Top Security Tools, 2017: How Cutting-Edge Products Fare Against the Latest Threats

CSO and IT News| October 20 2017

Threats are constantly evolving and, just like everything else, tend to follow certain trends. Whenever a new type of threat is especially successful or profitable, many others of the same type will inevitably follow. The best defenses need to mirror those trends so users get the most robust protection against the newest wave of threats. Along those lines, Gartner has identified the most important categories in cybersecurity technology for the immediate future.

We wanted to dive into the newest cybersecurity products and services from those hot categories that Gartner identified, reviewing some of the most innovative and useful from each group.

This Essential Job Role Will Go Unfilled at Millions of Companies. But, There’s an Immediate Solution for Your Business.

Entrepreneur Magazine | October 16, 2017

RedSeal CEO Ray Rothrock tells Entrepreneur Magazine that there is little to no rational hope do business leaders have of recruiting or training between 1.8 million and 3.5 million cybersecurity personnel ASAP. So, it is time to rethink the crisis.

Evolving Ways to Train the Channel

Intelligent Tech Channels | October 9, 2017 | Page 51

In this month’s issue of Intelligent Tech Channels, RedSeal Global Channel Program Director Kimason Brown writes about moving to online training modules in order to keep partners properly trained during a fast-moving time in cybersecurity with competing demands from other vendors.

RedSeal CEO Joins Cheddar TV to Talk Equifax Breach, “Bad Governance”

Cheddar | October 3, 2017

With Ray Rothrock, RedSeal Chief Executive Officer

RedSeal CEO Ray Rothrock joined Cheddar TV’s this morning to discuss the the Equifax data breach, the response from retiring CEO Richard Smith, and how this was ultimately a “case of bad, bad governance.”

Fishing for Trouble in a Smart Fish Tank

Computer Business Review | October 3, 2017 

By Dr. Mike Lloyd, RedSeal CTO

More Internet of Things (IoT) means more security risk, says RedSeal Chief Technology Officer Mike Lloyd – but by gaining a better understanding of how your network works and where key vulnerabilities lie,  you’ll be able to implement effective segmentation to reap all the benefits of IoT without succumbing to data loss or damaging outages.

Perfect Cybersecurity Makes No Business Sense

Forbes | September 21, 2017

By Dr. Mike Lloyd, RedSeal CTO

We’re going through a shift in thinking in cybersecurity. In the old days, we thought one solid line of defense was enough — keep the bad guys out and life would be good. Then we found out that bad guys are wily and would find different ways in. The result was security sprawl: so many technologies, so many ways to defend, but no way to do it all, no way to hire enough experts in all these different techniques.

Bipartisan Bill Jump-Starts Badly Needed Security for Internet of Things

ThirdCertainty | September 18, 2017 

Cybersecurity experts applauded the introduction of a new Senate bill in July that would mandate minimum security standards for the growing number of internet-connected devices and sensors used by the federal government.

The bipartisan bill, called the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, is sponsored by the co-chairs of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Steve Daines, R-Mont.

Cyber Security is Everyone’s Business

Strategic News Service | Global Report on Technology and the Economy | September 4, 2017 

By Ray Rothrock, RedSeal Chief Executive Officer

RedSeal CEO Ray Rothrock contributed a Special Letter to the Strategic News Service Global Report on Technology and the Economy. In it, Ray starts with history of cyber security, from the early days of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s where  cyber was a technical issue managed by engineers and similarly skilled people. Things have changed drastically, and today cybersecurity is everyone’s problem, and everyone must be involved. As a result, it takes a strategy of policy, technology, personnel, and investment to do it correctly.

How Smart City Initiatives Can Be Securely and Effectively Managed

Intelligent CIO| September 1, 2017 | Page 78

By Dr. Mike Lloyd, RedSeal CTO

Smart cities will either be flexible or secure – they are not at all likely to be both. Why? Cities are sprawling, complex affairs – they change and grow without central control. Indeed, attempts to build centrally planned cities have generally been disastrous. Historically, cities only work when many individuals can all optimise independently for their own goals and objectives, without central control.

How Small Businesses Should Invest in Cyber Security

The Telegraph| August 23, 2017

The deluge of cyber-attack stories in the news is becoming commonplace. Recorded cyber crime cost the UK economy £10.9bn in 2015/16; and unreported crime could cost magnitudes more. For small businesses alone, the average cost per attack is around £3,000.

Fortunately, the level of attention criminals are paying to cyber crime is more than matched by those fighting against them. But for SMEs with limited budgets, securing themselves can be a tricky job.