Mitch Mayne

Marketing and Communication, IBM

Mitch leads the communication, branding and content marketing agenda as part of IBM Security's Business Unit. Mitch has over a decade of experience leading technology marketing and communication efforts and writes about technology from a non-technical angle--translating deep technical content into consumable information for the business user. Mitch's expertise includes software, services, business partners, social media and platforms, and corporate brand design and integration. He holds a Masters Degree in Communication and Media from Stanford University.

Written By Mitch Mayne

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Expert Advice from CBI: Securing Your Endpoint Landscape

IBM BigFix Detect includes new features to help organizations bolster their endpoint management strategies and prevent high-profile data breaches.

May 8, 2017 | By Mitch Mayne

Listen to the poscast series, "Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity."

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It’s Not Too Late: Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now

"Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now," the new e-book by Paul Ferrillo and Chris Veltsos, is an invaluable resource for nontechnical professionals.

April 3, 2017 | By Mitch Mayne

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Things IBM BigFix Can Do for Your Endpoint Security (That You Didn’t Know About)

Respected security leader Jason Cordell offered high praise for IBM BigFix in his ongoing blog series, writing that it "makes ... work very simple."

September 12, 2016 | By Mitch Mayne

IBM BigFix offers an impressive product, and it manages to produce high-quality results thanks to its company culture and the people it attracts. Three employees recently spoke to Security Intelligence about these topics and more.

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What’s the Big Deal With the IBM BigFix Culture?

What makes the culture at IBM BigFix so unique? Three employees give their opinions on working in the BigFix office and creating a great product.

April 26, 2016 | By Mitch Mayne

Although some organizations may rely on castles, moats and other perimeter defenses to keep threats out, the more modern enterprises are moving forward with an immune system approach. This may be more in touch with the advanced threats of today.

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Don’t Rely on Castles and Moats to Protect Your Data — Build a Healthy Immune System Instead

Organizations need to rely on an immune system approach to preventing and remediating threats — not the castles-and-moats defense of decades ago.

April 7, 2016 | By Mitch Mayne

Stanford University's IT department needed to protect personal information and academic research without disrupting the user experience. IBM BigFix was the ideal solution, and the security measures are helping the university reach its IT goals.

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Stanford University IT Department Makes the Grade With IBM BigFix

At InterConnect 2016, the IT team from Stanford University detailed how IBM BigFix helped them lock down data without sacrificing the user experience.

March 6, 2016 | By Mitch Mayne

In the payment card industry, compliance, reporting and auditing is extremely important. Global Payments, Inc. knows this firsthand, and the company is leveraging IBM BigFix to make this process easier across all departments and locations.

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Global Payments, Inc. Teams With IBM BigFix to Track Endpoints, Maintain PCI Compliance

At IBM InterConnect 2016, Darren Kroll of Global Payments, Inc. described how IBM BigFix made PCI compliance and auditing easier.

February 24, 2016 | By Mitch Mayne

To win a three-legged race, partners need to work together and emphasize collaboration, cooperation and communication — especially if those partners are the IT security and operations teams tasked with endpoing protection.

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Winning the Three-Legged Race Toward Endpoint Protection

When it comes to endpoint protection, most IT security and operations teams function a lot like the pairs in a chaotic three-legged race.

July 7, 2015 | By Mitch Mayne

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From Health Care to Health Crisis: A Consumer’s Perspective on Health System Breaches and Stolen Customer Data

After being the victim of a health system breach that stole my customer data, I realized organizations need to invest in a threat protection system.

March 30, 2015 | By Mitch Mayne

Ben Gross and Clifton Hom of UC Berkeley's IT department included Taylor Swift memes into their presenation at IBM InterConnect 2015 and talked about the Twitter account @SwiftOnSecurity. The university uses IBM Endpoint Manager for its security needs.

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What Does Taylor Swift Know About Data Security?

At IBM InterConnect 2015, UC Berkeley security gurus used Taylor Swift memes to help make their points when describing how IBM helps them manage security.

March 11, 2015 | By Mitch Mayne