LANSING - The State of Michigan hosted a two-day cyber summit in mid October that featured top cybersecurity officials, including Jason Cavendish, Michigan's chief security officer. His duties include both cyber and physical security. Cavendish provided details on some of the important cyber safety tips discussed, including using pass keys instead of passwords to protect
ANN ARBOR - Hackers gained access to the personal information of up to 230,000 individuals through certain University of Michigan systems from Aug. 23 to Aug. 27, a UM spokesperson said Monday, the first the university has described the impact of the security breach. The unauthorized third party was able to access personal information about
MIAMI – ThriveDX, the global leader in cybersecurity training and awareness, announced a new partnership between its Kontra Application Security Training and JustCode, a state-of-the-art technology skills assessment platform, to launch the CodeDefender Challenge. This exercise is designed to allow businesses of all sizes and practitioners of all skill levels to assess their secure code
SOUTHFIELD - The 40-hour work week hasn’t evolved in over eight decades…is change on the horizon? Research, recent catalysts, and advancements in technology indicate that we may be zeroing in on a new frontier. Rob Morse, an account manager at Netskope, will answers that question. He is a network and cybersecurity company, and resides in
ANN ARBOR–The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences has released a white paper promoting cybersecurity best practices that will improve the security of the entire industrial base. The white paper, “Addressing Cybersecurity Threats and Safeguarding the Manufacturing Sector,” is written by Kyle Saleeby, a research staff member at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, and Rebecca Taylor, NCMS executive
ANN ARBOR - October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month so we gathered a gaggle of cybersecurity experts to talk about the latest threats and also the best way to defeat them. Experts include former Michigan CISO Dan Lohrmann, former Michigan CIO David Behen, former Gardner cybersecurity consultant Richard Stiennon, and Michigan Cyber Patriot founder Tamara Shoemaker.
SOUTHFIELD - October is cybersecurity awareness month and Michigan Cyber Patriot, a decade-old program that teaches K-12 students how to become cyber aware, needs support to continue its mission. Founder Tamara Shoemaker needs financial support to keep the program operational and support summer camps. She also needs mentors to virtually teach students how to surf
NOVI – In the Oct. 2 episode of MITech TV, we spoke with Matt Kurpinski, vice president, information technology and chief information officer at ITC about October’s Cyber Security Awareness Month. Maintaining cyber security is essential for the power grid – an interconnected network of electric generation, transmission, distribution, control and communication technologies. ITC is
ANN ARBOR - On Monday Sept. 11 we dedicated MITech TV to remembering the 9/11 attacks that also triggered cybersecurity awareness in the United States. While the attack was physical, all the warning signs that a terrorist attack was coming were either ignored or not taken seriously by the US government. On the show are
ANN ARBOR - DroneSec is a pioneer in UAS Threat Intelligence. Its intelligence subscription service provides organizations with the latest emerging trends, threat actor TTPs, technology types and component analysis. DroneSec Founder Mike Monnik provides background on his Australian-based company that has provided training to hundreds of companies globall to upskill their staff and grow
