--- title: Morphisec Cybersecurity Blog | Michael Gerard description: Michael Gerard is the CMO of Morphisec. --- Recent Webinar: Building an Adaptive Cyber Resilient Cloud ![arrow-white](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/arrow-white.svg) ![arrow-white](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/arrow-white.svg) [![Watch now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1534169/6359793e-b232-4b79-9da5-b929fc3dc7aa.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1534169/6359793e-b232-4b79-9da5-b929fc3dc7aa) ![close](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/close.svg) ![search_icon](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/search_icon.svg) [![Morphisec-Logo](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/Morphisec-Logo.svg "Morphisec-Logo")](http://www.morphisec.com) ![blog](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/blog.svg) [![Read the Blog](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1534169/3c83d6d5-0c56-47b7-8aee-ae6edf73c360.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1534169/3c83d6d5-0c56-47b7-8aee-ae6edf73c360) [![Get A Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1534169/d4f17ebf-d8a2-49c3-9bca-a8f8112b45f3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1534169/d4f17ebf-d8a2-49c3-9bca-a8f8112b45f3) [![Morphisec-Logo](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/Morphisec-Logo.svg "Morphisec-Logo")](http://www.morphisec.com) ![search_icon](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/search_icon.svg) - ![blog](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/blog.svg) [![Read the Blog](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1534169/3c83d6d5-0c56-47b7-8aee-ae6edf73c360.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1534169/3c83d6d5-0c56-47b7-8aee-ae6edf73c360) - [![Get A Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1534169/d4f17ebf-d8a2-49c3-9bca-a8f8112b45f3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1534169/d4f17ebf-d8a2-49c3-9bca-a8f8112b45f3) # BLOGS By Michael Gerard Cybersecurity News, Threat Research, and more from the Team Spearheading the Evolution of Endpoint Security ## [Automated Moving Target Defense included in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Endpoint Security, 2023](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/automated-moving-target-defense-included-in-the-gartner-hype-cycle-for-endpoint-security-2023) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on October 19, 2023 [![Gartner logo](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/GartnerLogo.png) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/automated-moving-target-defense-included-in-the-gartner-hype-cycle-for-endpoint-security-2023) For the first time, Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) has been included in the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle for Endpoint Security as a technology in the ‘on the rise’ category. Morphisec is named as a Sample Vendor in the AMTD category. “This Hype... [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/automated-moving-target-defense-included-in-the-gartner-hype-cycle-for-endpoint-security-2023) ## [Why EDR Is Not Enough to Prevent Ransomware [Infographic]](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/business-ransomware-protection-edr) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on May 18, 2023 [![EDR prevent ransomware ](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/EDR%20prevent%20ransomware.jpg) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/business-ransomware-protection-edr) There’s now a new ransomware attack, on average, every 10 seconds. Threat actors have become powerful and sophisticated enough to successfully hold national governments—such as Ireland and Costa Rica—to ransom.  [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/business-ransomware-protection-edr) ## [Moving Target Defense is “Transformative” Technology—Gartner](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-endpoint-protection-moving-target-defense) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on November 22, 2022 [![](https://blog.morphisec.com/hubfs/Gartner_Emerging_Tech_Impact_Radar_Security2022.png) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-endpoint-protection-moving-target-defense) For the [second consecutive year](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-report-moving-target-defense-recognized-emerging-technology-application-security), Gartner has highlighted [Moving Target Defense](https://www.morphisec.com/moving-target-defense) (MTD) as a featured technology, and Morphisec as a Sample Vendor for the technology in their report, Emerging Tech Impact Radar: Security. The authors define MTD as “...... [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-endpoint-protection-moving-target-defense) ## [Servers Aren’t as Secure as You Think](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/server-security-dangerously-flawed) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on November 2, 2022 [![](https://blog.morphisec.com/hubfs/shutterstock_2038803830.jpg) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/server-security-dangerously-flawed) On a scale of one to ten, how effective is the status quo approach to server security?In theory, it should be ten. The path to keeping servers protected from the outside world (segmentation, firewalls, vulnerability patching, security solutions... [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/server-security-dangerously-flawed) ## [How To Save Healthcare From Ransomware](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/cybersecurity-issues-healthcare-ransomware) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on May 25, 2022 [![](https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/shutterstock_1122708980.jpg) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/cybersecurity-issues-healthcare-ransomware) Between staff shortages and COVID variants, healthcare providers have had plenty to worry about during the past two years. Now alongside these worries, cybersecurity issues in healthcare are also putting patient care in jeopardy. Healthcare is one... [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/cybersecurity-issues-healthcare-ransomware) ## [Biden's New Cybersecurity Regulations: Are You Compliant?](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on April 12, 2022 [![Biden Executive Order on Cybersecurity: What Businesses Need to Know](https://blog.morphisec.com/hubfs/shutterstock_1608843106.jpg) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity) Although almost nothing seems to get bipartisan support anymore, cybersecurity may be an exception to the rule. On March 1 2022, the Senate unanimously approved the [Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3600/all-info#:~:text=Introduced%20in%20Senate%20(02%2F08%2F2022)&text=This%20bill%20addresses%20cybersecurity%20threats,assessments%20of%20federal%20risk%20posture.). This bill follows President Biden's [...](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/12/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity/) [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity) ## [The Cyber Threat Landscape for 2022 Darkens](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/the-cyber-threat-landscape-2022) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on April 7, 2022 [![Cyber Threat Landscape 2022](https://blog.morphisec.com/hubfs/Cyber%20Landscape%202022.png) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/the-cyber-threat-landscape-2022) Cybersecurity professionals be warned: 2022 offers no respite from the wave of cybercrime that’s tormented enterprises these past couple of years. Cybersecurity was already a fast-moving sector prior to Covid-19. But the emergence of remote work,... [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/the-cyber-threat-landscape-2022) ## [Moving Target Defense Recognized as Emerging Technology for Application Security by Gartner](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-report-moving-target-defense-recognized-emerging-technology-application-security) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on January 20, 2022 [![](https://blog.morphisec.com/hubfs/Gartner%20Social%201.png) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-report-moving-target-defense-recognized-emerging-technology-application-security) [Gartner has released new research](https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/4007039) about [moving target defense (MTD)](https://www.morphisec.com/moving-target-defense) that we want to bring to your attention. Their findings demonstrate why MTD is a vital component of a prevention-first cybersecurity strategy. [[2023 UPDATE: New Gartner report...](https://engage.morphisec.com/gartner-automated-moving-target-defense) [Read More **](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/gartner-report-moving-target-defense-recognized-emerging-technology-application-security) ## [10 Tips To Boost Microsoft Defender AV Security](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/10-tips-to-boost-microsoft-defender-av-security) Posted by [Michael Gerard](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/author/michael-gerard) on November 4, 2021 [![10 Tips to Boost Microsoft Defender AV Security ](https://blog.morphisec.com/hubfs/10%20TIps%20eBook%20Launch%20Blog.png) ](https://1534169.hs-sites.com/10-tips-to-boost-microsoft-defender-av-security) Microsoft Defender Antivirus (MDAV), known as Windows Defender Antivirus before the Windows 10 May 2020 update, is an *anti-malware component of Microsoft* Windows. 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