Stories concerning cybersecurity issues are now common in the news media. Articles addressing the theft of laptop computers with entire confidential databases have topped the list in recent months. The need to protect the nations infrastructure, a large part of which is controlled by computer networks, has also been the subject of many recent news stories and government reports. In response to the stories and reports, computer security experts have been working hard to develop all sorts of technical solutions to prevent, or at least quickly detect and correct, cybersecurity breaches.

Our friends at ExecutiveBiz present The New New Internet: Web 2.0 for Business, an interactive conference on Web 2.0 applications that includes discussion from high-level experts about the future of IT, adaptive Web technologies and how they apply to business. This one-day event is the first of its kind on the east coast, and will feature a series of keynotes, panel discussions and presentations for senior executives and IT professionals on the growing relevance of Web 2.0 for business and government.

The Smith School hosted the 2006 AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, July 12-16. Smith's Roland Rust, David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing, and Gabriel Biehal, associate professor of marketing, were the co-chairs of the prestigious annual marketing event. All Smith marketing PhD students were able to attend event, which enables top doctoral students meet top marketing faculty for four days of academic sessions and social events.

College Park, MD July 5, 2006 University of Maryland President C.D. Mote appointed Dr. William J. DeWitt III to Professor of the Practice, Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management of the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Drs. Lawrence A. Gordon and Martin P. Loeb are part of the academic team from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business who assist the Computer Security Institute (CSI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with their Annual Computer Crime and Security Survey.

Anil K. Gupta, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization and research director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship as well as the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), has accepted an invitation to join the Advisory Board of Asia Silicon Valley Connection (ASVC), one of the two largest networking organizations based in Silicon Valley (San Mateo, CA).

For several years an international group of researchers interested in the intersection of economics and information security have been holding a Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS). The Fifth Workshop (June 26-28, 2006) was held at the University of Cambridge, UK, and close to 100 people (a combination of academician and practitioners) attended. The previous four workshops were held at the following universities: Harvard (2005), Minnesota (2004), Maryland (2003), and UC-Berkeley (2002).

College Park, MD May 30, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced professor Lemma Senbet has been named a fellow by the Financial Management Association International for his significant contributions to the profession through his career-long scholarship and service.

The Smith School hosted the taping of the national television program CEO Exchange on May 2, 2006. During the taping, five Smith MBA students had the opportunity to ask questions of the shows guests, Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, and Bill Marriott, CEO of Marriott International Inc. There's also a great video tour of the Smith School's Van Munching Hall.

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