SAN FRANCISCO - The chances of another company suffering the devastating effects of a cyberattack like the one perpetrated on Sony last year are not as remote as we would like to believe, security researchers say. Given the current security levels for most companies, 90 percent of them would be vulnerable to such
DETROIT ? Could toll roads be in Michigan?s future? Perhaps Gov. Rick Snyder said Tuesday during a press conference at the LIFT Detroit offices. Snyder was participating in a roundtable discussion on the future of the nation?s aging and crumbling transportation system. Also attending the conference was U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Foxx
DETROIT - Let's go back to 1991. ?The Silence of the Lambs? won best picture, Nirvana was atop the music scene and, to what I'm sure was very little fanfare, a new concept was introduced to the world: the website. Fast forward to 1997. ?Titanic? was best picture, The Spice Girls were on top and
ANN ARBOR ? We?re launching a new section in the MITechNews.Com eNewsletter focused on a growing business segment that also combines the state?s most creative entrepreneurs ? the Makers Movement. We?re calling it Makers Michigan. What we plan to do in the Makers Michigan section, soon to be added to a new and improved MITechNews.Com
DEARBORN ? The theme for this year?s fourth annual Cisco Women of Impact event was be fearless. The more than 100 attendees were mostly female and included Cisco employees, Channel partners, and customers dedicating time to develop themselves. With the pace of change and innovation in technology accelerating faster than ever, women need to develop
ANN ARBOR - Jim Adox, Chairman of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, and Managing Director of Venture Investors LLC, said phasing out the Venture Michigan Fund ? as proposed by the Michigan House Commerce and Trade Committee this week - would have a tremendous negative impact on the state?s efforts to make Michigan more entrepreneur
SOUTHFIELD - The Engineering Society works to be "all things engineering" for the Detroit area and the state of Michigan - preserving Michigan's status as the No. 1 state for engineers in the nation. Today?s ESD offers continuing education, leadership development and networking opportunities to today?s working engineers in all fields ? civil, environmental, mechanical,
SOUTHFIELD ? Robert Magee, who last week was named the permanent executive vice president of the Engineering Society of Detroit, said his first goal is to make the 120-year old group a relevant and strong value for engineers throughout the state. Magee, a veteran executive with 20 years of progressively greater responsibilities at AT&T Advertising
PLYMOUTH - When I first began integrating social media into my job responsibilities about seven years ago, I?a seasoned PR professional with nearly 20 years of experience under my belt?felt like a rookie. And in a way, I was a rookie. Learning how to effectively align public relations objectives with social media was a whole
DETROIT - Our next event will be a Pink Slip Party on Thursday, March 19th at The Majestic Theater. If you?re not familiar with our Pink Slip Party events?you should be. They?re on a whole different level from our casual networking social events like the one we have at Blackfinn. Our PSP events see as