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LANSING - As more and more devices enter cyberspace, the online security concerns are growing just as fast. In fact, new Internet of Thingscv devices are being taken over and used as attack vectors. Here are some top DDoS stories from the past few months: June 2016 — IoT Botnet — 25,000 CCTV Cameras Hacked
LANSING - Bolstered by a strong performance in her first debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton now holds a substantial lead of 11 percentage points over the Republican, according to a poll released Thursday by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA. Not quite a month ago, Trump had drawn within 3 percentage points of
SEATTLE, WA – Michigan attracted $118.8 million in 18 deals in the state in the third quarter of 2016, up from $58 million in the second quarter and $48.8 million in the first, a new report says. The report, from the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook, a VC database, showed the third quarter in
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder has proclaimed October as Michigan’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, to be capped by the North American Cyber Security Summit Oct. 17 at Cobo Center. “Cybersecurity is now as important as home security in our increasing online world,” said Gov. Rick Snyder. “You can’t avoid hearing stories of high-profile breaches and cyber
DETROIT - The North American International Cyber Summit 2016 released on Friday its list of keynote and featured speakers, a who’s who of top cyber state and federal security business and government professionals headlined by David DeVries, Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense. The day-long event is scheduled for Monday Oct. 17
TRAVERSE CITY - A clone of A2 New Tech Meetup, a monthly pitch night in Ann Arbor, has sprung up in this northern Michigan resort town. TC New Tech will meet again on Oct. 4 in downtown Traverse City to listen as five entrepreneurs get five minutes each to make their case about why their
DETROIT - DTE Energy announced Thursday it will invest up to $1.5 billion in gas-turbine plants to replace coal-fired plants that the utility plans to retire by 2023. The gas-turbine plants will provide approximately 1,000 megawatts of energy, enough to power 850,000 homes. One project is expected to be located on existing DTE property adjacent to
WARREN – Six early-stage companies from Oakland and Wayne counties will receive $375,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. This initiative provides mentoring and capital to early-stage businesses, as well as learning opportunities for Macomb Community College's students. . “The Macomb Innovation Fund is
TROY - Pavan Muzumdar has been hired by new Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly to serve as chief operating officer for Michigan’s leading technology business association. Muzumdar comes to Automation Alley with an extensive background in organizational management and is the creator of the organizational tool icube, a collection of simple, effective techniques and
ANN ARBOR - For the first time beginning next month, forecasts of the regional effects of solar storms will help protect the power grid and communications satellites, thanks to a new tool developed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Rice University. Solar storms are torrents of charged particles and electromagnetic fields from the
