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Reduce risk by strengthening security posture and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Response

Contain threats quickly and coordinate recovery efforts during an active attack.

Recovery

Restore systems, rebuild infrastructure, and return operations to normal as quickly as possible.

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If your organization is experiencing a ransomware attack, security breach, or critical system disruption, our team is ready to respond and help minimize operational impact.
Prevention

Reduce risk by strengthening security posture and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Response

Contain threats quickly and coordinate recovery efforts during an active attack.

Recovery

Restore systems, rebuild infrastructure, and return operations to normal as quickly as possible.

Industries
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If your organization is experiencing a ransomware attack, security breach, or critical system disruption, our team is ready to respond and help minimize operational impact.
Prevention

Reduce risk by strengthening security posture and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Response

Contain threats quickly and coordinate recovery efforts during an active attack.

Recovery

Restore systems, rebuild infrastructure, and return operations to normal as quickly as possible.

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Cybersecurity is an Organized Behavior [Podcast] – with Kevin McDonald

COO and CISO of Alvaka Networks, Kevin McDonald, sits down with Brian Sherman of IoTSSA for a very candid conversation on building a successful cybersecurity offering. He offers some great advice in this episode, such as using law enforcement as a valuable business resource to protect your clients first, and of course, yourself. Listen to the

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8th Annual Year End Technology Showcase by 1903 Solutions

Friday, October 19th, 2018 Please join 1903 Solutions as they feature 2018’s Best Must Know Technology. Speaker presentations will include AI Revolution in Security, Deep Dive on the Dark Web, Block chain Security and GDPR, Future of the Data Center, and more. Alvaka COO and CISO, Kevin McDonald, will also present on the latest cybersecurity

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Alvaka’s COO/CISO Kevin B. McDonald to Present at 1903 Solutions’ 8th Annual Technology Showcase

IRVINE, Calif., October 11, 2018 (Newswire.com) – At their Annual Technology Showcase, 1903 Solutions is continuing an eight-year tradition of bringing together some of the best-of-the-best in technology. For this year’s event at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 1903 has facilitated presentations by top practitioners and technologists from the fields of cybersecurity and artificial

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Global Security Exchange/ASIS International 2018 in Las Vegas: The Growing Threat to America’s Cyber Infrastructure

Monday, September 24th, 2018 The United States is threatened daily by hackers, hactivists, criminal syndicates, state-sponsored collectives, and terrorists. While these groups have different motivations, they all hope to steal state secrets or technologies, disrupt or destroy the critical infrastructure, and disturb the American way of life. Even leading intelligence agencies such as the NSA

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California State Sheriff’s Association Foundation (CSSAF) Training Conference

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 3:30 p.m. Kevin McDonald, Alvaka’s COO/CISO and Chairman of The Orange County Sheriff’s Technology Advisory Council, will be presenting at the California State Sheriff’s Association Foundation (CSSAF) training conference in September. Mr. McDonald will be presenting on the state of cyber security and the OCSD civilian technology advisory council model.

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Pentagon’s lack of cyber authority leaves data at risk…

Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Forces Committee claim that the Department of Defense is not taking strong enough action against defense contractors in regards to protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), which is putting all of that data at risk. Given the increasing vulnerability of U.S. systems to cyber threats in recent years, the Committee is

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Southern California HFMA Summer Program: Cyber Security in Healthcare

Thursday, July 12th, 2018 Alvaka’s COO/CISO Kevin McDonald will be speaking on Cyber Security in Healthcare this month at the Financial Management Association’s Summer program. The program is being held on July 12th, 2018 at The Center for Healthy Communities in Los Angeles. With nearly 2 decades in cyber security and as a Healthcare Certified

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Six of the Most Dreaded IT Projects

Written by Dan Tynan (Writer, Editor, and Consultant). Originally posted on CIO.com on June 25, 2018. Alvaka Networks CEO, Oli Thordarson, and CTO, Unnar Gardarsson, contribute to this discussion on what projects IT professionals dread the most. The projects that most IT professionals dread are the thankless yet essential tasks that garner little acknowledgment or respect. Patch

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The Questions to Ask When Hiring an IT Security Consultant

by Jessica Thiefels, VP of Community Management for PolySwarm. Learn what questions to ask when hiring an IT security consultant, including insight from Alvaka Networks CEO, Oli Thordarson. If you can’t afford an in-house IT security team, you have to look outside to find the support you need. However, if you lack IT security skills or

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Beware the ‘thought police:’ The dangers of human and AI integration

Kevin McDonald discusses AI integration and possible negative consequences. Humans have always strived to become smarter, faster and more creative through the use of tools. Starting with the basic calculator and advancing to the amazing computing devices we use today, our use of technology as a tool is moving ahead at breathtaking speed. We are

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