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What is Cyber Deception and Why Should I Care?
What is Cyber Deception and Why Should I Care?
By William (Tony) Cole
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Happy New Year and here's to hoping for a quieter 2018 in the cyber realm!
Happy New Year and here's to hoping for a quieter 2018 in the cyber realm!
By William (Tony) Cole
Activity
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I love the smell of #digital and #cybersecurity governance excellence in the morning. Looking forward to kicking off Cohort 24.11 of the QTE 501…
I love the smell of #digital and #cybersecurity governance excellence in the morning. Looking forward to kicking off Cohort 24.11 of the QTE 501…
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The SEC recently published additional guidance (CDI, 24.June 2024) on several Form 8-K sections, including item 1.05 (Material Cybersecurity…
The SEC recently published additional guidance (CDI, 24.June 2024) on several Form 8-K sections, including item 1.05 (Material Cybersecurity…
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We'll be teaching the only masterclass/tabletop for SEC #cybersecurity incident materiality determination for Form 8-K and 10-K at Blue Team Con in…
We'll be teaching the only masterclass/tabletop for SEC #cybersecurity incident materiality determination for Form 8-K and 10-K at Blue Team Con in…
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Experience & Education
Licenses & Certifications
Publications
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@ the World Economic Form – A Closer Look at the Perfect Storm Threatening Europe
FireEye and Marsh & McLennan
During this week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland, FireEye and Marsh & McLennan Companies released a cyber risk report that focuses on a fundamental challenge facing the European Union – the evolving threat landscape and the region’s ability to address new cyber threats.
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Gov Matters Interview
Gov Matters, ABC
Tony Cole, vice president and global government chief technology officer at FireEye, discusses government “cyber hygiene” and how it can prepare for new cybersecurity demands by the Trump administration.
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Cybersecurity and U.S. Voting Systems
CSPAN / ICIT Panel
The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology hosted a series of discussions on cybersecurity threats. In this panel experts highlighted vulnerabilities of the U.S. election system and specified ways adversaries can compromise voting machines and data.
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FireEye’s Tony Cole discusses this year’s M-Trends Report
FedScoop
Host Kevin Greene and guest Tony Cole, vice president and global government CTO at FireEye, discuss the lessons learned from FireEye’s M-Trends Report of 2016. Cole also talks about the impact of disruptive breaches and ways organizations can better prepare themselves in response. Cole shares his insights on the major cyberthreats to the federal government — and how FireEye is working to bring awareness to these issues.
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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #92: An Interview with Ellen Nakashima and Tony Cole
Lawfare
Did China’s PLA really stop hacking US companies for commercial secrets? And does it matter? In episode 92, we ask those questions and more of two experts on the topic ‒ Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima, who has broken many stories on PLA hacking, and Tony Cole, the Global Government CTO with FireEye, who has fought off his share of PLA hackers.
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Gov Matters Interview
Gov Matters ABC
An interview about the OPM breach and advanced threats.
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US Government Target of 61,000 Attacks
CNN
A discussion on recent cyber attacks on the US government.
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Cole guides agencies in next-gen cyber warfare
GCN
Tony Cole has been immersed in cybersecurity since before it was an industry. In 2002, he retired after a 20-year career in the Army, where his last assignment was as technical operations manager for network security services at the Pentagon, responsible for overseeing security teams for the Pentagon backbone.
Courses
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Diagnosis SOC-Atrophy, What to do when your SOC is sick
RSA Conference 2017
Honors & Awards
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2016 Trending 40 Cyber Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Trending 40, DCA Live
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Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Most Influential Executive
Executive Mosaic
An inductee into Executive Mosaic's Washington 100 (Wash100) for most influential IT executive impacting government.
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GCN IT Industry Executive of the Year
Government Computer News
An award given for recognition of the awardees contributions in a specific area to the government. Cyber security in my case.
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Symantec Horizon Award for Excellence in Leadership
Symantec
An award given for Leadership Excellence
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Bronze Order of Mercury for Lifetime contributions to the Signal Regiment
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Organizations
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Aspen Institute
Fellow
- PresentThe Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues". The institute and its international partners promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding in a nonpartisan and nonideological setting through regular seminars, policy programs, conferences…
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues". The institute and its international partners promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding in a nonpartisan and nonideological setting through regular seminars, policy programs, conferences, and leadership development initiatives. https://www.aspeninstitute.org
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Institute For Critical Infrastructure
Fellow
- PresentICIT Initiatives bridge the gap between the legislative community, federal agencies, critical infrastructure companies and technology providers by providing powerful forums for education, collaboration and relationships building. http://icitech.org
More activity by William (Tony)
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I’m thrilled to share some professional news. Following my tenure in public service as the federal government CISO and deputy national cyber…
I’m thrilled to share some professional news. Following my tenure in public service as the federal government CISO and deputy national cyber…
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Anyone interested in security auditing or penetration testing should check out this week's Gula Tech Adventures video which focuses on "Breach and…
Anyone interested in security auditing or penetration testing should check out this week's Gula Tech Adventures video which focuses on "Breach and…
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*** Butterfly Effect *** Here we go—public companies reporting on cybersecurity events in Form 8-K, Item 8.01. I was waiting for a chain of reports…
*** Butterfly Effect *** Here we go—public companies reporting on cybersecurity events in Form 8-K, Item 8.01. I was waiting for a chain of reports…
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Who's ready for some summer learning about the growing importance of #IT and #cybersecurity leadership in the boardroom? A few seats remain for the…
Who's ready for some summer learning about the growing importance of #IT and #cybersecurity leadership in the boardroom? A few seats remain for the…
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Thanks Bob, this made me chuckle. Under the CoC logic then, why do we have mandated financial expertise on boards? Wouldn't that give investors a…
Thanks Bob, this made me chuckle. Under the CoC logic then, why do we have mandated financial expertise on boards? Wouldn't that give investors a…
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