DEARBORN ? The Nortel Users Association of Michigan is hosting a VoIP security seminar Sept. 28 in the city of Dearborn Council Chambers. The workshop will be presented by expert Gary Audin. Audin will ask how well your VoIP server and IP phones are protected? The security focus has been on the firewall and untrusted
ROCHESTER ? Antonio Robinson, CEO of Pioneer Technology, will talk about how to keep technology jobs in Michigan at the Sept. 14 meeting of the Great Lakes Software Process Improvement Network at Oakland University. Robinson, who also is vice president of Michigan InfraGard, will prevent his views on security and quality reviews of software, especially
SEATTLE - Microsoft plans to release a "critical" security update for Office on Tuesday, one of three bulletins it will distribute as part of its monthly patch cycle. The other two updates are for Windows and are rated as "important," its second-highest ranking, the software giant said in an advisory reported by CNET News.Com. The
LANSING ? Another security expert will speak next Monday at the Michigan State Capital Building to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Terrorist attacks of 9-11 ? Capt. Eddie Washington, State Deputy Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Washington is responsible for the statewide management and administration of emergency management and Homeland Security programs.
YPSILANTI - IP3 Inc. presents a two-day IT Executive Seminar at Eastern Michigan University co sponsored by MITechNews.Com that will teach participants multifactor authentication, regulatory compliance, securing converged networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems. The seminar will be taught by Ken Kousky, CEO of IP3, which produces 20 similar seminars nationwide annually. Kousky is a
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium elected its first board of directors at a networking meeting in Grand Rapids Aug. 16. Board members include: Chairman: Keith Brophy ? president, NuSoft Solutions (Troy) President & Vice Chairman: Thomas Hines, CPP, PSP ? President, SecureMatrix (Grand Rapids) Vice President of Membership: Ted Green - Chief
DEARBORN - Active InfraGard leader and cyber-crime specialist Gary Warner is schedule to speak at Detroit SecureWorld about his group, Phishing Incident Respose & Termination Squad, and his passion for identifying, documenting and tracking cyber crimials. As the director of IT planning and infrastructures for Energen Corp. since 1997, Gary Warner is also the secretary
DEARBORN - Ira Winkler is considered one of the world's most influential security professionals, often called the modern day James Bond. He'll bring his compelling presentation of Secrets of the SuperSpies to the Detroit SecureWorld Expo Sept. 19. His presentation is expected to cover highlights from his career using actual cases of espionage, including those
ROCHESTER ? Michael Brown, former Under Secretary of US Homeland Security, will keynote the third annual Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Conference Oct. 20 at Oakland University. This event will feature regional and global response initiatives from key leaders. It will provide knowledge, tools, and business to business networks for services, products, and professional partnerships.
LANSING ? U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan's 8th district, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy, will be the featured speaker Sept. 11 when the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium commemorates the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9-11-2001. ?We come together to pay tribute to victims and heroes,? said Keith Brophy, MIHSC