Gabriel Whalen

My work takes me around the country and provides me with the opportunity to visit a wide variety of CDW customers across industries. As I’ve traveled over the past year, IT and cybersecurity leaders throughout the US sometimes tell me, “We’ve already handled the cybersecurity basics and conduct regular vulnerability scans and penetration tests. How…

A few months ago, I received a call from a CDW customer in the Midwest. The customer was in a rush and got right to the point of the call: "We need a penetration test." When I asked for more details about the type of testing required, the reply was simple: "We just need a…

The IT workforce is a critical element of cybersecurity. New solutions come into the market to help organizations protect their data, but without skilled, experienced workers to implement them, these tools alone aren’t going to get the job done. During the CDW Managing Risk Summit in Boston last month, the importance of the cybersecurity workforce…