
Faces of NYS Manufacturing: Specialty Silicone Products
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) of Ballston Spa, New York makes innovative elastomers that are used in some of today’s most advanced technologies. From military aircraft
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) of Ballston Spa, New York makes innovative elastomers that are used in some of today’s most advanced technologies. From military aircraft
Empire State Development announced its Division of Science, Technology & Innovation (NYSTAR) received a $1.2 million federal award from the National Institute of Standards &
FuzeHub’s Manufacturing Round Up: Weekly news and announcements in manufacturing. Read more about RIT’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute, New York’s booming cideries, and a Tonawanda NY manufacturer’s expansion.
Gibraltar pays $25 million cash for Colorado-based business “Gibraltar Industries paid $25 million in cash to acquire a Colorado-based company in a deal that closed
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a nationwide network that provides business and technical assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers. Since 1988, this public-private partnership
If you’re a small to medium manufacturing (SME) company in New York State, you may want to learn more about the services offered by the High Performance Computing Consortium of New York. The consortium, or HPCNY as it is more commonly called, is a partnership between NYSERNet and world-renown supercomputing centers at academic institutions across the state.
Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing that’s meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturing talent. On the first Friday of each October, manufacturers open their doors to students, teachers, and community members. This year, over 65 Manufacturing Day events are scheduled across New York State, including ones with five of the state’s MEP centers on October 7, 2016.
Brooklyn Army Terminal will boost growing food manufacturers Last month, the City’s Economic Development Corporation announced that it has designated the 55,000 square foot Brooklyn Army
What if all of your employees walked into the office one morning, turned on their computers, and a screen popped up with a message “Your Files Have Been Encrypted, Pay $25,000 in 24 hours or all of your files and the files on your network will be destroyed”?
That’s exactly what happened when a small manufacturer in the Utica area was the victim of a ransomware attack. Ransomware is a virus that encrypts all of the files on your hard drive. If a “ransom” isn’t paid, then your files will be deleted in 24 or 48 hours. It’s like a digital ticking time bomb and there is nothing you can do at that point. As a manufacturer, you likely have sensitive employee information, contracts, and CAD designs that contain IP unique to your business on the network.
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