Detroit Mercy

DoD Awards Detroit Mercy-Led  Cybersecurity Consortium $497,080 In Sustainment Funding 

DETROIT — University of Detroit Mercy received a $497,080 award from the United States Department of Defense to sustain its work in establishing the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional cybersecurity consortium. This follows a $1.12-million award from the DoD in 2020 that the University used to establish the Metro Detroit Regional Virtual Vehicle

By |2024-01-30T18:59:22-05:00January 30th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

MI Cyber Patriot Awards, Summer Camps Update

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Cyber Patriot program teaches middle and high school students not only how to protect themselves online from cyber predators, but also provides a grounding for them to the high demand job world of cyber warriors. In this video, Michigan State Director Tamara Shoemaker names the recent award winners for Cyber Patriot

By |2021-04-15T11:01:38-04:00April 15th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Deadline For Michigan Schools To Apply For Cyberpatriot Oct. 15

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who runs the Michigan cyberpatriot program, updates what's happening with the online cybersecurity training and warns that the deadline for middle and high schools to apply for the competition is Oct. 15. Virtual Cybersecurity Nationwide Competition    Of special interest to this group is the expansion of the CyberPatriot program across

By |2020-10-03T15:51:59-04:00October 3rd, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Michigan Teachers The Real Unsung Heroes In Fight for Cybersecurity

DETROIT - In the last five years I have been working to increase the number of Michigan students in the CyberPatriot program.  During that time, I have run into teachers that go so far and beyond their normal teaching duties it leaves me speechless.  Let me explain. CyberPatriot  is an annual afterschool program from October

By |2020-05-30T13:42:29-04:00May 25th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Third Annual Michigan CyberPatriot Celebration

DETROIT - While the January weather might be cold, the folks at the Michigan CyberPatriot program (www.micyberpatriot.com) are warming up by planning our big annual celebration. We are focusing in on the April date for our 3rd annual award and celebration event. Our members will determine the perfect date to celebrate the achievements of our

By |2020-01-30T18:31:22-05:00January 30th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Growing The Number Of Students In The National CyberPatriot Program

DETROIT - Michigan’s IT professionals already know about the crucial shortage of properly trained and educated Cybersecurity professionals.  In fact, you can’t open a newspaper, or a browser, without seeing an article publicizing the critical shortfall of Cybersecurity workers. Worse, the gap shows no sign of diminishing because there are still far too few students

By |2019-12-09T20:05:45-05:00December 8th, 2019|Guest Columns|

Bamboo Detroit, MP Consulting Group Co-Host Detroit Nonprofit Day June 15

DETROIT – Co-working space Bamboo Detroit and MP Consulting Group, a nonprofit fundraiser, will co-host the second annual Detroit Nonprofit Day conference June 15. In partnership with the University of Detroit Mercy’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the daylong conference aims to equip attendees with the knowledge and skills required to grow their organization’s operations and meet

By |2019-05-22T08:19:39-04:00May 21st, 2019|New Products, New Products / Contracts|