ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK's marketing roundtable will host an event on Oct. 23, the eighth session of a series of informative marketing programs, that will help businesses generate sales leads and service clients with Customer Relationship Management. Where: Registration and networking will begin at 5 p.m. Panel discussions will run from 5:30 to
LANSING - Homeowners facing foreclosures on their mortgages would have refinancing options through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority under legislation proposed Friday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and legislative Democrats. Michigan has one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates, ranking fourth, as the number has doubled since 2006 to an estimated 83,000 this year. The
DEABORN - Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the threats facing the United States from hacktivsts, terrorists, state-sponsored terrorism and more in this News Maker interview from the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Garcia is the nation's first cyber czar. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DEARBORN - Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the threats facing the United States from hacktivsts, terrorists, state-sponsored terrorism and more in this News Maker interview from the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Garcia is the nation?s first cyber czar. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - After some additional questioning Thursday, the Michigan Senate Energy Policy and Public Utilities Committee unanimously recommended that the full chamber approve the appointment of Orjiakor Isiogu as chair of the Public Service Commission. A key question from committee members Thursday, and touched on briefly during a prior hearing, was why Isiogu had been
ANN ARBOR ? The IT Security Services at The University of Michigan and MERIT are holding a conference Oct. 16 in Ann Arbor that will address the latest developments in IT Security and the mounting threat from hackers, phishers and others intent on the malicious destruction of data or technology systems. This event, at the
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