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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.

Bracing for the Inevitable: 5 Security Predictions for 2022

From continued ramifications of the pandemic and the increasing sophistication and frequency in cyber attacks, the past year was truly one for the record books. We look at the 5 most likely security predictions for 2022.

2024-01-22T02:50:11+00:00December 29th, 2021|Cybersecurity|

Mobile Device Group Key Assignment

If you are installing BlackFog on mobile devices within an Enterprise it is often necessary to directly assign devices to groups at the time of license registration. This group key assignment is available within BlackFog when applying the PIN code to register the device. First, it is necessary to obtain the group key from [...]

2021-11-11T10:40:31+00:00November 11th, 2021|

Creating an Installer Log File

When running the BlackFog installer there are a number of command line options available for creating an installer log file to help debug any problems. In rare instances there might be missing software or insufficient patches on the machine for installation which can be difficult to diagnose. In these instances we suggest that a [...]

2021-11-11T09:41:48+00:00November 11th, 2021|

Multiple devices reported as identical under VMWare

When running BlackFog on Virtual Machines under VMWare they may appear as identical devices within the Enterprise console. When BlackFog identifies devices it uses a multi-step procedure to determine the serial number of the device. This involves first querying the system for a unique serial number directly from the machines BIOS. If this fails [...]

2021-10-26T12:33:07+01:00October 26th, 2021|

Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) remains a top priority for 94% of organizations

Research reveals data exfiltration remains a significant threat and despite large investments in security tools. Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) is a new category that will help win the fight against ransomware.

2024-01-22T02:50:13+00:00October 25th, 2021|Press Release|

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