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Bryan Christ is an IT professional with more than twenty years of industry experience. His fascination with technology started in the early 80’s with the Commodore VIC-20. He first published in 1991 and began his professional career a few years later. Along the way, he has worked for a number of high profile companies including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and MediaFire. Most of his career has been focused on open-source and software development opportunities with an emphasis on project management, team leadership, and executive oversight. After serving two years as a VCIO in the Greater Houston area, Bryan carried his skills to Bravura Security where he focuses on security and access governance. In addition to his work with Bravura Security, he frequently contributes to several open-source projects and a number of SaaS related endeavors.
Recent ransomware attacks and data breach events have consistently broken through perimeter-based security architectures. These perimeters become more vulnerable by the day, as workforces continue to be remote or hybrid and businesses increase their...
October 7, 2021
Read MoreRansomware and cyber attacks are surging across the globe, and IT decision-makers have identified IAM automation as a critical component of defense as threats continue to evolve and grow. The problem? Organizations are monitoring identity and access...
August 26, 2021
Read MoreMonths have passed since the DarkSide Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, yet some antivirus vendors are still unable to detect the malware used. This demonstrates that a reliance on reactive antivirus detection is a bad idea when combating...
August 5, 2021
Read MoreOperating from the assumption that every user, request, and server remains untrusted until proven otherwise, a Zero Trust Architecture dynamically and continually assesses trust every time a user or device requests access to a resource. Your...
July 13, 2021
Read MoreToday, there are several ways that an organization can build out a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). Each method varies in components and organizational policy rules for its resultant architecture. The National Institute of Standards and Technology...
June 14, 2021
Read MoreTo achieve cybersecurity success, organizations need more than the right technology platform — they need experts they can rely on to keep their systems protected and who are ready to advise and act quickly in the event of a breach.
June 7, 2021
Read MoreThe amount Colonial Pipeline paid to DarkSide ransomware attackers: $5 million. A costly hack, but certainly not the first cyberattack the U.S. energy industry has experienced. In 2020, energy companies endured the third-largest number of cyber...
May 18, 2021
Read MoreA fundamental tenet of Zero Trust assumes that there are no barriers keeping bad actors at bay. That very idea may seem like an intimidating one, considering our traditional methods for access management. The best way to understand Zero Trust,...
April 22, 2021
Read MoreIn the last two years, 79% of organizations have experienced an identity-related security breach, according to research from the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA). That’s a truly staggering number, however, the even more shocking statistic...
April 8, 2021
Read MoreWith their multitudes of access points and extensive amounts of valuable information, universities and colleges are one of the most attractive organizations for cybercriminals to infiltrate. Today, hackers can buy attack kits on the black market or...
September 3, 2020
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