Jury orders SAP to pay Oracle $1.3 billion

A federal jury has ordered SAP to pay $1.3 billion to its archenemy, Oracle, for stealing customer support documents and software in a scheme to steal customers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40344534/ns/business-us_business/

Orange County Choppers designs FBI Custom Chopper!

InfraGard’s Community Outreach Committee headed up by Laurie Venditti, InfraGard Syracuse Alliance (pictured here), tries out the new ride at the Orange County Chopper facility in Newburgh, NY.  InfraGard and OCC Foundation are building a nationwide program to promote the FBI’s Safe Streets Initiative!  www.infragardmembers.org

Orange County Choppers Partners with the FBI and the Hudson Valley InfraGard Alliance to Build an FBI-Themed Chopper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunfVnB7uUY  Youtube video of TLC OCC Paul Teutul, Sr. Dedication to InfraGard/FBI Series 7, Episode 6.

FBI Press Release - 9/9/10 - An Orange County Chopper with an FBI logo was a unique item created for a fundraising effort to support youth anti-violence in Newburgh, New York. The FBI partnered with InfraGard and Orange County Choppers (OCC)—a custom motorcycle manufacturer in Orange County, New York run by Paul Teutul, Sr.—to build a custom-made chopper in support of Newburgh youth.


The chopper, unveiled today on the waterfront in Newburgh, attracted a crowd of spectators who waited in anticipation as it made its way down Front Street accompanied by FBI agents and local police. New York State Senator Bill Larkin and Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine joined the crowd along with FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Belle Chen, Chairman of the InfraGard National Members Alliance Kathleen Kiernan, InfraGard coordinator and FBI Special Agent Maryann Goldman, and members from the “Center for Hope.”  read entire press release at http://newyork.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/nyfo080910.htm

How are Robbers Caught?

What ways are bank robbers caught?: "About one-third of the time, they get snitched on; one-third of the time, it's police work; and one-third of the time someone sees them (on a news report) and turns them in," said Rosemary J. Erickson, Ph.D., President Forensic Sociologist and Security Expert

Position open - Syracuse DEPUTY COMMISSIONER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (OPERATIONS)

Date Published: 10/25/2010
Open Competitive Examination #: None Promotional Examination #: None
Application Deadline: 11/12/2010 Application Filing Fee (Non-Refundable): $0.00
 
Onondaga County (NY) is seeking an experienced and team oriented Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Communications to plan, organize, and manage the daily operational activities of the Onondaga County E9-1-1 Center and to assist the Commissioner in the overall administration, management, planning, and staffing of the Department along with the development, enforcement, and implementation of procedures and standards.

Minimum qualifications include at least three years of senior management experience in a public safety communications center, or ten years of senior management experience in a public safety agency with communications related experience, or eight years experience at the senior supervisory level of emergency communications dispatching, or three years senior management experience in the emergency communications or public safety field along with a Bachelors level degree in a related field. Candidates must have experience in managing a large organized work force and personnel processes to include grievance management, discipline, selection, promotion, training, and performance evaluation. Candidates must have detailed knowledge of CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch), Mobile Data Radio systems, and trunked land mobile radio systems. Candidates should have fiscal management experience, successful project management experience, and demonstrated success in dealing with multiple oversight boards. Candidates must have experience in dealing with the news media, an organized labor force, and dealing with police, fire, and EMS agencies. Candidates must be available on a 24-hour on-call basis.

Onondaga County is a CALEA accredited agency and candidates with experience with the accreditation process are preferred.

The salary range for the Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Communications is $62,370 - $87,966. Resume and cover letter should be submitted on or before November 12, 2010 to the attention of:

Commissioner William R. Bleyle

Onondaga County Department of Emergency Communications

3911 Central Ave

Syracuse, NY 13215



ONONDAGA COUNTY - AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

College student Marisol Valles Garcia named police chief in Mexico

A town near drug cartel capital Juarez, Mexico, had just one applicant for police chief after a spate of killings of public officials in drug-related violence.


So now the new chief in Guadalupe, a town of 10,000 residents near the Texas border, is 20-year-old college criminology major Marisol Valles García.

