Blog - RH-ISAC

If there’s a fire to put out in the Charlottesville, VA, area, you’ll probably find Alex Belgard there – whether it’s an actual fire or the cyber kind. As team lead of network and security for Crutchfield Corporation, Alex leads the security team for the privately held, online retailer that specializes in a wide range of…

‘Tis the season where retailers see a much higher volume of sales, both in stores and online. This makes it harder to detect anomalous traffic, and it is impractical to block IP ranges based upon geography, because online sales can be global. Retail staff is motivated and focused upon sales, at the risk of possibly…

We recently interviewed RH-ISAC Board Director, Ken Athanasiou, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, AutoNation, Inc., about his involvement with the RH-ISAC and his thoughts for its future. He feels that cooperation and communication are vital if retailers are to be successful in combatting organized crime and nation-state actors. RH-ISAC: Can you tell us a bit…

We recently interviewed new RH-ISAC Board Chair, Colin Anderson about his involvement with the RH-ISAC and his thoughts for its future. He sees opportunities to help members implement effective controls to manage their respective cybersecurity risks.   RH-ISAC: Can you tell us a bit about your background? Anderson: After spending my early years in the…

The RH-ISAC celebrated its most successful Summit to date with a fascinating closing keynote by LTG John Mulholland Jr (Ret), commander of the “horse soldiers” of the Iraqi Freedom campaign, who gave attendees advice on great leadership: Leadership demands moral courage—be equal to it! It would not have been possible without our quickly growing, global…