The IT Security Attaché

Good day to you,

There is nothing like having local people in our communities that shares a common issue or goal and can work towards addressing the societal issues and their impacts on us a people together. The SISFI Network’s work has become a very respected and sought after resource that is spawning local abuse and bullying groups in many communities. We are very happy to see people coming forward in opening up to us and sharing their stories. This level of trust shows us that there is a dire need for what is being offered and how people are willing to open up to the pain, hurt and distress faced or being faced by the issues. This allows us to get a better view of how deeply entrenched these issues are in our society, and even more importantly is the need for local support groups to help both the abused and abuser, bully and bullied to seek comfort, an open channel of effective communications and resources to help them get over and past these issues.

There is no denying the existence of these issues of abuse and bullying and as bad as things are today with cases local and over the media, people are still denying them simply because they have not been directly affected by the issues and so they cannot relate to those who have and are going through them. That hurts me so badly because if we take a close look at the mass killings in schools and workplaces we will see that these issues are very much real and have multiple impacts and effects not only on the victims but also family and friends.

The number of people coming forward and opening up to us for help, guidance and support resources is increasing drastically every week as the word is out, the network is in effect and people just need closure, healing and help for themselves, family members or children in moving forward. Some people do not have any local expertise to assist in their cases and so they search through online forums, blogs and social media to connect with people and work on their issues. While this is one way of going about it, I believe the physical interaction between people who share similar issues and can relate to them is immeasurable and very well needed in these types of issues.

Therefore, we are always looking for people who are willing to be a support arm of the network as a local support group leader in their communities. Please feel free to pass this request and need on to anyone that can be a resource in is interested in being a local liaison and leadership channel.

Thank you very much and have a great day. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you more.

~Brett A. Scudder~
President/Chairman – SISFI – The Scudder’s InfoTech SecuriCity Foundation http://sisfi.org
President/CEO/Chairman/Founder/Security Architect – ~TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~ http://titssn.net
TITSSN’s Technology / IT Security Social Network http://titssn.org | The IT Security Attaché http://theitsecurityattache.com

Good day to you,
 
Over the past few weeks I have been working on this idea and I have now come up with a framework of which we will put into effect immediately for this to start in September. Please feel free to share your thoughts on it. I am always open to suggestions and I am willing to try them as long as they can fit into the logistics.
 
This will be a competition for the best essay or talent performance that depicts the lives of our youths and the ways in which the community and school impacts them. The essay will talk about their experiences, ambitions, goals and challenges in school and how they have overcome them or what suggestions, requests they have to make things better and/or improve them. The essays will be submitted on a special website to allow general viewing and voting of which we will select the top 5 for the winners.

The talent performances will feature a 15 minutes skit of a day in the life of the youths in their school and what message they would like to deliver to the people about it. This skit will require multiple people of which the applicant will choose 2-3 friends to help in delivering the message. This will mean coordinating rehearsals and planning for the performance.

The rules and conditions of the contest will be posted on the website when it opens.
 
The winners will receive individual prizes as well as their schools.
 
Here are the winning prizes for the top 5 selections:
 
- An iPad
- A Netbook
- A Kindle or Nook
- $500 gift certificate from BestBuy
- $200 gift certificate from Staples
 
Each winner will receive a copy of a book that speaks about teen/youth/community/social development, bullying, online/offline safety/security and leadership values. They will be required to attend our Black Tie Community Youths Awards Dinner Ceremony on Saturday November 13th where they will receive their prizes/awards. They will then move on to hold the title of “Empowered Community/Youth Development Leaders” and join a special team we will continue to work with going forward. Working with these youths will mean being mentors, advisors and support resources for them so they can continue building on their own personal development and be looked up to as leaders and resources in their community and school.
 
Every participating school will receive gifts such as books and technology products from our partners and sponsors.
 
Due to the scope of this competition and it being our first attempt at it, we are limiting it to NY and NJ and once we do this first one the next will be national. I want this to be a look at how we can accomplish this and see any challenges before opening it up to the national scene. The lessons learnt will be critical to the national level’s success. We are starting the promotions and have already started pushing out tweets and Facebook updates about it while we work on the logistics. Building up the momentum and anticipation will get the participating youths in motion for it.

The contest will run for the entire month of September and will end on October 1st of which we will start selecting the winners. The winners will be announced on Monday October 11th via the contests website. The notices of winning and invitations to the awards dinner will then be sent to the winners. The contest will then wrap up on November 13th at the awards dinner.
 
