Cyber Defense

FutureCon Detroit CyberSecurity Conference Feb. 15

TROY - FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training discovering cutting-edge security approaches, managing risk in the ever-changing threat of the cybersecurity workforce. Join a panel of C-level executives who have effectively mitigated the risk of Cyber Attacks. Educating C-suite executives and CISOs (chief information security officers) on the global cybercrime epidemic, and how to build

By |2024-02-02T14:32:48-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Microsoft Office 365 Gets Hacked, Sweden Government Payroll Shut Down By Ransomware

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon returns to provide the latest headlines including how Russian hackers gained access at the administrative level to Microsoft 365, the biggest email system in the world. Hackers also brought down the Swedish government's payroll service in a ransomware attack. It's still not operational. Watch this video interview to

By |2024-01-30T18:56:16-05:00January 30th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

DoD Awards Detroit Mercy-Led  Cybersecurity Consortium $497,080 In Sustainment Funding 

DETROIT — University of Detroit Mercy received a $497,080 award from the United States Department of Defense to sustain its work in establishing the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional cybersecurity consortium. This follows a $1.12-million award from the DoD in 2020 that the University used to establish the Metro Detroit Regional Virtual Vehicle

By |2024-01-30T18:59:22-05:00January 30th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Report: Two-Thirds Of U.S. Adults Received Notice Personal Data Compromised

NEW YORK - Americans largely understand the risks of using the internet – identity theft, spam, phishing, loss of personal or financial information, and more. Yet a relatively small percentage are taking steps recommended by experts to protect their data, such as using password managers to set strong passwords or pursuing credit monitoring after a

By |2024-01-24T12:33:56-05:00January 24th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Cyberpatriot Program Seeks Mentors, Sponsors To Teach Students Cybersecurity

DETROIT - Cyberpatriot is a national program that teaches grade-school students not only how to safely navigate the internet, but also provides them with the basic training they can use to launch cybersecurity careers. In Michigan, the program was started about a decade ago by Tamara Shoemaker. She joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan in

By |2024-01-23T15:24:45-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Artificial Intelligence Gives Hackers New Ways To Hack You

NEW YORK - Artificial intelligence has become a game changer in many areas of our daily lives, including cybersecurity. With the rising use of new AI-driven tools like ChatGPT, the number of cyberattacks has doubled and became more sophisticated. Cybersecurity experts say that AI-powered cybersecurity tools could help protect your privacy in the new reality, but

By |2024-01-07T14:09:55-05:00January 7th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|

Rick Snyder Reflects On SensCy’s First Year As On-Demand Chief Information Officers

ANN ARB OR - As we wrap up another eventful year at SensCy, I wanted to reflect on the state of cybersecurity in 2023 and share insights that I believe will be crucial for businesses in the new year. At SensCy, our commitment has always been to support and empower small and medium-sized businesses in

By |2023-12-31T12:54:20-05:00December 31st, 2023|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Cybersecurity Trends 2023 And 2024

ANN ARBOR - Ransomware again tops the biggest cyber threats in 2023 and likely will again in 2024. So says cybersecurity professionals Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann. Both again joins MITechTV co-hosts Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on this end of year edition of Cybersecurity Update. Stiennon is the author of the Cybersecurity Yearbook and

By |2023-12-19T12:47:10-05:00December 19th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Censys Announces 2 Product Tiers For Its IT Security Search Tool

ANN ARBOR–Censys, which provides IT security products and services, announced two new product tiers of its industry-leading search tool, Censys Search Solo and Censys Search Teams. These additions are part of a series of strategic initiatives to enhance the security community, including the introduction of Threat Hunting Boot Camps, the Censys Beta Workshop, which provides beta access to CensysGPT and Map

By |2023-12-18T09:59:26-05:00December 18th, 2023|Cyber Defense, ESD|