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CEO, Axio Global, LLC
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Scott Kannry is the Chief Executive Officer of Axio. Axio is a cyber risk engineering firm that helps organizations implement more comprehensive cyber risk management based on an approach that harmonizes cybersecurity technology/controls and cyber risk transfer.

He is the architect of Axio's cyber impact taxonomy and the methodology for evaluating and stress testing insurance portfolios, a process designed specifically to better align overall cyber exposure with insurability. This approach was the first to codify the reality that cyber predicated losses can trigger numerous lines of insurance coverage.
Scott is a frequent speaker at industry events, contributor to insurance publications and has been recognized as a Business Insurance Magazine "Top 40 under 40" broker, Risk and Insurance Magazine "Power Broker" and industry Rising Star by Reactions magazine. He received Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Case Western Reserve University, a JD from Northwestern Law School and a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Articles by Scott M. Kannry
New Cold Boot Attack Gives Hackers the Keys to PCs, Macs
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading,  9/13/2018
Yahoo Class-Action Suits Set for Settlement
Dark Reading Staff 9/17/2018
RDP Ports Prove Hot Commodities on the Dark Web
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading,  9/17/2018
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Accessing, modifying, or executing executable files vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) 8.0.0 Hotfix 4 and earlier allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via file transfer from external system.
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PUBLISHED: 2018-09-18
An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escal...