Mike Fong
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Mike Fong is the founder and CEO of Privoro. He is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur who started Privoro to solve the security and privacy issues of mobile devices – from attacks of sophisticated nation-states to over-reach by corporations and apps in the “surveillance capitalism” economy. Privoro launched the SafeCase in 2018, the first high-security extensible smartphone case with built-in, patented anti-surveillance capabilities that provides unprecedented levels of protection and assurance. Prior to Privoro, Mike founded and built Calence LLC from a startup to the largest pure-play networking integrator in the US at the time of its sale, with over $300+ million in sales to corporate and government clients. Mr. Fong has also consulted, or served as a board member, to companies in many industries, including chairing the Arizona Governor’s Council on Innovation and Technology. He is a two-time Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and was named the Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year for the State of Arizona. Mr. Fong started his career at Arthur Andersen and holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.

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Privoro awarded expanded agreement with the U.S. Air Force

| | Air Force, Press Release, Privoro
I’m pleased to announce that Privoro’s agreement with the U.S. Air Force was recently expanded in both size and scope. Valued at $37.1 million over four years, the expanded agreement puts SafeCase on a clear and defined path to become the trusted platform for secure mobility throughout the federal government ... Read More
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The spies in our cell networks

| | IMSI Catchers, Mobile Security, Smartphone Hacking, Smartphone Vulnerabilities
CEO walks out of nondescript office building accompanied by COLLEAGUE. CEO pulls smartphone out of her purse to study a restaurant’s website. Her smartphone’s status bar blinks briefly to indicate a change in cellular connection status ... Read More
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A quick update on 2019 mobile predictions made in January.

| | corporate espionage, Mobile Security, Smartphone Hacking, Smartphone Security, Smartphone Vulnerabilities, spyware
So far this year, the surreptitious capture of audio and visual data via smartphone cameras and microphones has negatively impacted the world’s richest person and a beloved trillion-dollar company. It’s safe to say that awareness of this issue has reached the mainstream, increasingly forcing individuals, enterprises and product makers to ... Read More
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Thinking Like a Smartphone Eavesdropper

| | Cyber Security News, data in vicinity, Government security, Mobile Security, Security Enterprise Services
Think of the last time you received a sensitive piece of information. Perhaps it was news of a highly anticipated project at work finally getting the green light, or maybe a not-for-public-consumption update about a friend’s pregnancy. Now recall what you did with that information. Did you keep it to ... Read More
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Privoro Announces Air Force Contract

| | Air Force, Blue Force Tracking, Mike Fong, Mobile Security, SafeCase, SBIR, Small Business Innovation Research, USAF
I’m happy to share that the Air Force, through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, has awarded Privoro a prototyping contract for our government smartphone security solutions. You can learn more by reading our press release announcing the contract ... Read More
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What is Data in Vicinity?

| | data in vicinity, malicious apps, Privacy, smartphone data, spying
Smartphone surveillance has opened up an entirely new avenue of exposure for high-value enterprise information, forcing many security professionals to rethink how they see data. A different class of data, known as data in vicinity, encompasses this new way of thinking. Joining the three established types of data (data at ... Read More
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6 Bold Predictions for Smartphone Surveillance in 2019

| | data in vicinity, Mobile Security, Privoro, SafeCase, Smartphone Anti-Surveillance, Smartphone Security, Smartphone Vulnerabilities, spyware
In the last 12 months, the threat of compromised smartphone cameras and microphones has taken on bigger real estate in the public consciousness, transforming from a largely abstract fear into a real, widespread and potentially devastating problem. The bad news is that this problem will get worse before it gets ... Read More
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Why Does the World Need a SafeCase?

| | Data Privacy, Mobile Security, Privoro, SafeCase, Smartphone Security, Smartphone Vulnerabilities, spyware
We started Privoro in 2013 not merely as a company, but as a philosophy: that security and privacy need not be casualties of our hyper-connected, sensor-driven, mobile-first world. That we should be able to trust and control our electronic devices. That our information is ours alone, and we should be ... Read More
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