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…

Last week, I spent two hours with the technology leadership team of an organization in a heavily regulated industry. We’ve gotten to know each other well in recent years as we worked together on a comprehensive technology refresh that included the modernization of the organization’s network, the redesign of its data centers and the adoption…

In our work with customers, we often see that organizations work on their information and cybersecurity in a checklist format. Do I have all the things in place that I’ve been told I’m supposed to? Firewall? Check. SIEM? Check. Encryption? Check. Strong passwords? Check — and the list goes on and on in this very…