The moat is gone – businesses need a new approach to protect their c...
November 2020 by Peter Galvin
In the days of old, organizations had all of their people and resources in select locations. That enabled businesses to…
What to do after a breach
June 2020 by Peter Galvin
Your organization has been breached. This is the kind of thing that keeps CIOs, CISOs and other data and security…
One big month for awards that was years in the making
March 2020 by Peter Galvin
We hear a lot about the luck of the Irish in March. As my name suggests, I am onboard with…
Americans, data, elections, encryption and the matter of trust
February 2020 by Peter Galvin
It was a massive tech fail. A systemic disaster. A debacle. When we hear such words, we tend to assume…
The year of encryption is upon us
January 2020 by Peter Galvin
1969 will forever be known as the year humans walked on the moon. Gary Ross Dahl rocked the world again…
Have yourself a (secure) little Christmas
December 2019 by Peter Galvin
Ahead of the fevered Christmas shopping season, Entrust Security surveyed consumers in the U.S. and UK about their security perceptions…
The evolution of how we think about and approach privacy and security
October 2019 by Peter Galvin
Lock the door. Shut the windows. Close the blinds. Draw the curtains. Never invite a stranger into the house. These…
What businesses can learn from a classic movie
July 2019 by Peter Galvin
They say that if you haven’t got your health, you haven’t got anything. At least that’s what Christopher Guest said…
GDPR is a year old – do you know where your customer data is?
May 2019 by Peter Galvin
Personal data privacy has become the mantra of the connected world – and with good reason. People are increasingly worried…
5 ways banks can retain consumer trust
May 2019 by Peter Galvin
In April, Entrust released the results of a survey gauging consumer sentiment about the industries most trusted to protect personal…
Trust Financial Institutions – And Also Beware
April 2019 by Peter Galvin
People tend to forget news events quickly. But there are exceptions to this rule. The Great Recession is one of…
RSA Conference 2019: Even Better This Time Around
March 2019 by Peter Galvin
While I’ve been attending the RSA Conference since the mid-90s, I’m especially motivated for next week’s show. It’s been an…
Peter Galvin looks at the Instagram Phishing Campaign
March 2019 by Peter Galvin
Not all phishing campaigns are created equal. Some are highly sophisticated, some less so. But, phishing is certainly prolific. According…
Facing the Trust Issue Head-On
March 2019 by Peter Galvin
It’s scary out there. And I’m not just talking about the physical world. Frightening headlines blare the bad news of…
More than half of consumers would consider legal action if their data ...
November 2018 by Peter Galvin
Six months on from the legal implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a third of consumers have admitted…
Blockchain: From Cyberpayments to Distributed Ledger
March 2017 by Peter Galvin
In the short period that blockchain has been around, the distributed ledger technology has spread from cybercurrency to a wide…