LANSING - The state of Michigan is now providing residents access to a free mobile application that can detect threats to their mobile devices. The Michigan Secure app alerts an individual of suspicious activity on their mobile device, allowing them to interact with the digital world with greater confidence. “Our reliance on mobile devices has
DETROIT - CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association. Its goal is to inspire students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines critical to our nation's future. CyberPatriot consists of four programs, the middle and high school cybersecurity competitions, summer camps, a free
SEATTLE - Amazon recently launched Alexa Guard Plus, a premium subscription upgrade to the free Alexa Guard service launched in 2019. With both services, your smart speaker or smart display listens for sounds that could indicate trouble. Which sounds it listens for depends on whether or not you're willing to pay a premium. The paid service includes
SAN FRANCISCO - If your choice of encrypted messaging app is a toss-up between Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, do not waste your time with anything but Signal. This isn't about which has cuter features, more bells and whistles, or is most convenient to use -- this is about pure privacy. If that's what you're after, nothing beats
CUPERTINO, Calif. - macOS Big Sur 11.2 beta 2, which was released yesterday, eliminates a feature that allowed Apple apps bypass third-party firewalls, security tools, and VPN apps, according to reports from ZDNet and security researcher Patrick Wardle. macOS Big Sur 11 included a ContentFilterExclusionList that let Apple's apps like the App Store, Maps, iCloud, and more to avoid firewall and
SOUTHFIELD– Sysnet Global Solutions, which provides cyber security and compliance solutions, has acquired NuArx Inc. to further enhance Sysnet’s technology platform and accelerate its market expansion. NuArx provides PCI compliance, managed security and digital transformation solutions for the restaurant, convenience, grocery and retail industries throughout North America. It is headquartered in Southfield. The addition of
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity Expert Dan Shoemaker analyzes the Russian SolarWinds hack that delivered spyware to most of the US government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. He provides details on how it penetrated these networks and what remediation will be needed. Shoemaker is full time professor at Detroit Mercy, director of the Master of Science
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon provide details on how the Russians hacked the Solarwinds networking software used by US government and nearly all the Fortune 500 companies in America. Russia's hack of IT management company SolarWinds began as far back as March, and it only came to light when the
BEER-SHEVA, Israel – Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have determined. The intriguing study, "Online Disclosure Depends on How You Ask for Information,” is being presented at the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2020),
WASHINGTON DC - Russian intelligence agency reportedly carried out a sophisticated cyberwar attack that struck several US federal agencies and private companies including Microsoft. US national security agencies issued a joint statement Wednesday acknowledging a "significant and ongoing hacking campaign" that's affecting the federal government. It's still unclear how many agencies are affected or what
