WASHINGTON DC - The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day. The bureau said Tuesday that scammers use slogans, names and images of candidates running for office to steal victims’ personal information, sell merchandise and fraudulently solicit campaign contributions. The law
ANN ARBOR - Looking for a high paying Chief Information Officer job in or near Michigan? Executive Search Partners is offering one that pays around $300,000 a year at a $2.5 billion manufacturer in Indiana. ESP Managing Partner Gary Erickson provides all the details in this video interview. During the interview he also talks about
DETROIT - Hackers are evading natural language processing detection capabilities used to filter out phishing attacks by adding benign text and links, according to data from Egress’ threat intelligence unit released Tuesday. Egress researchers looked at 40 attacks targeting U.S. organizations that used obfuscation techniques designed to evade anti-phishing services by using natural language processors (NLP) to
NOVI - The 2024 Michigan Cyber Summit drew more than 700 cybersecurity experts to discuss solutions to protect Michigan businesses and individuals from ever-changing cyber threats. The event is held each October in coordination with Cybersecurity Awareness Month. "The Michigan Cyber Summit gives cyber security and IT professionals from both the private and public sectors
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Cyberpatriot President Tamara Shoemaker's primary mission is to address the shortage of specifically educated and trained cybersecurity professionals. The funding she has obtained from the State of Michigan has allowed her to develop the Michigan CyberPatriot program. CyberPatriot provides a structured educational experience for well over 1000 high school and middle
BIRMINGHAM - Richard Stiennon, the author of the Cybersecurity Yearbook series, joins MITech TV to update the long list of companies that reported getting records hacked by malicious players. He also issues warnings to companies that have not yet been hacked that unless they improve their cybersecurity practices they could be next. Plus he said
SOUTHFIELD - Are you using Gen AI at your business? Do you have policies and practices in place to mitigate the risks? If you said "No" most likely your co-workers are using it for some of their tasks without your guidance. If you answered yes, then perhaps you can share what is working for you.
LANSING - The 2024 Michigan Cyber Summit will be held Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The 13th annual Michigan Cyber Summit will bring together experts from across the country to discuss the latest cybersecurity trends impacting education, business, information technology, economic development, law enforcement, and personal safety. The event is
NEW YORK - Having to get a background check done is bad enough as it is but what if all of your personal and employment information was left exposed online for anyone to access? Well, that’s exactly what just happened for at least 100 million Americans. Unlike with data breaches which are usually the work of hackers, data leaks
BIRMINGHAM - Another day, another major cyber hack, or so it seems. That's why Richard Stiennon, the CEO of IT-Harvest, returns to MITechTV to provide details on four of the latest hacks that have impacted millions of people worldwide. Those include: Fortinet Customer Data Breach. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Transport for London customer data breach https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... The huge
