Christopher E Whyte

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Commentary: Fringe perspectives and extreme speech are now mainstream. So what comes next?

Nov 8, 2024 | richmond.com | Christopher E Whyte

Election Day in America has come and gone. While the implications of Tuesday’s voting are unquestionably still taking form, the country needs to consider what comes next. Americans of all stripes are looking at their neighbors and their communities, wondering if the divisiveness of the past decade is here to stay or if it is something that can pass. But morning in America is not yet here.
Russia's Fancy Bear launches mass credential collection campaigns

Dec 5, 2023 | csoonline.com | Lucian Constantin |Christopher E Whyte |Gagandeep Kaur |Jon Gold

The campaigns exploit Outlook and WinRAR flaws to target government, defense, and other entities, and they represent a change of tactic for the APT28 group.
How cybersecurity teams should prepare for geopolitical crisis spillover

Nov 27, 2023 | csoonline.com | Christopher E Whyte |Maril Vernon |Gagandeep Kaur |Jon Gold

CISOs can anticipate and prepare for cyberattacks conducted by participants in geopolitical conflict such as the Israel/Hamas war by understanding the threat actors' motivations and goals.
A year after ChatGPT’s debut, is GenAI a boon or the bane of the CISO’s existence?

Nov 23, 2023 | csoonline.com | Christopher Burgess |Cynthia Brumfield |Christopher E Whyte |Lucian Constantin

You can try to keep the flood of generative AI at bay but embracing it with proper vigilance is likely the best hope to maintain control and prevent the scourge of it becoming shadow AI.
MOVEit carnage continues with over 2600 organizations and 77M people impacted so far

Nov 21, 2023 | csoonline.com | Gagandeep Kaur |Lilach Faerman Koren |Christopher E Whyte |Josh Fruhlinger

The number of companies impacted by one of the biggest cyberattack incidents of the year continues to grow.
Cloud identity security success: 3 critical factors

Nov 20, 2023 | csoonline.com | Yonatan Klein |Christopher E Whyte |Samira Sarraf

Today, more than ever, security is all about identity. Especially in the cloud, the central management and proliferation of cloud services means that with the proper identity and permissions, one can do almost anything (legitimate or malicious). Product management has been my focus for over 15 years, and in that time, I have experienced multiple IT and ecosystem transformations. Let me tell you, it's never easy for organizations.
Identity security’s crucial role in safeguarding data privacy

Nov 20, 2023 | csoonline.com | Lilach Faerman Koren |Christopher E Whyte |Samira Sarraf

More than 130 global jurisdictions have enacted data privacy laws. While each contains rules and requirements distinct to their regions, they share a common priority: identity security. That's because if an attacker compromises a single identity in an organization where sensitive data is collected, stored, and handled, it's all downhill from there.
Virginia's universities need AI that's designed to fail

Nov 18, 2023 | richmond.com | Christopher E Whyte

If one were to solicit a list of the developments most often on the minds of educators today, it's almost certain that artificial intelligence would be near the top. After all, AI innovations like ChatGPT imply great potential to transform learning in the 21st century while at the same time portending immense risks. Can AI reshape higher education to put more agency in the hands of students? Perhaps.
The alarming rise of quishing is a red flag for CISOs

Nov 17, 2023 | csoonline.com | Matthew Tyson |Christopher E Whyte |Samira Sarraf |Josh Fruhlinger

Multiple reports show a dramatic rise in phishing scams employing QR codes. Now is the time for security leaders to take proactive steps.
Why the DOD’s Replicator should be a model for cybersecurity

Nov 17, 2023 | csoonline.com | Christopher E Whyte |Jon Gold |Josh Fruhlinger |Shweta Sharma

The Replicator program adopts the mosaic warfare concept that favors simple, low-cost options designed to overwhelm and disrupt an adversary.