Brad LaPorte

Brad LaPorte is a cybersecurity expert and former US military intelligence officer. As a top-rated Gartner analyst, he helped define categories including Preemptive Cyber Defense, Attack Surface Management, Extended Detection and Response, Digital Risk Protection, and the foundations of Continuous Threat Exposure Management. Earlier in his career he launched Secureworks’ first ever MDR service and its Red Cloak EDR, and built IBM’s endpoint security, MDR, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and managed SIEM portfolios.

Joined: 12 Aug 2026
Articles: 1

illustration of it teams guarding a big door marked whilst a ransomware attacker gains access through a much smaller door in the background

Protect

Ransomware is a data theft business now. Most defences still guard the wrong door.

Ransomware is evolving from an encryption problem into a data theft operation. Brad LaPorte explains why organisations must focus on stopping exfiltration through trusted tools before attackers gain leverage.