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About Darren Williams

Dr. Williams is a serial entrepreneur and founder of 3 technology startups over the last 20 years, two of which have been sold to public companies. He is currently the founder and CEO of BlackFog, Inc. a global cyber security company focusing on ransomware prevention and cyber warfare. Dr. Williams is responsible for strategic direction and leads global expansion for BlackFog and has pioneered anti data exfiltration technology for the prevention of cyber attacks across the globe. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. and Bachelor of Science with Honors from the University of Melbourne, authoring several scientific papers and software applications for auto-radiographic densitometry and analysis. He is a dual citizen of both Australia and the United States where he now resides.

Spying Virus Hijacked Microphones and Cameras of Delegates

In another example of how your computer is being used for spying, this week it was revealed that a virus spread through a hotel network was able to infect the computers of guests which hijacked microphones and cameras. The Virus, which is embedded in the system kernel to avoid detection, is able to eavesdrop [...]

2024-01-22T02:51:12+00:00June 11th, 2015|Privacy|

1 in 4 Teens online almost constantly

A sobering message for parents from this latest research from Statista that shows how often teenagers are now online. With 80% of teens online almost constantly or often online we have to be vigilant on ways that we can keep them safe and well educated about how they use the Internet. [...]

2024-01-22T02:51:13+00:00May 7th, 2015|Online Safety, Privacy|

Appeals court rules NSA bulk phone data collection illegal

Interesting news from the Federal Court today has ruled that bulk phone data collection by the NSA is illegal. Congress now has until May 31 to decide what they will allow before the law expires. It should be an interesting 3 weeks ahead. For now the court will allow the program to continue temporarily until [...]

2024-01-22T02:51:14+00:00May 7th, 2015|Privacy|

France Closer To Adopting Extensive Surveillance Law

Just when you thought we were closer to adopting individual protection rights France has now entered the surveillance debate and has proposed an extensive surveillance law. This new law is even more extensive than the Patriot Act and provides unlimited data collection at all major points within the country. The proposal would require every [...]

2024-01-22T02:51:14+00:00May 5th, 2015|Privacy|

How the weakest security link is your children

The Wall Street Journal has just published a great article about your children being the weakest security link. We certainly agree with this sentiment. BlackFog was founded on this principle of keeping your family and children secure. The article identifies some key criteria on the types of activities that cause the most trouble. They [...]

2024-01-22T02:51:15+00:00April 20th, 2015|Privacy|

Foreign Twitter accounts now under EU data protection regulation

As of Saturday April 18, all Twitter users outside of the US are now protected under the EU Data Protection Regulation or Directive. This is an important move by Twitter and helps to provide some level of protection for non-US citizens. This directive includes the "right to be forgotten" clause so that users can [...]

2024-01-22T02:51:15+00:00April 20th, 2015|Privacy|