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(Hugh Thompson, Program Committee Chair, RSA Conference Bob Lord, Chief Security Officer,
DNC. Courtesy of RSA Conference and YouTube. Posted on Mar 8, 2019.)
tional Committee (DNC) and sub-
sequent leak of thousands of email
exchanges had a major impact on
the 2016 election, and political or-
ganizations are beginning to under-
stand the operational importance
of cybersecurity.
more time with basic security pro-
tections such as strong passwords
and encrypted communications.
Lord noted that most breaches are
caused by the most basic vulner-
abilities, and organizations can
dramatically improve the state of
Bob Lord, chief security officer at the their security with a focus on those
DNC, delivered a keynote on the final fundamentals.  
day of RSAC, during which he urged or-
ganizations to take a bottom-up ap- Hygiene, hygiene, hygiene. We
proach to cybersecurity by spending can’t keep leaving easy avenues of
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