Articles by David Schwartzberg

About David Schwartzberg

David Schwartzberg is a Senior Security Engineer at Sophos, a security company where he specializes in data protection. Utilizing his 6 years accounting experience and 17 years Information Technology experience, he speaks regularly with technology executives and professionals to help protect their corporate secrets and stay compliant. David holds a black belt in Taekwondo and is an amateur competitor. You can follow David on Twitter as @DSchwartzberg or send him an email at david.schwartzberg@sophos.com.

Cloud storage data risks and encryption

by David Schwartzberg on March 8, 2012 | 9 Comments

Are you encrypting the data you keep in the cloud? Or are you trusting the cloud storage providers to do a decent job at security?

Cloud storage's hazy security lining at SC Congress NYC

by David Schwartzberg on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

With the bring your own device (BYOD) gaining momentum, do you know how your users are managing to move their data to and fro? In all likelihood they are using the cloud. Read on for the risks and strategies to protect your sensitive information in the cloud.

Fresh Phish disguised as a PayPal Urgent Account Review Notification

by David Schwartzberg on November 6, 2011 | 4 Comments

A wave of phishing emails targeting users of PayPal has been hitting mailboxes this weekend preying on your fear that someone has compromised your account.

SSL authenticity evolution

by David Schwartzberg on September 27, 2011 | 1 Comment

After attending the annual GrrCON in Grand Rapids, Michigan I thought I would share my thoughts on the keynote address delivered by Moxie Marlinspike. Moxie detailed the problems with the existing certificate authority system and proposed his ideas for a solution.