MOA - DHS & DOD - Cybersecurity

Reflecting President Obama’s strong commitment to building an administration-wide approach to combating threats to our cyber networks and infrastructure, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have signed a memorandum of agreement that will align and enhance America’s capabilities to protect against threats to our critical civilian and military computer systems and networks.



Full Press Release:
http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1286984200944.shtm

Phishing Attack Targets iTunes

  New Phishing Attack Targets Apple iTunes, Security Firm Says
Published October 05, 2010 | FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/05/phishing-attack-targets-itunes-pandalabs/
Got iTunes? Be careful, you might get iScammed too.  A new cyberscam has been targeting the tens of millions of users of Apple's iTunes music service, as crooks phish for confidential bank information.  According to security analysis firm PandaLabs, a cleverly crafted e-mail is landing in e-mail in-boxes, informing people that they have made an expensive purchase on iTunes. The concerned user quickly tries to resolve the problem by clicking on a link in the e-mail -- which is always a mistake, though an easy one to make.  After clicking the link the user is asked to download a fake PDF reader, which redirects the user to infected Web pages (mostly Russian) containing Trojans among other malware that steal the user's personal details...
 

Study released reporting 16,000 deaths linked to texting while driving!

According to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, there were 16,000 deaths on the road between 2001 and 2007 that were a direct result of drivers texting behind the wheel.

The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of North Texas, found that the number of fatal automobile accidents caused by cell phone use increased by 28% just between 2005 and 2008. By comparison, the number of distracted driving accidents had actually been on the decline in the six years prior to that.

Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester InfraGard Alliances to Hold CyberSecurity Conference in Syracuse, New York

SYRACUSE, NY: On September 24 at Syracuse University, a cyber security briefing jointly produced by the Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester InfraGard Membership Alliances and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be held on campus. Visit: http://NYStateInfraGardConference.com.
The conference is hosted by the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University, and co-sponsors also include SRC, formerly Syracuse Research Corporation, and the Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE). Additional support for the conference comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), and it will be held in cooperation with regional authorities including the Syracuse Police Department. Presentations by sought-after authorities and experts will be followed by an opportunity for dialogue and questions. Featured speakers include:

 Thad W. Odderstol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Division,  Critical Infrastructure Protection Cyber Security Program, National Cyber Security Division will deliver the keynote address on “DHS Cyber Security: Strategic and Operational Initiatives”
 Yalkin Demirkaya, Cyber Forensics Investigator and President of Cyber Diligence, Inc., will present “Investigating Insider Abuse of IT Resources”
 Jim Gagliano, Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI, will present “Cyber Investigations of Gang Activity”
 Greg Metzler, Principle Security Engineer & Cyber Intelligence Analyst with SRC, “Crime: The Next Driver of Internet Innovation”
 Daniel Alfin, Special Agent with the FBI, will present “Cyber Crime: Computer Intrusions, Pedophiles, Drugs, and Gangs”
 Tony Martino, Sergeant, Utica Police Department – “Emerging Trends and Cyber Exploits”
 William Snyder, Syracuse University College of Law Visiting Professor, will discuss “When a Hacker’s Rights to Your Computer Exceed Your Own: The Wiretap Act and Computer Trespassers”
 Albert Stenson, Protective Security Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will discuss “NIPP – National Infrastructure Protection Plan”

This joint conference represents an unparalleled gathering of public safety, law enforcement & intelligence authorities alongside private sector subject matter experts to provide a briefing on cyber security. The conference will educate attendees on the capabilities of the Syracuse University Forensic Cyber Center as well as on current tools, technologies, and trends in computer forensic investigations.
The complete program can be viewed at http://NYStateInfraGardConference.com. Future programs with similar presentation content are being planned through the InfraGard organization.

About InfraGard
InfraGard is a public-private volunteer organization that serves as the critical link that forms a tightly-knit working relationship across all levels. Each InfraGard chapter is geographically linked with an FBI Field Office, providing all stakeholders immediate access to experts from law enforcement, industry, academic institutions and other federal, state and local government agencies. By utilizing the talents and expertise of the InfraGard network, information is shared to mitigate threats to our nation’s critical infrastructures and key resources. Collaboration and communication are the keys to protection.

