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Our podcast is for partners, owners and CEOs of small businesses to keep informed on risks and mitigation strategies regarding IT services and cyber security products that work well in a small business environment. Femi and Stephen will talk candidly and go between the headlines of global cyber security events and malware and bring it back to how it may affect small businesses in particular.
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It wasn’t too long ago when creating a password felt like it would be our best and most secure lock against digital burglary. Now it’s our greatest threat. Steve and Femi talk with security GRC consultant and evangelist Thomas Allen about the how we use two factor authentication in our everyday activities but don’t recognize the equal importance wi…
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Episode 11: Cyber Insurance featuring Ari Vared
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100% of all organizations are in danger of being victims of cyber attack. Yet, only 50% US businesses have cyber insurance. Steve and Femi talk with Ari Vared of CyberPolicy, a comparative site for cyber insurance for small businesses. They answer all of the questions you need to know about why and how to get started on getting a cybersecurity insu…
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Your business needs smart mobile device management (MDM) solutions. Mobile devices include laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other devices used in the workplace and by employees. Devices without proper management are exposed to malware that could compromise confidential data, and increase the ease of a data breach or hacking incident. Steve and Fe…
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Episode 9: Cybersecurity Training and Awareness
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Employees who are well trained are going to be a key part of your overall risk reduction strategy. Poorly trained employees are going to render investments you make in the technology sector to reduce your risks. Training does not have to be complicated. Steve and Femi talk about easy steps you can take to train your employees to safeguard cybersecu…
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Most business and professional liability insurance policies do not include cyber liability for a data breach. Steve and Femi talk with special guest Tyler Delaney, CIC, of First West Insurance to discuss why small businesses need cyber insurance to cover liability of data loss/destruction, computer fraud, funds transfer loss, cyber extortion and pe…
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Episode 7: Government and Industry Contracting
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Early on, most agencies did not address cybersecurity as part of contracting. Now, it is standard language in all contracts, especially those in Government and Industry entities. The number one rule in contracting is that your small business must meet or exceed the cybersecurity protection level of your client. The U.S. Department of Defense has it…
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The use of encryption is nearly as old as the art of communication itself. Encryption is the process of converting messages, information or data into a form unreadable by anyone except the intended recipient. Small businesses use encryption to protect sensitive data stored on computers, servers and mobile devices. In this episode, we discuss the hi…
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Episode 4: Reasonable Standard Care of Data
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When it comes to data care, what would be reasonable to a Fortune 500 company that has thousands of employees all over the world is not going to be reasonable to a small business that has 10 or 15 employees. We look for that common denominator of what would be reasonably expected for any business to have in place. Looking at the recent Equifax hack…
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Backup and disaster recovery is reaching a new high of relevance. Recent natural disasters have called to attention the importance of data backup and recovery. The goal of the task is to make sure the operations of your business can continue in the event of a data or system loss situation. It is critical to have a proper procedure in place to recov…
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You are under attack. Right now, cybercrime rings in China, Russia, and the Ukraine are hacking into small businesses like yours to steal credit cards, client information, and swindle money directly out of your bank account. Some are even being funded by their own government to attack American businesses, and half of all cyberattacks are aimed at s…
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Our podcast is something that partners, owners and CEOs of small businesses can listen to while on the go to keep informed on risks and mitigation strategies that work well in a small business environment. We address topics we see in our respective practices and discuss effective strategies to deal with those problems. Between us, we bring years of…
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