Can Cybersecurity Save the November Elections?

CSO | September 6, 2016

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s disclosure earlier this month that foreign hackers had infiltrated voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona came as no surprise to some cybersecurity experts.

Digital Resilience: A Better Way to Cybersecurity

CIOReview | September 12, 2016

By Ray Rothrock, CEO, RedSeal

Who says prevention is better than cure? Since the advent of networks and hacking, prevention, coupled with detection, has been the primary cyber strategy to counter cyberattack. But, with the exponential increase in the pace and complexity of digital connections, and sophistication of the attackers, this approach is falling short as the breaches at JP Morgan, IRS, Target and UCLA Health so clearly demonstrated.

RedSeal CEO Ray Rothrock Shares Insights on Mad Money with Jim Cramer

MAD MONEY WITH JIM CRAMER | August 25, 2016

Our CEO Ray Rothrock shared the latest on cybersecurity as a guest on Mad Money with Jim Cramer (CNBC) today, covering a variety of topics – from why perfect firewall management doesn’t provide perfect protection, to the risk of a hacking attack on electrical grids and nuclear power plants.

A Cybersecurity Seal of Approval is Not Enough

IDG CONNECT | August 16, 2016

This is a contributed piece by Dr. Mike Lloyd, Chief Technology Officer of RedSeal

Cyberthreats continue to dominate the headlines and wreak havoc on corporate networks. There are now nearly one million new malware threats released every single day, according to recent reports. In a bid to stem the tide, several groups have announced programs to rate the cybersecurity of network-connectable products and systems.

Wikileaks DNC Email Dump Sparks Malware Fears

FOX NEWS | July 29, 2016

The trove of leaked Democratic National Committee emails posted to Wikileaks on July 22 has sparked concerns about malware as users access the vast trove of documents.

WikiLeaks posted close to 20,000 emails and 8,000 attachments that were sent or received from top Democratic officials, appearing to suggest that the committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and others favored Hillary Clinton over Sen. Bernie Sanders during the party’s primary. The release forced the resignation of Wasserman Schultz.

On the day of the leak, Google’s Transparency Report warned users of dangerous downloads from Wikileaks.org.

Cybersecurity is Becoming an Unsustainable Tax on Business

ZDNET | July 28, 2016

The cost of cybersecurity has become a burdensome tax on business and with 1.5 million IT security jobs unfilled, US corporations are losing to sophisticated criminal gangs, said security experts at a recent event in San Francisco.

“Cyber is a tax on business. Jamie Dimon [JP Morgan Chase CEO] has had to double his cybersecurity budget to $500 million. Things can’t continue this way forever, we have to get ahead of the problem,” said Ray Rothrock (photo), a veteran VC, now chairman and CEO of RedSeal, a startup that measures the effectiveness of enterprise security.

2016 GOP Platform Endorsing Strike-Back Against Hackers

CNBC | July 27, 2016

The 2016 Republican Party platform contains a proposal that’s making many people in the tech sector and elsewhere uneasy, if not downright nervous.

Under a section titled “Facing 21st Century Threats: Cybersecurity in an Insecure World,” it suggests how the United States should retaliate against cyberattacks from China, Russia and other hostile actors.

DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks

eWEEK | July 25, 2016

As this is written, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, has resigned under pressure and effectively been forced off the stage of her party’s convention.

But the release of thousands of emails from the DNC showing how the party leadership conspired to keep Sen. Bernie Sanders from winning the presidential nomination is not all bad, because it revealed the fact that the breach took place.

Digital Defense: Cybersecurity and the Wendy’s Hack

FOODABLE WEBTV NETWORK | July 9, 2016

Fast food chain Wendy’s is the industry’s latest cyberattack victim. In fact, more than 1,000 of Wendy’s 6,500 locations across the United States were hit in a widespread credit/debit card hack.

It’s not an uncommon scenario: malware infects network; over a long period of time, said malware morphs, and spreads broadly and deeply throughout the network. It’s almost unavoidable these days, but a good digital defense can help.

“Cyberattacks are so advanced these days that if a hacker sets his sights on your network, you can bet he’ll get in,” said Ray Rothrock, CEO of RedSeal, a cybersecurity company. “Being prepared when they get in is the essence of resilience.”

EU Parliament Approves New Cybersecurity Rules

POWER | July 8, 2016

The European Union (EU) parliament on July 6 approved the first community-wide rules designed to bolster cybersecurity throughout the EU.

According to the official statement, the new law “lays down security and reporting obligations for ‘operators of essential services’ in sectors such as energy, transport, health, banking and drinking water supply. EU member states will have to identify entities in these fields using specific criteria, e.g. whether the service is critical for society and the economy and whether an incident would have significant disruptive effects on the provision of that service.”