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Episode 20 – Interview with Kayne McGladrey on Multi-Factor Authentication
ByKayne October 2, 2017
We made it to 20 episodes! I know some people don’t like it when you talk about milestones like this, but I’m doubly excited for this one because I finally get to publish my interview with Kayne McGladrey from Integral Partners. I know many of your have been scrambling to finish up the quarter or fiscal year, depending on your industry, so hopefully this will give you an opportunity to sit back, relax, and listen to the excellent information that Kayne provided.
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Are You Doing All You Can to Protect Your Confidential Documents?
ByKayne September 30, 2017
Kayne McGladrey (@kaynemcgladrey), director of information security services at Integral Partners, notes that, for several years, we’ve been hearing predictions about millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices with poor security joining networks and providing an easy attack vector for third parties.
“Printers are a culturally trusted technology because they’re perceived as not being new,” he says. “However, this doesn’t mean that modern organizations should not consider printers separately from a comprehensive strategy for the IoT.”
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Radio interview on KXL-FM (Portland)
ByKayne September 15, 2017
Live radio interview today at 1 PM Pacific on KXL-FM (Portland) discussing robotics, AI, and why cyber security matters in the classroom.
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Do these three things if you are affected by the Equifax breach
ByKayne September 8, 2017
This is a breach that will live with Americans for decades as we cannot change our social security numbers. It is unconscionable and irresponsible to offer a meager year of a service that will tell consumers that their identities have been stolen and misused by criminals. It’s then up to the consumers to sort it out.
Here are three things that you can do today to prevent this breach from affecting you and your family.
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For travelers, chatbots and AI can’t quite take you there
ByKayne August 28, 2017
“It can replace some of the simpler tasks,” explains Kayne McGladrey, a computer security consultant in Bellingham, Wash. AI can help plan trips, recommend the least agonizing flight itineraries and handle some of the easier tasks handled by a hotel concierge, like recommending restaurants.
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CYBER SECURITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSULTANTS
ByKayne August 9, 2017
Do you feel like you are overwhelmed trying to run your business while defending against the latest cyber threats? Join Kayne McGladrey, speaker, author and Director of Information Security Services for Integral Partners (http://www.ipllc.co) for our upcoming presentation on taking a proactive, risk-oriented approach to cyber security for individual consultants and small businesses.
Kayne will discuss:
– Why you should manage risks based on user identity instead of chasing the latest threats
– How individual consultants can protect themselves
– A vendor-neutral reference architecture for cyber security at small businesses
We will have time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.
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A lack of communications enables breaches and helps derail cybersecurity projects
ByKayne August 3, 2017
When planning any migration or deployment of new technology, businesses should carefully consider the best way to communicate the intent and need of the new technology to those users affected by it, as well as to those who work in supporting roles. This article will examine the effects of communication (and lack thereof) on two different client projects.
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Interview on Cheddar TV
ByKayne July 19, 2017
Skip to 1:10:00 for my live interview on Cheddar about Generation AI
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The Scary Reason Companies Like Verizon Keep Blowing Your Digital Privacy
ByKayne July 17, 2017
Even software developers often lack formal security training, says Kayne McGladrey, director of information security services at Boulder, Colorado security consulting firm Integral Partners. And even those who do can face pressure to roll code out quickly from employers impatient to see new features and fixes in production, he says.
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The future looks bright if Generation AI can address cybersecurity
ByKayne July 5, 2017
There’s quite a lot of optimism in Generation AI, the IEEE study of millennial parent’s attitudes about artificial intelligence. The findings of the study are evolutionary, not revolutionary, as views towards artificial intelligence have become more refined over the years. However, the optimism shown in this study pre-supposes that we can move past our current cybersecurity issues.
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Live radio interview on the John Hines Show on WCCO-AM
ByKayne July 5, 2017
Tune in live to WCCO-AM (Minneapolis, MN) at 10:10 AM Eastern. I’ll be discussing artificial intelligence and cyber security with the host, John Hines.
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4 Ways Private/Hybrid Clouds Improve Business Outcomes
ByKayne June 20, 2017
CIO Online interviewed me for this article about authentication and authorization for hybrid and private clouds.
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