BALTIMORE - The National Association of State Chief Information Officers held their Midyear Conference in Baltimore this past week. There were plenty of hot topics on the agenda, including: enabling innovation through agile software development, the continuing need for procurement reform and a big push on cybersecurity. From the opening keynote highlighting what it takes
WASHINGTON DC - US regulators want to know how mobile phone makers and wireless carriers handle security vulnerabilities and why fixes seem to take so long. The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission on Monday sent letters to fourteen companies, asking for details about how they release security updates. The FCC sent letters
WASHINGTON DC - Microblogging platform Twitter has stopped US law enforcement and intelligence services from using a data analytics service that can process and analyze the platform's tweets and messages. On Sunday, a senior US official and other people close to the matter told the Wall Street Journal that Twitter's move, while not made public,
FERNDALE - In this segment of M2 TechCast that aired on May 2, Engineering Society of Detroit’s Robert McGee who talks about the latest ESD Job Fair, where thousands of jobs in Science Technology Engineering and Math are available. Also on the show was Online Tech CEO Yan Ness who provides details on Disaster Recovery
ANN ARBOR - A new report from Duo Security set to be released May 10 will show that 25 percent of all Windows devices are running outdated versions of Internet Explorer, open to 700 known vulnerabilities for hackers. What’s more, the report shows 60 percent of Flash users are running out-of-date versions, while 72 percent have
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity researchers at the University of Michigan were able to hack into the leading "smart home" automation system and essentially get the PIN code to a home's front door. Their "lock-pick malware app" was one of four attacks that the cybersecurity researchers leveled at an experimental set-up of Samsung's SmartThings, a top-selling
NORTHVILLE - Motor City ISSA is hosting its second networking and recruiting event May 19 with special guest CBI to speak about its academy and internship programs. Potential candidates will get a chance to meet CBI officials. The meeting is open to Security minded professionals, Students and those considering a career in Security. It will
LANSING - Most adults know that washing your hands reduces the risk of spreading germs, and cleaning and bandaging a wound prevents infection. But do you know what can happen when you pick up electronic germs? In 2015, two separate groups of researchers ran experiments to test people’s curiosity and their knowledge of cyber security.
WASHINGTON DC - Who says Congress can’t work together? Well certainly so when it comes to email privacy. On Wednesday the House of Representatives voted 419-0 to approve the Email Privacy Act, an update to a 30-year old law privacy advocates say is long overdue. The bill essentially fills a loophole in the 1986
SAN FRANCISCO - Everyone knows that all these smart devices plugging into today’s homes - part of the exploding Internet of Things - also provide black hats with a golden opportunity to hack computer networks. On Wednesday, Samsung and Thales e-Security announced a new system for smart devices that manufacturers can plug into a refrigerator
