Thought Leadership

Scott McDonald, Herjavec Group In the proverbial cat-and-mouse game of cybersecurity neither the attacker nor defender can maintain their advantage for very long.  The lifecycle of new technologies in IT is very short. But in cybersecurity that time is condensed into nanoscopic increments of obsolescence allowing new lethal threats to overtake yesterday’s sophisticated cyber defenses. Let’s take a look ‘under... Read More

As security leaders we recognize that endpoint protection is critical. Over 70% of attacks occur on the endpoint and we recognize that human error still accounts for the majority of desktop breaches. The cybersecurity industry has experienced a surge in the number of endpoint protection offerings available. Offerings exist for on prem or remote endpoint protection in terms of prevention,... Read More

The need for security programs to shift from tactical to strategic in focus has never been stronger. Rising threats have forced organizations to recognize the importance of a rapid response center, dedicated to network and security incidents. In the past, the separation between NOC and SOC seemed logical – NOCs were mature while SOCs were the “new kids on the... Read More

eMerge Americas is an annual global idea exchange held in Miami, Florida with a focus on how technology and innovation are disrupting industries. The conference connects small, mid cap and emerging firms with global industry leaders and investors through interactive sessions, keynote and networking events. Matt Anthony, Herjavec Group’s SVP of Consulting & Remediation Services had the privilege of attending... Read More

Information security is a fast moving train, but where is it headed? The vast selection of technologies can be mind-boggling, and often the skills required to make sense of their proper use are dispersed among multiple technical groups and, at times, completely missing from an organization's skills-matrix. With this in mind, it is a wonder that intelligence modeling capabilities are... Read More

On February 13, 2015 President Obama addressed an intimate audience of security professionals at Stanford University for the first White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. Before signing an executive order promoting private sector cybersecurity information sharing he validated what many of us working in security each and every day know so well: “The very technologies that empower us... Read More

Bloomberg recently released an article in which Bank of America CEO Brian T. Moynihan stated, “The only place that doesn’t have a budget constraint is that area (cyber security) because how would I know how to assess, why would I take my judgment and say you could do this cheaper”. This blank cheque approach is not surprising given that 2014... Read More