John J. Masserini

CISO

Millicom (Tigo) Telecommunications


The Army of Things

Posted on: 28 Sep 2016

By now, you’re probably well aware of the fate recently befallen on the Brian Krebs site KrebsOnSecurity.com.  A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in excess of 620/Gbps caused such…

The Best Security Control You Never Use

Posted on: 04 Apr 2016

Consider for a moment the business lines that drive your company’s revenue. If the president of that business unit had an 85% assurance that a new business venture would be…

Point/Counterpoint: The Current State and Future of Biometrics – Part Two

Posted on: 20 Mar 2016

In this two-part Q&A, Morey Haber and John Masserini discuss the current and future state of biometrics. Industry thought leaders, Haber and Masserini address leading questions surrounding biometrics from the…

Point/Counterpoint: The Current State and Future of Biometrics – Part One

Posted on: 13 Mar 2016

In this two-part Q&A, Morey Haber and John Masserini discuss the current and future state of biometrics. Industry thought leaders, Haber and Masserini address leading questions surrounding biometrics from the…

A CISO’s Guide to RSA Conference 2016

Posted on: 24 Feb 2016

Look, let’s be frank – the week of the RSA Conference is a scheduling nightmare. On easy days it takes effort to manage, and on difficult days it’s completely unwieldy.…

Three Things to Consider in 2016

Posted on: 04 Jan 2016

During a bit of down time this holiday season, I had an opportunity to catch up on a lot of my fellow security pundits’ predictions for 2016. Not surprisingly, there…

It’s All About the User

Posted on: 16 Dec 2015

Sometime ago, I had a moment of introspection, which oddly, sounded a lot like Redd Foxx, in his best deadpan Fred Sanford delivery…. ‘It’s the user…. Dummy!’ Those of us…

An Open Letter to Vendors — Part 3

Posted on: 24 Nov 2015

In the third and final installment of my Open Letter to Vendors, we’re going to take a look the technology challenges that many vendors overlook. This isn’t about the bits…

An Open Letter to Vendors — Part 2

Posted on: 10 Nov 2015

In Part I, I gave you some food for thought about getting your message out there in a clean, crisp, and concise way. In the second installment of my Open…

An Open Letter to Security Vendors

Posted on: 25 Aug 2015

So tell me – did you hear the news?? Apparently the rumors are indeed true. 2015 is the year of the Security Startup. And in the words of the greatest…