YPSILANTI ? Eastern Michigan University will be hosting IP3 on Oct. 30-31 for a comprehensive IT-IA Security seminar for corporate and institutional IT Security leaders. Ken Kousky, President and CEO of IP3, will conduct and showcase the world- class seminar, From Strategy to Reality: The Bigger Picture. This is a must attend event for all
TROY ? Walsh College, a designated National Security Association Center of Excellence, has mapped out a new curriculum for IT professionals to understand changing regulations, increase risks and liabilities, new technology ad privacy issues for regulations such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley and the Patriot Act. Those classes include CNSS 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014 and 4015. Analysts
HOWELL ? The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium will host on December 4 its second annual venture and angel capital symposium at Cleary University. The MIHSC will bring together capital sources interested in funding high-tech companies involved in homeland security, defense and critical infrastructure. Many venture and angel forums are broad in nature, while this event
GRAND RAPIDS ? Paul Hightower, a senior level official for the Department of Homeland Security, will discus at Grand Valley State University on Nov. 6 private sector participation in security planning. Hightower, Deputy Director, Infrastructure and Coordination Division, Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security, also wants to know what?s on
SAN DIEGO, Ca. - The summer of 2007 may have been a hot one but in the case of spam and virus activity, it was downright cool, according to St. Bernard Software Inc., a global provider of security appliances and on-demand solutions. The average number of messages St. Bernard's customers received per day dropped nearly
YPSILANTI ? Eastern Michigan University will be dedicating its Experiential Learning Center, aimed at training the next generation of Information Assurance professionals on Oct. 25. The new 15,000 square foot security lab is the brainchild of Gerald ?Skip? Lawver, an Associate Professor in the School of Technology Studies at EMU as well as Director of
DEARBORN ? Nanette Poulios, Director of the Information Assurance Center, Walsh College, will deliver a talk on Oct. 9 during the Detroit SecureWorld Conference called Why Phishing Works. The conference session, from 8:30 ? 9:15 am, will look at why our training often fails to produce the effects expected. Included will be phishing examples from
ROYAL OAK - Securing your companies data for mobile users is paramount to operating a comprehensive information security program. The loss of sensitive data from laptops, removable media and smart phones is a growing concern among business owners. As privacy laws and regulations come of age, auditors are asking the tougher questions and holding companies
SAN JOSE, Ca. - The threats from mobile malicious software are not particularly high--and are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief. F-Secure Chief Executive Kimmo Alkio said the company has seen a "consistent increase" in mobile malicious software but does not expect a "dramatic increase" in the
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Netarx Inc. announced it has met the requirements to achieve the Advanced Routing, Switching Specialization from Cisco, giving Netarx a clean sweep of the four major Cisco Certifications. Netarx also maintains Advanced Specializations in Cisco Unified Communications, Security, and Wireless LAN. The Cisco Advanced Routing and Switching Specialization recognizes partners for their