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Derrick Whisel has worked in IT for over 20 years, with extensive experience in project engineering, management, scoping, budgeting and design. He began his career in the military, and after being honorably discharged as an IT2 Second Class Petty Officer, moved into the private sector where he now works as a Senior Technical Advisor for Security Solutions here at Internetwork Engineering.
Data Protection | Cybersecurity
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Derrick Whisel
August 29th, 2024
In today’s complex IT landscape, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability across all layers of your technology stack is more crucial than ever. The emergence of Full-Stack Observability (FSO) has provided IT teams with a comprehensive view of their infrastructure, applications, and user experiences. But achieving true observability requires more than just surface-level monitoring—it demands a solution that can delve deep into your systems, offering actionable insights in real-time.
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Derrick Whisel
July 11th, 2024
Cisco HyperShield is a cutting-edge security architecture that makes hyperscale technology accessible to enterprises, delivering AI-native security for modern data centers and cloud environments. By placing control points, such as switch ports and DPU-enabled servers, HyperShield enforces capabilities and policies that are impossible to configure manually.
Network Access Control | Cybersecurity | Identity Management
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Derrick Whisel
March 3rd, 2022
Recent events in the Ukraine have left many people uncertain of what's coming next. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the families who’ve been affected by this tragic mark in history, and we hope they can reach a peaceful accord soon.
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Derrick Whisel
August 29th, 2019
School routines are back in full swing, and I couldn’t help but draw similarities between how we protect the young ones we send off to school and the corporate assets and data leaving our companies.
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Derrick Whisel
December 20th, 2018
As we head into the New Year and I pull together the last security blog of 2018, I want to highlight a few of the latest exploits and breaches that showed up on my security news radar during Thanksgiving week and the important questions they pose. Don’t head into 2019 without asking yourself these top cybersecurity questions:
By:
Derrick Whisel
December 6th, 2018
As the cyberthreat landscape continues to rapidly evolve and get more complex, it’s become imperative for organizations to build a network architecture that includes automated cybersecurity monitoring systems, workforce education, training, and awareness. This will help to dynamically detect and prevent threats that may or may not have been knowingly introduced internally and provide increased visibility and protection to all outsider threats.