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IoT Security Guy

Rob Black, CISSP, is the “IoT Security Guy.” He is the Founder and Managing Principal of Fractional CISO. Besides IoT and cybersecurity, Rob has extensive web services and cloud solutions experience. He has held product and corporate security leadership positions at PTC ThingWorx, Axeda and RSA Security. Rob received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He holds two Bachelor of Science degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. One is in Computer Science and the other is System Science and Engineering. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Rob is the inventor of three security patents. He speaks at conferences and blogs about IoT security.

Rob consults, speaks, and writes on IoT security.

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IoT Security: How to Protect Connected Devices and the IoT Ecosystem
Four Steps to Securing Your IoT Identity from Employees
Episode 98: using Physics to crash hard drives and making sense of IoT standards
Traditional Cybersecurity Risk Matrix
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment – A Better Way
Why blockchain won't transform IoT security
The Internet of Secure Things: Vulnerabilities Beware!

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Topics the IoT Security Guy covers:

  • IoT attacks
  • IoT cybersecurity standards
  • IoT Identity and Access Management
  • IoT security architectures
  • IoT security market overview

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IoTSecurityGuyRob Black@IoTSecurityGuy·
21 May

It's great that your corporate network has all of those #security controls. But your employees and data are now dispersed to everyone's home. Check out some simple #cybersecurity tips for helping your employees work more securely from home.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-secure-your-employees-home-networks-rob-black/

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IoTSecurityGuyRob Black@IoTSecurityGuy·
18 May

Ever wondered what best practices are for web application security?

I was quoted in a recent #zeguro article, "to better secure your web applications, turn on multi-factor authentication!"

#cybersecurity #privacy #security

https://zeguro.com/blog/what-best-practices-for-smbs-web-application-security

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LiveWorx: One Cybersecurity Standard to Rule Them All

Boston Cloud Security Alliance: Quantitative Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

One Cybersecurity Standard to Rule Them All

The 5 Crazy Mistakes Administrators Make with IoT System Credentials

Crush Common Cybersecurity Threats with Privileged Access Management

Everything You Need to Know About IoT Safety, Security, and Blockchain: Myths, Tips, and Trends To Consider

Off the drawing board: can IoT security standards work?

August MeetUp: Building Defensible IoT Security Architecture

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LiveWorx: One Cybersecurity Standard to Rule Them All

Boston Cloud Security Alliance: Quantitative Cybersecurity Risk Assessment