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Home » Authors » Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.

Robert R. Ackerman Jr. is founder and managing director of AllegisCyber Capital and co-founder of cyber startup foundry DataTribe. He was the first investor to create a venture fund focused exclusively on cybersecurity and data science and has been investing in cybersecurity for more than 15 years in the U.S. and select international markets. 

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cyber security lock

Enterprise incident response plans must improve

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
July 12, 2022

As cyberattack methods evolve, so too must enterprise incident response plans. How an organization recovers from a data breach is critical to their future business success.


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data privacy

Online privacy has mostly vanished in the US

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
May 11, 2022

Online privacy has evolved greatly in the United States, and there is legislation on the horizon that may change data privacy and cybersecurity practices going forward.


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power grid security

Could Russia launch a cyberattack on the US power grid?

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
March 24, 2022

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, cybersecurity professionals are on the lookout for cyberattacks following the Kremlin's initial strategy of hacking the Ukrainian government.


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remote workforce

A people-centric approach to hybrid work cybersecurity

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
March 11, 2022

Cybersecurity professionals securing hybrid work environments can follow these three tips to improve their security posture. While people are the weakest link in any cybersecurity program, they can also be its strongest defense.


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Internet of Things

Poor security threatens Internet of Things hypergrowth

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
October 29, 2021

In a world replete with endless cyberattacks, IoT devices have minimal security, in part because cybersecurity stewards and their bosses are busy with other things and aren’t demanding improvement. 


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test

CISOs are changing their ways amid their toughest environment ever

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
September 2, 2021

A CISOs first 90 days on the job provide a window of opportunity for establishing their credibility and earning a vote of confidence from leadership. This requires, among other things, thoroughly assessing a corporation’s organization, technology, governance and the processes it embraces.


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Cloud computing is a bonanza – but security lags

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
July 1, 2021
Fact is, security in the cloud needs improvement. The problem is that cloud service providers treat cloud security as a shared responsibility with their customers. And while cloud purveyors typically hold up their end of the bargain, many customers do not. Human error among cloud customers is rampant.
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k-12 security freepik

Now ransomware is inundating public school systems

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
May 11, 2021

Almost every American adult knows that cyberattacks and breaches are ubiquitous and have primarily targeted companies and government entities. They might even know that the single most common breach these days is ransomware, a malicious process by which hackers dismantle computer systems and don’t fix them until a ransom is paid. Few, however, are aware that ransomware is targeting a new set of highly vulnerable victims en masse. In recent months, the majority of successful ransomware attacks have struck K-12 schools nationwide, casting a whole new light on the number of Americans highly susceptible to a cyberattack.


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board of directors freepik

Corporate boards are better at cybersecurity but still need improvement

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
May 6, 2021

While a number of useful countermeasures are being taken across corporate boards, progress remains relatively slow in the face of borderline existential threats. Not so long ago, companies thought of cybersecurity as a technology problem to be overseen by the chief security officer or the chief information officer, or as a compliance issue to be managed with audit functions. Today, thankfully, a more holistic, proactive and analytical approach is generally taken. There is more security training and better hygiene and most boards now count a seasoned CISO as one of their directors.


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Deepfakes freepik

The cybersecurity reality distortion field: Deepfakes and other manipulated data

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
Robert R. Ackerman Jr.
March 30, 2021
Deepfakes –mostly falsified videos and images combining the terms “deep learning” and “fake” – weren’t limited in 2019 to the Nixon presentation and were not uncommon before that. But today they are more numerous and realistic-looking and, most important, increasingly dangerous. And there is no better example of that than the warning this month (March 2021) by the FBI that nation-states are virtually certain to use deepfakes to help propagate increasingly misleading campaigns in the U.S. in coming weeks.
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