Posts Tagged ‘cybersecurity’
TAI hosting Cybersecurity Action Month events during October
TAI hosting Cybersecurity Action Month events during October
The Technology Association of Iowa is hosting a series of events throughout October in partnership with Iowa technology companies in recognition of Cybersecurity Action Month. Nationally, October …
5 questions with Kyle Wacker
Last week, Heartland Business Systems (HBS) hosted the annual Secure Iowa Conference for Iowa’s information security professionals. Sessions included a conversation with Des Moines Public Schools Director of Technology Lisa …
Read MoreRegistration for Secure Iowa Conference open, speakers announced
Heartland Business Systems is hosting the 11th annual Secure Iowa conference on Oct. 3 at the Meadows Event Center in Altoona. HBS is hosting the event following its acquisition of Pratum in 2022. The sessions …
Read MoreRemaining TAI cybersecurity bills signed into law
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed two bills into law that were priorities of the Technology Association of Iowa this legislative session. House File 553 aims to encourage companies to enhance their cybersecurity measures for safeguarding …
Read MoreA deeper look into Pratum’s acquisition by Heartland Business Systems
Following a December 2022 acquisition, Ankeny-based cybersecurity firm Pratum has been transitioning its brand into Heartland Business Systems, a Wisconsin-based technology services provider with an Iowa office in Urbandale.
Pratum has kept its …
Cybersecurity bills move through Iowa Legislature
The Technology Association of Iowa’s priority bills centered on cybersecurity issues are moving through the Iowa Legislature this year as the first deadline to have bills out …
Read MoreWaller highlights cybersecurity legislation needs during Legislative Forecast
Business leaders joined the Business Record’s 2023 Legislative Forecast event on Jan. 10 to provide a deeper look into the legislative priorities of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, the Greater Des Moines Partnership, …
Read More3 takeaways from Pratum’s Secure Iowa conference
Three chief information security officers of Iowa companies spoke to cybersecurity professionals during Pratum’s Secure Iowa conference on Sept. 21 about the role of a CISO and their approaches to making information security decisions.
Speakers …
OCIO announces scalable cybersecurity services for schools, nonprofits
The Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer has announced expanded scalable security services for educational institutions and nonprofit organizations in Iowa. According to a news release, schools, school districts and nonprofits now …
Read MoreISU engineering professor leads research team developing cybersecurity protection for renewable energy sources
As part of a $12 million, six-project effort by the U.S. Department of Energy, Gelli Ravikumar, a research assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University, is leading a research team to …
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