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Thomas Whang

Want to Ward Off Ransomware Attackers? Take Away Their Key

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Recently, I had the opportunity to present to a group of 25+ IT leaders representing manufacturing and distribution companies of various business sectors, some of them global, about cybersecurity. They were interested in hearing the latest about ransomware attacks at JBS and Colonial Pipeline, which continue to generate headlines because of the havoc they caused, and the huge ransoms demanded by bad actors that were paid (at least in part) by these companies. Read More

“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” — A Cyber Security Tale

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Throughout the history of mankind, ingenuity and determination have played outsized roles in the advancement of civilization. Were it not for the tenacity and dedication of Nikola Tesla, for example, we would not be enjoying the convenience of alternating current (AC) electricity. Alexander Hamilton, a penniless orphan born out of wedlock, came to the United States from the Caribbean as a young man and went on to become one of our Founding Fathers who created the central banking system and U.S. Coast Guard. Read More

The Year of Passwordless

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Last year was like no other. A once-in-a-generation pandemic completely upended our normal way of life and doing business, and it only now feels like we can we begin to look back on 2020 with a collective sigh of relief. Still, there’s a lot we can learn from last year (the ways in which technology propped us up during the pandemic and let us down, for example) that can influence and inform what we resolve to do differently in 2021. Read More

Hidden Security Gaps For Remote Work – Part 2: Endpoint

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We’ve been a distributed workforce at Impelix since our founding over a decade ago. This work-from-anywhere model created unique security gaps for us to mitigate. Many of them still lie in wait for companies now going 100% WFH. In my “Hidden Security Gaps For Remote Work” series, I’m sharing how we overcame them. Part one covered identity. Now, for part two, I’m investigating the endpoint … Read More