Blog

As Director of Global PR & Communications for RSAC, Ben Waring has a unique vantage point to view how this important security conference is put together each year, from the speakers and topics and the fast-growing registered media list to the many new initiatives and activities, which keep the event fresh and informative for itsRead more

With Black Hat USA 2024 now officially over, it’s time to reflect on what we saw and heard. The event welcomed more than 20,000 in-person attendees at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Although smaller by half in terms of the number of attendees compared to RSAC, Black Hat seemed crowded and itsRead more

For years, DevSecOps was supposed to usher in a world in which applications would be secure by design. Earlier development approaches such as Waterfall, Agile, DevOps, and Shift-left tacked on security relatively late – almost as an afterthought. Dev teams focused on churning out code as quickly as possible – any vulnerabilities would get caught later,Read more

Cybersecurity Expert Tips for Making the Most of Black Hat USA 2024 As we head into a busy week at Black Hat USA, cybersecurity – and cybersecurity vendors – are making headlines. The recent DarkReading story, “Security Firm Accidentally Hires North Korean Hacker, Did Not KnowBe4,” is a sober reminder of the nation state threatRead more

Data Analytics Insights on Microsoft/CrowdStrike IT Outage The Microsoft/CrowdStrike IT outage of July 19th, 2024 might go down as one of the biggest crisis spillovers in recent history. From thousands of affected fliers to issues with 911 lines, people across the world got a hard look at its technical systems. To make sense of howRead more

Black Hat USA 2024: Insights from Cybersecurity Storytelling Strategists While annual threat research reports like Verizon DBIR make big media splashes, the reality is  security vendors, reporters, and government agencies are doing threat research storytelling everyday. With cybersecurity a national security issue, the “how” these stories get told is more important than ever. With BlackRead more

Earlier this month, we took a broad look at the Top Conversations in Tech in May 2024, where we analyze hot and declining trends to help technology marketers maximize their relevance. Join us now for a deep dive on Cybersecurity, a topic that has been gaining traction over the past few years. Cybersecurity has experiencedRead more

As many of us know, RSA Conference is the biggest cybersecurity trade show of the year, and RSAC 2024 was no exception, with an estimated 40,000 people in attendance. I’m no stranger to RSAC; in my role as Social Media Manager at Big Valley Marketing, I’ve covered the show from afar for many years –Read more

With AI expected to dominate this year’s RSAC sessions and keynotes, we spoke with Dr. Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS), about the role of AI on cybersecurity, the latest about DNS-based risks, and what it takes to become an impactful leader in the tech industry. Note: This interview has beenRead more

This blog was co-authored by Joshua Swarz and Andy Shane. Over the past 20 years, cybersecurity has made its way into the public sphere of conversation. The days of companies ignoring cyberattacks are gone. Ransomware attacks against private companies have become commonplace and the government even has a department, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyRead more