Tom Olzak

Tom Olzak

Cybersecurity Researcher, Author & Educator

Independent security researcher and an IT professional since 1983, with experience in programming, network engineering, and security. I have an MBA as well as CISSP certification. I am also an online instructor for the University of Phoenix. I've held positions as an IS director, director of infrastructure engineering, director of information security, and programming manager at a variety of manufacturing, healthcare, and distribution companies. Before joining the private sector, I served 10 years in the United States Army Military Police with four years as a military police investigator. I've written four books, Just Enough Security, Microsoft Virtualization, Enterprise Security: A Practitioner's Guide, and Incident Management and Response Guide. I am also the author of various papers and articles on security management.
Stories by Tom Olzak
With the right set of security practices and tools, organizations can manage security issues associated with shadow IT. Let’s see...
Widely used by organizations for remote access, RDP is a top target for attackers. Security teams can mitigate risks by...
CISOs must pay heed to the cloud security challenges that are expected to grow in the year 2022 and find...
With attackers going after data in backup servers, securing data in use has become critical. Confidential computing, a concept largely...
Timely patches can go a long way in mitigating cyber risks triggered by unknown vulnerabilities. Here are some of the...
A ransom payment is a tiny fraction of the costs an organization has to bear after suffering a ransomware attack....