MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has launched a machine learning technology called Chronicle that aims to find hackers faster than they can attack computer networks. Chronicle isn't the first to turn to machine learning to solve this problem. The company joins a crowded field of cybersecurity firms that are trying to
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon joined us on M2 TechCast to scare the heck out of us on what the bad folks are doing in 2018 to hack your computer network. The two latest villains are Meltdown and Spector, which exploit fundamental flaws in the way memory chips are designed. As it turns
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google removed roughly 60 apps that contained hidden pornographic malware from its Play Store after a security research company found the code. Many of the games were aimed at kids. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies reported the malware on Friday. Dubbed AdultSwine, the malware displayed pornographic images that looked like ads but
PLYMOUTH – Jeff Williams has joined the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center cybersecurity team as Program Manager. Williams leads The Center’s effort to ensure small to medium-sized manufacturers around Michigan are meeting the latest cybersecurity standards. A focus of Williams’ work includes the updated list of specifications that must be met by contractors who work with
TROY - The WID Michigan GRID Mentorship program is designed not only to assist WID members wishing to take advantage of the wisdom and experience of a mentor, but also to offer mentor volunteers an opportunity to pass on a legacy that will influence the next generation of defense community members. Application deadline is Jan.
SAN FRANCISCO - A newly discovered exploit in most modern processors could make your computer or smartphone vulnerable to attacks. The problem impacts processors going back more than two decades and could let hackers access passwords, encryption keys or sensitive information open in applications. The flaws, known by the names Spectre and Meltdown, aren't unique to one particular
ANN ARBOR - Instead of taking you home from work, your self-driving car delivers you to a desolate road, where it pulls off on the shoulder and stops. You call your vehicle to pick you up from a store and instead you get a text message: Send $100 worth of Bitcoin to this account and
LAS VEGAS - While gadget makers see IoT devices powering our future, security experts view the potential pitfalls from all those connected gadgets as more of a sleeping giant. And watch out when it wakes up. It's the dark side of connected devices that nobody wants to talk about during a week when the consumer
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - No More Ransom is a joint effort by Europol, the Dutch police, Kaspersky and McAfee to help people who've been compromised by ransomware get their data back without paying off criminals. It's "a repository of keys and applications that can decrypt data locked by different types of ransomware." There's still ransomware out
ANN ARBOR - By turning computer circuits into unsolvable puzzles, a University of Michigan team aims to create an unhackable computer with a new $3.6 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Todd Austin, U-M professor of computer science and engineering, leads the project, called MORPHEUS. Its cybersecurity approach is dramatically different from
