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EMU’s IAC Center February Update With Skip Lawver

YPSILANTI - Skip Lawver, director of Eastern Michigan University's IAC Center, provides his February update. He talks about a new Security speaker series that will culminate with a recruiting visit by federal intelligence agencies. Scholar ships available for students interested in careers in Security management. Reaching out to the high school to recruit college security

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

New Enterprise Forum Names Annual Awards Winners

ANN ARBOR ? Randal Charlton, Director of Wayne State University's TechTown, was named 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year by the New Enterprise Forum on Thursday night at an awards gala honoring some of the best start ups from a year ago. Other award winners include: Best New Product of 2007: GeneVivo. Sean Ainsworth, CEO, accepted

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Data Center Solutions – Enterprise Security For Small Biz Price

SOUTHFIELD - Data Center Solutions is offering a new Michigan-made network security appliance that can perform up to 14 functions, protection from hackers, spammers, the lot. The company's Steve Beers describes the new product as enterprise security for a small business price. To learn more, listen to this Security channel edition of News Maker Interview.

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

SecureWorld Chicago Offers Big Discounts For MITechNews.Com Readers

CHICAGO ? SecureWorld Expo returns to Chicago in May with a two-day event that includes big discounts for readers of MITechNews.Com. SecureWorld Chicago, on May 21-22, will feature Security Practitioners, Senior Executives and Government Leaders, Leading Security Analysts/Consultants and more. The event will cover topics such as Risk Assessment, IP Leakage, Business Risk Assessment and

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Info System Running Out Of Money

LANSING - The Michigan Department of State Police will run out of funding for its Criminal Justice Information System by June 1 and an additional $2.7 million is needed to pay for database improvements through Sept. 30. Officials told the Senate Appropriations State Police and Military Affairs Subcommittee on Thursday that additional money would be

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

New Computer Network Security Threat Identified

BOSTON - Websense Inc., a provider of technology analysis, has been named the global leader in web security, according to an IDC study. The study, ?Worldwide Web Security 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares,? noted that Websense led with a 21 per cent or $247.5 million share of the $1.2 billion security market in 2006.

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Guest Columns|

Emergency Preparedness: What is Private Sector’s Role?

WALLED LAKE - Emergency preparedness is not just a public sector responsibility. Private sector makes up over 80 percent of the response capabilities across the county and can bring assets to the response as fast, if not faster, than our public sector partners. The key is the coordination, both before and during the emergency. However,

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Guest Columns|

What is InfraGard?

DETROIT - InfraGard is a collaborative effort between the FBI and local communities. InfraGard is an association of government and business leaders that meet regularly and freely share their ideas and expertise to better protect America's infrastructures. How many InfraGard Chapters are there? There are 86 chapters How many InfraGard members are there? There are

By |2008-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

New Michigan Ergonomics Rules Could Soon Become Law

LANSING - Michigan could not adopt rules creating workplace ergonomic standards if a bill passed by the Senate, SB843, approved on a 21-17 straight party line vote Wednesday, becomes law. The bill seeks to shortchange discussions that have been ongoing for some years on developing a proposal that would set standards on ergonomic furniture and

By |2008-02-21T00:00:00-05:00February 21st, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|