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About Darren Williams

Dr. Williams is a serial entrepreneur and founder of 3 technology startups over the last 25 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 AI security, ransomware prevention and data protection. 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. He is a dual citizen of both Australia and the United States where he now resides.

BlackFog Global Threat Statistics Q1 2019

During the first quarter of 2019 BlackFog saw continued focus by both Russia and China to exfiltrate data back to servers within their borders. This represented 20% of total threats and 50% of threats by all other countries combined. Russia represented 15.5% and China at 4.1%.

2019-04-16T09:30:23+01:00April 16th, 2019|Statistics|

BlackFog for Android Now Available

BlackFog, Inc. announces the release of its on-device Cybersecurity and Data Privacy solution for Android devices. BlackFog Privacy protects users from online threats by putting a stop to unauthorized data collection, profiling, cryptomining, phishing, and fake news over the Internet and Dark Web.

2019-04-02T01:55:58+01:00April 2nd, 2019|Press Release|

BlackFog keeps stopping on some Android devices

BlackFog operates in the background filtering traffic and protecting outbound data on devices. However, on certain devices, notably devices running a modified version of Android called OxygenOS on OnePlus devices users may notice that BlackFog keeps stopping. In order to prevent this it is necessary to edit a number of settings on the device.

2019-03-25T08:14:55+00:00March 25th, 2019|

BlackFog will not autostart on some Android devices

Newer Android devices and certain vendor implementations of Android have additional layers of security and battery management that are very aggressive. This can force applications like BlackFog to be automatically closed and also prevent them from even starting in the first place.

2019-03-22T09:05:37+00:00March 22nd, 2019|

Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) – The Inside Track

In the wake of increasing privacy concerns and the arrival of new regulations, protecting intellectual property (IP) has never been more critical. While losing customer data can damage a brand’s reputation, trust, and even bottom line, losing IP can threaten a company’s very existence.

2019-03-21T06:45:48+00:00March 21st, 2019|Privacy|

Cryptojacking in the age of cryptocurrency mining

Whilst the future use and viability of Cryptocurrencies may still be up for debate, the influence Bitcoin (the most famous cryptocurrency) has had on the market is clear– with its valuation peaking at just shy of $20,000 in December 2017.

2019-02-25T14:47:20+00:00February 25th, 2019|Online Safety, Privacy|
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