David Holmes
Senior Research Analyst
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T-Mobile’s Object Lesson For The DDoS Initiate
The T-Mobile DDoS Attack That Wasn’t Yesterday, the internet was atwitter with rumors of a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against major US carriers. You might have seen scary screenshots from one of the many so-called “pew-pew maps,” like this one: The U.S. is currently under a major DDoS attack. https://t.co/7pmLpWUzUp pic.twitter.com/W5giIA2Inc — […]
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FW4: The Fourth Generation Of Firewalls
The rapid work-from-home shift caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for a new approach to firewalls. Senior Analyst David Holmes reviews the latest approach and provides insight into FW4.
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RSA Conference 2020: The Talks I Want to See
You’ve reached the point in your #infosec career where you get a full conference pass to RSA. Not coincidentally, this means you are now so busy every day that you don’t have the time to preview the RSA full conference schedule to map out interesting talks. If you fail to get that prep work done, you can cheat by looking at my list — I had chosen these for my […]
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Check Point’s CPX 360 2020 Conference In New Orleans — Secure Your Everything
Veteran firewall vendor Check Point Software Technologies (hereafter Check Point or CP) held the US edition of its 2020 CPX 360 conference this week in New Orleans. The event gave industry analysts a chance to see what Check Point has been up to. The theme of this year’s CPX 360 is “Secure Your Everything,” a narrative […]
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The F5 Acquisition Of Shape Security
David Holmes formerly worked for both F5 Networks and Shape Security. The F5 Networks acquisition of Shape Security marked the third time in a year that a web application firewall (WAF) vendor purchased a bot management solution, as fellow Forrester analyst Sandy Carielli noted in her blog (The WAF-Bot Management Acquisition Waltz). The other two […]
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Retailers, Prepare Wisely: DDoS Remains A Holiday Threat
A distributed denial of service attack can turn a retailer's holiday season from merry to miserable. Learn how to protect yourself.
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Five Key Resources For Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Get five new resources for cybersecurity threat management in your enterprise.
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Meet Your New Security Research Analyst
Meet David Holmes, the new analyst on the security and risk team.
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