Mikala Vidal
Mikala Vidal is an experienced executive, advisor and consultant in the cybersecurity industry who leverages her industry knowledge and marketing expertise to help companies grow and capitalize on market opportunities. She is currently the VP of marketing at Allure Security and has previously worked with companies like Uplevel Security (acquired by McAfee), Cato Networks, WatchDox (acquired by Blackberry), Exabeam, Waterfall Security and Intralinks (acquired by Synchronoss).

Low Priority Threats Security

Low-Priority Threats: The Achilles Heel of Security Teams

| | Data breach
No company has ever been breached as a result of a high-severity alert. There may be a few exceptions, but high-severity alerts are not generally what’s keeping security teams up at night. Organizations are well-prepared to diffuse a threat once it’s identified and deemed a priority. Breaches overwhelmingly occur when ... Read More
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Game Design Improve Visualization

Security Analytics: Using Game Design to Improve Visualization and Insights

| | Cybersecurity, gamification, Visualization
Although gamification has been widely adopted within enterprises for recruiting, project management and customer engagement, the trend has yet to be widely accepted in cybersecurity. However, many concepts used in game design have the potential to significantly improve today’s security analytics standards and outcomes. My colleague, Sagar Mohite, is on ... Read More
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