Here is the first tweaser (tweet teaser) we are using for now “SISFI/TITSSN’s “Youths: The impacts of community/school in our lives” Talent/Essay Competition is coming in September. Stay tuned.”
 
More details to come as we finalize this for kickoff in September. We are very excited about this and we hope to get great support for it. Let’s get it started.
 
Thank you very much and have a great day. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you more.
 
~Brett A. Scudder~
President/Chairman – SISFI – The Scudder’s InfoTech SecuriCity Foundation http://sisfi.org
President/CEO/Chairman/Founder/Security Architect – ~TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~ http://titssn.net
The IT Security Attaché| http://theitsecurityattache.com  | Blogs http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs
TITSSN’s Technology / IT Security Social Network http://titssn.org

Event Title: TITSSN in association with the SQPA (Southern Queens Park Association) invites you to a FREE Technology and IT Security Forum

Description:  An invitation to: Parents, Students, Administrators, Teachers, Business Professionals, Business Owners

You’re invited to an evening of awareness, training, networking and collaboration which will feature a look at some of today’s top technologies and the varied features and functionalities they present. We will focus on educating and making you aware of these technologies and how to use them safely and stay secure. You are at risk and resistance is futile. If there are any particular technology (hardware/software) that you’re interested in learning about, please feel free to ask, we may be able to facilitate getting more information/resources or help on it for you.

Food and refreshments will be provided.

Free 1 year subscription for anti-virus/anti-malware for every attendee

Guest speaker/presenter – Mr. Brett A. Scudder – President/Chairman of SISFI and TITSSN

Featured Topics:

- Understanding the impacts of the internet and technology in the business place and home

- PC/Internet Security guidance and best practices for adults and children

- Identity Theft Prevention and Protection

- Understanding your Privacy and the laws

- Instant Messaging threats and prevention

- Social Networking privacy, safety, security and its impacts and effects

- Why am I at risk in this new era. Can I avoid/resist it?

- How to protect against viruses and malicious codes (Spyware/Malware/Trojans/Worms/Ransomeware)

- Mobile devices (cell phones, PDA’s, iPhones, Smartphones) security/risks and best practices

Please RSVP to Brett.Scudder@titssn.net or (718) 928-9731

We look forward to seeing and having you with us for a great session.

Event Date/Time: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Host(s): TITSSN, SQPA and SISFI

Location: Roy Wilkins Park, 177-01 Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, NY, 11434

Event Type: Community Empowerment

Location: Queens, NYC, USA

Sponsor(s): The Scudder’s InfoTech SecuriCity Foundation and TITSSN

TITSSN offers a state-of-the-art conference center that provides the needed training, education and awareness services for tomorrow’s personal and business enhancement needs. Our facility maintains the latest technology products, solutions and services that will keep you current and ahead of the technology game. Our friendly staff is always willing to assist in your needs and can provide more information if needed.

Located 15 minutes from the JFK airport and 2 stops on the local subway train, our center is located in the beautiful town of Far Rockaway and its beach front splendor and comfort. A 5 minutes walk to the beach gives access to miles of beach front and boardwalk for your relaxation and comfort before or after your meeting/event.

We are technology leaders with a global presence that allows collaboration and networking for all. No matter what size business or need, we can fulfill it. Feel free to visit our website for more details and feel free to contact us if needed. We are here for you.

Our Conferencing / Office Services

Hosted group/office meetings (on and offline)

Internet access, browsing

Web Hosting (domain, messaging, Microsoft Exchange and more)

Teleconferencing Services (audio and video)

Presentation visual tools – projector and whiteboard

Mobile device configurations and setup (Smartphone’s, Blackberry’s)

Document scanning and imaging

Internet safety and security classes

Social Networking classes (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, TITSSN)

IT Security training and awareness classes

Customized computer/technology training and development classes

Internship Programs—schools, colleges, universities

Web infrastructure development (blogs, websites, forums)

Monthly Group Networking meetings

Computer servicing, support, system cleanup and repairs

Business Workcenters—workspace for business operations

Security Threat and Health Assessment

Office/business networking

http://titssn.net/technologycenter

Thank you and we look forward to creating the perfect venue for your event/meeting.