InfraGard Chapter Leadership
 Albany: Brett Lewis, InfraGard Albany Chapter President
 Buffalo: Timothy Lukasiewicz, InfraGard Buffalo Chapter President
 Rochester: Michael Miller, InfraGard Rochester Chapter President
 Syracuse (Satellite Chapter to Albany): Laurie Venditti , National Board Committee Chair - Community Outreach & Regional Communications

N.J. pipeline to Syracuse linked to murder, drugs

Syracuse, NY -- Long before police discovered the migration of heroin addicts from New Jersey to rehab in Syracuse, there was the case of LeRoy Jennings.

Jennings came to Syracuse from New Jersey to recover from alcohol addiction at the Salvation Army counseling center on Erie Boulevard East. He dropped out of the evangelical program and crashed at the apartment of his new friend, Walter Perry, the bell captain at the Hotel Syracuse (whole article: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_pipeline_to_syracuse_linked.html )

........There have been new developments:
• Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner asked the Salvation Army to stop taking referrals from the outreach groups at the heart of the investigation. The agency agreed.

• The Justice Department discovered that all 17 of the people arrested were from New Jersey. Prosecutors and Salvation Army officials said three went through the Salvation Army drug program and at least three others have a family connection to the program.

• One of the men arrested, Derrick Campbell, came to the Salvation Army drug rehab program after serving three years in prison in New Jersey for his seventh felony drug conviction.

“In my 18 years as a prosecutor, I’ve never seen a defendant with seven prior felony drug convictions,” Assistant U.S. Attorney John Katko said at a detention hearing last week. “He’s used to the revolving door of justice in New Jersey. He’s used to short sentences, then getting out on probation or parole and he’s back at it again.”

• Until Miner’s request, the Salvation Army continued to take people from New Jersey and other states last week and took no responsibility for bringing drug activity to Syracuse. Staff said they did not do criminal background checks and instead relied on the drug addicts to reveal any past crimes.

Salvation Army staff said, in a written statement, that they had not had any contact with federal prosecutors and had no knowledge of the incidents except the information in the newspaper

.....The rehab program has no government oversight and receives no government money, he said.

One-third of the Erie Boulevard East rehab center’s beds are filled with people from New Jersey. That’s about 100 people a year.

The Salvation Army does not follow up with people after the program.

And regardless of the high drop-out rate, the Salvation Army staff did not see a reason to tell police about the people they were importing to Syracuse — even though the police chief is on the Salvation Army’s advisory board.

“I don’t see it as our responsibility to tell the police department, just as when folks are moving from one community to another they are not required to do that,” Schoch said.

The program supports itself. The people in the program work 40 hours a week at the Salvation Army warehouse and at the rehab center without pay, helping the agency generate annual revenues of more than $6 million at its thrift stores.
.......
In recent years, the number of people enrolled in the program through New Hope Baptist Church in Newark has been sporadic, Schoch said. When it started 10 years ago, as many as 15 people a week were bused from Newark to Syracuse, according to the minister who got the program started.

ReBlogged- Virtual Worlds for Business. It’s not Playing. It’s Work.

Virtual Spaces discussion through the Thinkbalm™ Innovation Community on LinkedIn™. They arranged a conference via SecondLife®. It sounded fun – we’d each choose an avatar and participate as if attending a real life conference.

http://www.avayablog.com/archives/2010/06/virtual_worlds.php

Melissa Hathaway's Nine Cybersecurity Bills to Watch

Since leaving the White House last summer, Hathaway - who led President Obama's 60-day cyberspace review last year - has become involved in a variety of IT security ventures, including becoming a senior adviser at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affair at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. There she conducts research and writes about IT security. One of her projects is to track cybersecurity legislation before Congress.
http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=558

InfraGard Albany Conference on School Security

Tuesday, June 8th

InfraGard Albany is part of the InfraGard National Members
Alliance, which provides a trusted forum for exchanging
knowledge, experience, and information to help protect our
nation's infrastructure from both physical and cyber threats.

