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Safer Computing through Invisible Authentication

Intensity Analytics is a distributed software company specializing in the measurement and interpretation of the mathematics of human behavior. The company’s breakthrough contribution to the cybersecurity field is having invented and broadly patented novel algorithms which make possible the comparison of human effort with sufficient accuracy to confirm a claim of identity at scale to make enterprises and individuals more secure. For more information, please visit intensityanalytics.com

Jonathan Nystrom took on the role of Interim CEO at Intensity Analytics in the fall of 2019. Jonathan has over three decades of experience bringing innovations to market, including start-ups, Fortune 500, and Big 4. Jonathan’s defining characteristics include relentless curiosity and an unwavering belief that there is always a better way and that fortune favors those who find a way to deliver it.

Actionable Guidance for Corporate Data Protection In The 2020s

Perpetual Storage, Inc. is a specialized data protection company whose mission is to enable clients to actualize cybersecurity best practices for the storage, transport, retrieval, and lifecycle management of vital digital records.  PSI's main campus is an underground vault located in a unique geologically stable formation of solid granite rock east of Salt Lake City, Utah.

JR Maycock is a 14-year IT veteran with a background spanning corporate, service provider, freelance, and K-12 education environments. His areas of expertise include identity management, behavioral security, systems architecture, business continuity planning, and exploring the alignment of technology with business strategy.   He is best known for his accessibility and easy-going attitude, always making time to turn over a topic of interest or answer a question.  JR currently holds the position of CIO at Perpetual Storage in Salt Lake City, UT.

The Bot Mitigation Software that's Challenging the Economics of Automated Attack

Headed up by 24-year-old founder Sam Crowther, cyber-security startup Kasada raised USD 7 million at the end of 2019 with CIA backed In-Q-Tel as its latest investor to continue protecting large Australian, British, and US companies from malicious automation. Founded in 2015, Kasada provides a solution that helps organisations protect from user account takeovers, fraud, data scraping and other disruptive attacks.

Kasada uses dynamic cyber-resilient technology to detect automation from the very first page load request with unprecedented accuracy even for the most sophisticated bots. The solution is the fastest bot mitigation solution to implement. It deploys within minutes and security teams can be monitoring web traffic and neutralising the impact of automated attacks. Kasada operates instantly in the background without affecting user experience. It integrates easily into existing ecosystems without interruptions.

Find out more here at: kasada.io 

What Just Happened?! How Companies Should Transition From WFH

RESULTS Technology provides full managed IT, co-managed IT and IT Compliance services to community banks and SMBs across the country. When the Stay-at-Home orders started happening, the RESULTS team scrambled to help it’s 1200 computer users setup secure, compliant remote connections across the country.

Now that some of the Stay-at-Home orders are starting to be lifted, RESULTS talks about what every business should do when transitioning back to the office and how to prepare your company for the next work-from-home situation.

About RESULTS Technology: RESULTS’ in-house support staff, headquartered in Kansas City, provides full IT maintenance services ranging from desktop support, business continuity, disaster recovery, remote and on-site support, proactive network monitoring and ongoing maintenance services.

Business Cybersecurity With Alexander Chamandy of Envescent

Today's show is focused on business cybersecurity. Envescent's founder and president Alexander Chamandy joins us to discuss his company's services, his background and the latest threats and best practices in this COVID-19 remote work era.

Alexander Chamandy is a technology and security expert with over 25 years of experience. He is passionate, ambitious and greatly enjoys working with people. His true calling is solving complex problems, with a unique and deep skill set which allows him to lead or assist with a variety of projects.

Alexander’s passion for technology runs deep. He was given a Commodore 64/128 when he was five years old as a birthday present. From there he began teaching himself BASIC so he could program video games.

Starting in the local information technology industry in 1995, Alexander founded his business, Envescent, in 1999. From then he has remained involved with its operation and direction. In 2018 Envescent was awarded the Best Technology Small Business award from the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

Born and raised in Arlington, Virginia, Alexander has deep roots within the local community. Spending time volunteering, donating to local charities and doing all that he can to help Arlington as well as its many residents and business. He's also interested in economics, finance, health, nutrition and writing.

Hear From The Experts How COVID19 Has Impacted The Security Environment

An Introduction To SRMC:

Founded in 1989, Security Risk Management Consultants (SRMC) is a professional, independent security consultancy serving clients throughout the United States and abroad.

SRMC provides security vulnerability assessment, master planning, design development, technical specification and project and program management support services to a wide range of public and privately-owned occupancies.

The Bios Of The Experts:

Rick Amweg:

Rick is a staff consultant.  He as over 35 years of experience working in a higher education public safety/emergency management setting. He has served as the Director of Public Safety Administration and as Assistant Chief of Police with the Department of Public Safety at The Ohio State University, the Director of Campus Safety and Security for the Ohio Board of Regents, and Executive Director for the State of Ohio Center for P-20 Safety and Security.

Jim Clark:

Jim is a staff consultant with SRMC. He has worked with many public and private organizations on vulnerability assessments, policy and procedure development, strategic master planning, staff training, workplace violence prevention and emergency preparedness and response with a special focus on higher education, library, museum, and archival environments.

