Rob Shavell, Co-Founder and CEO at Abine

Co-Founder and CEO at Abine

Rob Shavell is CEO of Abine / DeleteMe, The Online Privacy Company. Rob has been quoted as a privacy expert in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, ABC, NBC, and Fox. Rob is a vocal proponent of privacy legislation reform, including the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

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Cyber Security Insights

Why “Ransomware Insurance” Causes Healthcare Industry to Overlook Deeper, Underlying Security Issues

September 2, 2021

For the healthcare sector where 34% of all organizations were hit by ransomware last year, cyber insurance may seem like a good investment. However, this may give many organizations a false sense of security.

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Data Privacy Insights

“Better, but Still Not Good” – Making Sense of Big Tech’s Privacy Push

April 20, 2021

While Big Tech's intent seems positive, the likely beneficiary of the recent Apple/Google privacy push is not the consumer but an effort to force the digital advertising world to restructure itself for their benefit.

Why “Ransomware Insurance” Causes Healthcare Industry to Overlook Deeper, Underlying Security Issues

“Better, but Still Not Good” – Making Sense of Big Tech’s Privacy Push

Gartner: Slow Adoption and Expanding Attack Surface; Zero Trust Will Not Stop Over 50% Of Attacks by 2026

T-Mobile Data Breach Includes Massive Compromise of Google Fi Service, Unknown Quantity of Customer Records Exposed

Data Privacy’s Tipping Point: Where We Go From Here

Hackers Breached Multiple Federal Agencies via Remote Monitoring and Management Software