Cyber Defense

Michigan Cyberpatriot Program Seeks Donors To Fund Summer Camps

DEARBORN - The Michigan CyberPatriot Program needs companies and individuals interested in helping develop the next generation of cyber warriors to donate money in April so founder Tamara Shoemaker can fund summer cybersecurity camps for grade-school students. To pull that off, MICyberPatriot needs $5000 in financial commitments. Tamara also needs $2500 to pay for trophies

By |2024-04-16T15:33:13-04:00April 15th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

ISSA Motor City Virtual Chapter Meeting April 18 – Data Management for Cybersecurity

SOUTHFIELD - ISSA Motor City Virtual Meeting is scheduled for April 18 at 6 pm and will feature Chris Raber, Strategic Accounts Manager for Cribl. His topic is Data Management for Cybersecurity. Cribl will present on Managing Cyber Security and Observability data. How can organizations easily harness their data for insights and risk management, do so in

By |2024-04-12T12:16:26-04:00April 12th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Biden Administration Seeks To Prevent Americans Using Russian-made Software Over National Security Concern

WASHINGTON DC - The Biden administration is preparing to take the unusual step of issuing an order that would prevent US companies and citizens from using software made by a major Russian cybersecurity firm because of national security concerns, five US officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The move, which is being finalized and

By |2024-04-10T15:54:29-04:00April 10th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Stefanini Group Hires Head Of Security For North America And Asia Pacific

SOUTHFIELD —Stefanini Group, a $1 billion global technology company specializing in digital solutions, has hired Orion Czarnecki as the head of cybersecurity for North America/Asia-Pacific (NA/APAC). The new addition to Stefanini’s leadership ensures continued growth and success in cybersecurity portfolio efforts. “As we reinforce our existing cybersecurity practice across North America and Asia-Pacific, we know that

By |2024-04-02T16:01:35-04:00April 2nd, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Change Healthcare Shut Down By Ransomware, Election Security Warnings

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon discuss the impact of the Feb. 21 ransomware attack on medical billing processor Change Healthcare forced the $13 billion company offline, and severed one of the few links connecting health care providers to insurance firms — and triggered a cash crunch at hospitals, health clinics

By |2024-03-19T11:15:41-04:00March 19th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Annual Cybercrime Cost To Jump By 70 Percent To Top $13.8 Trillion By 2028

NEW YORK - The global cybercrime cost has snowballed over the years, with companies and organizations worldwide losing head-spinning figures in cyber attacks. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, the annual cost of cybercrime will hit $9.2 trillion in 2024, one trillion more than last year. This figure is expected to jump by a further

By |2024-03-27T11:39:45-04:00March 15th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

MiTM Phishing Attack Lets Attackers Unlock And Steal A Tesla

NEW YORK - Researchers demonstrated how they could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) phishing attack to compromise Tesla accounts, unlocking cars, and starting them. The attack works on the latest Tesla app, version 4.30.6, and Tesla software version 11.1 2024.2.7.Ph As part of this attack, security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk register a new 'Phone key' that could

By |2024-03-11T09:23:39-04:00March 11th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting Unveiling The Power Of Compliance

SOUTHFIELD - Chahak Mittal is the featured speaker March 21 at the ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting. Her topic is Unveiling The Power of Compliance. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager at Universal Logistics. Chahak is deeply committed to knowledge sharing and community engagement. She

By |2024-03-09T17:24:52-05:00March 9th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

US Federal Cybersecurity Agency Hacked – China Suspected

WASHINGTON DC - A federal agency in charge of cybersecurity discovered it was hacked last month and was forced to take two key computer systems offline, an agency spokesperson and US officials familiar with the incident told CNN. One of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s affected systems runs a program that allows federal,

By |2024-03-09T17:24:53-05:00March 9th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Michigan Cyberpatriot Sends Team To National Finals, Seeks Donations

DEARBORN - Michigan Cyber Patriot is a decade-long program founded by cybersecurity professional Tamara Shoemaker that teaches grade-school students the basics of how to stay safe on the Internet. Another element of the program does the same for senior citizens. Part of MICyberPatriot is a competition among participants along the lines of capture the flag.

By |2024-03-05T14:22:15-05:00March 5th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|