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Lohrmann Backgrounds Equifax Hack – Why It Happened, What’s Next?

ROYAL OAK - Cyber security pro Dan Lohrmann explores the Equifax data breech, and explores stories that some Equifax executives sold stock before disclosing the hack. When the news of the hack - impacting more than 140 million people - was disclosed also is questionable. The news was posted during Hurricane Harvey when it devastated

By |2017-10-01T14:52:38-04:00October 1st, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Drone Law Pro Schaefer Talks About The Hot Commercial Drone Market

ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer just got back from the InnerDrone Conference in Las Vegas and talks about the latest news from commercial drone operators. More than 5,000 folks attended, including the FAA Chairman, who updated drone regulations. Anti-drone technology was hot, Enrico said, such as shooting a net and dragging a

By |2017-10-06T12:20:37-04:00October 1st, 2017|Drones, IoT, M2 TechCast, Politics|

David Cole: Vehicle Hacking, Electric Cars, Trump Auto Policies

ROYAL OAK - The danger of hackable cars is only accelerating, auto guru David Cole explains in this segment of M2 TechCast. The auto industry as taken a more proactive approach by hiring former black hat hackers to test its autonomous vehicle cyber security vulnerabilities, and many were found. Measure and countermeasure. The hacking game

By |2017-10-06T12:22:01-04:00October 1st, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Norton-Schock Talks MCWT October Events, Diva Tech Talk Interviews, Awards

ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock updates Diva Tech Talk, a series of podcasts featuring women in tech, and the national awards the show recently won. Two, in fact, from the 2017 Clarion Awards from the Association of Women in Communications. Kathleen also updates what’s happening with the Michigan Association of Women in Technology including taking

By |2017-10-01T13:17:39-04:00October 1st, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Vectorform, Michigan Science Center, WMed Innovation Center, Motown Mansion Estate Sale

DETROIT - On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 2, Jason Vezzano joins Tech248 Co-Founder Irene Spanos to talk about Vectorform. Tonya Matthews, CEO of the Michigan Science Center, will discuss a lot of exciting STEM events this fall for kids. Sandra Cochrane, Director of the WMed Innovation Center in Kalamazoo, also will provide details on some

By |2017-09-29T12:34:53-04:00September 29th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Forecast: Michigan Should Finish Well In Black As State Fiscal Year Closes Sept. 30

LANSING - Michigan's 2016-17 fiscal year officially ends Saturday, and state budget officials expect a quiet close to the year. There are no urgent transfers or last minute adjustments needed, officials said. The state expects departments to lapse unspent funds, but an estimate on the amount is not yet available. One official said lapses "look

By |2017-09-29T10:08:19-04:00September 29th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Michigan Senate Republicans Ask Snyder To Rein In Permit Process At Environmental Quality Department

LANSING - Michigan Senate Republicans expressed frustration with operations within the Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month in a letter to Governor Rick Snyder asking for his office to restore a mindset of being more responsive to customers to the agency. Nearly all 27 Senate Republicans signed on to the September 6 letter to Snyder, in

By |2017-09-29T10:08:19-04:00September 29th, 2017|Politics|

1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation

DETROIT - The award-winning, international exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation, is coming to the Michigan Science Center Oct. 7. 1001 Inventions explores the legacy of scientific discovery and innovation during the golden age of Muslim Civilization, beginning in the 7th century and following the story through a thousand years

By |2017-09-29T08:45:37-04:00September 29th, 2017|STEM|

Monthly Health Forum Of West Michigan Returns Oct. 6

GRAND RAPIDS - The monthly Health Forum of West Michigan series begins its new year with a panel discussion that focuses on the supply and demand of health care jobs, and how area higher education institutions are working to meet the needs of industry employers and employees. "The Health Care Talent Pipeline" is set for

By |2017-09-28T18:51:21-04:00September 28th, 2017|Life Sciences|

US Signal Offers Enhanced Disaster Recover As A Service

GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal has enhanced its disaster recovery as a service offering to include two service tiers: standard and premium. With both tiers, a customer’s primary production environment is continuously replicated to a US Signal cloud environment or between multiple US Signal data centers. When needed, a replicated instance of the environment can

By |2017-09-28T18:47:22-04:00September 28th, 2017|Cyber Defense|