Brad LaPorte

Brad LaPorte Chief Marketing Officer at Morphisec and former Gartner Analyst Brad LaPorte is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and former military officer specializing in cybersecurity and military intelligence for the United States military and allied forces. With a distinguished career at Gartner as a top-rated research analyst, Brad was instrumental in establishing key industry categories such as Attack Surface Management (ASM), Extended Detection & Response (XDR), Digital Risk Protection (DRP), and the foundational elements of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). His forward-thinking approach led to the inception of Secureworks’ MDR service and the EDR product Red Cloak—industry firsts. At IBM, he spearheaded the creation of the Endpoint Security Portfolio, as well as MDR, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence, and Managed SIEM offerings, further solidifying his reputation as a visionary in cybersecurity solutions years ahead of its time.

When Malware Becomes Unique on Every Machine, Detection Stops Being a Strategy

Brad LaPorte | June 17, 2026 | AI, attacks, Defense, Malware, worm

The worm that writes its own attack for every machine it encounters is not a warning about what is coming. It is a demonstration of what is already here. The question is whether the industry's defensive architecture was built for it. ... Read More

Security Boulevard

From Incident to Insight: How Forensic Recovery Drives Adaptive Cyber Resilience

Brad LaPorte | January 23, 2026 | cyber resilience, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Malware, Ransomware

When ransomware cripples a business’s systems or stealthy malware slips past defenses, the first instinct is to get everything back online as quickly as possible. That urgency is understandable — Cybersecurity Ventures estimates ransomware damage costs $156 million per day. But businesses cannot let speed overshadow the more pressing need ... Read More

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sentinelone, russia, EDR, threats, CrowdStrike Microsoft outages DDoS

EDR Dependency: Ensuring Uninterrupted and Comprehensive Security Coverage

Brad LaPorte | October 25, 2024 | AMTD, defense in depth, endpoint detection and response, Morphisec

By merging EDRs with defense-in-depth technologies such as AMTD, businesses can detect and respond to known threats, as well as those lurking in the cracks ... Read More

Security Boulevard

Pandemic Unmasks Vulnerability to Automated Bot Attacks

Brad LaPorte | March 7, 2021 | bot attacks, botnet, Endpoint Protection, Malware, Security Awareness

Change is the one constant in the business world. For most organizations, change often results from market shifts or disruptive technology. Make no mistake, however, the pandemic of 2020 has been a change catalyst. COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation (DX) across the globe – and at the same time amplified ... Read More

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The Story of the Counterfeit Misfit

Brad LaPorte | February 23, 2021 | Industry Trends

By Kasada Research Team and Brad LaPorte, Chief Evangelist at Kasada How good are you at spotting a fake? Would you bet a dollar? How about several hundred dollars? This is essentially what online shopping has become: a tricky bet is determined by a roll of the dice. Counterfeit goods ... Read More

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Why I Joined Kasada: Putting Trust Back Where It Belongs

Brad LaPorte | November 24, 2020 | Company News

Kasada recently appointed Brad LaPorte as its Chief Evangelist. In this blog post, he shares his reasons why he joined the company. In my short time here at Kasada, I have come to love my new family. I know you will too. This is one of those things that you just have to see ... Read More

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Senator Sanders Wants to Own AI Companies — and Hand America’s Adversaries the Keys

NIST’s Nine: The PQC Signature Race Moves to Round Three

The Quantum Arms Race: Why Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Nine Companies

Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On