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Understanding Cybercrime and Ways to Reduce Risk

Have you used your phone to respond to email or search online in the past few days, hours, or minutes? The answer, for most of us, is a resounding "yes."

As a data center builder, DPR knows the importance of data protection. Last year, DPR and a handful of partners hosted the second bi-annual Data Center Technical Summit (DCTS). The event was geared toward data center end users and the theme was “Managing Your IT Risk: Data Center Innovation in a Rapidly Evolving Industry.”

The keynote speaker was U.S. Navy veteran turned CEO and founder of GovCloud Network, Kevin L. Jackson, who spends his days fighting cybercrime and helping businesses leverage cloud computing.

In a recent article, Jackson stresses the fact that understanding the ins-and-outs of cyber security is more important now than ever before. He says the biggest barrier to the adoption of cloud computing on an enterprise level is a lack of understanding around the advancements made in cloud security in recent years. Jackson offers practical advice about managing both personal and corporate risk online.

Read the Q&A to get the full story.