Infosecurity Opinions

  1. Top Cybersecurity Training Priorities

    With new legislation coming into play in 2018 and the constant onslaught of ever-changing threats, it can be hard to determine where one should concentrate cyber efforts.

    1. Mike Moniz

      Co-founder and CEO, Circadence

  2. Hyper-Convergence and the Need for Greater Encryption

    The challenge of encryption and hyper converged infrastructures.

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      Garry McCracken

      Vice president for technology partnerships, WinMagic

  3. Moving to the Cloud, but Stuck in the Past

    Security architectures have become the biggest area of friction when moving to the public cloud.

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      Tim Jefferson

      VP of public cloud at Barracuda Networks

  4. Changing Face of DDoS and Threats to the Web Application Layer

    It is clear that Mirai is still very much a disruptor, but over a year later, we can ask what lessons have been learned, and where we go to next.

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      Rodney Joffe

      Senior Vice President and Fellow, Neustar

  5. Trust Wanes, Mitigation Reigns and a Mind-Set Change in 2018

    The (mis)happenings of 2017 have illuminated poor practice and should serve as a call to action to individuals and businesses.

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      Richard Parris

      CEO of Intercede

  6. Public-Sector Cybersecurity Battles are Bleeding Over into Corporate Business

    VDRs serve as the modern gold standard in information security.

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      Ryan Kh

      Founder/CEO of Catalyst For Business

  7. Phishing Simulation Training Escalation

    One area of phishing simulation training that may not have matured is that once the metrics are analyzed, what do you do with the repeated clickers?

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      Joe Malec

      Senior Security Analyst, Express Scripts

  8. Coprocessor Attacks: the Hidden Threat

    Coprocessors typically run their own firmware which—like any other computer code—can be vulnerable to attack.

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      James Plouffe

      Lead Solutions Architect, MobileIron

  9. Past and Present Tactics of Ransomware Attacks

    Choosing the ransomware delivery mechanism is mostly a question of money.

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      Clemens Kolbitsch

      Director of Engineering, Lastline

  10. What Does Data Loss Mean for Your Business?

    Businesses need to get serious about data protection if they don’t want to be exposed to significant risks.

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      Robert Arandjelovic

      Director of Product Marketing, Americas, Symantec

  11. Understanding the Strengths and Weaknesses of Biometrics

    Significant advances have now made biometric authentication a truly viable and secure alternative to traditional forms of security.

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      Elliott Thompson

      Senior Security Consultant at SureCloud

  12. Securing Smart Devices Requires Smarter Partnerships

    While there are few IoT device vendors focused on adding security, this presents a big opportunity for manufacturers willing to be proactive in implementing and educating the market about the need for stronger security.

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      Jeff Finn

      CEO of Zvelo

  13. The Evolution of Corporate Authentication

    While it’s easy to feel overconfident if you’ve been lucky enough to avoid this type of problem, complacency can harm your business.

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      Eitan Bremler

      Co-founder and VP Product, Safe-T

  14. Key Questions any CEO Should ask Before Moving to the Cloud

    As your organization makes the move to the cloud, managing security risks should be on the top of your list.

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      Stefan Dyckerhoff

      CEO, Lacework

  15. Fighting on Today's Front Lines

    The overall impression is that data breaches are the result of enemy nation states, hacktivists, organized crime, and other evil forces,

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      David Kalat

      Director, Berkeley Research Group, LLC

  16. Believe It: Cybersecurity is Getting Better, Not Worse

    We’ve become beholden to our own fear, uncertainty, doubt – which basically says that cybersecurity has never been worse.

    1. Gary Golomb

      Co-founder and Chief Research Officer, Awake Security

  17. To Mitigate Phishing Risk, Let Employees 'Fail Forward'

    Learning from mistakes is vital to a strong anti-phishing program.

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      John 'Lex' Robinson

      Cybersecurity Strategist, Cofense

  18. 'Zero Trust' Security Will Make A Comeback in 2018

    Zero trust controls will allow careful scrutiny of how to raise cybersecurity defenses.

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      Rory Duncan

      Security GtM Leader, NTT Ltd

  19. Is Your Social Media Strategy More Of A Cybersecurity Faux Pas?

    You can’t stop staff members using social media, but you can effectively train and continuously educate them about the hazards.

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      Graeme Park

      Senior Consultant at Mason Advisory

  20. Is The NCSC Doing Enough to Protect us from Today's Cyber Threats?

    How successful has the NCSC been to date? What else can be done to safeguard the UK against a relentless cybersecurity onslaught?

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      David Warburton

      Senior Systems Engineer, Government and Defence, F5 Networks

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