FacebookLinkedInRssXYouTube

Cyber Defense

Teaching Cybersecurity: Handbook for Teaching the Cybersecurity In A Conventional Classroom

ANN ARBOR - Teaching Cybersecurity: Handbook for Teaching the Cybersecurity in a Conventional Classroom is Tamara Shoemaker's new book on Amazon. Her co-authors are her husband Daniel Shoemaker and Ken Sigler. Shoemaker co-founded Cyber Patriots, a volunteer organization that provides cybersecurity training and competitions for middle and high school students. She's looking for cybersecurity professionals to

By |2023-01-27T15:59:04-05:00January 27th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
Read More

ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting Jan. 19 Focused On Member Input

SOUTHFIELD - The January ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting will be dedicated for members to provide input to the upcoming meetings, topics and activities. Date: January 19, 2023 Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM Agenda: Meeting in-person/hybrid What topics are members interested in? Do you know of individuals to speak? Do you want an opportunity to speak?

By |2023-01-17T13:47:50-05:00January 16th, 2023|Cyber Defense|
Read More

Nuspire Provides List Of Cybersecurity Predictions For 2023

COMMERCE - Nuspire, a managed security service provider, has compiled a list of cybersecurity predictions the company says may stir up some controversy. Top predictions include: Digital transformation is done. These days, companies can’t function without using digital technology in some way. The security industry has employed digital transformation to drive change, from application and

By |2023-01-11T11:09:13-05:00January 11th, 2023|Cyber Defense|
Read More

Cyber Patriot Year End Update With Tamara Shoemaker

DETROIT - Cyber Patriot is a cyber training program for not only grade-school students, but also senior citizens who want to use the Internet to keep in touch with their children and grandchildren. Plus Michigan Director Tamara Shoemaker works with auto companies to teach engineers how to design vehicles that won't get hacked. Tamara answer

By |2022-12-11T16:01:23-05:00December 11th, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
Read More

Kaspersky Report Finds Last-Minute Shoppers Face Greater Cyber Risk

MOSCOW - According to a report from Kaspersky, 40 percent of American consumers who do most of their shopping after December 16 are willing to shop on sketchy-looking sites if the offer is enticing enough, compared to just 29 percent of shoppers who are mostly done shopping by December 15. A number of similar findings

By |2022-12-06T09:26:51-05:00December 6th, 2022|Cyber Defense|
Read More

Computers Can Become Infected By Malware By Viewing Certain Images

DETROIT - New evidence has emerged that shows it may now be possible that your computer can become infected by malware simply by viewing PNG images. Researchers have found that the files can contain something called ‘threat actors’ that then deliver malicious payloads, as per Tech Radar. Reports show that a prevalent cyber threat actor called Worok is active at the

By |2022-11-28T18:11:53-05:00November 28th, 2022|Cyber Defense|
Read More

Cryptojacking Malware Soars Nearly 4 Times In Third Quarter

DETROIT - After recent turbulence in the crypto market, Atlas VPN decided to analyze the cybersecurity side of the crypto landscape and found that new modifications of cryptojacking software used in the act of hijacking a computer and using it to mine digital assets against the user's will, grew 3.8 times in Q3 2022. As

By |2022-11-28T18:11:14-05:00November 27th, 2022|Cyber Defense|
Read More

Threat Report Shows Sustained Spike In Cyber Threat Activity in Third Quarter 

COMMERCE - Nuspire’s new threat report reveals the staggering increases in overall threat activity in Q2 continued throughout Q3, with additional growth in both exploits and botnets. “What we’re seeing is a continued escalation of threat activity as cyber criminals pull all the levers at their disposal to determine what works best and brings in

By |2022-11-28T18:11:14-05:00November 27th, 2022|Cyber Defense|
Read More

Motor City ISSA Nov. 17: Using A CSF To Create Policy Documents

SOUTHFIELD - Running an information security organization is often very reactive. As you fight your way through the jungle of chaos, you realize that you need rules, regulations and controls to build a fortress to shelter your valuable against risks and threats. But how do you get and keep everything under control? With your information

By |2022-11-15T14:59:49-05:00November 15th, 2022|Cyber Defense|
Read More