Cyber Defense

Rick Snyder Launches SensCy, Cybersecurity For Small And Medium Organizations

ANN ARBOR — SensCy, a cybersecurity start-up, launched July 25 to help small and medium-sized organizations through a high-tech, high-touch model. Last year alone, cyberattacks on SMOs increased by over 400 percent. SensCy brings a sensible cyber solution to SMOs that includes sound policy, best practices, education, and a clear understanding of their cyberhealth to

By |2022-07-26T11:56:48-04:00July 26th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

US Expands Cyber Alliance With Israel, Saudi Arabia To Counter Rising Iran Threat

WASHINGTON DC - President Biden vowed to expand cyber cooperation with Israel and Saudi Arabia on his trip to the Middle East last week, a move experts see as a direct response to the rising digital threat from Iran. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia signed bilateral agreements to strengthen their cybersecurity partnership and share information related to cyber threats

By |2022-07-24T17:40:53-04:00July 24th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Cybersecurity Warnings: Malware, Ransomware And How You Can Protect Yourself From It

ANN ARBOR - Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann, the cybersecurity dynamic duo, return to scare us with all the mischief afoot by hackers. They provide details on the latest malware aimed at businesses and homes and also talk about how to avoid getting hit with ransomware. A recent study showed that more ransomware was paid

By |2022-07-11T18:21:04-04:00July 11th, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Billions Of People Around The World Warned Their Accounts Can Be Hacked In Seconds

LONDON, UK - Billions of usernames have fallen into the hands of hackers who are selling compromised logins on the Dark Web. According to a stark new study from Digital Shadows, more than 24 billion username and password combinations are being sold on cybercrime marketplaces. That staggering number is equivalent to almost four times the

By |2022-06-26T13:42:15-04:00June 26th, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured|

More Than 70 Percent Of Organizations Suffered 2 Or More Ransomware Attacks In Past Year

DETROIT - Ransomware has become a popular means for cybercriminals to cash in on their activities. They use ransomware to encrypt companies' essential data and ask to pay a ransom in return. If companies have not backed up their information, they must dig into their pockets to get it back. According to the data presented

By |2022-06-19T11:04:36-04:00June 19th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Americans Lost Record $68 Million To Job And Business Opportunities Scams In 2022 Q1

DETROIT - Data analyzed by Atlas VPN shows that US citizens lost over $68.3 million to various job and business offer scams in the first quarter of 2022. The business and job opportunities fraud category includes offers for work-at-home jobs, like stuffing envelopes or processing medical claims, multi-level marketing schemes, job scams, job listings, employment

By |2022-06-17T14:38:07-04:00June 17th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Feds Find Massive Chinese Cyber Spying Campaign

WASHINGTON DC - Much of the discussion surrounding cyberwarfare has centered around Russia and Ukraine, in recent months. While it may have been pushed into the background, however, China’s aggressive cyber activity continues apace, whether it rises to the level of warfare or not. Only a month ago, we covered news that Chinese state-sponsored hackers

By |2022-06-12T11:28:40-04:00June 12th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Cyber Patriot Program Trains Students To Become Cyber Professionals

ANN ARBOR - If you want your children to be safe when they surf the web, if your company wants motivate cybersecurity interns, you want to know more about Cyber Patriot. In this video interview, Tamara Shoemaker, the director of Michigan's Cyber Patriot training program, provides all the details. Our Mission is to increase the number

By |2022-06-06T18:32:56-04:00June 6th, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

ISSA Motor City Chapter Real-World Incident Response Readiness Simulation

SOUTHFIELD - If you are interested in learning and getting hands-on with how to handle security incidents, this is the only event you should attend this summer The One Security Event You Need to Attend this Summer This virtual event is a unique opportunity to participate in a two-day interactive simulated cyber security event. Day

By |2022-06-05T17:08:57-04:00June 5th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

VM Ware Threat Alert Issued – Richard Stiennon Explains

ANN ARBOR - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a new emergency directive saying the vulnerabilities in VMware Workspace ONE Access (Access), VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), VMware Cloud Foundation, and vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager put federal networks and systems at immediate risk. Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon explains what this means.

By |2022-05-27T11:15:38-04:00May 27th, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|