Author: Tim Hurley

The fundamental rule of thumb for crisis communications has historically been three-fold: 1. Move quickly. 2. Act decisively. 3. Communicate transparently. In the best cases, crisis response/communication is a “one-and-done” exercise. When completed thoroughly and satisfactorily, an affected organization and its stakeholders can put the incident behind them and immediately proceed to the business of reputation restoration.

After more than a two-year hiatus, RSAC – cybersecurity’s premier live event – returned to San Francisco’s Moscone Center last week.  I had the pleasure of attending; meeting with Matter’s 10 exhibiting clients, staffing press and analysts; and catching up with all our fellow cyber professionals. The sheer magnitude of the event makes it impossible to catch everything, so for those who attended and those who… Read more »

Heading to RSAC 2022 next week, June 6th – 9th at San Francisco’s Moscone Center? If you’re like our cybersecurity team, you’re beyond excited to reunite with the cyber community for the first time in over two years at this premier event, but curious as to what your usual 30,000 fellow infosecurity attendees are feeling.   From the travel and long queues of cyber community professionals anxious… Read more »

A Conversation with Johna Johnson Welcome to CyberSide Chats, our video interview series where we talk with business technology thought leaders about timely trends, what’s new and what’s next in the cybersecurity industry. In Episode 6, Matter Executive Vice President and cybersecurity lead Tim Hurley has a conversation with Johna Johnson, CEO and Founder of Nemertes Research. They discuss several hot topics including emerging cybersecurity technologies, the ongoing SolarWinds data… Read more »

A Conversation with Peter Tran Welcome to CyberSide Chats, our video interview series where we talk with business technology thought leaders about timely trends, what’s new and what’s next in the cybersecurity industry. In Episode 5, Matter Executive Vice President and cybersecurity lead Tim Hurley sits down with Peter Tran, CISO and Head of Cyber & Product Security at Infersight. Tran was previously an executive at RSA, Dell EMC and… Read more »

A Conversation with JC Raby Welcome to CyberSide Chats, our video interview series in which we talk about timely trends, what’s new and what’s next with business technology thought leaders in the cybersecurity industry. In Episode 4, Matter Executive Vice President and cybersecurity lead Tim Hurley sits down with JC Raby, co-founder and managing partner of Boston Meridian, a venture M&A and investment banking firm with… Read more »

A Conversation with Søren Laustrup Welcome to CyberSide Chats, our video interview series in which we talk about timely trends, what’s new and what’s next with business technology thought leaders in the cybersecurity industry. In Episode 3, Matter Executive Vice President and cybersecurity lead Tim Hurley sits down with Søren Laustrup, Founder and Managing Director Americas for LogPoint, a fast growing security information and event management (SIEM) provider. Tim… Read more »

A Conversation with Jon Oltsik Welcome to CyberSide Chats, our video interview series in which we talk about timely trends, what’s new and what’s next with business technology thought leaders in the cybersecurity industry. In Episode 2, Matter Executive Vice President and cybersecurity lead Tim Hurley sits down with Jon Oltsik, Senior Principal Analyst and ESG Fellow at Enterprise Strategy Group. They discuss several hot topics including… Read more »