“Some of it’s luck, some of it is intuition, some of it is timing, and a lot of it is hard work– the way I look at it, you get one shot. And this is clearly our shot.” – Andrew Hoog, October 17, 2014
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This year, Home Depot's in-store payment system was hacked in what may have been the largest data breach of a retail company's computer network. It is unlikely to be the last.
“All it takes is one unsecured Angry Birds knock-off to put your entire enterprise at risk– Whatever your employees can access from their tablet or smartphone [is] also potentially accessible to hackers.”
“Apps are a booming organization and in the rush to compete, security testing often takes a backseat to speed-to-market–exposing your company to loss of data, customer trust– and ultimately, loss of revenue.”
Given the proliferation of BYOD (bring your own device) policies in vast, critical, and sensitive health care networks, mobile device security is–in an apt metaphor–as serious as a heart attack. I recently caught up with Andrew Hoog, computer scientist, mobile forensics researcher, and CEO/co-founder of viaForensics, a mobile security company. According to Andrew, “As the […]
World Business ChicagoåÊannounced viaForensics as a presenter at the 2014 Chicago Venture Summit. The Summit’s agenda includes presentations by dozens of the top emerging tech companies in the Midwest, panel discussions with national technology experts, and private dinners with C-suite leaders of the Midwest’s Fortune 100 companies.