Proposing Solutions for the SolarWinds Attackers’ MFA Bypass (Part 2)

In our previous article in this series, we highlighted a very serious threat to networks of all kinds: The hackers presumed to be behind the large-scale breach of SolarWinds’ Orion platform have also…

Feb 11, 2021

Thi Nguyen-Huu

Can we prevent the SolarWinds attacks’ associated MFA bypass?

Can the SolarWinds’ MFA bypass attacks be prevented?

The SolarWinds attack has been in the news a lot lately. In short, bad actors managed to inject an update to the SolarWinds Orion platform with malware, compromising the popular network software. Since Orion runs on thousands of internal networks…

Jan 12, 2021

Thi Nguyen-Huu

The Right Approach to Data Encryption

Transparent data encryption – when, where and who does data encryption WinMagic integrating existing technologies with new advanced solutions to deliver transparent data encryption, based on our 3WE approach, at the endpoint, before data is ever shared – which is…

Oct 9, 2020

WinMagic

Passwordless does not mean Multi-Factor Authentication

How does a machine authenticate a user? IT security professionals normally think of multi-factor authentication (MFA) with the factors being what you know, what you have, and what you are. The various factors strengthen the authentication and thus are recommended…

Aug 5, 2020

Thi Nguyen-Huu

Support during COVID

We live in difficult times at the moment, and that has as a result has changed the way we all work. WinMagic Support is no different as we’ve had to change to support our valued customers. To that end, let…

May 22, 2020

Kevin David

Home Safe Home: Quick tips to keep your data secure during the COVID-19 outbreak.

With many businesses adopting, or at least temporarily accepting a work-from-home model as a response to COVID-19, cybersecurity experts around the world are raising the alarm on the increased threat of data breaches. Here are 7 tips to help your…

Mar 19, 2020

Aaron McIntosh

Data Security and the Distributed Workforce

With many businesses adopting, or at least temporarily accepting a work-from-home model as a response to recent global events, cybersecurity experts around the world are raising the alarm on the increased threat of data breaches. On March 06, 2020, the…

Mar 13, 2020

Aaron McIntosh

Protecting your Corporate Assets with Cryptographic Keys: An Interview with our VP of Technology, Garry McCracken

Our Vice President of Technology, Garry McCracken was recently invited to participate in an interview by Ravi Das, CyberSecurity Consultant and host of BiometricNews.net, a podcast for security news and information. The podcast offers a glimpse into Garry’s career journey,…

Jan 30, 2020

Aaron McIntosh

Connecting to Customers through Feedback

We here at WinMagic take customer feedback seriously. From Product Development and Management, to Sales and Marketing, to Billing and Support, we’re always striving to do what’s right for our customers. On our Support team, we’ve recently revamped our customer…

Jan 21, 2020

Aaron McIntosh

FDE and the Opportunistic vs Dedicated Adversary (Do a Risk Assessment)

I have always been a proponent of doing a security risk assessment in order to determine the amount and depth of controls required to protect information appropriately. Risk is a function of the probability and the impact of a successful…

Nov 25, 2019

Garry McCracken

WinMagic – our vision for better data security in a complex world.

It has been over 21 years since I founded WinMagic and started working on SecureDoc, a simple but sophisticated full disk encryption product. Over the years I have learned a lot and developed insights and opinions regarding the state of…

Aug 19, 2019

Thi Nguyen-Huu

When and where should sensitive data be encrypted? The revealing answers might surprise you!

After having run WinMagic with the main focus as a data encryption company for more than 20 years, I asked our team for the first time last week the very basic question: When – and where – should sensitive data…

Jun 27, 2019

Thi Nguyen-Huu

Proposing Solutions for the SolarWinds Attackers’ MFA Bypass (Part 2)

Can the SolarWinds’ MFA bypass attacks be prevented?

The Right Approach to Data Encryption

Support during COVID

Home Safe Home: Quick tips to keep your data secure during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Data Security and the Distributed Workforce

Protecting your Corporate Assets with Cryptographic Keys: An Interview with our VP of Technology, Garry McCracken

Connecting to Customers through Feedback

FDE and the Opportunistic vs Dedicated Adversary (Do a Risk Assessment)

When and where should sensitive data be encrypted? The revealing answers might surprise you!

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