Michael Chapple
Mendoza
Teaching Professor, Academic Director of the Master of Science in Business Analytics
- Cybersecurity
- Business analytics
- Cloud computing
- IT compliance
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Health Tech Magazine
3 Tips for Healthcare Organizations to Guard Against Vishing and Smishing
July 10, 2023
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
BizTech Magazine
Which Types of Security Assessments Does Your Business Need?
June 02, 2023
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
Northwest Indiana Business Magazine
Seven tips to prevent identity theft during tax season
February 15, 2023
Cybersecurity expert Mike Chapple is a professor of information technology, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
CNET
Protect Your Tax Refund From Identity Theft With This Quick Tax Trick
January 30, 2023
"It's totally reasonable to assume that your Social Security number has been compromised at least once, if not many times," said Notre Dame technology professor Mike Chapple in an interview with Forbes.
Fed Tech Magazine
Do More to Protect Your Application Programing Interfaces
September 26, 2022
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
State Tech Magazine
5 Reasons to Upgrade Analog Video Cameras to Digital
July 21, 2022
Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
Health Tech Magazine
Breaking Down SASE for Healthcare
April 08, 2022
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
BizTech Magazine
Does Your Business Need a Cloud Center of Excellence?
February 14, 2022
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
The Wall Street Journal
The Attack Surface Is Expanding. Enter Cyber AI
February 01, 2022
Mike Chapple, information security leader and IT, analytics, and operations teaching professor, University of Notre Dame.
Ed Tech Magazine
How to Avoid Security Breaches Within the IT Department
January 31, 2022
Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
Health Tech Magazine
What to Know About Ransomware Crisis Planning
January 06, 2022
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
BizTech Magazine
How Businesses Can Secure Data from Shared Files After Employees Leave
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November 08, 2021
Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame.
CNN
Ransomware is a national security risk. It's time to treat it like one
June 10, 2021
Mike Chapple is teaching professor of information technology at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
OPINION | MIKE MASTERSON: Keep it in wallet
May 18, 2021
"The attacks were extremely sophisticated and they were able to defeat some pretty sophisticated security controls," Mike Chapple said.
USA Today
'Life-or-death impacts': Colonial hack the latest in rising threat of ransomware attacks
May 13, 2021
"The attacks were extremely sophisticated, and they were able to defeat some pretty sophisticated security controls, or the right degree of security controls weren't in place," Mike Chapple said.
Foundation for Economic Education
The Government’s War on Pipelines Made Us Vulnerable to Attacks on Our Infrastructure
May 12, 2021
"This pipeline shutdown sends the message that core elements of our national infrastructure continue to be vulnerable to cyberattack,” Mike Chapple, a professor in University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, told Reuters.
ABC 57
ABC 57 News interviews Notre Dame Professor on Colonial Ransomware attacks
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May 11, 2021
ABC 57 News' Tiffany Salameh interviews Mike Chapple on the recent Ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline that have temporarily crippled the company.
WBUR
What The Ransomware Pipeline Attack Says About U.S. Infrastructure
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May 10, 2021
Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Mike Chapple, cyber-security expert and information technology professor at The University of Notre Dame, about what the attack says about U.S. infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Government Technology
Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown of Critical Gas Pipeline
May 10, 2021
Mike Chapple, a professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame and a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency, told The Associated Press that systems that control pipelines should not be connected to the Internet and vulnerable to cyber intrusions.
Associated Press
Cyberattack on U.S. pipeline is linked to criminal gang
May 09, 2021
Mike Chapple, teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency, said systems that control pipelines should not be connected to the internet and vulnerable to cyber intrusions.
NPR
Ransomware Attack Shuts Down A Top U.S. Gasoline Pipeline
May 09, 2021
"The fact that this attack compromised systems that control pipeline infrastructure indicates that either the attack was extremely sophisticated or the systems were not well secured," said Mike Chapple, a computer science professor at Notre Dame.
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Pipeline Cyberattack Forces Closure
May 08, 2021
Mike Chapple, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Notre Dame and former National Security Agency official, said the Colonial Pipeline attack appeared to show the hackers were “extremely sophisticated” or that the systems weren’t properly secured.
Forbes
Cyber Attack Shuts Down Vital Fuel Pipeline To Northeast U.S.
May 08, 2021
Regardless of how quickly Colonial gets operations restored, “this pipeline shutdown sends the message that core elements of our national infrastructure continue to be vulnerable to cyberattack,” says Mike Chapple, a computer scientist and professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Associated Press
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
May 08, 2021
Mike Chapple, teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency, said systems that control pipelines should not be connected to the internet and vulnerable to cyber intrusions.
Tech Target
Advice on how to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam
April 13, 2021
It is a certification where the person can read the book, watch the video course and go take the test, said Mike Chapple, professor at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and co-author of CompTIA Security+ Study Guide Exam SY0-601, Eighth Edition, published by Wiley.
CNN
Microsoft says hackers viewed its source code
January 01, 2021
Mike Chapple, a former National Security Agency official and an information technology professor at the University of Notre Dame, said the attackers were likely looking for potential security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products that they could exploit to gain access to users of those products.
The Washington Post
Microsoft says Russians hacked its network, viewing source code
December 31, 2020
“Intruders can search the source code for software flaws that they might exploit, adding new weapons to their cyberwarfare arsenal,” said Mike Chapple, teaching professor of information technology at the University of Notre Dame and a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency.
Ars Technica
~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers
December 14, 2020
Mike Chapple, a teaching professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations at the University of Notre Dame, said the tool is widely used to manage routers, switches, and other network devices inside large organizations.
CNN
A firm that helps protect businesses and cities from cyberattacks just got hit by one
December 09, 2020
Mike Chapple, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Notre Dame and a former National Security Agency official, called the FireEye breach "an extraordinarily significant attack."
Business Insider
Hackers stole $3.5 billion FireEye's prized 'red team' hacking tools — here's why that's bad news and why they existed in the first place
December 09, 2020
"These attackers reached into FireEye's infrastructure and stole their crown jewels," said Mike Chapple, a professor of IT, analytics, and operations at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and former NSA computer scientist.
CFO
Nation-State Hackers Breach Cybersecurity Firm
December 09, 2020
Mike Chapple, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Notre Dame and a former National Security Agency official, called the FireEye breach “an extraordinarily significant attack.”
Fortune
Cybersecurity firm FireEye discloses that it was hacked, sending its shares spiraling
December 08, 2020
“The FireEye breach is an extraordinarily significant attack because of the nature of the target,” said Mike Chapple, teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, in written remarks.
NPR
Top Cyber Firm, FireEye, Says It's Been Hacked By A Foreign Govt.
December 08, 2020
"As one of the world's go-to cybersecurity firms, FireEye has a ringside seat for some of the most sophisticated breaches carried out worldwide," said Mike Chapple, a former computer scientist at the National Security Agency who now teaches at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.