Chris Konrad

In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, the recent events of July 19, 2024, serve as a powerful reminder of both the challenges we face and the strength we possess when we stand united. On this day, a significant IT outage impacted millions, revealing vulnerabilities but also highlighting the opportunity for better resilience and collaborative spirit within the cybersecurity community.

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Implement an innovative strategy to embed security champions in every part of the business to build a culture where cybersecurity is top of mind.

In today's global business landscape, CFOs need a deep understanding of cyber threats that span regulatory, cultural and technological landscapes

Today's CISOs and security teams have more tools than ever to implement. It's driving innovation, but also creating new levels of complexity — from a cost, visibility and agility perspectives — that are difficult to overcome. After years of over rotating on the number of tools and solutions being used, it's time for security leaders to get back to the basics. But how?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a cornerstone of operations across a myriad of sectors. With this global trend, it's imperative that boards of directors everywhere take a proactive role in overseeing these systems

Data governance is an integral component of a comprehensive security and risk management program. Here's why and some frameworks available to put into practice.

‘The biggest competitive weapon that they have is that they own the telemetry from the network and if they can correlate that data and optimize it for security use cases, then I think they’ll be in a very strong position,” one Cisco partner says of the networking giant’s plan to improve customers’ cybersecurity readiness.

Observability enables organizations to proactively detect and respond to security incidents, reduce downtime, and improve the overall resilience of their systems.

Ransomware attacks have sadly become commonplace and increasingly more brazen. Huge enterprise businesses, gas pipelines, universities, and even cities have been crippled by ransomware and forced to pay huge ransoms. What can an individual or a business do to prevent and repel a ransomware attack?

Our WWT Experts host, Matthew Coble, will be joined this week by security expert, Chris Konrad. Chris is a 24-year veteran of the cybersecurity industry, and he's built and led various teams in consulting, sales, and professional services. He currently leads security strategy with many of WWT's top global accounts, and he's regularly tapped to share his expertise with media and industry groups, both online and off.

Cybersecurity has come a long way since its inception, but so have the cyber criminals who gave it purpose. Let's take a look at what's in store for 2023 according to the leading experts.

"In both chess and cyber, we care about tactics, moves and strategy," said WWT Area Vice President of Security Chris Konrad. "We also care about the value of our assets. In the event of a cyber attack, it's inevitable you will lose a few pawns. But protection of your kings and queens, or in business our assets, is absolutely critical."

In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Konrad, Area Vice President of Security, Global Accounts at World Wide Technology, offers advice to CISOs that are increasingly under pressure, discusses using a security maturity model, discusses interesting security technologies, and more.

WWT's Area Vice President of Security, Global Accounts, Chris Konrad, gives an expert perspective on the importance of cyber security fundamentals and how to lay a strong foundation for successful innovation.

When starting a new business, the costs involved to get off the ground can add up quickly. In the face of these costs, many entrepreneurs choose to cut back on certain functions or areas of the business to make room for “more important” expenses.

WWT's Global Accounts Cyber Team identifies a few areas our customers should double down on.

It is hard enough to keep up with all the latest buzzwords in cyber these days, but one in particular that has my attention is “XDR.”

October 2021. I was honored to be chosen to present at the Money20/20, the world’s leading platform where the entire global money ecosystem collides to disrupt the ways consumers and businesses manage, invest, protect spend, share and borrow money.

During this rendition of WWT Experts, our host Rick Pina, Chief Technology Advisor - Public Sector, will be joined by Chris Konrad, Senior Director and Security extraordinaire. Chris will cover today’s top customer challenges and answer some of the most common questions he hears around security. Be sure to tune in to learn from Chris’s hands-on experience and expertise.

Every CISO is now scrambling to get employees back to work in what is labeled "the workplace of the future."

13 Ways Businesses And Consumers Can Help Secure Their Financial Data

The topic of cybercrime is daunting, but the very first step to defend your organization is to know what level of risk you are operating at, both technologically and programmatically.

Many CISOs struggle with where to begin when adopting agile principles within cybersecurity. We will discuss four recommendations to jumpstart adoption.

WWT Global executive leaders Chris Konrad, Kent Noyes and John Evans join host Robb Boyd to discuss the key ways in which adopting an agile workflow for cybersecurity can lead to a more efficient environment through process consistency, enhanced project visibility and team collaboration across the business.

Cyber resilience is the ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber attacks. As ransomware and malware attacks are rising globally, companies are preparing for a compromised future.

