In my role as the technical lead for CDW’s incident response practice, I spend much of my time working with organizations in the midst of battling a security incident. I’ve observed that the technology environments at some organizations put us in a much better position to respond quickly and effectively; in particular, the presence of…

As the technical lead for the incident response (IR) team at CDW, I see quite a few attacks that occur against organizations, with the most prevalent including phishing (most often leading to credential theft), advanced malware and ransomware. Ransomware is typically the most destructive for organizations that have not prepared or planned for this type…

Anti-virus tools have been a foundational part of cybersecurity programs for years. For many organizations, they’ve been must-have tools to protect against constant malware attacks. But as cybercriminals have evolved, becoming more organized and more sophisticated, anti-virus tools have been challenged to keep up. Next-generation endpoint protection solutions have emerged as valuable tools for defending…

I joined many of my colleagues in the information security community a couple of weeks ago for the annual gathering of the tribe at RSA’s 2019 conference. We come together every year to share our thoughts on the latest trends in security — and every year, a theme emerges. It looks like 2019 will be…

A poultry processing plant is a noisy place full of people, machinery and, of course, chickens. It’s probably not the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of a modern digital enterprise, but the industry relies heavily on technology to facilitate supply chain operations, automate customer interactions and communicate between facilities. I recently…

We have come to a time when vendors and industry professionals will tell you that it is almost guaranteed that you will have a security incident. So much so that the message is not if you will be attacked but when. This kind of messaging probably feel like a scare tactic, but the sad truth…