Cyber Defense

Oakland University Offers Master’s Degree In Cybersecurity

AUBURN HILLS - Starting this fall, Oakland University will offer a Master of Science in Cybersecurity - the only one of its kind in the state designed to prepare students for careers in what’s becoming a white-hot cybersecurity job market. Starting salaries can be in the six-figures. “The overall goal of the program is to

By |2016-07-21T20:29:05-04:00July 21st, 2016|Cyber Defense, New Products / Contracts|

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Launches Bug Bounty Program For Vehicle Cybersecurity

AUBURN HILLS - Hackers can get paid a bounty up to $1,500 if they discover potential vehicle cybersecurity vulnerabilities, depending on its impact and severity. That’s the program launched Wednesday by FCA US LLC, the American arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. FCA also named the crowdsourced security testing firm Bugcrowd Inc. to manage the program.

By |2016-07-13T18:20:23-04:00July 13th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Defense, Featured|

Pokemon Go Collects Private Information From Gmail Account Users

ANN ARBOR - Before you download that Pokemon Go app and start collecting Pikachus and Jigglypuffs, know that the Alphabet spin-off Niantic, Inc. that developed the game is collecting information about the collectors, particularly if you log in from your gmail account. Doing so gives Niantic access to all your account information. Like most apps that

By |2016-07-16T11:48:12-04:00July 12th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

10 Million Android Smartphones Hit With HummingBad Malware – Is Yours One?

SAN FRANCISCO - A malicious app called HummingBad has taken hold of about 10 million Android phones around the world, and it collects your personal data, plus makes it act like you’ve clicked on ads that, well, you haven’t. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to see if HummingBad has roosted with you and

By |2016-07-07T17:56:40-04:00July 7th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

Blancco Technology Group Names Richard Stiennon Chief Strategy Officer

ALPHARETTA, GA – Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon - who appears monthly on M2 Techcast - has been hired by Blancco Technology Group as its Chief Strategy Officer. The created position was effective July 1, but not announced until July 7.  Stiennon from Birmingham, Michigan, is responsible for leading the company’s overall corporate strategy, including long-term

By |2016-07-07T08:25:49-04:00July 7th, 2016|Cyber Defense, News|

U-M Cybersecurity Startup Purchased By FICO

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan cyber risk startup, QuadMetrics, has been purchased by FICO, a Silicon Valley software company. FICO said it bought QuadMetrics to help in its development of FICO Enterprise Security Score, which measures an organization's level of cybersecurity risk. Terms were not announced. QuadMetrics leverages predictive analytics to monitor signals from

By |2016-06-15T12:49:08-04:00June 15th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Physical Security Aspects Of Cybersecurity:  An Objective View Of Asymmetric Strategy

LIVONIA - Traveling with technology needs a level of paranoia. It is safe to assume any time the tech is out of your site someone is trying to copy the data from it. From your phone's contact list to the contents of the hard drive of your laptop. Even the hotel safe and Wifi are

By |2016-06-14T21:18:08-04:00June 14th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

U.S. Senate Could Give FBI Power To View Your Internet Activity Without A Warrant

WASHINGTON DC - Everything you view on the Internet, from websites to how long your browsed a particular page, could be viewed by the FBI without the need for a warrant in terrorism and spy cases, if this legislation is enacted this week in the U.S. Senate. At stake is access to your personal "electronic

By |2016-06-09T15:39:29-04:00June 9th, 2016|Cyber Defense, News, Politics|

Inaugural Global Automotive Cybersecurity Summit Coming To Detroit July 22

DETROIT - A new cutting-edge technology event with cybersecurity solutions for connected and autonomous cars is being organized by Billington CyberSecurity. The cyber summit will include CEOs in the auto industry as well as top government and technology leaders from around the world. Something new is coming to Detroit, but it is based on something

By |2016-06-07T07:31:51-04:00June 7th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured, Guest Columns|