~TITSSN~

Hey guys,

So we (Brett, Security Attaché and TITSSN) are off to I-CON for a full weekend of activities, panel discussions, workshops and presentations and we are very excited about it. We will try to keep the blogs/tweets updated. One of the highlights for us is to meet Sam from Lord of the Rings as he’s one of our favorite characters and it is one of our most loved movies. Sean “Samwaise Gamgee” Astin is a special guest at the event this year. I can’t believe it was so long ago, LOTR sits in my head as if I just watched it. Wow, time does go by huh.

Sam from Lord of the Rings

There will be a showing of all three LOTR movies at the convention so you know we’re going to be all over that.

God I love the LOTR movies.

 So anyway, we will have limited access to email and voice but will respond if/when we can. If any readers of the blogs are at the event please reach out and say hi. We’d love to meet you too.

I just got an alert of a thunderstorm for the area so my travel time is now increased. Got to get going to get there in time for the Cyber-Crime panel discussion at the Marriot at 8:30pm.

Thank you and have a great day,

~The IT Security Attaché~

Good day to you,

Over the past year I have been looking for a service that would allow us to create a centralized alerting system for critical security related news, alerts, notices and inter-network happenings (meetings, events, workshops). I have been studying the Twitter network and its growth, usability and service capabilities and I must say that I am very impressed by its sheer simplicity but extensive use and features. As the fastest growing social network today, Twitter allows the ease of signing up, connecting to other Twitter members, activating the SMS device notifications and the use of short text based updates.

This presents a number of possibilities that we can use to build a global alerting system that will aggregate all the various places where threat notification and alerts are being disseminated and channel them into our own system through Twitter. As a network of professionals, business executives and people of influence with high responsibility for critical infrastructures, we need a system that will allow the instant option of opting in and out of alerts and activating the mobile alerting system. It also needs to allow two way communications between the system and those who subscribe to it so in the event of something critical happening, we can have up-to-the-minute updates coming on from anyone anywhere.

For these reasons we have decided to use the Twitter network as our alerting and notification system for IT Security related outbreaks, threats and notices. It will also serve as a notification system for our events, meetings and happenings. Two separate accounts have been created to manage these alerts/notices.

Effective April 1^st 2009, TITSSN’s ITSecureAlerts and TITSSNHappening have been activated as a part of the TITSSN v.2010 network upgrade.

Over the past few days we have experienced a heightened sense of alert and awareness from the Conficker worm and its pending effects on the target date of April 1^st. There was such a need for pertinent development info and updates as the target day drew nearer, and even on the day that people were reaching out for any kind of heads up they could get, they were coming in from all over. Now we’re able to capture these and have them sent out in a prudent managed fashion. All future alerts and updates on such issues will be handled by the IT Security Alerts (ITSecureAlerts) notification system which will monitor the development and progress of these kinds of threats and post pertinent info for its followers.

TITSSNHappening will broadcast our event updates and happenings and will always maintain the current info for whatever is coming next from the network.

Please follow accordingly and help to spread the word to anyone who wants to be kept in the know in the event of such critical IT Security issues. We may not always have the luxury of time on our hands but we can have the luxury of a working system of alerts and collaboration in times of need.

Thank you very much and have a great day. We apprecilove your business and support and look forward to serving you more.

~Brett A. Scudder~

The IT Security Attaché | http://theitsecurityattache.com  | Blogs http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

President/CEO/Chairman/Founder/Security Architect

~TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~ | http://titssn.net | TITSSN’s Blogs http://titssn.net/blogs

Brett.Scudder@titssn.net (877) 539-8614 / (718) 928-6516

We are Security – your Security – our Security – IT Security. Our Security is Safe and Secure.

A Managed Security Services/Value Added Resellers Provider (MSS/VAR-P)

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Good day to you,

It’s that time of the year again and I-CON is here in all its glory, fan filled excitement and awesomeness. TITSSN endorses the I-CON Science and Technology Conference which is in its 28^th year, and attracting over 6000 fans from across the country by supporting its need for getting the needed contents and information out to its attendees. This year’s event will be hosted at the campus of Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood Long Island and TITSSN will be there in full swing to address the IT Security Threats Landscape in various panel discussions, workshops and open sessions. Mr. David Carlos, CEO of David Carlos Managed Information Architects and I, the IT Security Attaché, will be representing TITSSN and covering topics such as:

Cyber-Crime (Fri, Marriott, 8:30pm)

How the world of Cyber-Criminals operate – the botnets, the spam, the hackers, etc. Motivations, methods, tools (try to avoid actually teaching people to be cyber-criminals).

