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Alan Grau
VP of IoT and Embedded Solutions at Sectigo
With 30 years of experience in telecommunications and the embedded software marketplace, prior to Sectigo Alan was CTO and co-founder of Icon Labs. He architected Icon Labs' award-winning Floodgate Firewall. A frequent industry speaker and blogger Alan holds multiple patents related to telecommunication and security.
Alan has 30 years of experience in telecommunications and the embedded software marketplace. Alan joined Sectigo in May 2019 as part of the company’s acquisition of Icon Labs, a leading provider of security software for IoT and embedded devices, where he was CTO and co-founder, as well as the architect of Icon Labs' award-winning Floodgate Firewall. He is a frequent industry speaker and blogger and holds multiple patents related to telecommunication and security.
Prior to founding Icon Labs, he worked for AT&T Bell Labs and Motorola. Alan has an MS in computer science from Northwestern University.
Recent Posts from Alan Grau
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EPISODE 151
Broadcast Date:
February 22, 202115 minutes
Podcasts Feb 22, 2021Root Causes 151: What Is Rustls?
Rustls is an important emerging alternative to OpenSSL. We discuss the Rust programming language, designed with security in mind from the ground up.
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Webinars Feb 18, 2021AspenCore IoT Webinar
Join Sectigo VP of IoT/Embedded Solutions Alan Grau and Enterprise Regional Sales Manager Derik Poquiz as they detail emerging IoT security regulations.
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EPISODE 149
Broadcast Date:
February 11, 202112 minutes
Podcasts Feb 11, 2021Root Causes 149: Municipal Water Poisoning Through Cyber Attack
We discuss the attempted poisoning of a Florida city's water supply through online security breach.
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EPISODE 147
Broadcast Date:
February 5, 202112 minutes
Podcasts Feb 05, 2021Root Causes 147: Google Titan Secure Key Attack
A new attack allows cloning of the Google Titan secure key. we describe this attack and its implications for Titan and other secure keys.
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Webinars Dec 03, 2020Connected Chaos
Join us for our Connected Chaos webinar to close out the year, where we'll cover the world of IoT devices and how you can protect them.
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EPISODE 126
Broadcast Date:
October 28, 202018 minutes
Podcasts Oct 28, 2020Root Causes 126: IoT Ransomware
New research shows how ransomware attacks could be launched against IoT devices. Understand these attacks and what can be done to defend against them.
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EPISODE 121
Broadcast Date:
September 21, 202014 minutes
Podcasts Sep 21, 2020Root Causes 121: What Is a Hardware Security Module?
Our hosts explain terms like Hardware Security Module (HSM), Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Secure Enclave, TrustZone, and Hardware Secure Element (SE).
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EPISODE 118
Broadcast Date:
September 8, 202024 minutes
Podcasts Sep 08, 2020Root Causes 118: Quantum Apocalypse - What Is a Hybrid Certificate?
Sectigo's Quantum Safe Kit enables hybrid TLS certificates. Find out how hybrid certificates are essential to transitioning to quantum-safe crypto.
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EPISODE 116
Broadcast Date:
August 31, 202014 minutes
Podcasts Aug 31, 2020Root Causes 116: Ripple20 Exposes TCP/IP Vulnerabilities for IoT
Ripple20 is a set of vulnerabilities in the early Treck TCP/IP stack, a popular IoT choice. Learn their significance and how we can avoid these problems.