DETROIT - Jen Fox shares insights she has gained through her experiences as a social engineer. What exactly is social engineering and what goes into a social engineering campaign? What does social engineering look like and what tricks or techniques has Jen found to be the most successful? Most importantly, what has she found to
ANN ARBOR - Dan Lohrmann from Security Mentor - the former Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Michigan - analyzes the recent waves of ransomware attacks that have targeted US petroleum pipeline companies, meat packers and more. He agrees they originate from Russia. And he offers some advice to President Biden of what
ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, Director of University of Detroit Mercy's Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies, also directs Michigan's Cyber Patriot training program for grade-school students to learn more about cybersecurity. She joins us on MITech TV to provide details on Cyber Patriot summer camps that start in mid June that will teach
SAN FRANCISCO - Ransomware groups have always taken a more-is-more approach. If a victim pays a ransom and then goes back to business as usual—hit them again. Or don't just encrypt a target's systems; steal their data first, so you can threaten to leak it if they don't pay up. The latest escalation? Ransomware hackers who encrypt a victim's
Meeting Information Join us at the MotorCity ISSA for a discussion on Information Security. Date: May 20, Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM Location: Register to receive the meeting invite. Speaker and Topic Information The guest speaker will be announced soon. Career Corner - Coming to a Motor City ISSA meeting near you. Are you or someone
ANN ARBOR - Former Michigan Chief Information Security officer Dan Lohrmann, now a vice president with Security Mentor, dishes on the ransomware attack against the Colonial Pipeline that carries most of the gas and other fuel used along the US East Coast. It's clear a Russian-based group's ransomware was used, but by who? Fingers points
WASHINGTON DC - Last week, the Biden administration launched a 100-day plan to strengthen the cybersecurity of the nation’s power grid. The administration wants to increase the cybersecurity of electric utilities’ industrial control systems and secure the sector’s supply chain. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for information to
DETROIT - The median annual wage for computer and math workers is more than double that of all workers in Michigan, a news study from Spanning shows. Michigan employs 111,930 tech workers who earn a median annual wage of $76,980 compared with the median annual wage for all occupations in Michigan of $38,680, which
DETROIT - WID-MI's monthly virtual program in May will feature Marion G. Whicker is the Chief of Supply, Production and Distribution for Operation Warp Speed - to develop, manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to 300 million Americans on an accelerated timeline. In her Operation Warp Speed role, Whicker oversees and coordinates efforts to expand and
ANN ARBOR - Earlier this month, President Biden levied sanctions on a number of Russian technology companies he says hacked the US in an attempt to sway the 2020 election to former president Trump. Biden also said US intelligence confirmed that Russians also hacked Solarwinds and penetrated thousands of organizations globally including multiple parts of
