Build a Better Cyber Defense: Leveraging Cloud-Based Cyber Security Solutions
Worried about the safety of your business data? You’re not alone. Cybercrime is on the rise, and businesses are increasingly at risk. That’s why we’re hosting this webinar on August 3rd to teach you and our customers about our cloud-based cyber security solutions.
You’ll learn about cloud based antivirus solutions as well as incident response planning – two essential aspects to keeping your business safe online. And you’ll have a chance to ask our experts any questions you have.
Learn how cloud based antivirus software works and why it's state of the art technology.
Understand the importance of incident response planning.
Feel safe and secure knowing you're taking the necessary precautions to protect your business.
Don’t be the next business to get hacked. In this webinar, we will be taking a look at antivirus solutions, as well as incident response planning. The webinar is expected to last approx. 45 minutes and ends with a Q&A.
We will have cyber security experts available to answer your questions in real-time.
Michael Reeves, Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Technical Director and Cloud & MSP Security Architect at Bitdefender, will be the keynote speaker. Bitdefender is the global leader in cyber security. They deliver best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions.
He will be joined by panelists Timothy M. Opsitnick, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at TCDI, Roger Mitan, Chief Technology Officer at BlueBridge Networks and Kevin Goodman, Managing Director at BlueBridge Networks.
Jim Cookinham - Godfather of Cleveland Tech Industry
Jim Cookinham has lived and worked all over the world. (See stories and photos from Jim's experiences . After the Naval Academy and working on nuclear submarines Jim eventually ended up in Cleveland. In 1981 when the IBM PC came out Jim and his wife Cindy started IPCO which became the first publication for the IBM PC and the first to include a disk with each copy.
Jim met with other community tech leaders in an organization called CRITA in Salt Lake City and his 14 pages of notes led him to create the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA) when he returned to Cleveland. Jim created a thick directory of thousands of tech companies in NE Ohio. He was able, with the help of Crain's Cleveland Business and others, to educate the community that while there may not be a plethora of Silicon Valley type tech-focused companies in town, the IT departments of Progressive, Cleveland Clinic and others still counted. Jim and NEOSA developed many innovative programs to promote the advancement of the tech community and IT industry.
He challenged Mayoral candidates on their tech plans and when Jane Campbell became Cleveland Mayor she followed through and appointed the city's first Tech Czar, Tim Mueller. When City Hall's PCs were found to be outdated, Jim created an AdoptAPuter program that provided new PCs for the Mayor and 20+ others. He started an Angel Network to get funding for startups. The NEOSA Tech Thursdays (NETT) were held at Great Lakes Brewery and brought together tech industry people in an informal setting over great beer. He created an Entreprenerd (he used my word!) Boot Camp and brought in CIOs, CEOs and other leaders to help startups. The NEOSA CIO Symposiums exposed the tech community to the leading CIOs in town. NEOSA's Future Forums brought in brilliant minds to look ahead 5-10 or more years.
Jim is in Colorado now so this video was recorded remotely but you will see some of the major contributions made by Jim Cookinham to Cleveland Tech History.
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"It just didn’t seem right to DJ. A body found bludgeoned in a place known for “Peace through Mutual Understanding.” But there she was, crumpled behind a bust of composer Franz Liszt in the Hungarian Cultural Garden. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed 911. “What is the nature of your emergency?” the dispatcher queried. With a suddenly very dry mouth DJ managed to get out, “There’s been a murder in the Cultural Gardens.”
That's the beginning of the recently published first novel by Dan Hanson.
The whodunit, titled Murder in the Cultural Gardens, takes place in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and all 30+ gardens are featured during the mystery. You may even recognize some of the characters.
Click the link above to learn more or to purchase in paperback or Kindle version from Amazon. Or contact Dan via the Murder in the Cultural Gardens webpage to have a signed book delivered.
What the Great Lakes Geek is reading
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The Great Lakes Geek just finished reading (listening to actually) Make Your Bed - Little things that can change your life by Admiral William H. McRaven (US Navy Retired)
On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better.
Computer techies (OK, geeks) Bob Coppedge and Dan Hanson used to take groups to various places of interest to computer professionals (OK, other geeks). They called it Bob and Dan's Excellent Adventures.
This video from 2004 was just unearthed from some old DVDs. This was a different adventure as Bob and Dan visited a cemetery and visited the graves of some old technology - from dBase to Win 95 before facing their own demise.
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