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John McClurg

John McClurg

John McClurg served 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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A new level of trust: Corporate-wide OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230:2020 conformance

The OpenChain standard allows companies of all sizes and in all sectors to adopt the key requirements of a quality open-source compliance program while building trust in the supply chain.
John McClurg
John McClurg
May 4, 2022

Learn about OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230:2020, the International Standard for open-source license compliance, designed to build trust in the supply chain. 


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Cyber Tactics

Not just another threat report!

John McClurg
John McClurg
April 6, 2022

Take a look at the BlackBerry 2022 Threat Report, which aims to allow security leaders to perform a thoughtful analysis shaping their security environment.


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Cyber Tactics

A transformative journey

John McClurg
John McClurg
March 4, 2022

John McClurg reflects on the transformation of BlackBerry as a handset company to a software company.


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Cyber Tactics

Christmas came early — Log4Shell & mitigating open-source vulnerabilities

John McClurg
John McClurg
February 4, 2022

The vulnerabilities of open-source software can have dire consequences and require all hands on deck.


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: Rise of the Enterprise-Sized Initial Access Broker
Cyber Tactics

New year, new threat: Rise of the enterprise-sized initial access broker

John McClurg
John McClurg
January 7, 2022

The cybercriminal business model will continue to focus on an increasing utilization of large Initial Access Brokers. 


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Cyber Tactics

A cybersecurity year in review

John McClurg
John McClurg
December 8, 2021

This year’s cybersecurity challenges are reflected in the SolarWinds & Colonial Pipeline compromises. 


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Cyber Tactics

2021 BlackBerry Security Summit roundup

John McClurg
John McClurg
November 17, 2021

This year, on October 13th, the BlackBerry Security Summit 2021 took place — fully virtual. Keynote speakers included a range of BlackBerry organizational leaders across specialties, from Cybersecurity and Threat Detection to Product Management and Engineering.


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Cyber Tactics

Emerging technology, evolving threats — Part III: 5G and the new surfaces and strategies

John McClurg
John McClurg
October 11, 2021

5G is here and redefining network architecture. Taking responsibility for its advancement in a secure manner has never been more important. Who ultimately is responsible for its associated security?


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Cyber Tactics

Emerging technology, evolving threats — Part II: The asymmetry effect

John McClurg
John McClurg
September 2, 2021

A single application may have hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities. Increasingly, cybercriminals are targeting people just as much if not more than the systems that underlie an infrastructure, which is why the trusted insider conundrum is exacting renewed attention. In most instances, they represent a cheaper and more accessible conduit to achieve one’s objective. What’s to be done?


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Emerging technology, evolving threats — Part I: Quantum computing

John McClurg
John McClurg
August 2, 2021

As technology grows and advances, potential cyber threats grow with it. While this notion is nothing new, the current speed of innovation makes it more important than ever to consider the implications these developments will have on our cybersecurity capabilities — especially with cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated and more adept at using emerging blind spots to their advantage.


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