Cyber Defense

Secure-24 Names New Chief Marketing Officer

ANN ARBOR—Secure-24, a provider of managed cloud services, IT operations, and applications hosting, announced that veteran marketing executive John Bonapace had joined the company as chief marketing officer, a new position. In this role, Bonapace will be responsible for establishing strategic partnerships, driving new business development opportunities and executing the company’s go-to-market strategy. John Bonapace 

By |2019-05-29T15:18:51-04:00May 29th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Cybersecurity Provider VDA Labs To Open Headquarters in Metro Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - Cybersecurity provider VDA Labs announced it will establish its headquarters in Plainfield Township to create a central hub for its business practices. A lab and headquarters space, as well product design and security review, came after the Michigan Economic Development Corp. awarded a $75,000 grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project

By |2021-02-04T19:35:17-05:00May 19th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

High School Hackers Sought For Lake Erie Hack

DETROIT - Erie Hack is inviting all high school students to compete for $1,600 in prizes and development support for the best solutions to Lake Erie’s most pressing challenges. You’ll spend the day forming teams, creating ideas, and pitching to expert judges. This event is designed for classes, clubs, or individuals who are passionate about

By |2019-05-19T15:49:08-04:00May 19th, 2019|Cyber Defense, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Justice Department Indicts Chinese Hackers Allegedly Behind Anthem Breach

WASHINGTON DC - The Justice Department has charged two Chinese hackers accused of stealing millions of records from one of the largest health insurance companies in the US. The US government announced charges against Fujie Wang and another hacker with three different aliases (Deniel Jack, Kim Young and Zhou Zhihong), accusing the two Chinese nationals

By |2019-05-12T19:16:40-04:00May 12th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Newest Cyber Range Hub Located At Northern Michigan University

MARQUETTE—Northern Michigan University, Merit Network Inc. and the Michigan Defense Center unveiled the latest addition to the Michigan Cyber Range Network this week at the NMU Cyber Hub Grand Opening. This event included a tour of the new cyber range and a live, virtual Capture the Flag exercise with IT professionals. “The Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity

By |2019-05-06T07:09:44-04:00May 2nd, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Security Mentor Lohrmann’s Panel At IoT Tech Connect: Should IoT Be Regulated?

DETROIT - Dan Lohrmann from Security Mentor will moderate a cybersecurity panel on April 29 at the Michigan Science Center that asks the question, "Is Regulation need for IoT?" He's joined by Caston Thomas, President, Interworks LLC Chris Burrows, Senior Vice President of Security Solutions at CBI – Former CSO of Oakland County Chris DeRusha,

By |2024-04-04T14:16:32-04:00April 26th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Plante Moran’s Das Talks Cybersecurity Panel At IoT Tech Connect April 29

DETROIT - Rajiv Das, a principal at Plante Moran, will discuss his cybersecurity panel at IoT Tech Connect on April 29 at the Michigan Science Center called a Practitioners View Of IoT Management. This panel will provide an operational and practitioner point of view for IoT management with CISOs from different industry verticals. His panel

By |2024-04-04T14:16:33-04:00April 26th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Cybersecurity Track At IoT Tech Connect: How To Keep Hackers Out of IoT

ROYAL OAK - Richard Stiennon, publisher of IT-Harvest and a recognized cybersecurity expert, also will moderate a panel discussion April 29 at the Michigan Science Center that will focus on how to keep hackers out of driverless vehicles and IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Richard Stiennon Buy tickets to IoT Tech Connect at https://iottechconnect.com/events/iot-tech-connect-2019/ Toyota

By |2024-04-04T14:16:37-04:00April 19th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna featured in M2 TechCast ahead of Detroit’s IoT Tech Connect

ROYAL OAK – Pulse Secure CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna appeared as the lead guest on the M2 TechCast with Matt Roush and Mike Brennan. Ramakrishna talked about his company’s military-level encryption solution to protect IoT. Sudhakar Ramakrishna He was joined by Jim Hebler, the company’s Americas Director of Cyber-Security Solutions Strategies. Hebler will participate as an

By |2024-04-04T14:16:42-04:00April 13th, 2019|Cyber Defense, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Rehmann To Host Free Cybersecurity Conference May 9 At Troy Marriott

ROYAL OAK - Rehmann Chief Digital Officer and Vice Chairman James Carpp joins Matt and Mike on M2 Techcast to announce Rehmann will be sponsoring a cybersecurity conference May 9 at the Troy Marriott. The afternoon event is free and open to the public. Get tickets at rehmanncyberforum.eventbrite.com James Carpp To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/rehmann-cybersecurity-conference-may-9

By |2024-04-04T14:16:49-04:00March 30th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|