SAN FRANCISCO - Since 2010, billions of sensitive files, personal information and account details have been leaked thanks to devastating hacks and damaging breaches. As more sensitive personal data has made its way online, the size and impact of breaches has steadily increased throughout the decade. Attacks have hit almost every sector and show no
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
DETROIT - More interviews from the North American International Cyber Summit, this one with David Behen, the state of Michigan’s Chief Information Officer. Behen said Michigan is one of the nation’s leaders in cybersecurity, in large party thanks to the guidance of Gov. Rick Snyder. Behen said Virginia, Missouri, Ohio and Indiana are catching up,
WASHINGTON DC - President Obama wants the United States to spend $19 billion across a broad range of initiatives, all with the aim of making it harder for hackers to steal information from individuals, companies and government agencies - a whopping 35 percent increase over the previous year's budget. That money, for example, would promote
SAN FRANCISCO - 2015's hacks, exploits and breaches are the stuff of horror movies. Regardless of whether hackers targeted your computer or your online accounts, each attack has made our collective skin crawl. With tactics straight out of fright flicks, hackers imitated us and spilled our personal details. Not even our phones were safe; Android
DETROIT – On this episode of the Internet Advisor, Aliki Liadis-Hall from North American Bancard discuss the new EMV chip-enabled credit cards and their new Apple Pay-ready payment terminal for merchants. Rod Davenport, CTO and Interim CISO for State of Michigan, shares details about the North American Int’l. Cyber Summit on Oct. 26 at Cobo Center. Bruce Coventry, chairman of
FERNDALE – The focus on the Oct. 12 M2 TechCast, with co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush, will be on cybersecurity. Michigan Chief Technology Officer Rod Davenport will talk about the 2015 North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 26. Also on the show is AT&T’s Vice President for Security Solutions Jason Porter who
NEW YORK - Could cyberattacks one day be governed by treaties like those limiting the use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons? The US and China are reportedly taking a first step in that direction. The countries are discussing a mutual promise not to launch a first-strike attack with cyberweapons on the other country's critical
