Joel Wallenstrom

Joel Wallenstrom is president and chief executive of Wickr, a secure communications company. Before Wickr, Joel co-founded iSEC Partners, one of the world’s leading information security research teams, later acquired by NCC Group, and served as Director for Strategic Alliances at @stake, one of the very first computer security companies in the industry.

Joel Wallenstrom
Security

What business leaders can learn from Jeff Bezos’ leaked texts

Joel Wallenstrom
1:30 pm PST • February 17, 2019

The “below the belt selfie” media circus surrounding Jeff Bezos has made encrypted communications top of mind among nervous executive handlers.

What business leaders can learn from Jeff Bezos’ leaked texts
Security

Exposure of your sensitive data isn’t a bug, it’s a feature

Joel Wallenstrom
3:30 pm PDT • September 25, 2017

Another day, another breach. Equifax, SEC, Deloitte and the next one is coming soon. Nothing surprising there anymore, not for customers, not for the breached companies. So why does this…

Exposure of your sensitive data isn’t a bug, it’s a feature
Security

Taking the bite out of the non-malware threat

Joel Wallenstrom
8:30 am PDT • July 5, 2017

#NotPetya can’t wipe what isn’t there.

Taking the bite out of the non-malware threat
Security

Lessons learned from the Russian hacking scandal and our ‘cyber’ election

Joel Wallenstrom
3:30 am PDT • March 23, 2017

Information security — or what is commonly referred to as “cyber” — has dominated the narrative in this week’s hearings on Capitol Hill about the Russian interference in the 2016…

Lessons learned from the Russian hacking scandal and our ‘cyber’ election