Cyber Defense

Russian Government Hackers Behind Broad Espionage Campaign Compromising U.S. agencies, Including Treasury, Commerce

WASHINGTON DC - Russian government hackers breached the Treasury and Commerce departments, along with other U.S. government agencies, as part of a global espionage campaign that stretches back months, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials were scrambling over the weekend to assess the nature and extent of the intrusions and implement effective countermeasures,

By |2020-12-14T08:47:34-05:00December 14th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

2020: The Year the COVID-19 Crisis Brought a Cyber Pandemic

OKEMOS - Ask almost anyone what the top global story was for 2020, and they will likely start with the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is much more to this story. 2020 will also be remembered as the year that security events exploded and cyberincidents transformed society in numerous ways. The magnitude (breadth, depth and height)

By |2020-12-13T14:53:32-05:00December 13th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Steelcase Cyberattack Serves As Warning For Other Manufacturers

GRAND RAPIDS - As details on a recent cybersecurity attack against Grand Rapids-based office furniture giant Steelcase Inc. begin to surface, local manufacturers of all industries and sizes may want to take notice. The ransomware attack on Steelcase, which shut down its global operations for two weeks, was a stark reminder of the growing number and sophistication

By |2020-12-08T16:57:01-05:00December 8th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

Hackers Threaten To Disrupt COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

WASHINGTON DC - Government officials and health-care groups are growing increasingly concerned about nation states and criminal hackers targeting the supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines. Concerns have been amplified as the U.S. prepares to roll out the first vaccines later this month, with groups involved in creating and shipping the vaccines a prime target for potential cyberattacks. “We

By |2020-12-06T13:38:50-05:00December 6th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

New Cyberattack Can Trick Scientists Into Making Dangerous Toxins or Synthetic Viruses

BEER-SHEVA, Israel – An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev cyber-researchers. According to a new paper just published in Nature Biotechnology, it is currently believed that a criminal needs to have physical contact with a

By |2020-12-06T13:33:47-05:00December 6th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

Getting A Properly Educated Workforce Is Vital For Michigan’s Future

DETROIT - This past summer I had the honor of being asked to join a state of Michigan multi-department working group.  The state had received funding focused on K-12 cybersecurity education from the National Governor’s Association. The Governor’s Association, which was founded in 1908 as the voice of the leaders of 55 states, territories, and

By |2020-11-18T15:08:31-05:00November 18th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Cyberattack Triggered Global shutdowns For Steelcase, Potential To Delayed Shipments

GRAND RAPIDS — A recent cyberattack caused global operations for office furniture manufacturer Steelcase Inc. to shut down for two weeks, according to new information the company submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Steelcase’s latest Form 8-K filed today highlights the devastation that ensued after the company reported the attack on Oct. 22. In that

By |2020-11-13T17:47:56-05:00November 13th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

FBI: Hackers Stole Source Code From US Government Agencies, Private Companies

SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has sent out a security alert warning that threat actors are abusing misconfigured SonarQube applications to access and steal source code repositories from US government agencies and private businesses. FBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology US officials talk about all

By |2020-11-13T17:40:44-05:00November 13th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

Duo Report Finds Changing Security Landscape As Pandemic Forces Remote Work

ANN ARBOR—A new report on the growing shift to remote digital work from Duo Security, the Ann Arbor-based IT security firm now part of Cisco Systems Inc., finds a shift away from a widely used type of two-factor authentication, a rise in biometric authentication, and continued growth of cloud-based applications. Duo officials say the security

By |2020-11-12T19:41:18-05:00November 12th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Featured|