David Monahan

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David is a senior information security executive with over 15 years of experience. He has organized and managed both physical and information security programs, including Security and Network Operations for organizations ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local government and small public and private companies. He has diverse Audit and Compliance and Risk and Privacy experience – providing strategic and tactical leadership, developing, architecting and deploying assurance controls, delivering process and policy documentation and training, as well as other aspects associated with educational and technical solutions. Aside from his full-time practice in the security field, David has been an adjunct faculty member for Capitol College in Laurel, Maryland since 2007, providing security instruction on both the undergraduate and graduate level. He has also presented briefings to numerous forums including SANSFire, Forrester and the Colorado Digital Government Conference.

The Evolution of Application Development

Delivering and securing containers and microservices is relatively new. Though there may be a few hiccups, all will normalize to a strong, steady state.

Why There Is No API Security

Whether we see them or not, application programming interfaces (APIs) are a crucial part of business today. They are used in virtually every aspect...

Why ISP DDoS Services Typically Fail

Over the last couple of years, I wrote about DDoS attacks several times—with good reason. They are increasing in size and intensity. Each year...

The Cost of a DDoS Attack on the Darknet

Distributed Denial of Service attacks, commonly called DDoS, have been around since the 1990s. Over the last few years they became increasingly commonplace and...

Why Cloud-based and ISP-based Scrubbing Alone Are Inadequate.

On occasion, the topic of DDoS defense has come up and invariably goes to, “Why can’t organizations rely on ISP and cloud scrubbing services...

Why WAF & DDoS – A Perfect Prearranged Marriage – #2

David Monahan is Research Director for Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and is a featured guest blogger. In previous blogs I have written about DDoS attacks...

The Value of Letting the Technical Professionals Select a Security Vendor

David Monahan is Research Director for Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and is a featured guest blogger. Management is ultimately responsible for the security...

Microsoft TMG EOL Got You Down? Here are Options for Replacements

David Monahan is Research Director for Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and is a featured guest blogger. I was recently briefing with a customer when...

Cyber-Security Concerns to Know Before You Sign On

David Monahan is Research Director for Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and is a featured guest blogger. Any of us who use the Internet with...

Are You Protected Beyond Volumetric Attacks?

David Monahan is Research Director for Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and is a featured guest blogger. There are numerous types of DDoS protection for...