“Once you ask, don’t forget to keep coming up with new questions.”
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Ronald Eddings is a Silicon Valley–based cybersecurity expert, blogger, and digital nomad whose ingenuity, dedication, and ambition have all earned him the reputation as a trusted industry leader. Over the course of his career, Ronald has garnered extensive experience working at various Fortune 500 companies and mentoring a multitude of fellow professionals. In addition to cybersecurity, he is well versed in software development, DevOps, and artificial intelligence. Currently, Ronald serves as a cyber fusion engineer at a cybersecurity startup and is an active contributor to several open source projects. He also holds a BS degree in information technology and an array of cybersecurity certifications.
If there is one myth that you could debunk in cybersecurity, what would it be?
That macOS can’t get a virus.
What is one of the biggest bang-for-the-buck actions that an organization can take to improve its cybersecurity posture?
Phishing! I’ve seen the best and the worst implementation for protection of phishing, and the gaps are quite large.
How is it that cybersecurity spending is increasing but breaches are still happening?
Analyst/engineer fatigue. There’s not enough time in the day to exhaustively cover all aspects of an environment. I’ve ...
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