Cyber Defense

Karamba Helps Automakers Defeat Autonomous, Connected Vehicle Hackers

ROYAL OAK - How do you keep the bad guys out of connected vehicles? Karamba Security has one answer. The Israeli company, with offices in Bloomfield Hills, by protecting against known and yet unknown vulnerabilities (Zero Day Attacks), requiring no updates, which make it easier for automakers to continually protect their clients cars. CEO and

By |2018-04-16T19:52:28-04:00April 16th, 2018|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Duo, Akamai Partner On Access Security For Remote Workers

ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity firm Duo Security announced a new partnership with the cloud delivery provider Akamai to integrate their technologies for remote workers. Through this partnership, every time a user tries to access an application delivered by Akamai’s Enterprise Application Access, Duo verifies the trust of the user and the device

By |2018-04-12T18:32:44-04:00April 12th, 2018|Cyber Defense, ESD|

Google G Suite Gets Anti-Phishing Capabilities

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. -Goole on Wednesday announced security updates to Google Cloud customers' control over their security in Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Hangouts and Drive. Google states that many of the features turn on by default and users won't have to do anything to enable the new updates. Antiphishing Google is applying machine learning

By |2018-03-22T19:23:19-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Cyber Defense|

DHS election cybersecurity aid draws less than half the states

WASHINGTON DC - Not every US election official is giving the Department of Homeland Security a vote of confidence for cybersecurity. The Senate intelligence committee hosted an open hearing on Wednesday to discuss cybersecurity for elections. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and former secretary Jeh Johnson both testified. The committee asked the DHS to explain what

By |2018-03-22T18:57:17-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Cyber Defense|

IoT Cybersecurity Attacks Getting Worse – But No One’s Listening

CANCUN, Mexico - There's a running joke regarding connected gadgets and the internet of things: "The 'S' in IoT stands for security." And yes, I'm aware there's no "S" in IoT. Oleg Šelajev, a lead developer for Oracle Labs, coined the phrase in 2016, and it pops up almost every time researchers find security flaws with

By |2018-03-16T10:39:37-04:00March 16th, 2018|Cyber Defense, Featured, IoT|

US Sanctions Russia For Election Interference, Cyberattacks

WASHINGTON DC - The White House has announced an array of sanctions against Russia for meddling in US elections and for broader hacking efforts, including one incident it called "most destructive and costly cyberattack in history." The US government unveiled the sanctions Thursday morning, saying they were prompted by Russia's online propaganda campaign during the US elections, massive hacks of

By |2018-03-16T10:29:05-04:00March 16th, 2018|Cyber Defense, Politics, Politics/Government|

IoT Cybersecurity Track At IoT TechConnect Focuses On Auto, Manufacturing, Medical Devices

ROYAL OAK - The Internet of Things will radically change the way we interact with our environment but it also offers many targets of opportunity for cyber criminals to hack computer networks that serve as the backbone of IoT.  At IoT TechConnect on April 4 at the Troy Marriott, three panel discussions will focus on

By |2018-03-13T19:42:25-04:00March 13th, 2018|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Report: Dark Caracal Malware Targets Smartphones To Harvest Personal Data

MEXICO CITY - Your smartphone probably knows more about you than you do. It knows where you are at all times. It knows every person you talk to, and what you've said to them. It has your family photos, your pet's pictures, your passwords and more. For attackers, it's a digital passport to access everything

By |2018-03-08T18:39:44-05:00March 8th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

Duo In Partnership To Curb e-Prescribing Fraud

ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor cybersecurity provider Duo Security announced a partnership with DrFirst, the Rockville, Md.-based e-prescribing and medication management provider, to integrate Duo’s two-factor authentication security technology with DrFirst’s e-prescription system for controlled substances, EPCS Gold. With Duo’s integration into DrFirst’s EPCS Gold, doctors can send e-prescriptions to pharmacies by approving a

By |2018-03-08T15:06:44-05:00March 8th, 2018|Cyber Defense, ESD|

Ben-Gurion University Researchers Develop Software To Enhance Facial Recognition For Security, Augmented Reality

BEER-SHEVA, Israel - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed a new software that will enhance many smart camera applications, including facial recognition for security and augmented reality. Light Invariant Video Imaging (LIVI) software technology will significantly improve picture clarity in sub-optimal lighting and enhance object recognition. LIVI increases camera functionality eliminating the effects

By |2018-03-01T21:11:10-05:00March 1st, 2018|Cyber Defense, IoT|