Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Robin Block
Robin Block’s profile • Letterboxd
Favorite films Recent activity All ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ ★★★★½ Recent reviews More In Search of Darkness: Part III 2022 ★★★★★ As the creator and Exec Producer of the In Search of Darkness series, I am supremely biased! David Weiner knocked it out of the park with ISOD3! My first viewing was a near-complete draft back in October. It's my job to review these drafts carefully and scrutinise them, but after about 10 minutes, I just sunk into the warm nostalgic glow and forgot about constructive criticism.
SecurityBrief NZ - StatusToday’s Ankur Modi on what drove him to build a business
Digitisation has opened opportunities to businesses willing to embrace them. However, it has also generated problems. Cyber threats are headline news and established businesses fear losing their competitive edge to agile startups. Companies both new and old are confounded by a baffling array of technology-vendors and digital options. An inability to identify the best move has grounded many organisations in paralysis.
SecurityBrief Australia - StatusToday’s Ankur Modi on what drove him to build a business
Digitisation has opened opportunities to businesses willing to embrace them. However, it has also generated problems. Cyber threats are headline news and established businesses fear losing their competitive edge to agile startups. Companies both new and old are confounded by a baffling array of technology-vendors and digital options. An inability to identify the best move has grounded many organisations in paralysis.
SecurityBrief Asia - StatusToday’s Ankur Modi on what drove him to build a business
Digitisation has opened opportunities to businesses willing to embrace them. However, it has also generated problems. Cyber threats are headline news and established businesses fear losing their competitive edge to agile startups. Companies both new and old are confounded by a baffling array of technology-vendors and digital options. An inability to identify the best move has grounded many organisations in paralysis.
Big Data, Mumbai
Hi Data Lovers! We are glad to announce our first meetup in Mumbai for 2018. Better put it on your calendars, this one is going to be awesome. Theme: AI, Blockchain, Startups, Products, Success stories and more. Talk: Use Case: ”How Orbo used AI models in the production of the blockbuster movie Padmavat” . Mindblowing CV implementations with AI and more. About Manoj and Orbo: Manoj has previously lead products and verticals in many hallmark companies like Adidas, Reliance, Quicksilver, etc.
Big Data, Tel Aviv v 2.0
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for a few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com. We hope to see you there for another night of great talks, a few beers and some networking!
Big Data, Athens v 2.0
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for a few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com. We hope to see you there for another night of great talks, a few beers and some networking!
Big Data, Berlin v 15.0
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for a few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com. We hope to see you there for another night of great talks, a few beers and some networking!
Getting to Base Camp: A Conversation with Pete Williams on the Mistakes Made in AI Implementation
Machine learning and AI are the latest technologies transforming business — carrying on from digitization and big data. It is difficult, however, to pull apart the hype from implementation and distinguish the realities from the marketing jargon. Pete Williams is a “data evangelist” who works with companies to get them started down the road of data-driven decision-making.
Nano Coin: Is Block Lattice Better Than Blockchain?
Nano (formerly RaiBlocks) is a digital cryptocurrency that runs the directed acyclic graph algorithm. Nano aims at providing a platform that offers users instant transactions with zero-fee charges. To achieve this, Nano uses its unique technology called “block lattice.” In this novel technological approach, every account on the Nano network runs as an independent blockchain.
10 Tips for Avoiding an Alternative Data Hangover
More than 80% of the world’s data is unstructured. Investors in the financial industry are now having to confront the challenge of managing a large volume of data in this unstructured format, assembling in-house data scientists, engineers and IT staff who can transform it into insights. As you might imagine, this is an extremely lengthy and expensive process. The majority of buy-sides do not have access to these types of resources, and that’s why big data vendors are essential.
Big Data, Seattle
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com. We hope to see you there!
Big Data, Washington DC v 2.0
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com. We hope to see you there!
Big Data, Frankfurt v 7.0
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for a few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! 7:00 – 7:15 PM – Introduction Talk by Carolin Wagner and Konstantin Bondarev, Dataconomy’s Brand Ambassadors in Frankfurt If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com.
Big Data, San Francisco v 4.0
Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email: events@dataconomy.com. We hope to see you there!
Getting Your Feet Muddy with Data Science: A Conversation with Ross Taylor
As companies digitize and data occupies a more central place in our lives, corporations are struggling to find enough talented people to meet the business challenges they face. This has created exceptional opportunities for individuals who are up for tackling those challenges. Ross Taylor of ALPIMA started his career as an economist working for the UK Treasury on financial services during the Eurozone crisis.
