Tech in Motion Boston kicked off the 2014 with a great demo and drinks event at the White Horse Tavern.
Despite the bitter cold and the monstrosity that is the MBTA system, many Boston techies came out to network with their peers, gain advice, and hear helpful tips on how to stay secure for the New Year.
Lynnette Stracke, Channel Account Executive from our headlining sponsor, Sophos, kicked off the night with some insights into their award winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, mobile and network security.
We had invited three great local security companies to come out, demo their products, and provide our techies with their top security tips for the New Year so as to not have a repeat of 2013: We’re looking at you NSA.
Ken Smith, the Senior Security Solution Architect at Klogix, recommended to keep an eye on credit card statements, and make sure everything matches up to the purchases that your are making.
Michelle Drolet, CEO of Towerwall advised that passwords should be a minimum of 15 characters to which, a member of the audience shouted “Mine has 16!!” She also recommended getting phone antivirus, such as the Mobile Control system from Sophos, and warned to be cautious about how much information you are sharing with people across all social platforms.
Michelle also brought up the 4 E’s that her company follows in order to be successful.
- Evaluate the risks
- Establish a plan
- Educate employees on security precautions
- Enforce procedures and the need to always be on the lookout for new, potential risks
Even the CTO from Cloudlock, Ron Zalkind, took Michelle’s advice, referencing the 4 E’s and adding the importance of cleaning your phone. There’s a millions apps out there, get rid of the ones you never use! While he also warned to be cautious with your information, he felt that you should embrace the ideas of social media and cloud.
After these companies gave their thoughts and advice, our techies spent the rest of the night networking with one another and discussing the latest security trends and threats long after the event had ended.
As always, we would like to thank our two corporate sponsors Workbridge Associates and Jobspring Partners for being with us to lend their expert career advice.
Lastly, we would like to thank Sophos for being our headlining sponsor for this event! For more information about them and their services please visit their website.