Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

Latest from Mark Albertson

AI, facial-recognition tools help agency find exploited children

AI By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Over the past 12 years, more than 49,000 cases of human trafficking in the U.S. have been reported to a hotline that receives an average of 150 calls per day. That’s one of many statistics that drives the mission of the International …

Amazon works backwards to fulfill its missionary role in support of global nonprofits

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Most companies wait until a new product or project is completed before writing a press release to announce it. At Amazon.com Inc., the press release gets written before work even starts. It’s a process the company calls “working backwards,” where a product …

Fortinet’s cyberthreat report confirms hackers’ interest in the long game

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity threats have evolved from “smash, grab and run” to “enter, turn off all alarms, hide in the basement, and stay awhile.” That’s one of the conclusions that can be drawn from Fortinet’s Inc.’s latest “Threat Landscape Report,” a quarterly temperature reading …

Are humans and machines on a collision course? A futurist examines our uneasy dance with automation

AI By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The next time a McDonald’s Corp. customer is asked if they want fries with their order, the questioner may not be a real person. The fast-food giant has been testing voice-recognition software at one of its locations in Chicago. And those fries …

AutoNation uses Zscaler’s visibility tools to drive network protection from outside threats

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The first sign of cyber trouble for AutoNation Inc., a major automotive retailer, occurred when the firm encountered a small breach of a third-party company that was handling its customer information. That prompted the company to hire its first chief information security …

Open Systems tackles challenges of secure SD-WAN on a global basis

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

When Open Systems AG was founded in 1990, the company provided managed security services. As its executives saw the rise of a software-defined approach to managing wide area networks play a bigger role in connecting enterprise users to applications, the company pivoted …

Report from Black Hat: Escalating cyberthreats swirl around Apple, IoT and 5G

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

It all started with a locker. Darktrace was working with an amusement park that had installed smart lockers equipped with phone-activated access. Hackers, using either a remote exploit or an onsite tool to attack one storage bin, penetrated company business systems and a …

Pentagon’s first CDO navigates the data challenges in government’s largest organization

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The past year has been filled with firsts for Michael Conlin, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Defense. He was named the Pentagon’s first CDO in August 2018, giving him an opportunity to manage data for the nation’s largest government organization. It …

MAN Energy protects ships at sea with Zscaler’s ‘black cloud’ software solution

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

It’s extremely hard for cyberattackers to break into something they cannot see. This has become an especially important need for MAN Energy Solutions SE, a German firm that makes large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. Its internet of …

New York Life, Informatica rely on data governance to navigate the Data 3.0 journey

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

For several years, Informatica LLC executives have been describing the modern era of Data 3.0, where information has been fundamentally driving new business models. It is an era that demands organizations adapt to a new world that requires taking control of and …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

AI, facial-recognition tools help agency find exploited children

Amazon works backwards to fulfill its missionary role in support of global nonprofits

Fortinet’s cyberthreat report confirms hackers’ interest in the long game

Are humans and machines on a collision course? A futurist examines our uneasy dance with automation

Open Systems tackles challenges of secure SD-WAN on a global basis

Report from Black Hat: Escalating cyberthreats swirl around Apple, IoT and 5G

Pentagon’s first CDO navigates the data challenges in government’s largest organization

MAN Energy protects ships at sea with Zscaler’s ‘black cloud’ software solution

New York Life, Informatica rely on data governance to navigate the Data 3.0 journey

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