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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.

BlackFog License Key Activation

BlackFog provides essential protection from cyberattack using on-device data exfiltration. In order to activate the application on your device it is necessary to apply the license key as detailed below. First you will need to download and install the application onto your device. Please download the application for your device from [...]

2021-09-27T20:03:38+01:00June 21st, 2021|

Zero Trust Architecture and Data Exfiltration: What this means for you

Cyberattacks like the Colonial Pipeline attack have become disturbingly frequent. The US Federal government is now mandating a Zero trust architecture across all departments. We look at how data exfiltration is an important part of this new mandate.

2024-01-22T02:50:18+00:00June 7th, 2021|Data Exfiltration|

The Shift from Ransomware to Data Theft Extortion

With data theft extortion, instead of a single ransom demand, there may be hundreds or thousands. In most cases, cybercriminals are adopting a dual-revenue model where a single, large-scale ransom demand is accompanied by individual ransoms for affected parties.

2024-06-23T15:39:21+01:00May 18th, 2021|Data Exfiltration, Ransomware|

A New Look at Cryptojacking: An Underreported Security Threat

With a significant increase in value of cryptocurrencies over the past year, 2021 is on pace to exceed 2018 as the “year of cryptojacking”. Cryptojacking experts are seeing steady upward momentum every year, along with new threats and risks.

2024-01-22T02:50:21+00:00April 6th, 2021|Cybersecurity|

Data Exfiltration Prevention and the Top 10 Cyberattacks of 2020

Looking back at the cyberattacks of 2020, selecting what we see as the top 10 was no easy task. Attacks were frequent, particularly when it came to ransomware, which rose seven-fold last year. We discuss how data exfiltration prevention could have stopped the top 10 cyberattacks of 2020.

2024-02-16T15:13:26+00:00January 20th, 2021|Data Exfiltration, Cybersecurity|

BlackFog Partners with Evolve Cybersecurity Insurance for Ransomware Protection

BlackFog partners with Evolve cybersecurity insurance specialist in the United States for cyberthreat protection and to mitigate the risks associated with ransomware.

2024-10-13T16:16:44+01:00January 11th, 2021|Cybersecurity, Press Release|