Cyber Defense

Richard Stiennon’s New Book Looks At How AI Is Shaping Digital Defense

BIRMINGHAM - Cybersecurity analyst Richard Stiennon has written a new book that looks at how Artificial Intelligence is used to keep hackers at bay. It's called "Guardians of the Machine Age: Why AI Security Will Define Digital Defense." His book draws heavily from his cybersecurity dashboard that profiles hundreds of cybersecurity companies already using AI

By |2025-12-04T16:30:06-05:00December 3rd, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

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|

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|

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|

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|

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|

Artificial Intelligence Hot Topic At Blackhat Conference

ANN ARBOR - Every August, Black Hat hosts a cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas that brings together both hackers (black hats) and ethical hackers (white hats) to exchange professional tips and advice. This year, both Richard Stiennon of IT-Harvest, who publishes the Cybersecurity Yearbooks - a who's who of the cybersecurity world - and Dan

By |2025-09-01T15:52:05-04:00August 31st, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Researchers Contend AI Can Exploit Common Vulnerabilities In Networks In Under 15 minutes?

NEW YORK - Defenders are usually used to enjoy a few hours to days—or even weeks—of grace on mitigation until there was a public exploit for the vulnerability. If an AI could sift through the 130 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure released by day in minutes and create working exploits, that “grace period” may no longer

By |2025-08-28T16:25:51-04:00August 28th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|

Michigan Cyber Summit And Michigan High School Cyber Summit Oct. 22-23

LANSING  — The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced that registration is now open for the 2025 Michigan Cyber Summit and High School Cyber Summit to be held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “Michigan is leading the way to invest in cybersecurity and protect our residents online,”

By |2025-08-07T15:57:05-04:00August 7th, 2025|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Cybersecurity Update: More Hacks, Crypto Threats, Fake Cyber Workers

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity pros Richard Stiennon of IT-Harvest and Dan Lohrmann of Presidio return for their monthly cybersecurity report that focuses on major threats to businesses, including Hacks, Crypto Threats, Fake Cyber Workers. Hot topics under discussion in this video interview include: Surge in Crypto Scams: https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/bitcoin-booms-scammers-bloom-crypto-hits-a-record-high Fake jobs and other LinkedIN Scams and

By |2025-07-17T15:49:34-04:00July 17th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|