Today’s M2 TechCast: IT Security, Women In Tech, Auto Tech & More

ROYAL OAK — The latest on women in technology, automotive tech, drone law and IT security — all will be covered on the Monday, Sept. 18 edition of the M2 TechCast.

The weekly show featuring technology and business from a Michigan perspective kicks off at 3 p.m. Eastern time with Kathleen Norton-Schock. She’ll talk about the latest activities at the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, her own podcast, Diva Tech Talk, and more.

At 3:15, the guest will be longtime auto industry observer David Cole of Auto Harvest, who will cover the latest advances in automotive industry technology, including auto cybersecurity, zero-emissions vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and the looming talent shortage in the industry.

At 3:30, drone law attorney Enrico Schaefer of Traverse City will call in, covering the latest activities in the fast-growing unmanned aerial vehicle industry. He’ll also cover InterDrone, the biggest commercial drone conference in the world, which took place Sept. 5-7 in Las Vegas, Nev.

The show wraps up at 3:45 p.m. with internet security expert Dan Lohrmann of Grand Ledge, covering the latest threats to our online lives, including the recent, massive Equifax data breach.

If you can’t listen live today, you can tune in past episodes of the M2 TechCast at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/artist/mi-tech-cast/ or at http://www.MITechNews.com.

The M2 TechCast airs live on the internet between 3 and 4 p.m. Eastern time Mondays. It’s hosted by Mike Brennan, owner and publisher of MITechNews.com, and Matt Roush, director of the university news bureau at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield. Both covered high tech in Michigan as journalists for more than 20 years.

The M2 TechCast is part of Podcast Detroit, a network of more than 70 locally produced podcasts on a wide variety of topics, anchored by IT in the D, the nation’s No. 1 tech podcast, which regularly draws more than 500,000 listeners a week. IT in the D airs live Monday nights from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern time.

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