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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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Cyber Tactics 0920

It’s coming: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

John McClurg
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

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

John McClurg
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

John McClurg
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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DECADE OF THE RATs: Novel Cross-Platform APT Attacks Targeting Linux Windows and Android

John McClurg
John McClurg
May 1, 2020

As China forges its role as one of the great world powers, it relies upon a blast furnace of espionage operations to acquire foreign technologies and intellectual property, better position itself against competing international powers and control its own image both at home and abroad.


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Attribution: 3 Questions to Ask When Deciding How It Matters

John McClurg
John McClurg
April 1, 2020

Attribution is often regarded as a primary goal within a cybersecurity investigation, but as John McClurg, CISO at Blackberry, explores here, conclusive attribution should at times exist as a secondary consideration - one abandoned if the ROI doesn't justify its expense.


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Better Mobile Security with a Mobile Threat Defense Plan

What is a Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) and do you have one?
John McClurg
John McClurg
March 1, 2020

Why your enterprise needs a Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) in place. Today!


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A Framework for Measuring InfoSec as a Business Function

John McClurg
John McClurg
February 2, 2020

In my December column, I ended with the observation that many CISOs struggle when it comes to first determining and then actually communicating the business value of the security options out there.


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New Year Prognostications: A Perennial Guide for the Perplexed

John McClurg
John McClurg
January 1, 2020

2020 heralds a few major shifts that will transform cybersecurity: ransomware attacks, artificial intelligence, facial recognition and mobile cybersecurity.


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Expense-in-Depth: Total Cost of Controls Reconsidered

John McClurg
John McClurg
December 1, 2019

What is a Defense-in-Depth strategy, and why has it come to be acknowledged as Expense-in-Depth? How can CISO's communicate the business value of this strategy?


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