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Free Admission To IoT Tech Connect At Troy Marriott Ends July 31 – Sign Up Now

TROY - If you’d like to attend the IoT Tech Connect event free of charge, you need to sign up at the website by Aug. 1. After that date admission will be $19.95 to attend the event, Oct. 11-12 at the Troy Marriott. IoT Tech Connect is co-produced by CloudTech1.Com and MITechNews.Com. The show is

By |2017-07-14T11:12:29-04:00July 14th, 2017|Featured, STEM|

Snafu Leaves 14 Million Verizon Subscribers Personal Information Unprotected

SAN FRANCISCO - More than 14 million records of Verizon subscribers who called the phone giant's customer services in the past six months were found on an unprotected Amazon storage server controlled by an employee of Nice Systems, a Ra'anana, Israel-based tech company. Verizon has a base of 113.9 million total customers. The data was

By |2017-07-13T16:53:32-04:00July 13th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Report: Detroit’s Tech Startups Increase By 50 Percent During Last Three Years

ANN ARBOR - If you need further proof that Detroit has become a technology hub, you only need to read the latest report from the Michigan Venture Capital Association. It says over the past three years the number of startups has exploded by 50 percent. The only thing holding back even more robust growth is a

By |2017-07-11T19:18:49-04:00July 10th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Featured|

Israel’s OurCrowd Uses Hybrid Crowdfunding Model For Private-Equity Investing

JERUSALEM, Israel - What’s the best way to describe Israeli private-equity finance company, OurCrowd? How about online dating for accredited investors. Well, that’s how Josh Wolff, OurCrowd Senior Vice President, Global Operations, described it to 20 journalists who were in Israel in June for Cyber Week, an Israeli tech fest at Tel Aviv University that

By |2017-07-10T10:13:03-04:00July 10th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Featured|

M2 TechCast July 10: MSU Conquer Accelerator Program, Set Sail For Autism, Inforum’s InGAGE, Brennan’s Stories From Israel Cyber Week

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast July 10, Tom Stewart, MSU Conquer Accelerator Program Manager, will talk about the four companies picked for the summer accelerator program. Michael Sanchirico, with Set Sail for Autism, and Nick Papadas with the Judson Center, will talk about how people with Autism Spectrum Disorder will participate in the Bell’s

By |2017-07-07T13:28:48-04:00July 7th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Israel’s CyberGym – Real World, Real Time Cyber Defense Training

HADERA, Israel - A collection of small stone houses that once sheltered seasonal orange pickers now serves as a real-world training ground for cyber defenders to learn what it takes to keep a growing army of hackers out of networks operated by multinational corporations, government and security organizations worldwide. CyberGym, created in 2013, is not

By |2017-07-06T11:37:45-04:00July 6th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|

M2 TechCast Co-Host Brennan Reports From Cyber Week In Israel

ROYAL OAK - M2 TechCast co-host Mike Brennan calls in from Israel where he was on a press tour covering Cyber Week 2017 at Tel Aviv University. Most of the emphasis at the conference and during the press briefings that followed was on cybersecurity. While experts differ on how many Israeli cybersecurity companies are based

By |2017-07-05T12:24:20-04:00July 5th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Petya Malware May Be An Early Test Of Muscular Trump Cyber Doctrine

In-brief: In the hours before the Petya malware began circulating, two high level Trump Administration officials called for a tougher stand against online actors who sow chaos. The question now is how the Administration will react. TEL-AVIV, Israel– With the Petya “wiper” virus spreading globally, leaving crippled computers and organizational chaos in its wake, eyes are turning to the six

By |2017-07-03T18:48:48-04:00July 3rd, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured, Guest Columns|

Former Israeli Security Chief Tells Auto Industry To Stop Autonomous Vehicle Development Until Cyber Security Solved

TEL AVIV, Israel - The former director of the Israeli Internal Security Service said Tuesday that auto makers should stop development of autonomous vehicles until the world auto industry solves the cyber security problem with the help of academia and governments. Yuval Diskin, now chairman of CyMotive Technologies, warned that the current auto industry practice

By |2017-06-28T23:24:55-04:00June 27th, 2017|Auto Tech, Featured|

Brennan Tells WJR Internet Advisor Listeners About Cyber Week In Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel - Mike Brennan, editor of MiTechNews, was formally invited by the Israeli government to cover the prestigious CyberWeek 2017 at Tel Aviv University starting June 25.  7,000 participants from 48 countries have gathered in Israel this week to discuss tactics and technology of cybersecurity.  Mike will report all week long from his

By |2017-06-27T00:47:14-04:00June 27th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|