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Iran-Linked Hackers Target $25B Michigan Medical Device Company Stryker

KALAMAZOO - A suspected Iranian cyberattack targeting Kalamazoo-based medical technology giant Stryker is raising alarms among cybersecurity experts who say global conflict is increasingly spilling into corporate computer networks. Stryker, one of Michigan’s largest healthcare companies, generates more than $25 billion in annual sales and employs roughly 56,000 people worldwide, producing orthopedic implants, surgical equipment,

By |2026-03-12T10:56:56-04:00March 12th, 2026|Cyber Defense, Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech, News|
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AI Is Becoming Hackers’ Favorite Tool, Cybersecurity Expert Warns

BIRMINGHAM – Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon joined MITech TV to discuss the release of the Cyber 150, his annual ranking of the top privately held cybersecurity companies in the world. The list highlights midsize cybersecurity firms generating between roughly $10 million and $500 million in annual revenue. The rankings are based on extensive research into

By |2026-03-14T19:10:50-04:00March 11th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Cybersecurity Vendor Research Is Broken – Richard Stiennon Built a Fix

BIRMINGHAM- For CISOs and CIOs, cybersecurity vendor research has quietly become one of the most expensive inefficiencies inside the enterprise. Security architects lose weeks buried in Google searches. Analysts build sprawling spreadsheets that are outdated almost as soon as they’re finished. Vendor shortlists are shaped less by market reality than by which sales teams get

By |2026-01-30T12:36:23-05:00January 30th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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New Year, New Cyber Hacks

BIRMINGHAM - New Year, New Cyber Hacks, says Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, a cybersecurity data company. Those include: Soundcloud breach effects 28 million accounts. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Instagram denies loss of 17 million credentials https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... The 700Credit data breach exposed the personal information of over 5.8 million individuals, including sensitive data like Social Security numbers, due

By |2026-01-18T14:59:18-05:00January 18th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Richard Stiennon’s New Book Explores How AI Security Is Reshaping Digital Defense

Artificial intelligence is not just changing business workflows or creative tools - it is reinventing cybersecurity itself. In the latest MITechTV segment, cybersecurity analyst and author Richard Stiennon joined Mike Brennan to unveil his newest project: a book that tackles one of the most pressing questions in the industry today - how AI security is

By |2025-12-07T15:52:01-05:00December 3rd, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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IT-Harvest Launches Security Stack Analysis

IT Harvest’s new Cybersecurity Stack Analysis feature brings AI-powered mapping of cybersecurity products to NIST, MITRE, and CIS frameworks—helping organizations identify coverage gaps and redundancies in seconds. Mike Brennan of MITechNews recently reconnected with longtime contributor and cybersecurity analyst Richard Stiennon, founder of IT Harvest. Over the past year, their discussions have explored how IT

By |2025-11-01T20:12:00-04:00October 29th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Cybersecurity Dashboard: Near-Real-Time Vendor Research with IT-Harvest

A cybersecurity dashboard can turn scattered market data into clear, actionable intelligence. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, security leaders face an overwhelming number of vendors, products, and technologies — all changing by the week. A centralized dashboard makes it possible to monitor this activity in real time, helping teams cut through the noise, identify

By |2025-11-01T20:14:54-04:00October 12th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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2025 Michigan Cyber Summit Scheduled For Oct. 23

LANSING – The 2025 Michigan Cyber Summit will be held Oct. 23 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Michigan is recognized as a national leader in cybersecurity, and the summit serves as an annual platform for regional, national, and international thought leadership.  The 14th annual Michigan Cyber Summit will bring together experts from across

By |2025-10-10T10:58:06-04:00October 7th, 2025|Cyber Defense, Featured|
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IT Harvest Dashboard Tracks World’s Cybersecurity Companies And Products

BIRMINGHAM - Cybersecurity vendor research has become one of the most crowded, fast-moving challenges in technology today. Thousands of vendors compete for attention, launching new products, pivoting business models, and merging to stay alive. For CISOs, investors, and corporate development teams, simply keeping track of who’s who has become overwhelming. Every week brings new funding

By |2025-09-24T17:58:35-04:00September 24th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Inside IT-Harvest: A Faster Path to Cybersecurity Vendor Research

Cybersecurity vendor research has become one of the most crowded, fast-moving challenges in technology today. Thousands of vendors compete for attention, launching new products, pivoting business models, and merging to stay alive. For CISOs, investors, and corporate development teams, simply keeping track of who’s who has become overwhelming. Every week brings new funding rounds, shifting

By |2025-09-23T18:18:20-04:00September 19th, 2025|Cyber Defense, Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|
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