By Kevin Hayes, CISO, Merit Network Inc. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year is unlike any year we have had in recent history. With remote work fundamentally changing how we interact with technology, it is more important…
October 8th, 2020 - High school teams from across Michigan came together virtually for the finals of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the State of Michigan. The ten finalist teams, composed of up to…
On September 22nd, Merit’s vice president for community engagement, Charlotte Bewersdorff accepted the 2020 National Organization of the Year award on behalf of Merit Network. The Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) honored Merit and the Michigan Moonshot initiative with…
GOVERNOR’S HIGH SCHOOL CYBER CHALLENGE Round 1 of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge has closed. We have our top 10 teams moving on to Round 2! More than 480 students competed in the challenge this year. The Governor’s High…
An interview with Executive Director of Product Management David Dennis on Merit's Cellular Wireless solution and the pilot project that is putting it to the test. Throughout the evolution of broadband, it has become clear that there is no one-size-fits-all…
High speed and low latency are critical requirements for daily connectivity, and transit services can be extremely expensive. Leveraging Merit infrastructure and the Internet2 Cloud Connect platform, Merit can provide direct Layer 3 peering and caching with multiple points-of-presence to…
Palo Alto Firewall is a keystone for a strong security structure. The safety and well-being of staff and their families should be the highest priority for institutions facing the work-from-home environment. With that peace of mind, a close second is…
Wayne State University, Merit Network partner for Michigan Moonshot broadband planning and expansion efforts DETROIT – Wayne State University has joined the Michigan Moonshot, a statewide call to action started by the nonprofit research and education organization Merit Network. Broadband internet…
How to do connectivity well during COVID while under extreme budgetary restraints. By Kevin Hayes CISO, Merit Network Inc. With so many organizations facing the challenge of work-from-home scenarios, the conditions for compounding security issues are increasingly more prevalent. Whether…
At least 380,000 homes in rural Michigan do not have access to broadband. Existing depictions of Internet coverage used by the federal government to allocate infrastructure investments are overstated and inaccurate. (Link to data collection page) In response, Merit Network's…
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