The goal of the conference is to have each attendee leave
with a better understanding of the essential elements that
should be included in every school security program, and a
listing of key law enforcement contacts and informational
resources to aide in building and assessing school security
programs.

Distinguished Presenters:
Ron “Cook” Barrett,
Albany, NY Police Department

Sgt Renise Holohan,
New York State Police

Sgt George Marshall,
New York State Police

Sr. Investigator Mark Brown,
New York State Police

Register online at www.InfraGardAlbany.org

Location
New York State Police Academy, State Campus, Building #24, Albany, New York 12226

Recruiting

May 26, IDG News Service – (National) U.S. need to fight online
terrorism recruiting, expert says. The U.S. government lacks a plan to
counter terrorist recruiting efforts online, even though such efforts by
jihad groups are growing, one terrorism expert told U.S. lawmakers. The U.S.
government does not make an effort to engage with people who may be open to
terrorist recruiting efforts and dissuade them from joining, a professor in
the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University told lawmakers May
26. The U.K. government has a program that works with local communities to
identify possible targets for terrorism recruiting, said the professor, a
former scholar in residence at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Instead
of on-theground programs working with potential targets of terrorism
recruiting, U.S. agencies have, in some cases, tried to control terrorism
communications on the Internet. “We shouldn’t be censoring the Internet,” he
said. “I think the problem is we default toward these very intrusive
approaches.” Internet service providers should have protection from lawsuits
if they take down terrorism-related Web sites, said a former
counterterrorism official with the CIA and the U.S. Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Source:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177404/U.S._need_to_fight_online_ter
roris m_recruiting_expert_says

Salmonella Outbreak in CA - Alfalfa sprouts sold by Caldwell Farms Recalled

According to the
Associated Press, alfalfa sprouts sold by Caldwell Fresh Foods have been
recalled from a number of states. These sprouts were sold to Wal- Marts in
California and 14 other states and also to Trader Joe’s in California,
according to the AP. Source: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_15171973

10 Best Cities for the Next Decade

They're prosperous, innovative, and they'll generate plenty of jobs, too.
We live in challenging times. Unemployment remains high, and the U.S. lead in technology and science is slipping as many foreign countries gain ground. But some U.S. cities, though slowed by the Great Recession, still thrive by lifting good old American innovation to new levels. And that will help put more Americans back to work and keep our international edge.

In Kiplinger's latest search for top cities, we focused on places that specialize in out-of-the-box thinking. "New ideas generate new businesses," says Kevin Stolarick, our numbers guru, who this year evaluated U.S. cities for growth and growth potential. Stolarick is research director at the Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank that studies economic prosperity. "In the places where innovation works, it really works," he says.

After researching and visiting our 2010 Best Cities, it became clear that the innovation factor has three elements. Mark Emmert, president of the University of Washington in Seattle, put his finger on two of them: smart people and great ideas. But we'd argue that it's the third element -- collaboration -- that really supercharges a city's economic engine. When governments, universities and business communities work together, the economic vitality is impressive.

And it's no coincidence that economic vitality and livability go hand in hand. Creativity in music, arts and culture, plus neighborhoods and recreational facilities that rank high for "coolness," attract like-minded professionals who go on to cultivate a region's business scene. All of which make our 2010 Best Cities not just great places to live but also great places to start a business or find a job.

1. Austin, Tex.
Austin is arguably the the country's best crucible for small business, offering a dozen community programs that form a neural network of business brainpower to help entrepreneurs. Now overlay that net with a dozen venture-capital funds and 20 or so business associations, plus incubators, educational opportunities and networking events. Mix all these elements in what many call a classless society, where hippie communalism coexists with no-nonsense capitalism, and you've got a breeding ground for start-ups.

Don't discount the fun factor: In the self-proclaimed live-music capital of the world, music and business creativity riff off one another. The city's famous South by Southwest festival, where concerts, independent film screenings and emerging technology overlap, is a prime example.

