DETROIT - By now, most e-mail users are wise to the scam of phishing - sending a spoofed e-mail message that appears to be from a legitimate business, such as a bank, which directs the recipient to a fake web site seeking verification of personal information such as passwords or credit card numbers. A new
SAN DIEGO - Websense Security Labs discovered a new Chinese attack method that has infected hundreds of thousands of reputable websites where users are automatically redirected to a malicious site that installs a keylogger to capture sensitive information. According to Stephan Chenette, manager of Websense Security Labs, these attacks are originating from China and have
NEW YORK - IBM is beefing up its service offerings for mid-sized businesses with new security and productivity solutions along with new tools and incentives to support partner growth in the mid-market space. "The latest Express Advantage offerings address some of the biggest pain points that our customers face and IBM's continued expansion of its
NEW YORK - Medium-sized businesses - companies with 100-999 employees - in the United States are on track to invest up to $7.8 billion on data storage and security this year, up 12 percent over 2007, according to AMI-Partners Inc. The IT market research firm's latest report on the subject, 2007 U.S. Medium Business Overview
ANN ARBOR - The environment for obtaining patents is changing, thanks in part to the April 2007 Supreme Court ruling in KSR International Co. v Teleflex Inc. (KSR), which essentially makes patents more difficult to obtain and enforce. Other movements are afoot that seek to broaden the rule-making authority of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
SAN FRANCISCO - I am going to talk about security, but more specifically, I am going to explore the evolving role of the security professional. In some organizations the senior security person is called the Chief Security Officer. Other companies use different titles?Vice President, Enterprise Security; CISO (chief information security officer); VP Security & Compliance,
LANSING - The Michigan Manufacturers Association has released its 2008 public policy agenda outlining policies and reforms that the association believes can strengthen Michigan's manufacturing community and, in turn, move the state out of its economic doldrums. The 2008 Michigan Manufacturing Agenda calls for substantial government reforms, specifically addressing critical changes that must be made
PALO ALTO, Ca. - Helping chief information officers perform their job better with an array of new management tools at hand is the primary goal of HP Software, Thomas Hogan, senior vice president at HP Software, recently told a group of reporters in Toronto. "What we are here to do is help the CIO drive
BEIJING, China - Come August 24th, 2008, when the Olympics Games start with music and hymns and the torch lit the flame, the global spotlight will land on Beijing, and when the athletes march in unison to their beautifully-orchestrated national anthems, in the ultra modern stadium, the whole world will witness a sleeping giant, awaken
DETROIT ? The topic of this article is best summed up in an observation by Judith Olson; "When in Rome, do as the Romans. But in a today's groupware-supported environment, the question is, Where is Rome?" In effect, globalization and the attendant demand for multicultural teamwork has placed a new emphasis on the ability for