It was with much excitement that we announced the 2022 UMSA Foundation Scholarship winners at the 2022 Secure360 Conference on May 11th. Not only were we able to meet most of the recipients in person, but we got to learn more about them & celebrate their continued accomplishments! Learn more about each recipient below and […]
UMSA would like to take a moment to announce and congratulate Marie Strawser, UMSA founder, as she begins her new leadership role as the Managing Director of UMSA this month. Marie has more than 15 years of experience in developing and sustaining agile, comprehensive, flexible, scalable enterprise-wide continuity programs in business continuity. Over the years, […]
There is no such thing as “boundaries” to hackers. Through phishing scams and ransomware there are many opportunities for a cybercrime to happen anywhere in the world. While we mainly focus on American cybercrimes, we don’t hear so much about countries combating these high-tech information heists. Which countries are best prepared? The World Economic Forum’s […]
So many reasons! We are an organization working to unite the Upper Midwest security-related organizations in a trusted community of interdisciplinary collaboration and education. Working together and adding your organization’s expertise to the mix will help use build a strong security community. We support our member organizations We do everything we can to help support […]
In continuation with our member spotlight series, this week we highlight our partnership with The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), an exhibitor of the 2014 Secure360 Conference. OWASP is a worldwide nonprofit organization dedicated to improving software security. Their mission is to make software security transparent, so individuals, businesses and organizations can make informed […]
Our member spotlight this month focuses on Business Continuity Planners Association (BCPA) based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. BCPA is a nonprofit open to all business professionals with an interest in business recovery, crisis management, emergency management, contingency planning, disaster preparedness and other related professions. Since 1984, BCPA has been creating an educational environment for […]