2. Seattle, Wash.
Rain City? We'd say Brain City. Home to a well-educated workforce, a world-class research university, über innovators Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing, and a host of risk-taking, garage-tinkering entrepreneurs, Seattle crackles with creative energy. "We only have two products here: smart people and great ideas," says Mark Emmert, president of the University of Washington.

Seattle is revising its tax, zoning and permit policies to make them more business-friendly. Meanwhile, this sophisticated Pacific Rim city has other qualities to recommend it, including great food, a glorious setting, an outdoorsy culture, and, yes, enough rain to keep the locals' complexions looking dewy.

3. Washington, D.C.
Every tourist knows postcard D.C., the city that is home to the White House, the Capitol and all those free Smithsonian museums. But those who live in D.C. know better. The region is chock-full of job prospects, entertainment venues and great neighborhoods, and it is booming. Eleven of the 25 richest counties in the U.S. are located in the region, which also boasts a low unemployment rate.

4. Boulder, Colo.
Boulder is a wealthy, intellectual hot spot where environmental and scientific ideas blossom into businesses. Three economic drivers power Boulder: the University of Colorado, federal research laboratories and more than 6,600 small businesses and corporations, all woven into an entrepreneurial fabric.

The city is also a mecca for those seeking healthy, active lifestyles. Outdoors enthusiasts can grab a lunch-hour workout on the city's 150 miles of hiking and biking trails located throughout the 45,000 acres of open-space land surrounding the city.

5. Salt Lake City, Utah
You can't beat the cost of living and doing business in Salt Lake City. Utah has relatively low wages, taxes and operating costs. Plus, it doesn't hurt that "our offices are 15 minutes away from four ski resorts," says one local employer.

The Salt Lake valley offers a variety of distinctive neighborhoods that boast walking-friendly centers. They provide a small-town feel within steps of the heart of the city. For those who crave a busier setting, downtown living is about to get a lot more popular.

6. Rochester, Minn.
Rochester is built on the world-renowned Mayo Clinic's rock-solid foundation, and, in return, the community serves as great hosts and hostesses to 2.7 million visitors each year (many of them Mayo patients).

Synergy among the city's resources has been well cultivated and is paying dividends. Take, for instance, the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics, formed in 2003 between Mayo and the University of Minnesota at Rochester to spawn new businesses. More than 20 technology-related firms have opened up in Rochester over the past ten years. Recognizing the depth of resources in the area, the city opened the Minnesota BioBusiness Center in spring 2009 -- providing room to grow in the form of 150,000 feet of office space. The center, located a block from both the Mayo Clinic and the university, represents the city's aspiration to build an even stronger bioscience and medical-research community. "If there's a theme to what we're doing here, it's collaboration."

7. Des Moines, Iowa
There's more to Des Moines than agricultural jobs. A likely worker shortage sparked by retiring baby-boomers has lit a fire under Des Moines's civic leaders. The city is working to lure back young Iowans and attracting global talent by developing its downtown and promoting the jobs available in the many industries that flourish there. Other big draws: low-cost housing, plus the city's long-touted reputation for family-friendliness and a "19-minute commute."

8. Burlington, Vt.
Burlington's local-food movement perhaps best tells the story of how environmentalism drives much of the city's economic growth. Many shops and restaurants along Burlington's Church Street Marketplace, the famous pedestrian mall, serve up local goodies. A couple blocks over, the City Market/Onion River Co-Op, a community-owned grocery store, offers more than 1,000 Vermont products. (And atop the supermarket, generating 3% of the Co-Op's energy needs -- enough electricity to power six Burlington homes -- are 136 solar panels from groSolar, another Vermont-based company.) And the crown jewel for locavores: The Intervale Center is a nonprofit organization that has managed 350 acres of family-owned farmland in Burlington since 1988 and provides 10% of the town's food. "We're 30 years ahead of the country with the local-food movement."

