FLINT - The hacktivist group known as ‘Anonymous’ has launched a campaign called ‘OpFlint,’ which promises online attacks directed toward Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration in response to the Flint water emergency. Website Vocativ.com broke the story, noting that Anonymous Intelligence Group, an account associated with Anonymous, "released a statement on Wednesday morning entitled, "'Anonymous Activates #OpFlint … And
NOVI - Ransomware threat is the biggest worry according to Mathew Solnik senior security researcher with Azimuth Security speaking ahead of the March TU-Automotive Cyber Security USA 2016 at the Suburban Showcase. Q: What are the top threats to cybersecurity in the automotive industry? “I think right now the top threats are really shifting to
SAN FRANCISCO - Time Warner confirmed Wednesday that email addresses and passwords of up to 320,000 customers may have been stolen. The company said it doesn't know yet how data was compromised, but speculated it was either attacks against other companies that store TWC subscriber information or malware downloaded in phishing attacks on customers. Cyberattacks
SAN FRANCISCO - Investigators have determined that a massive power outage in Ukraine last month was performed by hackers targeting the electricity grid with malware. Security researchers say it is the first known instance of a blackout being credibly linked to the actions of malicious hackers, although hackers have been suspected of being involved in
LIVONIA - Cyber Threat Intelligence is the topic of the ISACA Chapter Meeting on January 20. The topics will be explored by Sally Dovitz. RSVP by Jan. 15. WHEN January 20, 4:30 PM-7:45 PM WHERE VisTaTech 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia, Michigan 48152, USA FEE View Event Fees View Chapter Meeting Summary RSVP January 15
DEARBORN - ChannelNet, a specialist in digital customer engagement and retention, announced Tuesday that Jason Luke has joined the company as director of cyber security. Luke will be responsible for ChannelNet’s information security, risk, compliance and business continuity practice. He will direct data privacy, network security, user access and IT controls for ChannelNet and its
SAN FRANCISCO - If you're using Microsoft's online email and file-storage services, you'll now get a special heads-up if your accounts are hit by state-sponsored hackers, a warning that you should take additional steps to secure your accounts. The world's biggest software company had already been telling people using Outlook.com email and OneDrive storage if
SAN FRANCISCO - More than 191 million voter records, including personal information and voting activity, have been exposed. It's not clear who owns the server. If you have voted in a US election recently, there's a good chance your personal information is included in a trove of voter data found on a publicly available Web
FERNDALE - Cyber security experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon discuss the major cyber attacks during 2015 and the possible threats looming in 2016 on this episode of M2 TechCast. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-techcast-15-stiennon-and-lohrman?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit M2 TechCast airs live each Monday at 3 pm on the www.podcastdetroit.com network. All previous episodes are available on-demand 24/7 at
LANSING - Auditors have found that most of the state's UNIX servers, operated by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, had not been properly secured, an audit released Thursday said. The performance audit of statewide UNIX security controls, for the period October 1, 2012, through August 31, 2015, found that of 63 servers tested,
