Can you believe it's been a year since cybersecurity expert Ralph Echemendia aka The Ethical Hacker graced the cover of MilliOnAir magazine?
A year where data breaches, data protection, and privacy have been at the forefront of many headlines, so it was overdue to catch up with Ralph. I'll be getting an insight into those topics and an update on his latest venture, Seguru, the worlds first Safeware.
For those who don't know Ralph, he is a world-renowned cyber security expert, known internationally by his alter ego “The Ethical Hacker.” For over 20 years, Ralph has delivered training on hacking and other security information to corporations including the US Marine Corps, NASA, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, AMEX, Intel, Boeing, Symantec, and IBM.
His portfolio of work and reputation as a leading professional across several industries has landed him the credibility to make appearances on CNN, Fox News, USA Today, and Forbes, to name a few. Ralph took his talents to
Hollywood, California and has worked with award-winning Director Oliver Stone as a technical supervisor on films such as “Savages” and “Snowden” as well as other projects such as the film “Nerve” and award-winning TV series Mr. Robot.
He has now joined forces with some of the music industry and Hollywood’s most influential names and is working on cutting edge technology for consumer cybersecurity. Ralph has also been a featured speaker/panelist/keynote at events such as DigitalK in Bulgaria, WoHiT in Barcelona, The Customer Contact Expo in London, Georgetown Law University Cyber Event, WHiNN in Denmark, Raytheon’s Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, DC, Austin’s South by Southwest ® (SXSW ®), the LA Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, Pioneers Festival 17 in Vienna, Digital Odense, Money 20/20, Web Summit and Collision to name a few.
His jaw-dropping “Hacking Hollywood” appearance has been presented at Creative Artists Agency, the Digital Entertainment World Expo, the Content Protection & Piracy Summit, as well as the Anti-Piracy and Content Protection Summit.
And let’s not forget, his keynotes "To hack or be hacked: question everything!" and "How Safe Are We?" are two of the most sought after talks of 2019 in many stages around the world.
The internet has become bigger than ever, by 2020 there will be over 20 billion connected devices and today, more than ever, people are concerned about privacy, security and data protection. So how can we protect ourselves from the attacks that are constantly surfing the internet? Is cybersecurity something the average Joe understands?
2018 was a chaotic year, who can forget FB's Cambridge Analytica fiasco where over 80 million records were breached, or Under Armour's "MyFitnessPal" breach where upwards of 150 million users are believed to have had their information compromised?
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