ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP – Washtenaw Community College this fall will offer an associate degree in cybersecurity in coordination with Eastern Michigan University. Upon completion, graduates can transfer to EMU’s Information Assurance & Cyber Defense bachelor’s degree program. Students will learn network security skills while working in Linux operating systems, Cisco infrastructure and perimeter devices and
TEL AVIV, Israel - Cyber Week 2017, one of the most important annual cyber events in the world, will be held at Tel Aviv International University June 25-29 and MITechNews.Com Editor and Publisher Mike Brennan will be there to provide complete coverage in text, audio and video. The conference will include speakers and delegations from
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann discusses physical attacks, including Manchester, England, where 22 people were killed by a terror attack. From the good to the bad to the ugly, stories poured in regarding developments. To read Lohrmann’s column on this subject, click on https://dev.mitechnews.com/guest-columns/manchester-bombing-good-bad-ugly-online/ To listen to Lohrmann’s analysis, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-techcast-episode-84-dan-lohrmann
WASHINGTON DC - On Monday, the National Security Agency contractor was charged in a Georgia court with releasing classified material to a news outlet. The top-secret information was an NSA report from May 5, which was first released to The Intercept, detailing Russian hackers trying to compromise US officials less than two weeks before Election Day
ROYAL OAK - The WannaCry ransomware attack in May targeted hundreds of thousands of computers primarily in Europe running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Nick Lumsden, an Online Tech Vice President, explains what the attack was about and how his managed service provider dealt
LANSING - David Behen, who has served as Director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, as well as the state’s Chief Information Officer for the past six years, will step down from his post on June 16 to pursue an opportunity with a global company headquartered in Michigan. Current Chief Deputy Director Brom
ROYAL OAK - What was the WannaCry ransomware attack all about? What impact did it have? Red Level’s Justin Coffey, its Microsoft Solutions Manager, explains all and how to defend against ransomeware attacks in this interview on M2 TechCast. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-techcast-episode-82-red-level-justin-coffey
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Gmail is hoping to prevent phishing with machine learning, like its early phishing detection. If an email looks suspicious and heads to a person's inbox, Gmail will delay it and analyze the message to make sure it's not a phishing attempt. "As we find new patterns, our models adapt more quickly than manual
INDIANAPOLIS - Online Tech has been selected as the disaster recovery provider of choice for Milhaus, a mixed-use housing developer. One of the fastest growing companies in Indianapolis, Milhaus designs, builds and manages luxury apartments in urban areas across the U.S. Milhaus was looking to protect its critical telecommunications, file and accounting services with a
ANN ARBOR - Companies across the globe are still reeling and recovering from the global ransomware attack known as WannaCry on Friday, which took down tens of thousands of machines in 150 countries, including Britain’s National Health System. How and why did this happen? I've mentioned ransomware before and how it’s distributed, how it particularly affects healthcare, and the rise of ransomware as
