DETROIT - Being on an International border is always a hot topic when it comes to security. News this week concerns the precedent set by a search of electronic media on the US/Canada border that ended up overturning a child pornographers appeal to have evidence obtained on his return from the Philippines thrown out of
TROY �?? The Walsh College Information Assurance Center is hosting a barbecue May 30 for alumni, students, faculty and friends. Attendees also will be able to sign up for security events and training opportunities. If you�??re interested in attending this event, on May 30 from 4:30 to 7 pm at the Walsh College Troy Campus,
KALAMAZOO ? Faith Heikkila, a security practitioner who is working towards completing a PhD in Information Assurance at Nova Southeastern University, was awarded the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation graduate school scholarship. Heikkila, a member of IEEE, InfraGard, and ISSA also serves on the Grand Valley State University Hall of Fame Board, and
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Consumers are being warned that they may get an ad instead of a music or video file on several file-sharing sites in what security firm McAfee says is the most significant malware outbreak in three years. McAfee Avert Labs reported on Tuesday that more than 500,000 detections of a Trojan horse
ANN ARBOR - CrimeCog Technologies has relocated its corporate headquarters from Milford to Ann Arbor to give the growing security company access to more technical employees and business resources. The company, founded in 2003 by current chairman Tim Daley, is privately held and has additional offices and operations in Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Washington DC and
AUBURN HILLS ? A tour of the Combined Regional Emergency Services Training facility at Oakland Community College will be featured May 15 at the next meeting of the Motor City ISSA chapter. The CREST center is the result of ideas from local fire, police, EMS agencies and Oakland Community College. The concept of a training
TROY - The team of Juan Velasquez, Ufuoma Edevbie, Zamira Aliko, and Mike Alsip won the After Hours Consulting Challenge held April 11-12 at the Walsh College Troy campus. Ernst & Young sponsored the Challenge for the best information security business case presentation. Four teams competed for bragging rights and prizes. Acting as information security
DETROIT - The March 25th InfraGard half day meeting, which focused on public health preparedness and business continuity, drew more than 50 participants and generated a very positive overall response on the speakers, topic and value of the session. Excellent feedback was also gathered for use in planning future sessions. Users are seeing increased activity
CHICAGO - Returning to the Midwest this spring is Chicago SecureWorld on May 21-22 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The Chicago event will draw renowned Security Practitioners, Senior Executives and Government Leaders, Leading Security Analysts/Consultants and more. The keynote lineup for this year?s event includes: Johnny Long, Professional Hacker, Author & Researcher speaking
TROY - The MiRSA will be meeting on May 8 immediately after the Workforce Development Committee meeting. The general WFD meeting starts at 8:30 am and the MiRSA meeting will start around 9:30 am. The WFD committee meets on the second Thursday of every other month; this will be our meeting schedule from now on,