Cyber Defense

Security Practitioner Wins Women In Tech Foundation Graduate Scholarship

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

By |2008-05-09T00:00:00-04:00May 9th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Malware Outbreak Blamed On File-Swapped MP3s, MPEGs

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

By |2008-05-07T00:00:00-04:00May 7th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

CrimeCog Technologies Relocates Headquarters To Ann Arbor

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

By |2008-05-06T00:00:00-04:00May 6th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Walsh College IAC Names Consulting Challenge Winners

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

By |2008-04-18T00:00:00-04:00April 18th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan InfraGard March Meeting Update

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

By |2008-04-18T00:00:00-04:00April 18th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

MITechNews Offers Discounts For SecureWorld Expo Chicago

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

By |2008-04-18T00:00:00-04:00April 18th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|