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John McClurg

John McClurg

John McClurg serves as Sr. Vice President, CISO and Ambassador-At-Large in BlackBerry's/Cylance’s Office of Security & Trust. McClurg previously was CSO at Dell; Vice President of Global Security at Honeywell International, Lucent Technologies/Bell Laboratories; and in the U.S. Intelligence Community, as a twice-decorated member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

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Cyber Tactics

Highly skilled & well-funded: The new booming threat in cybercrime

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John McClurg
March 1, 2021

Someone of a cynical persuasion may think it was only a matter of time until ‘outsourcing’ came to the cybercrime business. While this inevitability may be debatable, the early success of the model certainly isn’t.


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In the shadow of SolarWinds: Personal reflections

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John McClurg
February 1, 2021

The SolarWinds cyber compromise makes Cyber Tactics’ columnist John McClurg reflect and rethink about nation-state adversaries, insider threats, spearphising, AI-machine-powered learning, crimeware-as-a-service and much more. Here, he takes a look at what risks persist within organizations and potential consequences.


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The art of targeted phishing: How not to get hooked

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John McClurg
January 1, 2021

Threat actors who phish see themselves as businesspeople, even if that business is illegal. They’re always seeking ways to maximize their profits, and with phishing, they know they can do that by better tailoring the email lure to resonate with the intended recipient.


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Mind the gap: Diversity & other challenges in the age of AI

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John McClurg
December 1, 2020

A recent ISC² Cybersecurity Workforce Study placed the resource gap worldwide at 4.07 million professionals. The challenges we face when grappling with that gap are myriad and are exacerbated by the security paradigm to which we may have historically pledged allegiance.


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In pursuit of diversity

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John McClurg
November 1, 2020

Last month, in this column, we advanced a discussion of the hermeneutics involved in the interpretations we make daily and of our growing propensity to commit Group Attribution Error.


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Group attribution error – The most pervasive and potentially consequential threat of our day

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John McClurg
October 1, 2020

Hermeneutics, a hodge-podge of psychology, sociology, anthropology and philosophy — with a dose of linguistics thrown in for good measure — examines the variables around which we construct and impute meaning to our world. This process is more colloquially known as interpretation theory.


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It’s coming: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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John McClurg
September 1, 2020
Flashback to 2004 and the genesis of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), an initiative created to raise awareness in the U.S. around the importance of cybersecurity. Founded by the National Cyber Security Division within the Department of Homeland Security and the nonprofit National Cyber Security Alliance, NCSAM has taken place each October, since its mid-aughts inception, in efforts to ensure all Americans have knowledge of the resources and tools they need to be safer and more secure online.
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Securing our Democracy: The case for robust campaign cybersecurity

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John McClurg
August 1, 2020
Sun Tzu famously said, “all warfare is based on deception.” He could hardly have anticipated how his words would ultimately be substantiated—particularly in the tactics of today’s cybercriminals.
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Cyber Tactics

Zero trust further considered - another benefit of living in the times of AI

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John McClurg
July 1, 2020

The path to securing the remote workforce should be seamless and experienced as a hassle-free balance between safety and a quality user-experience. It is pivotal to implement appropriate security practices, as inadequate measures can lead to unmanaged risks and the endangerment of corporate systems, data and employees.


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Unified Endpoint Security: Combating the Chaos, Complexity and Other Conundrums Plaguing Our Community

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John McClurg
June 1, 2020

The best UES solution is one that buttresses its capabilities by simplifying administration, increasing visibility and control, reducing costs and eliminating unnecesary friction all while providing a higher value of security, productivity and user experience.


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