Military Technology (Fri, SCCC, 10pm)

General discussion of new developments in offense and defense for the military.  Ray guns, unmanned aircraft, robots, nanotech, psychological warfare, medical advances – and when some of these (more benign) things may be seen outside the military environment

Things That Make You Paranoid (Sat, Marriott, 11:30) Last year, this apparently started off with about 10 minutes of doomsday events and quickly morphed into privacy and security panel.  Description from last year: Protecting yourself in an increasing hostile technological environment. Why the OS sometimes doesn’t matter, new attack vectors (e.g. cell phones), other things to make you paranoid.

Privacy and Security (Sat, SCCC, 12:00)

Maintaining your privacy and the security of your personal information when everything is online.  Implications of Obama’s plans for electronic medical records.  The penalties and how they are and ARE NOT enforced for various violations.  The pros and cons of sharing/storing your medical and other information with services like Google Health.  Should you mind targeted marketing based on data web sites and loyalty programs generate?

The Security Illusion (Sat, SCCC, 5pm) How technology is used to provide a perception of security from terrorism and the technologies that exist that COULD ACTUALLY DO IT.

Supercomputing (Sat, SCCC, 6pm)

Overview and discussion of the various methods of building a supercomputer and how they work.

Security 101 (Sat, SCCC, 6pm) Conficker and the new world of security threats. Addressing today’s IT Security Threats Landscape and its effects on people

Will HAL Dream? (Sat, SCCC, 21:00)

General discussion of artificial intelligence – from SkyNet (Terminator) to the HAL9000 to Data (from Star Trek) – how close are we, will it take over the world, and how to stop it if it tries to.

Security 102 (Sun, SCCC, 1:30pm) Your biggest security concerns. Are they valid or just myths? Protecting your computers and network from those concerns.

NASA Today (Sun, SCCC, 14:00)

Discussion of NASA’s current publicly known goals, how they should be changed, improved, or re-prioritized.

Global Warming Myths and Facts (Sun, Marriott, 4pm) Discussion of global warming myths, facts, and (potentially) debate. 

Discussion could include perspectives that global warming is not happening and/or is actually progressing in a potentially “natural” way that would happen even without human activity.

This is a fun filled and educational event for the entire family and those who are serious games, anime, sci-fi, mystery and the works addicts. Different sessions, workshops, films, and activities take you through the day and into the early hours of the morning.

TITSSN would like to say a special thank you to Mr. Lee Wilbur, Director of Information Technology and Science and Technology Track Leader at I-CON and member of TITSSN for this opportunity to be a part of the event and accepting our contributions to it. We will continue to work with him and endorse the event in any way we can. Next year we will try to have more people representing the organization to help cover more IT/technology sessions.

For those who will be at CON, see you there.

More info about I-CON can be found on their website here http://iconsf.org.

Thank you very much and have a great day. We apprecilove your business and support and look forward to serving you more.

~Brett A. Scudder~

The IT Security Attaché | http://theitsecurityattache.com  | Blogs http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

President/CEO/Chairman/Founder/Security Architect

~TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~ | http://titssn.net | TITSSN’s Blogs http://titssn.net/blogs

Brett.Scudder@titssn.net (877) 539-8614 / (718) 928-6516

We are Security – your Security – our Security – IT Security. Our Security is Safe and Secure.

A Managed Security Services/Value Added Resellers Provider (MSS/VAR-P)

My LinkedIn profile – http://www.linkedin.com/in/titssn | TITSSN’s IT Security Forum Board http://titssn.net/forum

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This is from an email I sent out to my network distribution list today at 12 noon.

Good day to you,

This is a critical issue that has been highly overlooked and is a bigger problem than most people care to think. For those of us consultants who are responsible for our client’s infrastructure, please help them to understand where these laws apply and how it affects them. I’m bringing in someone from the attorney general’s office to do a presentation on this for us in the coming month. I’m trying to work with their schedule so stay tuned for the date of the meeting.

There are some serious new threats on the loose and the more I look at them is the easier i’m seeing the rate of success in their deliverables. Our organization speaks to these issues and we must understand what they mean for those we’re helping to understand. This new variant of the Conficker worm has some nasty new tricks to it and while following its development and path, i’m more convinced that this is a new level of sophistication way above the rogue Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware 2008/2009 threat we encountered last year that is still being a major pain point for IT today. Whether this is an April fools days joke or not, as you can see, the financial ramifications of negligence will be heavy.

