David Pearson

Having used Wireshark ever since it was Ethereal, David has been analyzing network traffic for well over a decade. He has spent the majority of his professional career understanding how networks and applications work, currently as Head of Threat Research for Awake Security, the only advanced network traffic analysis company that delivers answers, not alerts. David holds computer security degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology (BS) and Carnegie Mellon University (MS).

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Are We Phish in a Barrel?

David Pearson | February 7, 2020 | Data breach, security operations, , spear-phishing

With the rise of data breaches due to spear-phishing campaigns, how can companies keep sensitive data safe? Unsecured servers are (unfortunately) nothing new, but at the end of 2019 we saw several data exposures that were notable—not just for their massive size, but also for the types of information included ... Read More

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