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Articles by Kenneth Brisco
Lessons From the Cold War: Data Security Through Obscurity
During a long-term project in 2016, my team was tasked with reviewing the security features of a popular Soviet-era GPS satellite constellation. The client used it to obtain more exact positioning for workers who were attempting to locate underground utilities. After much digging and poring over the obscure technical diagrams, we discovered that this particular class of satellites did not encrypt GPS communications to a civilian end-user device — and it never would.
IBM Named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services
Once again, we are humbled and honored to be recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services, a title we have held five consecutive times. Last year was another significant and transformational period for IBM Security, especially for our managed security services (MSS) business. In 2017, we were all put to the test by unprecedented breaches, which paralyzed numerous businesses across the globe.
Critical Data: How Exposed Is Your Personal Information?
Until recently, many of us likely never gave a second thought to the security of our personal data online. Then, when news broke on a largescale social media data breach, millions of users were suddenly outraged and demanded that their information be better protected. While these scandals have been covered extensively in the media, they actually highlighted a problem that isn’t exactly unique.
Spotlight Your Data Within Shadow IT
What you don’t know can hurt you. This slight twist on a commonly used cliché illustrates the difficulties that many organizations experience when trying to secure sensitive data in the cloud. While there are various hurdles to protecting cloud data, shadow IT is a growing obstacle that often goes undetected because corporate employees are using cloud services that aren’t authorized by IT.
Cut Through the Fog: Improve Cloud Visibility to Identify Shadow IT
Last summer, I journeyed to a friend’s lake house in the beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts for a weekend of boating and fishing. Great Barrington is not too far from Boston, and I expected the road trip along the Massachusetts Turnpike to be clear and easy. It was smooth sailing out of the gate, and I was making great time.
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