also have relevance