Cyber Defense

Cyberpatriot Program Seeks Mentors, Sponsors To Teach Students Cybersecurity

DETROIT - Cyberpatriot is a national program that teaches grade-school students not only how to safely navigate the internet, but also provides them with the basic training they can use to launch cybersecurity careers. In Michigan, the program was started about a decade ago by Tamara Shoemaker. She joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan in

By |2024-01-23T15:24:45-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Artificial Intelligence Gives Hackers New Ways To Hack You

NEW YORK - Artificial intelligence has become a game changer in many areas of our daily lives, including cybersecurity. With the rising use of new AI-driven tools like ChatGPT, the number of cyberattacks has doubled and became more sophisticated. Cybersecurity experts say that AI-powered cybersecurity tools could help protect your privacy in the new reality, but

By |2024-01-07T14:09:55-05:00January 7th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|

Rick Snyder Reflects On SensCy’s First Year As On-Demand Chief Information Officers

ANN ARB OR - As we wrap up another eventful year at SensCy, I wanted to reflect on the state of cybersecurity in 2023 and share insights that I believe will be crucial for businesses in the new year. At SensCy, our commitment has always been to support and empower small and medium-sized businesses in

By |2023-12-31T12:54:20-05:00December 31st, 2023|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Cybersecurity Trends 2023 And 2024

ANN ARBOR - Ransomware again tops the biggest cyber threats in 2023 and likely will again in 2024. So says cybersecurity professionals Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann. Both again joins MITechTV co-hosts Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on this end of year edition of Cybersecurity Update. Stiennon is the author of the Cybersecurity Yearbook and

By |2023-12-19T12:47:10-05:00December 19th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Censys Announces 2 Product Tiers For Its IT Security Search Tool

ANN ARBOR–Censys, which provides IT security products and services, announced two new product tiers of its industry-leading search tool, Censys Search Solo and Censys Search Teams. These additions are part of a series of strategic initiatives to enhance the security community, including the introduction of Threat Hunting Boot Camps, the Censys Beta Workshop, which provides beta access to CensysGPT and Map

By |2023-12-18T09:59:26-05:00December 18th, 2023|Cyber Defense, ESD|

Michigan Cyber Patriot Programs Gets Funding, Seeks Mentors

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Cyber Patriot program works with grade-school students to teach them how to surf the Internet safely. It also gives them the basic tools they need to eventually become highly paid cybersecurity professionals. Founder Tamara Shoemaker joins MITech TV to provide details on how the program works, how instruction can also include

By |2023-12-14T08:38:57-05:00December 12th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Hacker Shares Signs That Tell When Bad Guys Are Inside Your Phone

DETROIT - Cybercriminals may live in the shadows of the digital world, but a professional hacker has shared signs that they are lurking in your smartphone. ‘White hat’ hacker Laura Kankaala was trained to be ethical but uses malicious techniques to help the average person stay safe. Laura, who is Threat Intelligence Lead for Finnish

By |2023-12-14T09:10:13-05:00December 11th, 2023|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Microsoft Close To Glass Storage Breakthrough That Could Thwart Ransomware Attacks In Data Centers

SEATTLE - Microsoft has released a paper for the widely-anticipated glass-based storage technology it's backing to replace the conventional technology that's fitted into the best hard drives and best SSDs out there today. The 16-page academic paper, presented at the 29th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, outlines the principles behind the company's plans to build a longlasting and highly efficient storage systems. Made

By |2023-12-09T13:27:48-05:00December 9th, 2023|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Artificial Intelligence Comes To Cybersecurity

BIRMINGHAM - Artificial Intelligence exploded on the tech scene a year ago when Open AI launched Chat GPT. Earlier this month, after updating Chat GPT, Open AI was hit by a denial of service attack by an hacker group, reports cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon. Now cyber hackers are using AI to gain access to more

By |2023-11-27T10:42:14-05:00November 26th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|