Paul Denton:

Paul is a Staff Consultant. He has served 28 years with the Columbus Division of Police, then in 2006 was appointed Chief of The Ohio State University Police Division, where he reorganized the division and launched a crime analysis and problem-oriented approach to addressing campus crime issues. He has successfully directed public safety operations for major campus events such as football games, political campaigns and other dignitary visits.

Chuck Smith:

Chuck is a Staff Consultant, highly experienced in healthcare security. He has spent more than four decades serving in public law enforcement and corporate security-related positions, including Director of Security and Safety at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Limited stores.

Learn How To Solve The Cyber Trilogy: People, Process, & Technology

BORDERHAWK Expertise: Understanding Cyberspace & Cybersecurity: 
• Solving People, Process, and Technology problems involving cyberspace and cybersecurity
• Identifying and investigating contemporary threats involving cyberspace 
• Anticipating the convergence of cybersecurity and the physical world 
• Articulating risk issues related to cyberspace and cybersecurity 
• Crafting custom solutions to the challenges of cyberspace and cybersecurity  

Preventative Solutions:
• Standards Based Information Risk Assessments 
• Cyber Security Testing 
• Information Security Training  
• Cybersecurity Analytics 
• Technical Surveillance Countermeasures 
• Business Forensics  
• Consulting on Information Assurance Issues 
• Cyber Incident Response 
 • Cybersecurity Alerting 
• Information Governance
• Supply Chain & Systems Acquisition Security

Jay Harmon INFORMATION SECURITY, PRIVACY & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT WITH BORDERHAWK:

Highlights: Managing Director, BorderHawk

Professional Experience:

• Information Security and Privacy Risk Assessments
• Information Security Program Management 
• IT Strategy, Turnaround, and Transformation
• Change Management
•  Organizational Communications
•  Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
•  Documentation and Training
•   Business Process Re-Engineering
• Information Risk Analysis
• Project Management 
• System Development Methodology

 

Find Out More About The DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

About Cyber Protection Services:

Cyber   Protection   Services   is   dedicated   to protecting against   cyber-threats   that   evolve daily.    Our   certified experts work  with  our client’s  unique  technical  needs  to  secure their data with the latest techniques and best practices.

Cyber Protection strives to be an industry leader in offering cost-effective cybersecurity services to small businesses.  These services include digital self-defense methods to help secure their data and information systems against evolving cyber threats in an uncertain world. Our service team identifies key variables defined by our customers and matches them to any new and existing cyber threats in order to customize a level of security based on their unique environment.  This customized approach is maximizing available resources and will meet or exceed any compliance level security in order to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data that is processed or stored by small businesses.

About TJ Crews, CISSP, PMP:

TJ successfully works with C-suite and board of directors. A turn-around specialist with a collaborative leadership style, he is known for injecting energy and innovation. I am an Information Security/Information Technology (IS/IT) Executive Management professional with over 10 years’ experience in IS/IT Management, and over 20 years of IT experience across various platforms.

Staying Ahead Of Hackers With Cutting Edge Cybersecurity

About John Shin:

John Shin is the founder and managing director at RSI Security and has over 18 years of Information Technology and Cybersecurity leadership experience working with industries across the board. As a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISM, and Project Management Professional (PMP), John works with businesses at virtually any size and scale to assess and improve cybersecurity strategy and posture. He’s also the author of multiple research papers for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and others.

About RSI Security:

RSI Security is a cybersecurity-focused technology company that helps private and public sector organizations in highly regulated industries to effectively manage risk. RSI Security provides cyber engineering, assessments, advisory services as well as technical testing to amp up client's security posture while mitigating business risk. Compliance services include PCI DSS, ASV, HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST 800-171, NERC CIP, FISMA, GDPR, SOC 2, and more.

Website: https://www.rsisecurity.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rsi_security

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsi.secure/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsisecurity/

Rich Kahn Breaks Down What Ad Fraud Is & What It Means To Your Business

Anura helps clients grow their businesses by increasing campaign performance by up to 25%. We use the most mature, comprehensive and vetted ad fraud detection solution to detect the most fraud of any system currently on the market, with virtually zero false negatives. Our system and keen focus on performance metrics allows our clients to buy, sell or serve the highest quality internet traffic available.

Our mission is to increase our clients’ growth by improving marketing results through accurate and effective ad fraud mitigation. 

Our Core Values 

Authentic: We offer definitive results rather than hiding behind marketing terms/vanity metrics.

Nimble: We are constantly updating our algorithms to adapt quickly to the changing fraud landscape.

Unified: We work closely together as a team to accomplish our mission.

Reliable: Not only do our customers rely on us for accurate data, but they also rely on us to respond to their requests.

Accountable: We hold ourselves accountable to deliver the most accurate solution in the marketplace.

Rich’s Bio

I am the co-founder and CEO of eZanga.com and Anura.io. With over 27 years of digital marketing experience, I have been recognized as one of the most notable security experts in the digital marketing space. I am also an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient for technology and have been named as a finalist in the American Business Awards for Best Executive of the Year.

 Within eZanga I launched an internal ad fraud solution called Traffic Advisors to pre-filter clients’ traffic. This later led to the stand-alone ad fraud platform, Anura.io, to tackle ad fraud in any environment.