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Forbes MedTech

Experts on the podium and in the audience: On September 25 and 26, the German-language edition of Forbes, in cooperation with IBM and Pfizer, invited a two-day discussion and workshop format, which analyzed the opportunities and risks of data-driven medicine.

The Ethical Hacker takes the stage at TechChill Riga

“The Ethical Hacker” Ralph Echemendia takes the stage in Riga

Who is Ralph Echemendia and why I’m writing about him?

So.. one day I got a message from Ralph Echemendia. You all know those weird guys on Facebook try to sell you some shit like “kratom”, “bikini wax” or magic Instagram liker app.. So I did it, I googled it. And then I got my mind blown. :D

Forbes Austria – Digital Health

Und Patientendaten sind besonders sensibel. Die aufkommende Problematik der Daten kennt auch Ralph Echemendia, auch „The Ethical Hacker“ genannt (siehe auch Interview hier).

Forbes – Ethical Hacker

Ralph Echemendia hat aus einer verrufenen Profession eine Karriere gemacht: Er hackt sich in Unternehmen ein, um ihnen zu helfen, ihre Sicherheit zu erhöhen. Unter dem Berufstitel „Ethical Hacker“ hilft der US-Amerikaner aber auch Regisseuren in Hollywood, die Hacker-Community realitätsnah darzustellen.

Passwords are useless

Vienna. In an increasingly digital world, Cyber-Security is more than a fantasy place from a science fiction film. Hackers will paralyze companies and attack personal profiles. What has to be done today to keep these attacks at bay, explains Hacker Ralph Echemendia, in conversation with “Wiener Zeitung.”

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Contact centre fraud: How to shape our privacy and security

Contact centres are the weakest link of many organisations which is why they often fall victim to fraud.

“The Ethical Hacker,” on Cyber Security in the New Millennium

World-renowned cyber security expert Ralph Echemendia has made his name over the past two decades working for clients that run the gamut from the United States government to Hollywood.

What is Truth in a Digital World?

Technology is completely changing the geo political game. It is like a video game now, One where the players get rewarded almost instantaneously. The press and media are the reward, it’s like Pokemon Go. You look for where the most Pokemon are and catch em all. It’s what modern day politics has become. We should do everything in our power to preserve and protect the freedom of open and unfiltered communications worldwide. This is not a nation-specific issue, this is a global one. A net neutral world is essential to our collective evolution.

Contact centre security in the cloud – how can you best protect your customer’s data?

Ralph Echemendia discusses the best practices for ensuring security of customer data for a contact centre in the cloud

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5 Cool Tech Tidbits From the ‘Snowden’ Movie

by Jeff John Roberts for Fortune Magazine Critics are giving mixed reviews to Snowden, the Oliver Stone film that opens in theaters on Friday. But

Miami Hacker Ralph Echemendia Now a Security Consultant for Snowden Movie

The stakes were high this year when Ralph Echemendia began work on the set of Oliver Stone’s latest film, Snowden. The Miamian’s job was to fight off daily attacks from malicious hackers.

The ‘Snowden’ Movie Creators On The Surveillance Debate And Humanizing The World’s Most Notorious Whistleblower

Echemendia was no stranger to the world of movies or online security when he joined the Snowden team…

The Hacking of Hollywood

In a town where everyone has been pwned, or soon will be, there’s no such thing as false paranoia. Which brings us to Oliver Stone and his upcoming Snowden biopic.

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The Hacker and The Spy

Tribeca Film Festival

Q+A: Ralph ‘The Ethical Hacker’ Echemendia talks Snowden, Feds and DefCon

Thousands of security experts and tech enthusiasts are gathered in Las Vegas this weekend for back-to-back hacking conventions Black Hat and DefCon at the Rio.