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FBI Closing In On Hackers Who Breached JPMorgan Chase

WASHINGTON DC - The hackers who breached JPMorgan Chase's cyberdefenses to gain access to 83 million records may soon be caught. Federal investigators are closing in on the hackers responsible for last summer's hack on the banking and investment firm and feel confident that indictments could be coming down soon, the New York Times reported

By |2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00March 16th, 2015|Archive, Cyber Defense|

MichBioU: Reimbursement Strategy As An Essential Element Of A Medical Product Business Plan

ANN ARBOR - When developing an idea into a medical business product, addressing the reimbursement strategy at the onset should not be ignored. Entrepreneurs need to create a clinical use scenario for their product so that they can best determine what patients will be using the product, what providers will be prescribing it and what

By |2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00March 16th, 2015|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

DHS To Increase Contract For Software Program By $15.7 Million

LANSING - The Department of Human Services is increasing its contract with the company that created the Michigan Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System by $15.68 million for maintenance and enhancements, a spokesperson said on Monday. The 10-month program has been under scrutiny because of issues with payments to individual foster parents and private agencies,

By |2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00March 16th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Senate Approves Cybersecurity Bill That Lacks Privacy Protections

WASHIGTON DC - The US Senate Intelligence Committee approved a controversial cyberscurity bill last week that's designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the growing threat of data breaches. Approved by a 14-1 vote, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) aims - by providing expanded legal liability protections to companies sharing

By |2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00March 16th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

Brophy Named State Director Of Michigan Small Business Development Center

GRAND RAPIDS ? Michigan serial entrepreneur Keith Brophy has been named the new State Executive Director at the Michigan Small Business Development Center replacing Carol Lopucki who retired at the end of 2014. The announcement was made Thursday. Brophy had been CEO of IdeoMed, a Spectrum Health start-up in the Life Sciences sector, which recently

By |2015-03-13T00:00:00-04:00March 13th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Grand Circus To Participate In Obama’s TechHire Initiative

DETROIT ? Grand Circus, a tech educational space in downtown Detroit, has been named as a participant in President Obama?s TechHire initiative, described as a ?bold multi-sector initiative and call to action to empower Americans with the skills they need? for high-paying, in demand careers.? ?We?re proud to be a part of this innovative, nation-wide

By |2015-03-12T00:00:00-04:00March 12th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|