Alexander Slagg

Pop quiz, cybersecurity hotshot: Does your organization have a plan in place to prevent “cryptojacking?” What techniques are you deploying to defend against attackers “living off the land” (LotL) on you network? Have you deployed a “zero trust” strategy in your environment to address insider threats? These were some of the questions being posed to…

While CDW’s recent Core to Cloud Summit event in Las Vegas was ostensibly focused on cloud and data center technologies, there was a great deal of discussion among both presenters and participants about the people behind the machines. How are organizations tackling the difficulties of filling highly technical IT staff positions in a job market…

In the future, Chicago may add the title “City of Big Data” to the list of appellations poet Carl Sandburg lumped on the city in his famous 1914 poem. The city has many initiatives pushing it to the forefront of the smart city movement, but one in particular is pushing the envelope of data-driven civic…

At a recent IT conference, Cyber Security Chicago, more than 4,000 cybersecurity professionals sat in on presentations covering everything from cyberattacks in the Internet of Things era to third-party vulnerability assessments and DevSecOps. My job provides me the opportunity to attend many events like this one, and I always make it a point to seek…

While it was steamy outside in Nashville for the CDW SummIT on Preparing for the Future, it was cool inside the Westin’s ballroom where industry experts on data center and cloud computing technologies sketched out a future built in the cloud. From former Fed CIO Tony Scott talking about the growing influence of 5G technology…

I recently attended CDW's SummIT on Managing Risk in Las Vegas, which brought together many security and risk management professionals from a variety of industries to share information on recent trends and best practices. These experts touched on a number of common themes, such as the challenges of locking down cloud environments and the increasing…

This week on the CDW Solutions blog we are celebrating the birthday of Ada Lovelace, born 201 years ago, and considered by many to be the world’s first computer programmer. You’ll notice I did not use the word “female” in that designation, “first female computer programmer,” because she was the first — period. In a…

Last week’s meatloaf may no longer be the most malicious thing in your refrigerator. As reported by Proofpoint back in January 2014, a global attack campaign was carried out through conventional household smart appliances (including a refrigerator) that were hacked and used to deliver 750,000-plus malicious emails. This proved what many security experts had feared for some…