Author: Phil_The_IT_Guy

IT and Smart Homes

Foxconn Got Hit Four Times. ThreatLocker Would Have Stopped All of Them.

Let me put this as plainly as I can. Foxconn — the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, the company that builds products for Apple, Google, Nvidia, AMD, and Intel — has been successfully ransomwared four times since 2020. Four. Different gangs. Same outcome every time. The most recent hit was May 2026. The Nitrogen ransomware group walked…
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August 25, 2026 0

They Wiped 1,000 Devices. ThreatLocker Would Have Stopped It.

  In March 2026, attackers walked into Stryker’s network — a global medical device manufacturer — and wiped over 1,000 devices. They didn’t exploit some exotic zero-day. They used administrative tools that were already there. They abused trusted software. They hijacked the very management platform designed to protect the environment. And they did it because…
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July 21, 2026 0

Zero Trust Isn’t Foolproof — It’s Only as Strong as the Expert Behind It

Zero Trust platforms like ThreatLocker have become the gold standard in endpoint security. The pitch is compelling — deny everything by default, allow only what’s explicitly approved. In theory, it’s bulletproof. In practice, it’s only as strong as the person configuring it. After years of deploying and auditing ThreatLocker across hundreds of MSP and enterprise…
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July 2, 2026 0