Machine Learning for Connecting Organizations: A Conversation with Roger Gorman
In the 1990s, anthropologist Robin Dunbar hypothesized that the maximum number of people an individual can personally know and remember is 150 — Dunbar’s number. The specific figure is debated, but it is common sense that the human cognitive capacity to understand relationships at scale has a limit. The larger a company, the more moving parts, the more projects — the more people.
How AI is Transforming Business Intelligence
Today, businesses are entering into a new era ruled by data. AI, specifically, is gradually evolving into a key driver that shapes day-to- day business processes and Business Intelligence decision-making. Thanks to advances in cognitive computing and AI, companies can now use sophisticated algorithms to gain insights into consumer behavior, use the real-time insights to identify trends and make informed decisions that give them an edge over their competitors.
Taking Back Ownership of Your Data
The internet has long been a consummate environment for collecting immense amounts of data from large swathes of the population. With the increased use of cookies and other data mining tools, the internet is, essentially, a bottomless trove of useful data. This collected information is highly prized by companies and marketers, who then use insights from the data to more accurately target audiences.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Randtronics' take on encryption - and why quantum computing is not a threat
Bob Adhar is the Founder and CEO of Randtronics. The Australian company provides data encryption and system control solutions. “I founded Randtronics in 2002. We were a reseller of security products. After building a career in telecommunications, I wanted to actually build a business.
SecurityBrief Australia - Global attitude & aptitude: Dtex brings behavioural intelligence back to APAC
Article by Robin Block. Mohan Koo is the co-founder and CTO of Dtex Systems — an advanced behaviour intelligence vendor that has been at the forefront of providing user visibility since 2000. “The inspiration for the business came out of watching my dad’s accounting firm digitalise their filing system. Like many businesses, they went from locked files and individually assigned keys, to a mutually accessible computer system. At a young age, this struck me as untenable.
How Far Away Are We from Inventing True A.I.?
The famous inventor and computer scientist Ray Kurzweil has made some very bold predictions about the pace at which human technology is advancing toward the ultimate threshold. That threshold is known as “The Singularity.” That epithet is a metaphor borrowed from physics terminology to express the point at which information technology—specifically artificial intelligence—becomes sufficiently advanced as to irreversibly alter the course of history on earth.
The Four Essential V’s for a Big Data Analytics Platform
Whether data is structured or unstructured, it’s only as valuable as the business outcomes it makes possible. However, the data itself isn’t the only factor responsible for those outcomes. How you measure that data, from a business point of view, helps you tie the value of the data to its potential and supports decisions that lead to positive business results. To get there, you need a big data analytics platform.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: Darktrace's APAC expansion, AI-led cybersecurity and the secret of success
Sanjay Aurora is Managing Director, APAC, for Darktrace. Having worked regionally for Oracle, Autonomy and OpenText. Sanjay joined Darktrace in 2015 to spearhead their Eastern expansion. “Darktrace was founded to solve a well-defined problem — the failure of perimeter defence cybersecurity and reliance on rudimentary signatures. We call our approach the ‘Enterprise Immune System’.
