LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm wasted no time in signing legislation on Friday that officials hope will help boost the tourism industry by establishing the Michigan Promotion Program. Granholm signed SB 1223 (PA 98), SB 1224 (PA 99), HB 5865 (PA 100), HB 5866 (PA 101) and HB 5867 (PA 102). She called the package
LANSING - In her weekly radio address, Gov, Jennifer Granholm Friday recognized this week's celebration of Earth Day, pointing out that Michigan is using every tool at its disposal to encourage home-grown renewable energy sources that will improve the environment and create jobs. "We are in the early stages of a green industrial revolution -
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
ANN ARBOR - The environment for obtaining patents is changing, thanks in part to the April 2007 Supreme Court ruling in KSR International Co. v Teleflex Inc. (KSR), which essentially makes patents more difficult to obtain and enforce. Other movements are afoot that seek to broaden the rule-making authority of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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
SAN FRANCISCO - I am going to talk about security, but more specifically, I am going to explore the evolving role of the security professional. In some organizations the senior security person is called the Chief Security Officer. Other companies use different titles?Vice President, Enterprise Security; CISO (chief information security officer); VP Security & Compliance,
SAN FRANCISCO - Dave Hansen, General Manager of the Security Business Unit at CA, who delivered the keynote address at the RSA Conference also developed a funny video, called Looking for the CSO (Chief Security Officer). To view this funny video, click on NewVisionCom.Com/CA/RSA a>>
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,
ANN ARBOR - SpamStopsHere, a member of the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, has launched the Secure Channel Blog to educate and inform the public and business community about technology and security issues that effect everyday life. Blog topics range from simple security tips to in-depth discussions of technical security issues that affect the business world.
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium has elected a new board for 2008 that includes a lot of holdovers as well as some new faces. Officers include: Chairman - Keith Brophy, RCM Technologies President- Tom Hines, SecureMatrix Secretary- Steve Potter, Patriot Services. Potter is new to this post. Board members include: Melanie de