ANN ARBOR - Over the next few weeks, MITechNews.Com will be publishing excerpts from cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon's latest book, called There Will Be Cyberwar. The book makes the case that the US military rushed to "network everything" and, like most organizations, neglected to secure its most critical systems. CHAPTERTWO Cautionary Tale. The foregoing
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is shaking up the way it confirms whether you're the rightful owner of your iOS device or Mac. Built directly into iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, a system called "two-factor authentication" will add an extra layer of security that can keep your Apple account more secure, even if someone
DETROIT - Internet Advisor Co-Host Foster Braun interviews MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan and they discuss headlines, including Macomb County offers Uber taxi service to jurors, the Henry Ford Maker Faire on July 25-26, and advice for Entrepreneurs. http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MiTechNews-7-4-15-B.mp3
SOUTHFIELD - Engineering Society of Detroit members can get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of a pioneering glass plant on Thursday, Aug. 27 when ESD tours Guardian Industries Corp.'s float glass manufacturing plant in Carleton. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/08/esd-to-tour-guardian-glass-plant-in-carleton/
HOUGHTON - Jacqueline Huntoon has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan Technological University. Huntoon has been dean of Michigan Tech's Graduate School since 2005 and associate provost since 2011. She is also a professor in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/08/michigan-tech-names-new-provost/
PETOSKEY - BioStar Ventures, a venture capital fund for medical device and connected health technologies in cardiovascular and orthopedic medicine, announced that it has now raised more than $68 million for BioStar III, its third and largest fund to date. BioStar I and BioStar II funds collectively totaled $65 million. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/09/biostar-ventures-raises-68-8-million-for-third-fund/
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved two settlements Thursday resulting in increases for natural gas customers of Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation and electricity customers of Upper Peninsula Power Company. Both are related to reconciling each respective company's 2014 energy optimization revenues and expenses, as well as to revise surcharges. Effective August 1, residential
WASHINGTON DC - Five Michigan Counties were lauded in the 2015 Digital Counties Survey for understanding the transformational value of technology and making the investments needed to improve services and efficiency across all facets of their organizations. The winners include: Population of 500,000 or more - Oakland County (3) Population of 250,000 to 499,999 -
DETROIT - LindaDaichendt, Executive Director and CEO of the Mobile Technology Assn of Michigan and co-founder of Mobile Monday Michigan and the Michigan Mobile Musings podcast provides a slide show on how businesses can capitalize on mobile and wireless technologies for growth. http://www.slideshare.net/ldaichendt/michigan-capitalizing-on-mobilewireless-tech-july-2015?ref=http://www.gomobilemichigan.org/about/mobile-in-michigan.html
DETROIT - Recent research conducted by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan in collaboration with the state's economic development organization has determined that mobile, wireless technologies are driving job creation and economic growth across the State of Michigan. http://www.prlog.org/12472431-mobilewireless-technologies-are-creating-jobs-in-many-michigan-industries-and-economic-growth-for-the-state.html