Zero Trust – A Concept Whose Time has Come…
By Bob Ackerman For many years, the refrain “Trust but Verify” described how most organizations approached cyber security. The basic concept embraced a…
US Government and Industry get Down to Business to Secure Critical Infrastructure
By Bob Ackerman The US Government and the US Electric Utility industry have made tremendous strides over the last two years to collaborate in their…
When War goes Digital…
By Bob Ackerman Much as been said of the risks to critical infrastructure (including electrical grids, energy infrastructure, water systems, financial…
Closing the Cyber Skills and Resource Gap
By Bob Ackerman As important as cyber security tools and technologies are to securing the global digital economy, engineers, and technicians, the so…
Work from Home often means Less Secure…
By Bob Ackerman The COVID-19 pandemic virtualized the security perimeter for many enterprises forced to adopt remote work protocols. Employees working…
Incident Response Plans – Your Late!
By Bob Ackerman You can deploy all the most modern cyber defenses, state of the art threat identification and detection, advanced cyber risk management…
AI In Cybersecurity – the Latest “Arm’s Race”
By Bob Ackerman Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has promised levels of intelligent automation that can materially level the playing field for cyber…
Allegis Portfolio Company Area 1 to be acquired by Cloudflare
By Bob Ackerman Congratulations to Area 1 founder Oren Falkowitz and CEO and President Patrick Sweeney on Area 1’s announced acquisition by…
The State of Cyber Security in a Time of War
By Bob Ackerman Cyber Security is going to take center-stage as the geopolitical world heats up and cyber toolbox is likely to be put on full display. …
NSA and CISA Partner with Dragos to Secure Critical Industrial Control Systems
By Bob Ackerman Dragos Neighborhood Keeper: Announcing a public-private partnership in which Dragos Neighborhood Keeper will be used by the NSA and CISA…