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Bryan Christ is an IT professional with more than twenty years of industry experience. His fascination with technology started in the early 80’s with the Commodore VIC-20. He first published in 1991 and began his professional career a few years later. Along the way, he has worked for a number of high profile companies including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and MediaFire. Most of his career has been focused on open-source and software development opportunities with an emphasis on project management, team leadership, and executive oversight. After serving two years as a VCIO in the Greater Houston area, Bryan carried his skills to Bravura Security where he focuses on security and access governance. In addition to his work with Bravura Security, he frequently contributes to several open-source projects and a number of SaaS related endeavors.
In the classroom, universities and colleges are looking towards the future with their curricula, stretching young minds around evolving concepts and advancements. The irony? Behind the scenes, these same institutions are often unprepared for the...
August 4, 2025
Read MoreFor higher education institutions to remain competitive, it’s more important than ever to identify the essential elements of your modernization strategy. But digital transformation is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Colleges and universities face...
July 30, 2025
Read MoreEffectively managing your cloud risks and controls is a critical part of keeping your network safe from harm, but multi-cloud environments and a changing workforce can make protecting your cloud resources challenging. In 2022, we surveyed100 ...
July 25, 2025
Read MoreToday, there are several ways your organization can implement a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). Each method varies in its components and organizational policy rules, resulting in a distinct architecture. The National Institute of Standards and...
July 14, 2025
Read MoreSince one of our original articles focused on how higher education can fight back against hackers, the threat landscape has only grown. As of 2025, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting students as a means to infiltrate university systems. With...
July 8, 2025
Read MoreThe 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report highlights the latest trends in higher education identity and access management (IAM) and confirms several ongoing challenges. Fortunately, automation can solve many of these problems and that is good news, since...
June 23, 2025
Read MoreIn today's ever-changing technological climate, passwords are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they protect our sensitive data from breaches — on the other, they're a moving target for hackers. We need a different password for each account,...
May 1, 2025
Read MoreEducational institutions oversee hundreds or thousands of students and faculty members daily. Therefore, it's no surprise they deal with large volumes of valuable data, like:
April 23, 2025
Read MoreIn the last two years, 79% of organizations have experienced an identity-related security breach, according to research from the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA). That’s a truly staggering number, however, the even more shocking statistic...
April 23, 2025
Read MoreManaging data access is an ongoing journey for businesses in the financial services industry. Policies such as the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) establish regulations that your business must follow when implementing...
April 23, 2025
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