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
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
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
ANN ARBOR - The State Of Michigan again earned "A" grades from the Center for Digital Government for the sixth straight time, only one of two states to be accorded this honor. Brom Stibitz the Michigan CIO joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITech TV to discuss what this means for the state and
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
ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who runs the Michigan CyberPatriot program, said the 13 chapters around the state need cyber professionals to serve as mentors. Since everything is done online, travel is not a factor, just carving out the time. https://youtu.be/hFMkZ992gLg?list=PL6GUBIAze2tZWi0oIe3paoFI0uvu5asXf Cyber Patriot's Mission: Tamara Shoemaker, Crimefighter To increase the number
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to discuss election cybersecurity. Can Russians, Chinese, Iraqis and other nation states as well as black hats throw a digital monkey wrench into the US elections Nov. 3? A timely discussion you want to watch. Dan Lohrmann - Chief Strategist
WASHINGTON DC - Cybercrime is a massive global industry, reaching $3.5 billion in damages from reported incidents in 2019. Safety.com consulted the 2019 FBI Internet Crime Report to uncover the states most affected by cybercrime. The report provides statistics for every state regarding the number of victims, number of cybercriminals, total losses, and total earnings
ANN ARBOR—High school teams from across Michigan competed virtually in the finals of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the state of Michigan. The 10 qualifying teams, composed of up to three students each, completed challenges designed to test their knowledge of information technology and cybersecurity. The competition scores were
MARQUETTE—Officials at Northcross Group, a provider of cybersecurity and business management services, announced an academic partnership with Northern Michigan University. The partnership will help develop cybersecurity skills in the next generation of cyber professionals through internship opportunities and contributions to NMU’s academic programs and the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute. Working with today’s COVID limitations on
