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About Darren Williams

Dr. Williams is a serial entrepreneur and founder of 3 technology startups over the last 20 years, two of which have been sold to public companies. He is currently the founder and CEO of BlackFog, Inc. a global cyber security company focusing on ransomware prevention and cyber warfare. Dr. Williams is responsible for strategic direction and leads global expansion for BlackFog and has pioneered anti data exfiltration technology for the prevention of cyber attacks across the globe. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. and Bachelor of Science with Honors from the University of Melbourne, authoring several scientific papers and software applications for auto-radiographic densitometry and analysis. He is a dual citizen of both Australia and the United States where he now resides.

BlackFog Privacy for macOS now available

Ad blocking, tracking and profile protection (available for Safari 10 or later) increases the performance of your browser significantly and improves page load times by more than 100% in most cases. It also ensures that you will not be followed as you browse the web and provides the ability to recover from highly prevalent browser hijacks.

2024-01-22T02:51:04+00:00February 7th, 2017|Privacy, Press Release|

BlackFog Privacy for Ransomware, Spyware and Malvertising

Using non-signature based techniques, BlackFog is able to stop threats before they occur, by intercepting, detecting and responding to behavioral characteristics of spyware, ransomware and other data collection activities on your device. Specifically focused on outbound traffic, BlackFog is able to dynamically detect problems before they happen by preventing activation through command and control servers (CC).

2024-01-22T02:51:05+00:00October 17th, 2016|Press Release, Privacy|

Disabling Forensic Tools

BlackFog now allows disabling forensic tools from third parties. BlackFog is the only product on the market which offers this functionality. Installed on millions of computers globally this type of software is used to stop the theft of computers and provide forensic analysis of devices. These products are often used by companies to protect corporate computers. [...]

2025-07-27T18:03:48+01:00July 20th, 2016|Privacy, Online Safety|

It’s all about data privacy

It's Always About the Data BlackFog was founded as a solution to the global problem of Data Privacy Protection. Before the advent of rich mobile devices in 2007 with the first iPhone, the concept of losing your computer was considered a major problem for individuals and corporations. Many solutions were developed to [...]

2025-07-27T18:09:51+01:00May 9th, 2016|Privacy, Online Safety|

Protecting your online Privacy Prevention

Prevention First In the previous article we discussed how Perimeter Defense and Anti-Virus solutions are an important part of your overall security regime to protect your online privacy. These solutions focus specifically on known vulnerabilities rather than zero day defense mechanisms. Just as you go to the doctor once you have a [...]

2025-07-27T18:12:40+01:00April 21st, 2016|Online Safety, Privacy, Technology|

Protecting your online Privacy – Known Vulnerabilities

Detection and Prevention Cyber Privacy is an important subset of your computer security regime which includes Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and perimeter defense tools like Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). Most security products today focus on resolving problems based on known vulnerabilities and inbound traffic whereas Privacy is concerned specifically with data loss prevention. This [...]

2025-07-27T18:15:50+01:00April 11th, 2016|Privacy, Online Safety, Technology|

Malvertising – the next wave of malware distribution

Malware, that malicious software that infects our computers may have just found a new distribution mechanism. Traditionally spread through so called Phishing techniques, like emails that promise to make you rich or links to free software, malware is just a fact of life these days.

2025-07-27T18:18:19+01:00March 22nd, 2016|Privacy, Online Safety, Technology|

BlackFog appoints ITAMSoft as distributor for Netherlands

BlackFog is pleased to announce that it has partnered with ITAMSoft B.V. to act as a distributor of BlackFog Privacy, its Cyber Privacy solution throughout the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. With the increased awareness and regulatory environment in Europe it is more important than ever that businesses and individuals have the best cyber privacy protection available.

2024-01-22T02:51:08+00:00March 7th, 2016|Press Release|

BlackFog appoints Jeffrey Carmody of Agility Capital to board of Advisors

We are very pleased to have Jeff join the BlackFog team as it rapidly expands around the world. Jeff will provide a deep bench of experience from the capital and technology markets, which is crucial as it enters its hyper growth phase and scales out the business.

2024-01-22T02:51:09+00:00March 3rd, 2016|Privacy, Press Release|