9. West Hartford, Conn.
Community is key in West Hartford, a place where you actually know your neighbors. But this once-sleepy suburb of Connecticut's capital is not content to be merely an idyllic place to live and raise a family (it is, by the way). West Hartford made our list because it is transforming itself from a suburb into a destination -- in this case, a regional destination for shopping and dining. Small business is the new game in town, and everyone is playing.

10. Topeka, Kan.
In its reserved, midwestern way, Topeka has engineered a prosperity that most cities of similar size would envy. As the capital city of Kansas, nearly 25% of Topeka's workforce is employed by the government, providing a stable job market where unemployment has stayed around 7%. The city boasts quality schools, friendly people, good hospitals, a university and -- one of its biggest selling points -- low housing costs.

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/10-best-cities-for-the-next-decade

Boston Police & ShotSpotter Track Suspects

Boston Herald
By O’Ryan Johnson
May 23, 2010
The Boston Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center kicked in last week to help with the arrest of a teen who blasted a pistol in Dorchester - luckily hitting no one.

On Wednesday at about 7 p.m. the teen fired, not knowing that the instant the sound reached a nearby sensor, he became the target. The BPD’s shot-spotter, a system of computerized microphones placed throughout the city, picked up the gunshot on Claybourne Street.

The new technology triangulated his position and aimed a camera that zeroed in on the suspect and another man as they fled. By then, the scene was being watched three miles away at police headquarters by a detective, who radioed a description of the suspects to cops in the field. Cruisers on the lookout for the pair saw them on Dakota Street and stopped to question them.

At the same time, a K-9 officer in the area spoke with a resident who said the men had just emerged from a backyard she pointed out. There the dog, which was trained to smell explosives, found a firearm.

“All of these investments that we made in the past - the Real Time Crime Center, the ballistics dogs - they all come together with this case and we are able to take two people who terrorized the neighborhood and get them off the street,” police Commissioner Edward Davis said.

The system is built on the philosophy of community policing that was introduced more than a decade ago and has helped lead to an overall decline in crime over the years, police officials said.

“A lot of times you respond based on a radio description, and you don’t have a very good idea of exactly who is responsible. It’s hard to pick out the right person. With this, you’re getting very precise information of who was involved, and where they were going,” Davis said. “You’re not picking out the wrong person. You can avoid an inappropriate encounter with someone who wasn’t involved.”

View article http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1256671

Birmingham first city to get bullet beating Shotspotter technology

ShotSpotter makes it across the pond to the UK!

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/24/birmingham-first-city-to-get-bullet-beating-shotspotter-technology-97319-26504657/
BIRMINGHAM will be the first city in the country to introduce a sophisticated ‘bullet beater’ which can pinpoint the exact location of gunmen when they open fire.

The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System can alert police to the scene of street shootings within seconds and is already being used across America to slash the country’s huge gun crime problem.

Its sensors can tell where and from what angle a shot was fired, nthe umber of weapons used, their calibre and even if a gunman was moving at speed.

The Safer Birmingham Partnership, which is behind the move, known as Project Safe and Sound, said it hoped the technology would help to continue the city’s gang-busting success.

Chief Supt Chris McKeogh, commander of Birmingham West and central police, said: “We’re delighted to be the first city in the UK to secure this technology and are confident that it will assist us in our continued efforts to reduce gun crime.

New York City mayor announces $22M fund for tech startups

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for computer geeks everywhere: Forget sunny Silicon Valley and launch your company here.

Bloomberg made his pitch Tuesday at a gathering of technology entrepreneurs, announcing the creation of a city-sponsored $22 million venture fund that will invest in promising tech companies headquartered in New York. The city’s Economic Development Corporation will invest $3 million in the fund while FirstMark Capital, a New York-based venture capital fund will provide up to $19 million more.