SecurityBrief Asia - Interview: Darktrace's APAC expansion, AI-led cybersecurity and the secret of success
Sanjay Aurora is Managing Director, APAC, for Darktrace. Having worked regionally for Oracle, Autonomy and OpenText. Sanjay joined Darktrace in 2015 to spearhead their Eastern expansion. “Darktrace was founded to solve a well-defined problem — the failure of perimeter defence cybersecurity and reliance on rudimentary signatures. We call our approach the ‘Enterprise Immune System’.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Darktrace's APAC expansion, AI-led cybersecurity and the secret of success
Sanjay Aurora is Managing Director, APAC, for Darktrace. Having worked regionally for Oracle, Autonomy and OpenText. Sanjay joined Darktrace in 2015 to spearhead their Eastern expansion. “Darktrace was founded to solve a well-defined problem — the failure of perimeter defence cybersecurity and reliance on rudimentary signatures. We call our approach the ‘Enterprise Immune System’.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: BT on securing cooperation between government and industry
Rajiv Shah is the new Director of Government Cybersecurity for BT, Australia. Coming from BAE Systems, he has been tasked to grow the BT Security business across A/NZ. “What attracted me to BT is the scope and capability of their security apparatus. BT runs international telecommunications networks, and protects those networks from attack in more than 180 different countries.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: Why 'the ExtraHop moment' is creating revelations in network visibility
Carl Gough is the general manager of ExtraHop for New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. He joined 6 months ago to spearhead expansion across the territory — find partners, gain visibility and bring detection solutions to A-NZ. “We are a real-time analytics company. As an appliance, our product sits passively on a network and analyse traffic.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Why 'the ExtraHop moment' is creating revelations in network visibility
Carl Gough is the general manager of ExtraHop for New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. He joined 6 months ago to spearhead expansion across the territory — find partners, gain visibility and bring detection solutions to A-NZ. “We are a real-time analytics company. As an appliance, our product sits passively on a network and analyse traffic.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Aura Information Security explores Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
In June, Michael Warnock became Country Manager for Aura Information Security, a subsidiary of mission-critical technology solutions provider, Kordia. Since then, he has been working to build awareness of the processes needed to change how Australian companies approach cybersecurity. “Our focus is not necessarily led by technology. I think that the market has moved past ‘the latest and greatest widget or piece of software.’ Aura’s focus is on leading with an advisory and assurance framework.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: Aura Information Security explores Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
In June, Michael Warnock became Country Manager for Aura Information Security, a subsidiary of mission-critical technology solutions provider, Kordia. Since then, he has been working to build awareness of the processes needed to change how Australian companies approach cybersecurity. “Our focus is not necessarily led by technology. I think that the market has moved past ‘the latest and greatest widget or piece of software.’ Aura’s focus is on leading with an advisory and assurance framework.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: Understanding the bleeding edge to do business at the cutting edge
Richard Cousins is a strategist. With over fifty years of experience in IT, Richard has been on the board of over 20 organisations and has helped build 7 tech-startups. In 2002, he co-founded CommandHub, of which he is also Chairman. Since January, he has also been the Chairman of ProTECHted Solutions. “I was working with companies like IBM during the mid to late 90s, building internet strategies.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Understanding the bleeding edge to do business at the cutting edge
Richard Cousins is a strategist. With over fifty years of experience in IT, Richard has been on the board of over 20 organisations and has helped build 7 tech-startups. In 2002, he co-founded CommandHub, of which he is also Chairman. Since January, he has also been the Chairman of ProTECHted Solutions. “I was working with companies like IBM during the mid to late 90s, building internet strategies.
SecurityBrief Asia - Interview: Understanding the bleeding edge to do business at the cutting edge
Richard Cousins is a strategist. With over fifty years of experience in IT, Richard has been on the board of over 20 organisations and has helped build 7 tech-startups. In 2002, he co-founded CommandHub, of which he is also Chairman. Since January, he has also been the Chairman of ProTECHted Solutions. “I was working with companies like IBM during the mid to late 90s, building internet strategies.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: The Australian firm moving beyond cybersecurity's 'silver bullet' myth
Jeff Paine is the Founder and CEO of ResponSight — an Australian based cybersecurity firm that is rethinking breach detection and risk assessment. “I founded ResponSight to solve a problem — a problem I have observed in the industry for 20 years.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Haventec explains security through decentralisation
Robert Morrish joined cybersecurity startup Haventec as CEO in 2016 from Macquarie Group, where, as head of Digital Architecture and Strategy, he was instrumental in transforming its digital API platforms. Throughout his career he has always focused on solving massive challenges that affect millions of people, though he credits an incident in his childhood for teaching him a valuable lesson about resilience: “I was hit by a bus when I was young.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Hivint's cofounder on Security Colony & the power of the hive approach
Nick Ellsmore is building the infrastructure needed to tackle cybersecurity as a collective threat. He is the co-founder and Chief Apiarist of Hivint and Security Colony. “The names and title come from bees. Even though bees only have a lifespan of a few months, a hive can possess communal knowledge running back years. We are trying to create that kind of collective response to cyber threats.
4 Reasons why Advancing Big Data Helps The HealthTech Industry
When we think about the future, we might imagine flying cars, superior technology and the potential to cure all diseases, extend our lifespan and improve the general health of world’s population. These hopes are more or less realistic, but this is so in lare part thanks to the advancement of big data and the health technology industry.
