Craig MacAlpine is CEO and Founder of Expert Insights. Before founding Expert Insights in August 2018, Craig spent 10 years as CEO of EPA Cloud, an email security provider that rebranded as VIPRE Email Security following its acquisition by Ziff Davis, formerly J2Global (NASDAQ: ZD) in 2013.
Craig is a passionate security innovator with over 20 years of experience helping organizations to stay secure with cutting-edge information security and cybersecurity solutions.
Using his extensive experience in the email security industry, he founded Expert Insights with the singular goal of helping IT professionals and CISOs to cut through the noise and find the right cybersecurity solutions they need to protect their organizations.
Articles By: Craig MacAlpine
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Best Server Backup Software
We reviewed the leading server backup platforms on backup window efficiency, restoration speed under realistic conditions, and encryption depth. Here's what we think is worth running in production.
by Joel Witts
Best Patch Management
We reviewed 12 patch management platforms on scanning accuracy, deployment automation, and how well each helps teams prioritize the patches that reduce the most risk. Automation depth varied significantly.
by Joel Witts
Best RMM Solutions For MSPs
We reviewed 9 RMM platforms on automation depth, multi-client management, and the monitoring quality that tells you about problems before your clients do. Pricing structure matters as much as features at scale.
by Joel Witts
Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions
We reviewed 11 UEM platforms on the range of device types and operating systems they manage consistently, the depth of application lifecycle controls, and the policy enforcement that applies uniformly across corporate and personally-owned devices.
by Joel Witts
Is Microsoft 365 Secure For Business?
With an estimated 240 million active users globally, how secure really is Microsoft’s application suite for businesses?
by Craig MacAlpine
Email Security Buyers’ Guide 2026
How to choose the right email security software.
by Joel Witts
“It’s All About Culture”: Arnout Van de Meulebroucke On Stopping Social Engineering
Arnout Van de Meulebroucke, founder and CEO at Phished, discusses the importance of using positive reinforcement to support employees in stopping phishing attacks.
by Craig MacAlpine
What Is Security Awareness Training And Why Is It Important?
Research shows that implementing a robust Security Awareness Training program is crucial to securing your organization—but why?
by Craig MacAlpine
The Top 10 Biggest Cyber Attacks Of 2021
A throwback on some of the most high profile cyberattacks of 2021, how they were remediated, and what could have been done to prevent them.
by Expert Insights
Crime, Conflict, And Conti Leaks: Looking At Key Cyber Trends In 2022 So Far
Cofense’s Mollie MacDougall speaks to Expert Insights about the key findings from its recently released quarterly Phishing Intelligence Trends report, and how these are impacting the threat landscape.
by Craig MacAlpine
What Is Biometric Authentication And How Secure Is It?
Can we really use our fingerprints to secure our most critical applications? And, more importantly, should we?
by Craig MacAlpine
What Is Unified Endpoint Security (UES)?
Can combining endpoint security technologies on one centralized platform benefit your organization? Let's find out.
by Craig MacAlpine
Security By Design: Why Application Security Can’t Be Just An Afterthought
Rohit Sethi, Security Compass CEO, speaks to Expert Insights about how organizations can build in security by design when developing software—and why they should.
by Craig MacAlpine
Iru: In-Depth Review & Analysis
Iru (formerly Kandji) combines device management, patching, EDR, passwordless identity and compliance automation in one console. We think it is a strong fit for lean IT teams running Mac and Windows fleets.
by Craig MacAlpine
Best Phishing Simulation And Testing Solutions
We review 11 phishing simulation platforms based on simulation quality, training content, and reporting capabilities.
by Joel Witts
Best Alternatives to KnowBe4 SAT
We reviewed the leading KnowBe4 alternatives on training content freshness, the sophistication of phishing simulation templates, and the behavioral reporting that shows whether training is translating into lower click rates.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Security Solutions For MSPs
We reviewed email security platforms built for MSP environments on tenant isolation, white-label options, and the automation that matters most when you are managing security at scale.
by Joel Witts
Best DNS Web Filtering Platforms For Business
We reviewed the leading DNS web filtering platforms on the accuracy of threat category classification, policy control granularity, and how well each handles enforcement across remote and off-network devices.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Encryption Platforms
We reviewed the leading email encryption platforms on the strength of encryption implementation, the friction they introduce for recipients, and how well the admin controls support compliance and audit requirements.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Archiving Solutions For Microsoft 365
We reviewed the leading M365 email archiving solutions on how well they extend native retention capabilities, the speed and granularity of eDiscovery search, and the compliance reporting that audit teams need beyond what Microsoft provides.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Archiving Solutions For Business
We reviewed the leading email archiving platforms on search performance under large data volumes, retention policy flexibility, and the eDiscovery workflows that legal and compliance teams rely on when records are requested.
by Joel Witts
Best Mimecast Email Security Alternatives
We compared 10 Mimecast alternatives on threat detection accuracy, Microsoft 365 integration, and total cost of ownership. Here's what we think is worth your time to evaluate.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Security For Google Workspace
We reviewed the leading email security platforms built for Google Workspace on how effectively they extend native protection, the depth of BEC detection, and how well they handle threats that arrive through legitimate-looking senders.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Security Solutions For M365
We reviewed 12 email security platforms built for Microsoft 365 environments. The best ones extend native Defender capabilities; the weakest ones duplicate them.
by Craig MacAlpine
Best Email Security Gateways
We reviewed the leading email security platforms on threat detection coverage, deployment complexity, and how well each handles the full range of attacks targeting business email. Here's what we think organizations should be running.
by Joel Witts
Best Email Spam Filtering Solutions
We reviewed the leading email spam filtering platforms on catch rates, the false positive rates that determine whether legitimate email gets blocked, and how well each handles the phishing and malware payloads hidden in spam campaigns.
by Joel Witts
What Is Passwordless Authentication?
Are we heading towards a passwordless future, and what would that look like?
by Craig MacAlpine
Best Practices For Identity and Access Management In Financial Services
Six IAM best practices to help financial services organizations secure access to critical data.
by Craig MacAlpine
Best Integrated Cloud Email Security Solutions
We reviewed 10 platforms that sit natively inside cloud email environments. The gap between the strongest and weakest on compromised account detection was significant.
by Joel Witts
Best Security Awareness Training Solutions
We reviewed 11 security awareness training platforms on content engagement, simulation realism, and behavioral change metrics. The best ones show measurable risk reduction; the weakest ones show completion rates.
by Joel Witts
Best Phishing Awareness Solutions
We reviewed 10 phishing awareness training platforms on simulation quality, content engagement, and the reporting that tells you which employees remain your highest risk. Click rates alone are not enough.
by Joel Witts
Best Google Workspace Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading Google Workspace backup solutions on recovery granularity, eDiscovery depth, and how they handle retention policy enforcement. The differences matter when you need to restore.
by Joel Witts