NEW YORK - Turns out the trend toward globalization makes it riskier than ever to be a chief financial officer. According to IBM's new Global CFO Study 2008, changes in the global marketplace can seriously undermine CFOs' ability to make sound business decisions. Traditionally, CFOs are responsible for their companies' financial planning and record keeping
WASHINGTON DC - Spyware has become the biggest security threat to organizations, a survey from the Computer Technology Industry Association has discovered. That's a big change from a few years ago, when spyware was barely even considered a threat. In this, the fifth annual study, CompTIA surveyed organizations of all sizes from a variety of
SOUTHFIELD ? Motor City ISSA's Holiday party will not only feature an upscale dinner, but also David Baker of Chrysler LLC who will talk about the other firewall, physical security and controls. Baker will be focusing on three areas relating to physical security: the "social engineering" impact on physical security, how policy and physical controls
LANSING ? An expert panel will discuss sources of capital for homeland security businesses on Dec. 4 during the 2nd annual Michigan Homeland Security Venture and Angel Capital Symposium at Cleary University's Howell campus. The keynote speaker is former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, son of Amway cofounder Richard DeVos. The younger DeVos is president
TROY ? Computer security company Creative Breakthroughs will host a free Network Access Control Panel Discussion for IT professionals December 5 at Automation Alley. Panelists include engineers and product specialists from Symantec, Juniper Networks, HP ProCurve, eEye Digital Security, and Cisco. The discussion will be moderated by Greg Schaffer, a columnist at Computerworld magazine who
SOUTHFIELD - Half part pesky and half part sleazy. That's how you can describe this malware that takes over your browser and redirects it to pornography and diverts online searches to salacious websites or drug stores. Security experts at MicroWorld Technologies caution computer users against probable infection of a Trojan named "Win32.StartPage.jo" while visiting dubious
DETROIT ? The December meeting of Michigan InfraGard, hosted by General Motors, will feature a tour of the GM Crisis Management Center and Local Response Centers. The agenda for the Dec. 7 meeting ? from 9 am to noon- at GM World Headquarters at the Ren Cen also includes: Welcome by Rod Kinghorn FBI Citizens
STERLING HEIGHTS ? The newly formed Michigan Chapter of Women In Defense will hold its first membership meeting on Nov. 27 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy. The Michigan chapter is the tenth and boosts national membership to more than 1,400. WID supports advancement of Michigan women in all defense and technology industrial
HOWELL - The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium announced Friday that former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos will be the keynote speaker for the security group's Second Annual Venture & Angel Capital Symposium on Dec. 4 at Cleary University. DeVos, son of Amway cofounder Richard DeVos, is president of The Windquest Group. In addition, MIHSC will
MILFORD - CrimeCog Technologies has hired Joe McKeown, former president of EventMeasures, has its new Chief Operating Officer. He reports to CrimeCog CEO Tim Daley. ?Joe brings us a tremendous combination of experience from his work in the Fortune 500 and then starting and growing his own businesses,? Daley said. ?We are poised for tremendous