As threats to organizations’ data environments become more sophisticated and persistent, the need to prevent and rapidly recover from adverse cyber events has become critical. The right data protection and backup solution can help keep an organization’s data secure, and critical infrastructure up and running

The 18th edition of Safer Internet Day is upon us, and it reminds me of an important point I've repeated throughout my career: security is a team sport. It is not just the responsibility of the Chief Security Officer, or any one person. To have a safe and secure cyber experience, it requires you pay attention to the little things, starting with the basics. If you don’t, you can be a victim of a breach or identity theft, or have your life disrupted in ways that are not fun.

Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) offer next-generation security, agility and performance.

The rise of technology, in turn, is likely to bring about changes to procedures and regulations across the financial sector. Below 11 members of Forbes Finance Council share the ways they see the banking industry evolving over the next five years

All organizations need to evaluate their cybersecurity postures and ensure the proper controls and appropriate levels of resilience are in place. Adversaries can breach critical business systems such as payroll, finance and more by establishing an undetected presence within your business, and they can inflict immediate and long-term damage—so knowing your risks is critical.

2021 Cybersecurity Predictions

The 18th edition of Safer Internet Day is upon us, and it reminds me of an important point I've repeated throughout my career: security is a team sport. It is not just the responsibility of the Chief Security Officer, or any one person. To have a safe and secure cyber experience, it requires you pay attention to the little things, starting with the basics. If you don’t, you can be a victim of a breach or identity theft, or have your life disrupted in ways that are not fun.

World Wide Technology’s Chris Konrad and Matt Berry on the partnership with Dell Technologies and changing security needs in the financial services space

With the holidays upon us and our favorite seasonal tunes in full swing, topping the charts is one of the classics, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” While calling birds, gold rings and geese allaying have nothing to do with cybersecurity, these top trends from 2020 do. So come along as we take you through “The 12 Days of Security,” our recap of what we learned in 2020.

When it comes to credit cards and banks, consumers are spoiled for choice—in fact, there are so many options it can be difficult to know where to start. Finding the financial institution or product that matches your unique needs can make a big difference in saving—and earning—you money, so it pays to do some homework when it’s time to set up a bank account or choose a credit card.

As we're on pace to see a record 20,000 vulnerabilities this year, what should you be considering when it comes to your current security posture?

With so many businesses and consumers relying on online transactions, the rise of financial technology has accelerated since the pandemic began. As remote operations stay in place for many companies and consumers adapt to—and embrace—technology to simplify their financial transactions, the growth in fintech is a trend that can be expected to continue.

July was an interesting month for a few products across the OEM landscape, with high severity vulnerabilities released for a wide array of software products typically used by businesses including Microsoft, Citrix, F5, Juniper, Oracle and SAP.

For investors in a company that’s negotiating a potential acquisition, it’s wise to be watchful; an M&A deal can lead to either a windfall or a loss, and it’s up to you to figure out what your next move is.

Remote-working had already been a rising trend in recent years, but no one could have predicted that an event like the COVID-19 pandemic would cause entire companies to move to the digital workplace overnight.

The financial sector takes cybersecurity seriously, and almost no one takes it more seriously than Chris Konrad, World Wide Technology Director of Global Financial Security.

Join us as he discusses what makes the financial sector different, what products they are using to protect their environment, and the most significant cyber challenges he faces safeguarding the industry.

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The financial sector takes cybersecurity seriously, and almost no one takes it more seriously than Chris Konrad, World Wide Technology Director of Global Financial Security.

Join us as he discusses what makes the financial sector different, what products they are using to protect their environment, and the most significant cyber challenges he faces safeguarding the industry.

Join me and Anthony Giandomenico on the Dr. Chaos Podcast.

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Get an overview of the important finds from recent security studies performed by the World Economic Forum, and see how WWT's security teams align our approach to the main leadership principles.

VMware’s acquisition of Lastline adds tremendous value, helping to reduce noise without reducing the amount of information being inspected. Lastline will enhance VMware’s ability to prioritize and reduce intel down to what is actionable.

Enterprise cyber resilience is a strategic requirement and a must-have organizational capability. Security and risk management executives must come together to work as a unified team to design, implement and maintain a cyber resilience program to ensure business initiatives become sustainable operations.

How you react today will determine how well your organization adapts to the demand for remote workers; more importantly, it will dictate how efficiently employees can get their job done without increasing risk.

WWT's Chris Konrad and F5's Greg Godar discuss the importance of security with the switch to Remote Working.

