Rohit Dhamankar, Associate VP of Product Strategy at Fortra, was featured in a bonus segment of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT podcast discussing a common misconception around IT modernization. In the episode, Rohit explains that modernization isn’t just about moving faster. As organizations adopt cloud, SaaS, and AI technologies, he highlights how a lack of visibility across complex environments...

Chris Reffkin, Chief Security & Risk Officer at Fortra, authored an article for Manufacturing.net that outlines how technology and security leaders should react in the critical early moments of a ransomware attack. He explains why containment must remain the top priority, how leaders should communicate clearly and quickly with executives, and how to assess the impact with support from legal and incident response teams.

Rohit Dhamankar, Fortra’s vice president of product strategy, sits down with CyberRisk TV at Black Hat 2025 to examine how offensive security is shifting from periodic pen tests to continuous, AI-assisted approaches that provide measurable proof of defensive effectiveness.

Fortra’s Amy Zola joined AWS Security LIVE! to talk about the human side of offensive security.

In an article for The Daily Upside, Mieng Lim discusses the biggest security gaps businesses face.

Josh Taylor explores Adversarial Cognitive Engineering (ACE) in his latest piece for The CTO Club.

AI is evolving at a pace that policymakers struggle to match, raising concerns about its security implications.

​​Fortra's security research team has identified a novel exploit chain, tracked as CVE-2024-6769, which allows attackers to bypass Windows User Access Control (UAC) and escalate privileges to gain full system control.

​​Fortra researchers are urging organizations to be vigilant about potential risks associated with a vulnerability affecting Microsoft systems.​

​​CSO covered Fortra’s disclosure of a Microsoft privilege escalation issue that allows attackers to bypass UAC prompts. Fortra's Tyler Reguly explained that this bypass removes key security checks, posing a risk. Microsoft disagrees, calling it a convenience issue, but the debate continues.​

Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, yet many organizations still face challenges due to limited resources. In ITSecurityWire, Fortra's Chris Reffkin highlights prioritizing remediation, closing the skills gap, and ongoing improvement.

Fortra CISO Chris Reffkin spoke with IT Nerd and shared valuable insights from Fortra’s 2024 Penetration Testing Report.

Ethical hacking has become one of the most powerful tools for preventing cyber threats. Kyle Gaertner spoke with The AI Journal about the tool's importance.