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Tony Cole
Tony Cole is a cybersecurity expert with more than 35 years’ experience and today is the Chief Technology Officer at Attivo Networks responsible for strategy and vision. Prior to joining Attivo Networks, he served in a number of executive roles at FireEye, McAfee, Symantec, and is a retired cyber operator from the U.S. Army. Mr. Cole serves on the NASA Advisory Council and the (ISC)² Board of Directors as Treasurer and Chair of Audit and Risk. In 2014, he received the Government Computer News Industry IT Executive of the Year award, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Wash 100 by Executive Mosaic as one of the most influential executives impacting Government. In 2018 he was awarded the Reboot Leadership Influencer Award in by SC Media. Mr. Cole is also a volunteer member of the WhiteHat USA Board, a charity benefiting Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C.

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How Educational Institutions can Disrupt Ransomware Attackers

| | credential stealing phishing attack, Cybersecurity, Educational, Ransomware, university
Educational institutions face a variety of cybersecurity challenges related to the current extended remote learning reality. Not only do they face diverse attack surfaces to secure, but they often do not have control of the devices connecting to the network and lack the budgets or staff to maintain a best-in-class ... Read More
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The Dangers of Government-Mandated Encryption Backdoors

| | backdoor, Data Security, end-to-end encryption, Network Security
In late June, two pieces of legislation were introduced to the U.S. Congress, each offering its own requirements for mandating encryption backdoors—which would effectively put an end to end-to-end encryption. The LAED Act, introduced by three Republican senators, would force tech companies to assist the government in decrypting user data ... Read More
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Deception Technology: Giving Companies Home Field Advantage

| | Cybersecurity, deception technology, intelligence
Deception technology is no longer considered an overly complex cybersecurity solution designed only for the largest enterprises with infinite financial and operational resources. Deception is being adopted more broadly by companies of all sizes and industries and is now recognized as a mature, scalable and standard security control. CISOs know ... Read More
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