Get those system (OS, applications, devices) patches updated and current. Most people tend to patch the OS and leave vulnerable applications running with system access to the OS that even fully patched is still vulnerable. Patching is an all round process that applies to the OS, applications running on it and the devices being connected to it. Even the device drivers are a point of entry to a system today so patch them if needed. Check on those security policies and rules and ensure they are up and running. We have a few days before April 1^st so talk with your people about this and let them understand the need for being prudent about it.

Make no mistake people, this is a new age where technology rules and the threats are more real than ever before. This is not someone physically walking in and taking your data, this is someone sitting anywhere in the world and having access to it (if allowed).

I posted this on LinkedIn here http://www.linkedin.com/answers/using-linkedIn/ULI/447971-3071950 for a broader visibility from the business professional’s community. More feedback and input will be found there as well. Spread the word.

Thank you and have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~

State Security Breach Notification Laws

As of December 16, 2008

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/priv/breachlaws.htm

Good day to you,

I was asked by Ms. Zandra Myers, project coordinator of the Ready Rockaway organization, if I could join in helping to build out this new organization/initiative here in my hometown of Far Rockaway. As a community leader I was very enthused by this opportunity as I also work with Ms. Myers on the Far Rockaway Community Coalition Executive’s Team and have found her to be quite an intriguing lady with a serious desire to give something of value back to her community here. I saw this to be a very good synergy for the two organizations as they are both focused on the community and being involved in different ways. Bringing the two together for the greater good of the community is the ultimate goal. So, I accepted the offer and have started working on building out the technology aspects of the organization as you will see below.

This is how I envisioned our technology professionals working within their communities to help build on initiatives like these and get something valuable and useful going there. Our yearly community outreach programs approached this from a technology point of view with the hope that organizations within the community would find value in having a specialist working within their midst to help them get over some of the issues they may have in building out their project plans and initiatives. This is just another way that TITSSN integrates into the process of community involvement and bringing the added values. I hope that we will continue to see more of these kinds of initiatives for our global network and i’d like to hear of them and where they are being done.

Far Rockaway is a beach front community surrounded by the sea and across from the JFK airport. It is a beautiful place to sit back and watch the sunset or just gaze at the massive existence of the airport across the water day or night. A disaster can occur from any angle here and so this is a much needed initiative to save lives. I believe in being proactive than reactive and so here we go in the undertaking of this disaster/emergency preparedness initiative. Since this is what I do on a day to day basis, it pretty much marries into my scheme of things but adding the more physical side outside of IT to these issues. As a person who has developed and assisted in disaster recovery and planning for general businesses and organizations, I can use that knowledge to help build this community initiative to a higher level.

Here’s a little about the organization and my role.

The Ready Rockaway Disaster/Emergency Preparedness organization was formed to focus on the planning and development of an emergency response system for the Rockaway’s NY in the event of a disaster (natural or unnatural). The organization will create the needed training and development and disaster planning needed in the Far Rockaway community in an effort to scale out the needed sense of awareness to the possibility of a disaster and its effects.

As with any such initiative, the support and input of the community is critical to its success and so we call on our community to join us as we build on this.

We have made an extra effort to follow the growing communication trends of technology today and so we have a good presence on the social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace and others to come.

My role is to use my technology background and expertise to create a converged network aggregating the needed education, awareness, alerting, monitoring and management of the technology and web infrastructure needed to make this effective. I will create the infrastructure to host this virtually and technologically while also training the team and community members on the technology behind the operations and how they will help to make this effort more user friendly and successful. I will be a liaison for the organization to address the strategic partnering and affiliations with outside technology organizations and companies in order for us to have the needed resources available to us.

Our web infrastructure is up and the info’s are:

Our website is http://readyrockaway.org.
Our Blogs http://readyrockaway.org/blogs
Our Forum http://readyrockaway.org/forum
Follow us on Twitter here http://twitter.com/ReadyRockaway
On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58417332634
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1853669/
MySpace http://groups.myspace.com/readyrockaway

And more to come.

Thank you and have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché

TITSSN’s March online security webcast – Security is not an option, it’s a must. Five overlooked ways of securing your systems effectively.

