PURE CYBERSECURITY

OpTech

President and CEO Ronia Kruse started OpTech with a vision to make Michigan a center for cybersecurity and to provide hundreds of high-quality jobs to retain talent here in the state. She says about Michigan, “This state has an outstanding educational system that graduates thousands of highly qualified students with Information Technology skills, and for years they have been promptly hired away by companies from other states.” Today, OpTech is an award-winning company with an outstanding track record in cybersecurity that has offices across the U.S. with key clients that include Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

Duo Security

Providing advanced security solutions for organizations of all sizes is the mission of Duo Security. Due to significant growth, the company moved to a central downtown Ann Arbor location. Duo plans to add to its incredible team of talented employees, thanks to a series C funding round of $30M. The company also will leverage the funding to address the emerging security challenges faced by organizations everywhere who struggle to secure their users against breaches in a modern IT environment. Duo continues to grow and expand with offices in Ann Arbor, San Mateo, Austin and London.

Michigan Cyber Range

Powered by Merit Network, the Michigan Cyber Range provides an unclassified, private environment to teach, test and train individuals and companies for real-world situations. By providing classes, exercises and virtual infrastructure, it gives companies an affordable and flexible way to prepare for cybersecurity challenges of all types. Recently, they’ve added two new Cyber Range Hubs at Pinckney Community High School and Wayne State University to their lineup. The hubs are centers for the cyber ecosystem within their communities, providing certification courses in over 20 cybersecurity disciplines, including penetration testing, computer forensics, network security and much more. The right combination for security is found in Pure Michigan.