ROYAL OAK - Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, talks about his brain child, the CloudTech1 University. His company is a managed service provider that evolved into a cloud service provider. So he wanted to help folks understand all about the cloud and what it can do. In June he launched his CloudTech1 University to teach
LAS VEGAS - One day, your thermostat will get hacked by some cybercriminal hundreds of miles away who will lock it with malware and demand a ransom to get it back to normal, leaving you literally in the cold until you pay up a few hundred dollars. This has been a scenario that security experts
LANSING - In 2016, hacktivism has become a mainstream force impacting millions of global lives. ‘Hacking for a cause’ has now become a weapon that transcends far beyond ‘antisocial geek misfit’ boundaries. From the DNC email hack to the Panama Papers, a surge in new hacktivism is now the top anti-establishment online tool for achieving
TROY - Managed service provider CloudTech1 on Aug. 23 at Automation Alley headquarters will be discussing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. A disaster doesn't have to be a disaster. Disasters happen. It is part of life. Hopefully you and your company never have to go through one. The key is preparedness. How do you prepare and
SAN FRANCISCO - Using an attack that researchers at cybersecurity firm Bastille are calling "keysniffer," hackers can detect every key you press on your wireless keyboard. Think about that next time you’re using your laptop in a coffee shop. That means they can pick up your passwords and maybe the answers to your security questions,
WASHINGTON DC - Who's in charge of responding to "cyber incidents" in the US? As of today, it's the Federal Bureau of Investigation. President Barack Obama outlined a new policy for responding to cyberattacks on both the government and US industry on Tuesday, making the FBI the lead agency regardless of where the attack seems
DETROIT - Dan Lohrmann, led Michigan’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from 2002-2014, receiving numerous national awards including: CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 Leader. During that time he was involved in crafting the state’s response to the tidal wave of cyber attacks that grew bigger and more vicious.
WASHINGTON DC - Reports surfaced over the weekend that points squarely at a Russian intelligence group that was the source of the most recent Wikileaks email dump - this one aimed at influencing the U.S. election. Cybersecurity experts confirmed - based on digital forensic evidence - that a hacking group backed by Russian President Vladimir
DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s speech at the inaugural Billington Auto Cybersecurity conference last Friday at Cobo Center is now posted online for you to watch. Highlights of his speech include: The US DOT will soon (weeks perhaps months) be issuing its own report on auto cybersecurity and the threats posed by the
DETROIT - General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra on Friday called on the world’s auto industry to collaborate to develop cybersecurity standards to not only protect the physical security of vehicle owners, but also the personal data they increasingly transmit through the connected vehicle. “Cybersecurity protects physical safety, privacy and data,” Barra said at