Protecting AI models and the AI development environment may soon be the CSO's greatest challenge, given the complexity of the underlying big data platforms and the mathematics required to understand many of the esoteric—yet very real—attacks against modern AI algorithms.

Four Main Cybersecurity Challenges for Financial Services Firms

Cloud. Mobility. IoT. While they all find their way into every organization’s strategic plans, they’re also catalysts for large scale security transformations. The reason is simple: yesterday’s (security) solutions don’t solve today’s (security) problems

Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) offer next-generation security, agility and performance

With the highest level of security among the 16 critical U.S. industries, financial institutions should take every opportunity to re-evaluate their posture against various types of cybersecurity risk.

We take a look at the most pressing topics and trends global organizations are facing in cybersecurity at the start of new decade.

Cisco Umbrella + BlueCat: How Financial Services Firms Can Reduce Threat Response Time. With a quick and seamless integration of BlueCat DNS and Cisco Umbrella, one financial services firm cut their threat response time to just seconds

How a BlueCat and Cisco Umbrella integration delivers a compelling DNS firewall solution for security teams who need to quickly locate the source IP of malware-infected devices.

Having spent the summer driving around various parts of the country, I couldn’t help correlating some of the street signs I saw with cyber security. So in the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, let's #BeCyberSmart, buckle up and have a little fun.

Service providers need a scalable, high-performing Next-Gen Firewall to help limit cyberattacks. Fortinet’s FortiGate product family offers one of the most comprehensive solutions in the industry.

WWT experts Chris Konrad and Rudy Kasprzyk join Kevin Kriebel from Expanse and Dylan DeAnda from Tanium to discuss security visibility in the technology space.

You can’t protect what you don’t know is yours. Having a clear view of what is on your network and why will help guide a security strategy that can transform the business.

Fourteen years after I attended my first RSA conference, I find many of the concerns more than a decade ago eerily similar to what’s top of mind for security professionals today.

Those who know me well know that American football is my favorite sport and that I often use football terminology to explain the world of cybersecurity. Here’s a few of my tips to help you gain an idea of where your security program stands maturity-wise

Consistent security training is crucial for organizations to reduce risk and ensure the security of data within the organization

Agile is a buzzword you may hear a lot. The concept originally spawned from the software development world, but now chief information security officers (CISOs) are talking about it as a new way to lead a cybersecurity program.

Selecting and testing the right security solution for your organization is a major decision and time consuming. The wrong choice can result in downtime, data loss or even a network breach. Informed decisions require thorough analysis of all available offerings, which can be challenging. This is a common theme I hear from customers, and I think everyone can relate to the pains of not having enough time, staff, expertise or the needed infrastructure to test and select the right solution for your… Show more

Selecting and testing the right security solution for your organization is a major decision and time consuming. The wrong choice can result in downtime, data loss or even a network breach. Informed decisions require thorough analysis of all available offerings, which can be challenging. This is a common theme I hear from customers, and I think everyone can relate to the pains of not having enough time, staff, expertise or the needed infrastructure to test and select the right solution for your organization Show less

Ensuring your security posture is up to date and protecting your assets has never been more of a concern with the recent outbreaks of NotPetya and WannaCry. And while there are several measures you can take to protect yourself from a breach, one thing an organization should never ignore is compliance regulations within their industry.

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The list of security challenges companies face continues to grow... massive shortages in the number of security professionals, dozens of independent point products with little or no integration, a suffocating volume of security events, and attacks that are more advanced than ever. It's why Security Automation is quickly becoming a best practice to improve detection and response in the SOC.

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The list of security challenges companies face continues to grow... massive shortages in the number of security professionals, dozens of independent point products with little or no integration, a suffocating volume of security events, and attacks that are more advanced than ever. It's why Security Automation is quickly becoming a best practice to improve detection and response in the SOC.

Companies are adopting this emerging technology to address a wide range of use cases including fraud detection & investigation, detection & response for ransomware, phishing and other infections, securing IoT, and even responding to insider threats. Today we have Chris Conrad, Cyber Security Engagement Manager at WWT, and CP Morey VP of Products & Marketing at Phantom to share their thoughts on the industry, automation and how WWT and Phantom are partnered to help companies address a growing list of security challenges.
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Watch our #TEC37 Webinar: Security 101 to hear our panel of industry-leading experts, Chris Konrad, Wendell Layne, Charlie Bennett, Jeff Cobb and Juliana Caviolo, discuss how and when to do a vulnerability assessment versus a penetration test and how a formal vulnerability and patch management program can assist in protecting organization, customer and employee information from unauthorized use, disclosure, modification or destruction.