SOUTHFIELD - Members of The Engineering Society of Detroit can get an exclusive, members-only tour of the factory of tomorrow when ESD visits DASI Solutions Inc. in Pontiac on Thursday, Nov. 12. The event begins with registration and networking at 2:30 p.m. The official tour is scheduled for 3 to 4 p.m. DASI is located
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Senate easily passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at bolstering the country's cyber defenses, advancing the first serious attempt in Congress to combat computer hacks that have hit a growing number of businesses and government agencies in recent years. The bill, which would expand liability protections to companies that choose to
DETROIT - Governor Rick Snyder will host the fourth North American International Cyber Summit at the Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday. The summit brings together cyber security professionals from around the world to participate in dynamic discussions and provide the latest information in cyber technology and strategy. In addition to Gov. Snyder, featured speakers
GRAND RAPIDS - Federal Trade Commission Attorney Christopher Panek is the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Grand Rapids Cyber Security Conference October 21 at Grand Valley State University. Trivalent Group, the Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan, and the West Michigan Cyber Security Consortium are hosting the conference. Attorney Panek, who will speak on
WASHINGTON DC - Seven US companies have been attacked by government-associated Chinese hackers in the three weeks since the US and China announced a pact that banned government spying on companies, a US security firm said Monday. The hacks by "actors we have affiliated with the Chinese government" targeted five technology companies and two pharmaceutical
SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe confirmed it has discovered a new vulnerability in Flash Player that affects every version running on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Adobe said that it will issue an out-of-cycle security update this week to address the software plug-in's vulnerability, which it warned could crash and potentially allow an
SAN FRANCISCO - Companies without cyber insurance could easily end up paying hundreds of millions if hacked. Just as you safeguard your home with insurance, companies get insurance to cover any problems with customer and corporate data. With hacking on the rise, that protection is getting harder to obtain and pay for. A torrent of
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network, a nonprofit corporation owned and governed by Michigan's public universities, and Duo Security, a cloud-based access security provider protecting the world’s largest and fastest-growing companies, today announces that they have partnered to help higher education, K-12 and its members stop data breaches and phishing attacks using two-factor authentication. “We’re proud
FERNDALE - ITC’s CIO Ron Hinsley and Vice President of Security Solutions Joe Randazzo talk about cybersecurity threats that attack this regional electricity transmission company, and how those threats are met. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-4-part-4-edited?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
FERNDALE – Guests on this show included cyber security experts Richard Stiennon (author of “There Will Be Cyberwar”), Jason Porter from AT&T, and Rod Davenport, Michigan’s Chief Technology Officer. Also on the show was BuyMichiganNow Founder Lisa Diggs. To listen, click on: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/audio/m2-techcast-episode-5/