Sunday March 22^nd at 7pm

TITSSN continues its monthly online security webcasts/presentation/forum and invites everyone to join us.

As technology continues to grow and the increase in new products and solutions become inundating, we’re seeing more avenues of risk associated with this growth across the board. On Sunday March 22^nd at 7pm we will be taking a look at five critical ways in which we sometimes overlook securing our systems and end up becoming compromised.

Whether this is a home or business system, security is not an option as you never know if or when this system may be used to cross the line. This webcast will give a detailed look at these five issues that have pervasively increased the risks of the threats landscape with little or no interaction from the end user(s). The threats are the same across the board so all are affected.

This will be a live meeting session that offers the needed interactivity (voice and video) for getting the message across effectively.

All are invited as we continue delivering our education and awareness initiatives on/about IT Security and it being a people problem, not an industry one.

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When: Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 7:00 PM (EDT)

Duration: 1:00

TITSSN continues its monthly online security webcasts/presentation/forum and invites everyone to join us.

Brett Scudder has invited you to attend an online meeting using Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=7S86HQ&role=attend&pw=8%3Ehg%28ZR%2Fz

Meeting time: Mar 22, 2009 7:00 PM (EDT) 

Add to my Outlook Calendar:

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/meetingICS?id=7S86HQ&role=attend&pw=8%3Ehg%28ZR%2Fz&i=i.ics

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Thank you very much and have a great day. We apprecilove your business and support and look forward to serving you more.

~Brett A. Scudder~

The IT Security Attaché | http://theitsecurityattache.com  | Blogs http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

President/CEO/Chairman/Founder/Security Architect

~TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~ | http://titssn.net | TITSSN’s Blogs http://titssn.net/blogs

Brett.Scudder@titssn.net (877) 539-8614 / (718) 928-6516

We are Security – your Security – our Security – IT Security. Our Security is Safe and Secure.

A Managed Security Services/Value Added Resellers Provider (MSS/VAR-P)

My LinkedIn profile – http://www.linkedin.com/in/titssn | TITSSN’s IT Security Forum Board http://titssn.net/forum

Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/TITSSN

Good day to you,

I am bursting with excitement as my trip to New Orleans this weekend will be one of great excitement and good will (did I mention how excited I was, oh yea). At the invite of the Everything Channel, I will be attending their XChange Solution Provider conference from March 8-11. They are some of the most awesome people I have worked with and known in my time and I must say that if you ever get a chance to be where they are hosting an event, get in it. It will be awesome.

Ever since hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans i’ve wanted to go down and help in the recovery and rebuilding process. I had such strong feeling about the devastation and impact on the people that i’ve tried to find ways in which I could assist from the network. As TITSSN is a services/solutions provider, offering our services and support as a contribution towards their recovery and rebuilding was a keen issue for me as technology is our future and we are the future of technology. I wanted this to happen sooner than later but things aren’t always timely when needed but at least it will happen thanks to the Everything Channel.

Well, it’s never too late to help as there is much to be done there and so on Saturday March 7th as a part of the Everything Channel’s community involvement and partnership with the city of New Orleans, a few of the event participants will be assisting the Habitat for Humanity group for the day by doing a home build (pics will follow).

We will be taking the hands, hearts and the tools needed to help rebuild infrastructure and bring back the luster to this great area of our country. This will be the fulfillment of a great achievement for me as a community/technology leader who places strong emphasis and values in community involvement, development and growth.

So on behalf of TITSSN and the Far Rockaway Community Coalition, i’d like to extend my highest gratitude and thanks to Ms. CT Thomas, Ms. Sonja Williams and Ms. Tracy Fischer of the Everything Channel for this extraordinary opportunity to give something back to the people of New Orleans, thank you.

XChange Solution Provider conference – http://www.everythingchannelevents.com/xsp09
More info on The Everything Channel here www.everythingchannel.com
Their events here www.everythingchannelevents.com
More info on the Habitat for Humanity here http://www.habitat-nola.org/
Donations for the Habitat for Humanity’s New Orleans here http://www.habitat-nola.org/donate/index.php (please try to donate something no matter how small).

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I must now brace myself for a hectic few days of work, meetings, presentations and good networking.

Ahoy there New Orleans, i’m on my way.

~Brett A. Scudder~
President/Chairman/Security Attaché at TITSSN | http://titssn.net
President/CISO of the Far Rockaway Community Coalition | http://farrockcc.net