The backdrop for Bloomberg’s announcement was TechCrunch Disrupt, a media and technology conference that draws tech entrepreneurs from across the country.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/new_york_city_mayor_announces.html

What CEO's are looking for in their employees - "creativity"

There is compelling new evidence that CEOs' priorities in this area are changing in important ways. According to a new survey of 1,500 chief executives conducted by IBM's Institute for Business Value (NYSE: IBM - News), CEOs identify "creativity" as the most important leadership competency for the successful enterprise of the future. http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109596/what-chief-executives-really-want?mod=career-leadership

Speaker Line up for ICCS FBI/Fordham August 2010

http://www.iccs.fordham.edu/program.htm
Confirmed Distinguished, Plenary & Parallel Speakers

•Hira Agrawal, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Telcordia Technologies
Piscataway, NJ USA
•Kevin Albano
Security Consultant, Mandiant
El Segundo, CA USA
•Panos Anastassiadis
Chief Executive Officer and President, Cyveillance Inc.
Arlington, VA USA
•Preet Bharara
United States Attorney, Southern District of New York
United States Department of Justice
New York, NY USA
•Thomas Brown
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York
United States Department of Justice
New York, NY USA
•Carter Bullard
Chief Executive Officer / President, QoSient, LLC
New York, NY USA
•Consuelo Carver
Assistant Legal Attache
Moscow, Russia
•Jeffrey Collins
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

•Blake Cornell
Board Member, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
New York, NY USA
•Eric David
Head of Anti-Malvertising, Google
San Francisco, CA USA
•Rich DeMillo, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Georgia Tech College of Computing
Atlanta, GA USA
•Michael Dunner
Microsoft

•Robert Flaim
Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. USA
•Cesar Gonzalez
Captain of the Spanish Guardia Civil

•Louis E. Grever
Executive Assistant Director, Science and Technology Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Quantico, VA USA
•Andrew Hoog
Chief Investigative Officer, viaForensics
St. Louis, MO USA
•Kuan-Tsai Huang, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Taskco Corporation
Chappequa, NY USA
•Kathleen Kiernan, Ph.D.
Chairperson of the Board InfraGard National Members Alliance
Jacksonville, FL USA
•Andrew Lewman
Executive Director, TOR Project
Dedham, MA USA
•Bruce Maggs, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research, Akamai Technologies
Professor, Duke University
Cambridge, MA USA
•Nick Mankovich, Ph.D.
Sr. Director Product Security & Privacy, Philips
New York, USA
•Annemarie P. McAvoy
Chairperson, Fordham Adjunct Faculty Committee
Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law
New York, NY USA
•Ryan McGeehan
Incident Response Manager, Facebook
Palo Alto, CA USA
•Nasir Memon, Ph.D.
Professor, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
New York, NY USA
•Eileen Monsma
Netherlands Police Agency, National High Tech Crime Unit
in cooperation with the University of Utrecht
Netherlands
•Petros Mouchtaris, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Internet Services Research Telcordia Technologies
Piscataway, NJ USA
•Sanjai Narain, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Information Assurance and Security Department
Telcordia Technologies
Piscataway, NJ USA
•Tom O'Hara
Emergency Manager, Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management
Yapank, NY USA
•Joseph C. Opacki
Forensic Investigator, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. USA
•John Otero
Senior Partner, www.BlackStormCSF.com
•Jason Passwaters
Federal Bureau of Investigation
•John Pignataro
Director, Security Incedent Response Team, Citi Group
New York, NY USA
•Carol Porterfield
National Security Agency
Fort Meade, MD USA
•Chuck Rosenberg
Partner, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, former U.S. Attorney
Eastern District of Virginia
Virginia, USA
•Thomas Rushmore
President and CEO, TJR LLC
New York, New York
•Thomas Ryan
Managing Partner, Provide Security

•Ed Skoudis
Faculty Fellow, SANS Institute
Bethesda, MD USA
•Alex Southwell, J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
New York, NY USA
•Eugene H. Spafford
Professor of Computer Science and Executive Director, Purdue University Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
W. Lafayette, IN USA
•Edward Stroz
Co-President, Stroz Freiberg LLC
New York, NY USA
•Akio Sugeno
Director, Internet Engineering and Operations
Telehouse International Corporation of America
Staten Island, NY USA
•Paul Syverson, Ph.D.
Mathematician, Center for Hight Assurance Computer Systems (CHACS)
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
•Kazuo Takaragi
Senior Chief Researcher, Hitachi, Ltd.
Kawasaki, Japan
•John Verry
Principal Enterprise Security Consultant, Pivot Point Security
Hamilton, NJ USA
•David Weisman
PayPal.com
San Jose, CA USA
•Bill Woodcock
Research Director, Packet Clearing House
Berkeley, CA USA
•Amit Yoran
Chief Executive Officer, NetWitness Corporation
Herndon, VA USA

