While there’s no silver bullet to preventing a ransomware incident, following security experts’ recommendations will greatly reduce your vulnerability. Thousands of Americans experienced the trickle-down effect of a ransomware breach in early May following the Colonial Pipeline attack, which shut down the oil supplier’s operations and left many scrambling to find gas and waiting in huge lines when they did. The attack originated from DarkSide, a Russian-linked criminal group, who threatened to leak the utility provider’s sensitive data unless the company paid a $4.4 million ransom.
Dan O’Brien Chief Customer Officer, is responsible for Presidio’s comprehensive portfolio of technology capabilities including the development of offerings, strategic vendor alignment, presales and solutions architects as well as strategic acquisitions. Prior to joining Presidio in 2021, he was SVP of Global Commercial Presales at EMC where he started his career as a Hardware Engineer and rapidly progressed through their presales engineering organization holding various leadership and strategy roles. Dan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
