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 SaaS Backup Solutions
We reviewed leading SaaS backup platforms on the breadth of application coverage, recovery granularity, and how well they handle point-in-time restoration. The gaps in coverage were eye-opening.
by Joel Witts
Best Microsoft SharePoint Online Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading SharePoint Online backup solutions on site, library, and item-level recovery granularity, how well each handles versioned content, and the restoration speed that determines how long SharePoint is unavailable after a loss event.
by Joel Witts
Best 10 AI Code Review Tools For Business
We compare the leading AI code review tools on merge gating, source control coverage, setup effort, and pricing model, so you can find the right fit for your team.
by Joel Witts
Best M365 Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading M365 backup platforms on workload coverage, recovery granularity, and how well they handle eDiscovery requests alongside standard data restoration. Native M365 tooling does not replace what these platforms deliver.
by Joel Witts
Best MDR Solutions
We reviewed 11 MDR providers on SLA commitments, analyst response quality, and what their platforms do versus what their teams do. The split matters more than vendors admit.
by Joel Witts
Best 10 Deception Technology Companies
Deception technology makes life difficult for cybercriminals by building decoys and honeypots in your environment. In this guide, we look at ten of the top solutions on the market.
by Joel Witts
AI Red Teaming Solutions
A shortlist of the best AI Red Teaming platforms, allowing you to stress-test LLMs, GenAI apps, and AI agents with adversarial tactics. These platforms also cover continuous testing and compliance mapping with frameworks like EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF.
by Alex Zawalnyski
Top 10 Alternatives to Zscaler
We compared 10 alternatives to Zscaler Internet Access, spanning cloud proxies, converged SSE platforms, and browser-based tools, reviewing their threat protection, data controls, and the infrastructure each one requires.
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 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 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 9 Cyber Essentials Compliance Solutions
We've assessed the best Cyber Essentials compliance solutions to help organizations operating within the UK to achieve and maintain certification of this NCSC-backed scheme.
by Alex Zawalnyski
The Top 8 Alternatives To Island
We compared eight alternatives to Island's enterprise browser, from secure browser extensions to managed and cloud-isolated browsers, on DLP enforcement, admin visibility into web activity, and the rollout effort each one demands.
by Joel Witts
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 Phishing Protection Solutions
We reviewed the leading phishing protection platforms on detection accuracy, response speed, and how well technical controls complement awareness training to reduce overall click-through risk.
by Joel Witts
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 VM Backup Solutions
We reviewed leading VM backup platforms on backup frequency, deduplication efficiency, and recovery speed under realistic conditions. Here's what the testing showed.
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
Airlock Digital Application Control: In-Depth Review & Analysis
Airlock Digital Application Control is a pure-play application allowlisting platform covering Windows, macOS, and Linux, deployable as vendor-hosted SaaS or fully on-premises, including air-gapped environments, with a single agent and a single SKU.
by Joel Witts
Training The Right Part Of Your Brain: PsySec Security Awareness Training
Zachary Eikenberry, co-founder and CEO at Hook Security, speaks to us about Psychological Security (PsySec) and the importance of humor, repetition, and positivity in security awareness training.
by Craig MacAlpine
Developing The Human Firewall: Implementing Effective Security Awareness Training
Nick Deacon Elliott, VP of Sales & Operations at Boxphish, speaks to us about the current issues in the security awareness training market, and how organizations can best train their users.
by Craig MacAlpine
Exploring The Depths Of The Dark Web
Adam Darrah, Director of Threat Intelligence Services at ZeroFox, shares his insights on the dark web and why organizations should be monitoring its depths.
by Craig MacAlpine
The Power Of User Experience: How To Improve Password Security
Caroline Morchio, head of user experience at Dashlane, speaks to Expert Insights about the role of user experience and design in tackling password security.
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
“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
Interview: How Mid-Sized Businesses Can Secure Access Management In The Cloud
Expert Insights speaks to Helmut Semmelmayer, Senior Sales Manager of tenfold, a cybersecurity provider specializing in access management software.
by Craig MacAlpine
Interview: “Continuous Authentication Stands At The Root Of Zero Trust”
Cristian Tamas speaks to Expert Insights about TypingDNA’s new ActiveLock continuous endpoint authentication solution and how it works.
by Craig MacAlpine
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
How Organizations Can Achieve Seamless User Authentication
We spoke to François Lasnier, VP of Identity and Access Management at Thales, covering IAM and what how threats are adapting and taking advantage of surprising attack vectors.
by Craig MacAlpine
Interview: How Home Is The New BEC Battleground
High profile targets in organisations are now faced with a new battle arena: the home. We talked to the founder of BlackCloak on combating cyberattacks that use professionals' homes as an attack vector.
by Craig MacAlpine
Interview: Why Truly Clean Inboxes Are A Myth
We spoke to the Chief Security Officer and Head of Marketing for Cyren, a legacy cybersecurity company with a powerful email security solution.
by Craig MacAlpine
Interview with Canonic: What Open Services Do For Business And The Future Of SaaS Threats
We spoke to co-founder and CEO of Canonic Security, Boris Gorin, to learn more about the company's approach to SaaS and open communities.
by Craig MacAlpine