Are you a New York State manufacturer in the Department of Defense supply chain? Whether you have a Tier 1 manufacturing contract with the Department of Defense, or you’ve been subcontracted to make gaskets all the way down the supply chain, you’ll eventually be required to meet the standards of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification…
Learn How to Access the 2020 Cybersecurity Assistance Grant
(Video) Cyber Security Best Practices: Working from Home
At this time, some of us might be working from our home offices or at least spending an increased amount of time connecting from home. Please take seven minutes and view the latest AIM Webinar, Cyber Security Best Practices: Working From Home. In this webinar, AIM’s Cyber Security Coordinator Paul LaPorteoffers some general tips for manufacturers and…
COVID-19 Useful and Educational Links
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has some excellent information available to help you navigate through this difficult time. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) also has guidance for businesses and employers. NEW YORK ON FREEZE Sunday March 22, 2020 at 8:00 pm marks the beginning of the mandated 100% reduction of staff for businesses…
AIM Featured On Binghamton TV 34 Evening News
Binghamton’s Newschannel 34 recently attended the Southern Tier DOD Cybersecurity Workshop presented by AIM and FuzeHub. The segment discusses the importance of cybersecurity for small and medium manufacturers, and how the most important thing that Cybersecurity protects is their reputation. For more information, and to view the segment, please visit Binghamton’s Newschannel 34 website.
MVCC’s Advanced Institute for Manufacturing Awarded Cybersecurity Grant
Mohawk Valley Community College’s Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) was awarded a $303,600 grant by the Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR) to help bring the state’s more than 1,600 manufacturers who are defense contractors into compliance related to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171.…
Information Security for Manufacturers Webinar
Does your manufacturing business have an information security plan? No matter how big or small your company is, safeguarding your information assets is critical to your bottom line. Learn ways that you can take action now to prevent, detect and respond to data security vulnerabilities. What you will learn: – Best practices in information security…
Security Alert – The WannaCry Ransomware Attack
You may have heard some news over the weekend about a global-scale ransomware attack that has been affecting countries in Europe and Asia. These attacks have been disrupting operations in the manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, and shipping industries, among others. This malicious software, called “WannaCry” spread through an exploit in the Windows Operating System, and not…