Nokia acquires MetaCarta

4/9/2010 - Nokia announced today that it has acquired MetaCarta Inc. MetaCarta, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a privately owned company which employs over 30 people and has expertise in geographic intelligence solutions. MetaCarta's technology will be used in the area of local search in Location and other services.   http://press.nokia.com/PR/201004/1401778_5.html

Microeconomic Decision-Making

...In the United States, decisions about infrastructure projects usually are made in private and/or public boardrooms and generally are not focused on resilience.

...Engineers and architects have key roles to play both in consulting the client on innovations and in producing plans and specifications.

...if a designer works in close cooperation with the owner the goal of resilience can be achieved, to at least some degree, by advocating for it during the process. The resilience will be built-in, therefore, through the microeconomic decisions that are made in the thousands of projects that are projected to be built – at a total cost of almost $1 trillion – to expand, maintain, and improve the nation’s infrastructure over the next five years.

...To that end, Lieutenant Colonel Steve Hart of the U.S. Military Academy's Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department developed not only a course of study but also the first, in 2010, of what is intended to be an annual symposium for his students (and those from other universities) to explore Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Protection. One of the principal lessons learned from his efforts this past year is that there are very few engineering departments currently focused on the resilience of Critical Infrastructure.

...That may change in the not-too-distant future, though, thanks in large part to Colonel Hart's efforts. Fortunately, there is a growing awareness that: (1) The roadmap to achieving resilience is paved with many microeconomic decisions; and (2) Both education and career development are critical to the long-term process of building resilience – primarily by following the ASCE Guidelines mentioned earlier.

To view the entire writing - http://www.domesticpreparedness.com/Infrastructure/CIP-R/Leadership_and_Stewardship_in_Microeconomic_Decision-Making/

New York Gang Investigators Association - Gang Training Conference in Syracuse - July 13-15

The New York Gang Investigators Association is pleased to announce its 2010 Fourth Annual New York State Gang Training Conference from July 13-15, 2010.  This training conference will provide the most current and reliable street gang information available to our membership. The NYGIA has gathered an array of speakers from throughout the United States that will focus on the recognition and identification of Latino Gangs, Prison Gangs, Gangs in Schools. We also have special guest speakers that will focus on Intervention and Prevention strategies for at-risk youth

http://www.nygia.org/

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:


Carl “CJ” Boykin New York State Office of the Attorney General

Det. Robert Mateo Polk County (FL) Sheriff’s Office

Laurie Venditti - InfraGard

Sgt. Bill Clendenen Clayton County (GA) Police Dept

CONFERENCE TOPICS:

•New York Gang Trends •Leaving the Gang

•Prison Gangs •Gang Investigations in Corrections

•Intervention/Prevention Strategies •Latino Gangs

•MySpace and Facebook as Investigative Tools

•Southern Hospitality: Overview of Georgia Gangs

•Gangs and Rap •Gangs in Schools

•Rockin’ the Walls: Understanding Graffiti

•…And much more!

Visit the website for registration information: http://www.nygia.org/

Mojave Cross Stolen by Vandals

The 7-foot-tall metal cross that has stood in California's Mojave Desert for 75 years as a memorial to World War I dead -- and withstood a hard-fought battle in the Supreme Court -- was ripped down and stolen in a nighttime heist, according to state officials.
http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/us/2010/05/11/mojave-cross-stolen-vandals/#slide=5

ShotSpotter Video - WCBS: Nassau County gun crime drops 32% since ShotSpotter debut

Nassau County, NY gun crime drops 32% since ShotSpotter debut

http://www.shotspotter.com/news/videoclips/2010/May/WCBS_2010-0414_NassauCounty.html

Times Square Investigation Begins