Christian Falco — Product Manager, IBM

Product Manager, IBM

Christian Falco is a Product Manager with IBM Security, working across the X-Force Threat Intelligence portfolio. He has nearly ten years of experience in product, strategy, and consulting roles across IBM.

Data Protection December 7, 2022

Will the 2.5M Records Breach Impact Student Loan Relief?

2 min read - Over 2.5 million student loan accounts were breached in the summer of 2022, according to a recent Maine Attorney General data breach notification. The target of the breach was Nelnet Servicing, a servicing system and web portal provider for the…

Software Vulnerabilities December 6, 2022

Containers, Security, and Risks within Containerized Environments

4 min read - Applications have historically been deployed and created in a manner reminiscent of classic shopping malls. First, a developer builds the mall, then creates the various stores inside. The stores conform to the dimensions of the mall and operate within its…

Government December 6, 2022

Inside the Second White House Ransomware Summit

4 min read - Ransomware is a growing, international threat. It’s also an insidious one. The state of the art in ransomware is simple but effective. Well-organized criminal gangs hiding in safe-haven countries breach an organization, find, steal and encrypt important files. Then they…

Risk Management December 5, 2022

Did Brazil DSL Modem Attacks Change Device Security?

4 min read - From 2011 to 2012, millions of Internet users in Brazil fell victim to a massive attack against vulnerable DSL modems. By configuring the modems remotely, attackers could redirect users to malicious domain name system (DNS) servers. Victims trying to visit…

CISO December 2, 2022

Who Carries the Weight of a Cyberattack?

3 min read - Almost immediately after a company discovers a data breach, the finger-pointing begins. Who is to blame? Most often, it is the chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO) because protecting the network infrastructure is their job. Heck,…

CISO December 1, 2022

Transitioning to Quantum-Safe Encryption

6 min read - With their vast increase in computing power, quantum computers promise to revolutionize many fields. Artificial intelligence, medicine and space exploration all benefit from this technological leap — but that power is also a double-edged sword. The risk is that threat…

Application Security November 30, 2022

Securing Your SAP Environments: Going Beyond Access Control

3 min read - Many large businesses run SAP to manage their business operations and their customer relations. Security has become an increasingly critical priority due to the ongoing digitalization of society and the new opportunities that attackers exploit to achieve a system breach.…

CISO November 30, 2022

How Do You Plan to Celebrate National Computer Security Day?

3 min read - In October 2022, the world marked the 19th Cybersecurity Awareness Month. October might be over, but employers can still talk about awareness of digital threats. We all have another chance before then: National Computer Security Day. The History of National…

News November 30, 2022

Abuse of Privilege Enabled Long-Term DIB Organization Hack

2 min read - From November 2021 through January 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) responded to an advanced cyberattack on a Defense Industrial Base (DIB) organization’s enterprise network. During that time frame, advanced persistent threat (APT) adversaries used an open-source toolkit…

Endpoint November 29, 2022

Deploying Security Automation to Your Endpoints

3 min read - Globally, data is growing at an exponential rate. Due to factors like information explosion and the rising interconnectivity of endpoints, data growth will only become a more pressing issue. This enormous influx of data will invariably affect security teams. Faced…

Risk Management November 28, 2022

Worms of Wisdom: How WannaCry Shapes Cybersecurity Today

4 min read - WannaCry wasn’t a particularly complex or innovative ransomware attack. What made it unique, however, was its rapid spread. Using the EternalBlue exploit, malware could quickly move from device to device, leveraging a flaw in the Microsoft Windows Server Message Block…

CISO November 23, 2022

Emotional Blowback: Dealing With Post-Incident Stress

4 min read - Cyberattacks are on the rise as adversaries find new ways of creating chaos and increasing profits. Attacks evolve constantly and often involve real-world consequences. The growing criminal Software-as-a-Service enterprise puts ready-made tools in the hands of threat actors who can…

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Topics

Will the 2.5M Records Breach Impact Student Loan Relief?

Containers, Security, and Risks within Containerized Environments

Inside the Second White House Ransomware Summit

Did Brazil DSL Modem Attacks Change Device Security?

Who Carries the Weight of a Cyberattack?

Transitioning to Quantum-Safe Encryption

Securing Your SAP Environments: Going Beyond Access Control

How Do You Plan to Celebrate National Computer Security Day?

Abuse of Privilege Enabled Long-Term DIB Organization Hack

Deploying Security Automation to Your Endpoints

Worms of Wisdom: How WannaCry Shapes Cybersecurity Today

Emotional Blowback: Dealing With Post-Incident Stress

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