Your organization is at great risk for a cyber attack, and chances are, you don’t have the personnel to protect you. DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks grew more than 160% in the last year with millions of new malware…
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Article by Trace Christenson reprinted from the Battle Creek Enquirer. Adding a cyber operations squadron bolsters the future of the Battle Creek Air National Guard base, the commander said Thursday. "It is a really exciting time for the 110th and…
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Ann Arbor, Mich. - As the cybersecurity landscape grows more complex, the need for increasingly diverse cybersecurity training continues to expand. To meet this need, Merit Network is collaborating with the Cyber World Institute (CWI) of Las Vegas, NV to…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - 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…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - As part of an ongoing mission to strengthen Merit Network's infrastructure, data and Member institutions from potential cyberattack, the non-profit organization announces the appointment of Jason Brown as its first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Merit…
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5/3/2020: Update - Academica is a service no longer offered by Merit. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Each fall, the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference showcases the best and brightest in higher education and technology. At this year's event in Indianapolis, the innovative…
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ROCHESTER, Mich. - Just in time for the busy back-to-school season, Merit Network's engineering staff upgraded Oakland University's primary connection to Merit's backbone network, boosting the connection from 1 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) to 10 Gbps. "We had seen some evidence of…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Joseph Sawasky, currently Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President, Computing and Information Technology at Wayne State University, has been selected as the President and CEO of Merit Network, Inc. Prior to joining Wayne State, Mr.…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network's software development team recently completed an upgrade to the network weather map, a popular feature in the Member Portal. The application enables Merit's Members to observe the usage of Merit's backbone network any time…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Merit Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that have provided leadership in technology and assisted the Merit Community. Award recipients were honored Thursday at the conclusion…
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