Cyber Defense

Cyber Patriot Seeking Mentors, Sponsors To Train Student Cyber Warriors

ANN ARBOR- Cyber Patriot is a program for high school and middle schools students to learn about cybersecurity and often become a stepping stone for them to become cyber warriors. Tamara Shoemaker runs the Michigan chapter of the national program and she's looking for current cybersecurity professionals to mentor these students and for companies to

By |2022-03-03T11:15:07-05:00March 3rd, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Putin Threat: UK On Red Alert For Cyber Attack From Russia As Security Measures Beefed-Up

LONDON, England -Britain is on red alert for Russian cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns. Key public services, banks and other big businesses have all bolstered their cyber defenses to combat the increased threat from Moscow. British Home Secretary Priti Patel yesterday hinted at potential tit-for-tat strikes against Russia if they attack first. She said: “As

By |2022-02-25T15:47:21-05:00February 25th, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Ransomware Is Top Cyberattack Type, As Manufacturing Gets Hit Hardest

DETROIT - Ransomware and phishing were the top cybersecurity issues for businesses in 2021, according to IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. The report maps the trends and patterns observed by X-Force, IBM’s threat intelligence sharing platform, covering key data points including network and endpoint detection devices, and incident response (IR) engagements. The report, which covers 2021,

By |2022-02-25T09:57:07-05:00February 25th, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured, Industry 4.0|

US Data Breaches Set Record In 2021 Impacting Nearly 300 Million Victims

DETROIT - Every year brings new data breach victims. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, based on Identity Theft Resource Center research, the volume of publicly reported data compromises in the United States reached a record-high of 1,862, affecting 293.9 million victims. While the number of compromises soared by 68 percent

By |2022-02-22T08:56:10-05:00February 21st, 2022|Cyber Defense|

If War Starts In Ukraine, Will Russians Unleash Cyberwar On United States?

ANN ARBOR - If the Russians invade Ukraine this month, and the United States unleashes crippling sanctions on Russia, will Putin retaliate against the US by unshackling his black hat hackers and GRU state hackers on the US? Cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann explore that questions on MITech TV. Richard wrote There Will

By |2022-02-14T16:54:52-05:00February 14th, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Planning for a Nation-State Cyber Attack — Are You Ready?

LANSING - Warnings are pouring in from all over the world about the U.S. and U.K. domestic impacts resulting from a potential attack on Ukraine from Russia. Assuming the U.S. imposes sanctions or takes other retaliatory measures against Russia should an invasion occur, experts say that cyber attacks could be launched against U.S. and U.K.

By |2022-02-14T09:20:25-05:00February 14th, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Scholarships Available For Women Pursuing Careers Related To National Security

DETROIT - Women in Defense Michigan established the Horizon Scholarship Program in 2009 to encourage women to pursue careers related to the national security and defense interests of the United States, and to provide development opportunities to women already working in these fields. From the program inception to date, more than $100,000 in scholarships have

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting Feb. 17 Focus: Teaching Cybersecurity To Lawyers

SOUTHFIELD - Join Motor City ISSA for a discussion on Information Security with a Guest Speaker from New York State. Date: February 17 Time: 6 to 8 PM Location: Register to receive the meeting invite. Speaker and Topic Information Scott Aurnou, Esq., CISSP is an attorney and founder of The Security Advocate Teaching Cyber Security

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

The Online Threats That Businesses Face The Most In 2022

DETROIT - There is no doubt that as technology advances, there are a lot more opportunities out there for businesses. That being said, with those opportunities also come potential threats as with this evolving technology, so too are there more ways for hackers to infiltrate a business and steal their private information. This article is

By |2022-02-02T11:01:14-05:00February 2nd, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Almost 6 Billion Accounts Affected By Data Breaches In 2021

DETROIT - The year 2021 was record-breaking in terms of the sheer size of data breaches. According to the data collected and analyzed by the Atlas VPN team, 5.9 billion accounts were affected by data breaches throughout 2021. Atlas VPN has retrieved and calculated the numbers of breached accounts based on multiple publicly available sources.

By |2022-01-21T12:37:03-05:00January 21st, 2022|Cyber Defense|