Collaborate Disseminate
I started in tech working for IBM and what makes the company unique is not its age—over 100 years—but the fact that it has since the beginning of when I got to know them in the 1970s taken security very seriously. My first large scale security experien… Continue reading IBM Security: The Critical Solution for a World at Risk
Artificial intelligence offers the promise of boosting productivity by automating mundane tasks. Here are some of the areas it might soon gain a foothold. Continue reading Redefining productivity and compensation in an AI age
One of the first jobs I got after I joined IBM was in Competitive Analysis. I got the job after doing a several year stint in Internal Audit as part of a hand-picked Tiger Team. I made a bit of a name for myself when my team discovered our top executiv… Continue reading IBM Moves to Introduce ‘Confidential Computing’ to Adjust to the New Normal
I like to watch old westerns, and there is a common thread that weaves through them that showcases that the lack of cooperation between the states led to profitable criminal organizations, which made living in the Old West very risky. Criminals could c… Continue reading Microsoft Sets Proper Example With Necurs Botnet Takedown
HP just announced the acquisition of Bromium, a unique small security company. I must admit the name “Bromium” kind of sounds like something you’d take if you had a stomach problem, but given a breach could make an IT manager sick to … Continue reading HP Moves to Increase Desktop and Printer Security Lead with Bromium
I spent much of this week at HP’s Labs in Bristol England and this site, focused on security, is largely why the firm currently has the strongest security on their business class notebooks and business printers. I want much of this effort to even… Continue reading HP Labs Bristol: Why HP Leads On PC Security
I’ve been working in and out of security and law enforcement for much of my life. The biggest exposures I’ve run into and the easiest ways through security have always been through the employee. Whether it was a disgruntled employee acting … Continue reading BlackBerry’s AI Intelligent Security Has Broad Implications
BlackBerry has successfully transitioned from being a smartphone vendor to something very different. They still have the leading operating system for automobiles and nuclear power plants (QNX), which is arguably (and has to be) the most secure in segme… Continue reading BlackBerry Moves to Strengthen Ties with the US Government (Thank God)
This month must be “Get Serious Month” for BlackBerry, Cisco, and Microsoft, because two of these firms’ CEOs came out personally very strongly on privacy and the third—Cisco—released a powerful study that points dramatica… Continue reading BlackBerry, Cisco, and Microsoft Move Aggressively to Protect Trust and Privacy
BlackBerry continues to execute on their pivot to become a software, services, and device security firm. This doesn’t mean they don’t still have interesting smartphones, their licensed Key2 phone is arguably one of the most impressive secur… Continue reading BlackBerry Massively Steps Up Security Efforts to Address Threat Storm