Rick has more than 15 years’ experience working in information security. Before joining Digital Shadows, he was a vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, providing strategic guidance on security architecture, operations, and data privacy. Rick also served as an intelligence analyst in the US Army. He is currently the co-chair of the SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit and holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Texas, Dallas. Rick regularly speaks at leading security conferences across the globe and has been interviewed by industry and business media including BBC News, CNN, Dark Reading, Motherboard, NPR, The Register and Wall Street Journal.
Rick Holland
CISO and Vice President, Strategy
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October 23, 2020 | 3 Min Read
RECAP: Discussing deception with Chris Sanders
September 24, 2020 | 3 Min Read
The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report: One CISO’s View
May 19, 2020 | 6 Min Read
RSA Conference 2020: CISO Tips for Making the Most of Conference Sessions
February 19, 2020 | 5 Min Read
SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit 2020: A Recap
January 28, 2020 | 9 Min Read
NSA Vulnerability Disclosure: Pros and Cons
January 15, 2020 | 5 Min Read
Iranian Cyber Threats: Practical Advice for Security Professionals
January 6, 2020 | 8 Min Read
BSidesDFW 2019: OSINT Workshop Recap
November 18, 2019 | 5 Min Read
Mapping the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to SearchLight: Eating our own BBQ
September 10, 2019 | 2 Min Read
Surviving and Thriving at Blackhat and DEF CON Summer Camp 2019
July 24, 2019 | 4 Min Read
Announcing Digital Shadows’ ISO27001 certification
May 7, 2019 | 2 Min Read
Photon Research Team Shines Light On Digital Risks
February 13, 2019 | 2 Min Read
CISO Spotlight: Security Goals and Objectives for 2019
February 7, 2019 | 6 Min Read
Digital Risk Protection: Avoid Blind Spots with a More Complete Risk Picture
July 17, 2018 | 5 Min Read
Leveraging the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
April 10, 2018 | 5 Min Read
One CISO’s Recommendations for Making the Most of RSA Conference Sessions
April 9, 2018 | 6 Min Read
A New CISO Looking to See How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes
December 12, 2017 | 2 Min Read
Equifax Breach: The Impact For Enterprises and Consumers
September 8, 2017 | 9 Min Read
WannaCry: The Early 2000s Called, They Want Their Worms Back
May 12, 2017 | 3 Min Read
Two Ways to Effectively Tailor Your Intelligence Products
January 17, 2017 | 4 Min Read
Trump and Intelligence: 6 Ways To Deal With Challenging Intelligence Consumers
January 4, 2017 | 4 Min Read
You Should Consider Forecasts, Not Predictions
December 9, 2016 | 4 Min Read
Digital Risk Monitoring Is A Service, Not a Distinct Capability
October 11, 2016 | 2 Min Read
Digital Risk Monitoring Can Negate ‘Indicators of Exhaustion’
September 26, 2016 | 2 Min Read
5 Takeaways From The “Building A Strategic Threat Intelligence Program” Webinar
July 26, 2016 | 3 Min Read
5 Key Lessons From The FDIC’s Breach Disclosure Debacle
July 18, 2016 | 4 Min Read
10 ways to prepare for credential leak incidents
June 30, 2016 | 2 Min Read
Are you at risk from business email compromise?
June 6, 2016 | 3 Min Read
The OPSEC Opportunity
May 31, 2016 | 2 Min Read
Analyzing the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
May 2, 2016 | 4 Min Read
Getting Strategic With Your Threat Intelligence Program
April 26, 2016 | 4 Min Read
It’s time to put the diligence into your M&A due diligence
March 29, 2016 | 2 Min Read
Moar Sand!
March 10, 2016 | 3 Min Read
The ‘hacker’ talent shortage: What organizations can learn from the recruitment efforts of their attackers
February 24, 2016 | 5 Min Read
Another SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit is in the books
February 11, 2016 | 5 Min Read
Why I joined Digital Shadows
January 28, 2016 | 3 Min Read