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
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
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
ANN ARBOR - If you plan to shop online for Holiday gifts, you need to be aware that there are a lot of scammers who will try to steal your money. Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann from Presidio and Richard Stiennon from IT-Harvest provide tips on how to do eCommerce safely. Your can reach Richard at
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
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
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
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
NOVI - Plymouth-Canton Community School teams won first and second place in the 2022 Governor's High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the State of Michigan. Team Crickets won first and team Super Novas won second place. Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center team K10MM-JS-DS placed third. The ten qualifying teams, composed of up
ANN ARBOR - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has helped create a fractional cybersecurity company, called SensCy, that provides comprehensive cyber advice and guidance at a price far less than if a company hired a full-time Chief Information Officer or Chief Information Security Officer...If a company could even find these cyber professionals now in great
