DEARBORN ? The two-day SecureWorld Expo conference kicks off Wednesday with a keynote at 9:30 am from William Hugh Murray, Executive Consultant Information Assurance; Associate Professor - Naval Postgraduate School, focused on Essential Security Practices. The Day One Luncheon Keynote at 12:15pm features Patrick Gray, Senior Security Strategist, Cisco Systems who will be covering Security
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to malware infections by industry sector, education took the lead during the first half of 2010, according to the findings of the Trend Micro semi-annual 2010 threat report. Nearly 50 percent of all malware infections occurred within schools and universities where IT and security staffers face the challenge of
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has received a grant of $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation to upgrade the life sciences research laboratories in its College of Arts and Sciences. Lawrence Tech's next-generation Life Sciences Research Facility will include a molecular and cell biology research lab, a chemistry lab, an instrumentation room, and a
SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless has named John Granby president?Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless, with responsibilities for sales, marketing, operations, financial performance and customer service. Granby's 16-year career with the company has included several positions with increasing responsibility in sales, customer service and financial services. Most recently, he served as director of customer service for the Georgia/Alabama
WASHINGTON D.C. ? Ninety-two nonprofit organizations from around the country received $8 million in grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help low-income and very low-income entrepreneurs with training and technical assistance to start, operate and grow their businesses. The grants, delivered under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs, also will provide capacity-building services
LANSING - An online publication that focuses on business and investing has ranked Michigan 47th overall in terms of management, citing factors like its drop in home value, its credit rating and crime rate, but a spokesperson for Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the study done by 247wallstreet dealt largely with factors that had nothing to
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her administration deliberately committed unfair labor practices when they decided to rescind a 3 percent pay raise to nonunion state employees, an administrative law judge ruled Tuesday. But the move will not lead to a restoration of the raise, at least not yet. The state dropped the raise for
LANSING - A heavy focus on promoting alternative energy development and companies has meant Michigan has placed third among all other states in terms of alternative energy corporate locations, a report from Business Facilities Magazine said. "Michigan is far too busy reinventing itself as a hub for alternative energy manufacturing to wallow in despair over
MIDLAND ? Northwood University's Richard DeVos Graduate School of Management is coming to Grand Rapids with classes starting January 2011. The DeVos Evening MBA program will be sharing space with Northwood's Adult Degree Program which has been in Grand Rapids for several years. "I am pleased to announce that we have responded to the many
WASHINGTON ? With the publication Monday of a final rule in the Federal Register, the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin implementation of its women-owned small business contracting program, which is expected to start in early 2011. The rule is part of the Obama Administration?s overall commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses to compete