IT Brief NZ - Interview: RSA on hoping for the best - and preparing for the worst
Rui Ataide is a senior member of RSA’s Incident Response team, a customer facing organisation within RSA, and is based in the UK. Chris Thomas helps RSA’s customers across the region to make sure they are getting the most from their investment in RSA technologies. With more than three decades of combined cybersecurity experience, they currently hop between active cyber breaches and assist in the remediation and prevention of security risks.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: RSA on hoping for the best - and preparing for the worst
Rui Ataide is a senior member of RSA’s Incident Response team, a customer facing organisation within RSA, and is based in the UK. Chris Thomas helps RSA’s customers across the region to make sure they are getting the most from their investment in RSA technologies. With more than three decades of combined cybersecurity experience, they currently hop between active cyber breaches and assist in the remediation and prevention of security risks.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: RSA on hoping for the best - and preparing for the worst
Rui Ataide is a senior member of RSA’s Incident Response team, a customer facing organisation within RSA, and is based in the UK. Chris Thomas helps RSA’s customers across the region to make sure they are getting the most from their investment in RSA technologies. With more than three decades of combined cybersecurity experience, they currently hop between active cyber breaches and assist in the remediation and prevention of security risks.
SecurityBrief Asia - Interview: RSA on hoping for the best - and preparing for the worst
Rui Ataide is a senior member of RSA’s Incident Response team, a customer facing organisation within RSA, and is based in the UK. Chris Thomas helps RSA’s customers across the region to make sure they are getting the most from their investment in RSA technologies. With more than three decades of combined cybersecurity experience, they currently hop between active cyber breaches and assist in the remediation and prevention of security risks.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: Okta on identity management & single source cloud control
Graham Pearson is rejuvenating the identity management market in Australia. He is the regional Vice President of APAC for Okta — an enterprise-level identity management service headquartered in America. “We started Australian operations at my kitchen table. We now lease 750 square-metres overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. That was done through organic growth — a solid work ethic and a great product. From my perspective, the main hurdle was re-education.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Okta on identity management & single source cloud control
Graham Pearson is rejuvenating the identity management market in Australia. He is the regional Vice President of APAC for Okta — an enterprise-level identity management service headquartered in America. “We started Australian operations at my kitchen table. We now lease 750 square-metres overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. That was done through organic growth — a solid work ethic and a great product. From my perspective, the main hurdle was re-education.
SecurityBrief Asia - Interview: Okta on identity management & single source cloud control
Graham Pearson is rejuvenating the identity management market in Australia. He is the regional Vice President of APAC for Okta — an enterprise-level identity management service headquartered in America. “We started Australian operations at my kitchen table. We now lease 750 square-metres overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. That was done through organic growth — a solid work ethic and a great product. From my perspective, the main hurdle was re-education.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: Quintessence Labs' take on quantum physics and cybersecurity
Vikram Sharma is set on changing the world — founding QuintessenceLabs nearly a decade ago to explore and develop the intersection between quantum physics and cybersecurity. “Following graduate school, I sat in on some quantum physics lectures at Stanford. While the physics was interesting, the thing that piqued my interest was the realisation that we are now able to engineer quantum states that don't exist in nature — unwrapping a whole host of engineering capabilities.
SecurityBrief NZ - Interview: How to grow a cybersecurity firm from the ground up
Alastair Paterson is a defence contractor turned entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Digital Shadows — a firm that manages digital risk “across the open, deep and dark-web for clients worldwide.” “The company developed out of a personal worry regarding the amount of information that was being shared online by individuals as social networks started really gaining traction back in 2009/10.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: How to grow a cybersecurity firm from the ground up
Alastair Paterson is a defence contractor turned entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Digital Shadows — a firm that manages digital risk “across the open, deep and dark-web for clients worldwide.” “The company developed out of a personal worry regarding the amount of information that was being shared online by individuals as social networks started really gaining traction back in 2009/10.
SecurityBrief Asia - Interview: How to grow a cybersecurity firm from the ground up
Alastair Paterson is a defence contractor turned entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Digital Shadows — a firm that manages digital risk “across the open, deep and dark-web for clients worldwide.” “The company developed out of a personal worry regarding the amount of information that was being shared online by individuals as social networks started really gaining traction back in 2009/10.
SecurityBrief Australia - Interview: AustCyber's leading role in the Australian security space
Craig Davies has been tasked with growing the Australian cyber security industry. Until December 2016, Craig was the Director of Security at Atlassian — a leading provider of collaboration, development and tracking software.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Robin
Contact Robin, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack