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Sysnet Global Solutions Acquires Southfied-Based NuArx to Expand Cyber Solutions

SOUTHFIELD– Sysnet Global Solutions, which provides cyber security and compliance solutions, has acquired NuArx Inc. to further enhance Sysnet’s technology platform and accelerate its market expansion. NuArx provides PCI compliance, managed security and digital transformation solutions for the restaurant, convenience, grocery and retail industries throughout North America. It is headquartered in Southfield. The addition of

By |2021-01-10T14:18:11-05:00January 10th, 2021|Cyber Defense|
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Dan Shoemaker Analyzes Russian SolarWinds Hack

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity Expert Dan Shoemaker analyzes the Russian SolarWinds hack that delivered spyware to most of the US government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. He provides details on how it penetrated these networks and what remediation will be needed. Shoemaker is full time professor at Detroit Mercy, director of the Master of Science

By |2021-01-09T17:59:47-05:00January 9th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Solarwinds Hacked By Russians – Cybersecurity Experts Break It Down

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon provide details on how the Russians hacked the Solarwinds networking software used by US government and nearly all the Fortune 500 companies in America. Russia's hack of IT management company SolarWinds began as far back as March, and it only came to light when the

By |2020-12-22T22:52:31-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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How We Can Be Manipulated Into Sharing Private Information Online Revealed In A Study by Ben-Gurion University Researchers

BEER-SHEVA, Israel – Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have determined. The intriguing study, "Online Disclosure Depends on How You Ask for Information,” is being presented at the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2020),

By |2020-12-22T19:41:42-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Cyber Defense|
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Russians Hack US Government Including National Nuclear Security Agency

WASHINGTON DC - Russian intelligence agency reportedly carried out a sophisticated cyberwar attack that struck several US federal agencies and private companies including Microsoft. US national security agencies issued a joint statement Wednesday acknowledging a "significant and ongoing hacking campaign" that's affecting the federal government. It's still unclear how many agencies are affected or what

By |2020-12-18T16:45:07-05:00December 18th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Featured|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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