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May 28

The Dark Side — Where Industry Vulnerability Meets Ransomware Sophistication

By Chris Plunkett Thoughts No Comments

When Colonial Pipeline Company, an American energy system that provides nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply, reported early this month one of the largest disruptions of critical infrastructure by hackers in history, our CTO Thomas Whang was sorry to say he wasn’t that surprised. Read More

May 06

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“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” — A Cyber Security Tale

By Thomas Whang Thoughts No Comments

Throughout the history of mankind, ingenuity and determination have played outsized roles in the advancement of civilization. Were it not for the tenacity and dedication of Nikola Tesla, for example, we would not be enjoying the convenience of alternating current (AC) electricity. Alexander Hamilton, a penniless orphan born out of wedlock, came to the United States from the Caribbean as a young man and went on to become one of our Founding Fathers who created the central banking system and U.S. Coast Guard. Read More

Apr 28

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Security Failures in Movies – The Sequel

By Chris Plunkett Thoughts No Comments

I’m a fervent movie watcher (and, really, re-watcher) — an indulgence and, now, a convenient rationale for revisiting my favorite movies with an eye for security mishaps and their work-related importance. “It’s research,” I tried explaining to my girlfriend. (And surprisingly, my first post about security failures in movies was our most visited ever.) Read More

Apr 02

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Fortify Your Data Podcast: Cyber Security Regulation and Best Practices for 2021

By Impelix Thoughts, Videos No Comments

Our CTO Thomas Whang had the opportunity recently to talk with Michael Hudak about all things cybersecurity for his podcast, “Fortify Your Data” — from architecture to regulation to blockchain and passwordless. In addition to the recording, below are highlights of their conversation, which we’ve edited for length and clarity.

Mar 22

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Zero Trust – How to Know if It’s Right for Your Company

By Thomas Whang Thoughts No Comments

A cybersecurity incident has occurred at your company. What do you picture in your mind as the threat? Few would imagine at least 1,000 very skilled and capable engineers — bad actors — joining forces to attack your software supply chain and add malicious code to an update. Read More

Feb 25

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Security Failures in Movies – and the Lessons We Can Take From Them

By Chris Plunkett Thoughts No Comments

As a once weekly movie goer, it’s been disappointing having to settle for the “big screen” experience from my living room couch. (Although, the lower “ticket price” and much less buttered popcorn has been a good trade-off.) Read More

Feb 11

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The Year of Passwordless

By Thomas Whang Thoughts No Comments

Last year was like no other. A once-in-a-generation pandemic completely upended our normal way of life and doing business, and it only now feels like we can we begin to look back on 2020 with a collective sigh of relief. Still, there’s a lot we can learn from last year (the ways in which technology propped us up during the pandemic and let us down, for example) that can influence and inform what we resolve to do differently in 2021. Read More

Dec 11

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Thoughts on the FireEye Hack

By Thomas Whang News, Thoughts No Comments

There is a full-court press underway — a Google search for “fireeye hacked” already returns 5,000,000 results — to understand the implications of the announcement published on Tuesday by Kevin Mandia, CEO of FireEye, acknowledging the company was the victim of a breach. Read More

Sep 24

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Phishing Trends Report for Q2: 4 Key Stats

By Thomas Whang News, Thoughts No Comments

We have known phishing and BEC (Business Email Compromise) to be preferred methods for bad actors to attack. The Anti-Phishing Working Group released some fascinating stats in their latest trends report. Read More

Jul 14

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Hidden Security Gaps for Remote Work – Part 4: Data Security

By Thomas Whang Thoughts No Comments

Now that the fire drill of getting the workforce working remotely has subsided, many IT and security teams within companies are picking up the pieces after this extraordinary set of events. Read More