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CDW Technology Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Ruben Chacon, SolarWinds® CISO and VP, Security Tim Brown, and SolarWinds Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock talk about what CISO need to know to face today’s escalating cybersecurity threats – and what it’s like to be in the “hot seat” when challenges inevitably…
The concern for individual privacy has been growing since the 19th century when the mass dissemination of newspapers and photography became commonplace. The concerns we had then -- the right to be left alone and the right to keep private what we choose to keep private -- are now echoed in conversations carried on today…
In Austin this week for our annual Head Geek Summit, and to film some secret stuff. I'm thankful for the warm Austin weather this week, but can't understand why everyone is wearing coats. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Apple replaced 11 million iPhone batteries…
In a recent post on the state of data security, I discussed how the nature of our privacy online and the security of our personal information is at serious risk and only getting worse. Now, instead of focusing on the problem, I’d like to focus on some helpful solutions we can implement at the individual, organizational,…
It comes as no surprise that cyber intrusions and data breaches are increasing in the industry today given the sophistication in the threat landscape. We have seen catastrophic breaches in the recent times with the likes of Target, Neiman Marcus, Michaels, and many more. While cybersecurity protection looks vulnerable for…
If you are a security practitioner and haven’t heard about the 80 million personal records lifted from Anthem’s database yesterday you missed some exciting news, both good and bad. Clearly the loss of so many records is bad news and very troubling. However, the good new was that Anthem identified the breach themselves.…
“If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different.” –Bruce Schneir In my last post I talked about how the traditional security model is dead, and that companies have to start thinking in terms of “we’ve already been…
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