Security

FBI Wants Records Kept Of Web Sites Visited WASHINGTON-The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes.

UN Chief Calls For Treaty To Prevent Cyber War DAVOS, Switzerland - The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday.

Security Attacks Mount On Users Of Social Networks BURLINGTON, Ma. - A report Monday from IT security and data protection firm Sophos has revealed an alarming rise in attacks on users of social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, by cybercriminals.

Microsoft Issues Patch To Prevent Attacks Like The One That Hit Google China REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released a patch to protect Internet Explorer users from attacks like "Operation Aurora" which targeted Google Inc.'s China business and caused widespread Internet panic.

Survey: 74 Percent Of Organizations Had Data Loss Incident In Past 2 Years MINNEAPOLIS - Seventy-four percent of organizations experienced a data loss incident at their workplace in the last two years. This is one of the key findings of a new survey launched in North America today by Kroll Ontrack, a provider of data recovery and legal technologies products and services.

McAfee: China Attacks A 'Watershed Moment' SAN JOSE - The China-based cyberattacks on Google and other companies were "a watershed moment in cybersecurity," according to an executive at computer security company McAfee.

Michigan Issues RFI For New 100,000 Square Foot Data Center LANSING - The state of Michigan is looking for ideas and industry feedback on building a 100,000 square foot data center that would consolidate three older, less efficient data centers now used by the Michigan Department of Information Technology.

Content Delivery Networks – Defense Against Denial Of Service Attacks BIRMINGHAM – Andy Ellis Senior Director of Information Security of Akamai talks about how content delivery networks can be used as a distributed denial of service defense in this inaugural edition of the Threatcast podcasting channel.

MITechNews.Com, IT-Harvest Partner On Security News, Podcasting, Live Events GRAND RAPIDS and BIRMINGHAM - MITechNews.Com, an online technology news portal, announced a media partnership with IT-Harvest, a security news portal, that will include combined news, podcasting, live events and advertising to a nationwide audience of security professionals.

The New Look Of Mobile Security BURLINGAME, Calif. - A start-up called Lookout is trying to make phones safer and views itself as the "Symantec or McAfee of the mobile space."

Automated Security System Goes Live For Michigan Capital Complex LANSING - The new automated security system for the Michigan Capital Complex buildings is live, but security guards will likely remain in the lobbies of those buildings for the next few months.

Sex, Porn, Jacko Top Kids' Searches In 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Sex, porn, and Michael Jackson were among the most popular items kids searched for online in 2009, as tracked by Symantec's OnlineFamily.Norton.

Predator Drones Hacked In Iraq Operations BAGHDAD - Iraqi insurgents have reportedly intercepted live video feeds from the U.S. military's Predator drones using a $25.95 Windows application that allows them to track the pilotless aircraft undetected.

Firefox 3.5.6 Patches Critical Security Holes MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to patch three critical security holes. Firefox 3.5.6 and 3.0.16 both fix earlier memory corruption issues. "We presume that with enough effort at least some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code," the security advisory said.

Top Five Security Challenges Of 2010 POPT FALLS, Idaho - Social networking sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace will pose one of the biggest threats in 2010, according to TriGeo Network Security, a provider of security information and event management technology for midmarket enterprises.

Motor City ISSA 2010 Officer Election Ballots Open SOUTHFIELD - Ballots have been sent for the 2010 Office Election to all members in good standing. The election is open from Sunday, December 6th through Sunday, December 13th.

Security Expert Stiennon To Address December Motor City ISSA Meeting TROY – Security Expert Richard Stiennon will be the speaker for the Dec. 17 meeting of Motor City ISSA at Walsh College in the new auditorium. RSVPs are required Friday to attend this event.

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Microsoft Investigating IE Vulnerability REDMOND - Microsoft said it is investigating a possible vulnerability in Internet Explorer after exploit code that allegedly can be used to take control of computers, if they visit a Web site hosting the code, was posted to a security mailing list.

Afghan National Security Forces - A Primer For Selling Security Products WASHINGTON DC - If the US and NATO are to succeed in reducing their involvement in Afghanistan and embark on an effective exit strategy, developing and cultivating the Afghan National Army is a top priority.