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A war between cybercriminals and businesses is raging. The global pandemic only served to increase the volume of hacked and breached data. As everyone began working from home everyday resources like mobile phones and IoT devices became targets. In fact, data breaches exposed over 36 billion records in the first half of 2020 alone according to RiskBased.Additionally, recent security research suggests most companies have unprotected data and poor cybersecurity practices in place, making them v ...
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WatchGuard & The State of Cybersecurity Today
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Mark Romano, Senior Director of Worldwide Channel Programs and Field Engagement at WatchGuard, joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss the state of cybersecurity today. The podcast opens with a discussion of WatchGuard’s Internet Security Report and some current trends, including increases in ransomware and malware. Tracy and Mark discuss the need for m…
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Victor Monga, a Senior Technical Architect for the Network & Advanced Security Business Group at VMware, joins The Holtz Story to discuss today's market and what is happening with VMware. Victor's experience in Healthcare, Aerospace and with the Department of Defense (DoD) has given him an in-depth understanding of specific industry needs. The podc…
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Bryan Keeper, Director of Channel Sales Americas at OpenGear, joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss Out-of-Band Management. Bryan helps partners become trusted advisors to their customers while driving channel programs and new business development. This podcast opens with Bryan describing Out-of-Band as an alternative access to devices. It allows IT m…
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Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Vice President, Field CISO Strategic Services at Fortinet, joins The Holtz Story to discuss the latest solutions in cloud cybersecurity. Jonathan brings extensive experience working with global enterprises and nation-states and is responsible for developing innovative security solutions with partners at Fortinet. This podcast o…
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Current Channel Trends with Janet Schijns
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Janet Schijns, CEO & Co-Founder of JS Group, joins The Holtz Story to discuss trends in the channel. Janet offers wisdom gained from building, optimizing and evangelizing channel programs and go-to-market strategies for over two decades. Our podcast opens with Janet and Tracy discussing the level of investment in the channel, both in consolidation …
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Introducing Trellix & Discussing Cybersecurity Trends
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In this episode of the Holtz Story, Britt Norwood, SVP of global channels and commercial at Trellix, discusses the latest trends in cybersecurity threats. The podcast opens with a discussion about the driving force behind the recent influx of ransomware attacks. The ransomware attack in Ukraine is one of the most recent incidents. Norwood indicates…
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Trends in Cybersecurity Threats and Solutions
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On this episode of the Holtz Story, Tanja Omeragic, Technical Sales Manager and cybersecurity subject matter expert at ConnectWise, joins the Holtz Story to discuss the latest trends in cybersecurity threats and solutions. A staggering 72% of MSPs report security incidents with clients, and cybercriminals are now targeting MSPs to reach their custo…
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Building Security Using SASE and Zero Trust
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Sunil Choudrie, Product Marketing lead (DLP and Email) at Broadcom Software and part of Symantec’s global information protection practice, joins the Holtz Story to discuss the latest attack vectors. The podcast opens up with a discussion about changes in the industry and what has been learned throughout the pandemic. Sunil shares how the pandemic h…
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Frank Lento, Managing Director in Cisco’s Global Security Sales Organization and Global Head of the Global Security Sales Partner at Cisco joins The Holtz Story to discuss the latest solutions in cloud cybersecurity. This podcast opens with a discussion of the change from looking at cybersecurity as a technology stack to seeing it more as a strateg…
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Protecting Your People, Data, and Infrastructure with Zero Trust
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Paul Mezzera, Vice President of Strategy at Saviynt, joins The Holtz Story to discuss protecting your people, data, and infrastructure with Zero Trust. This episode opens with a discussion on the future of Identity Management (IM). Paul points out that there are too many devices and files to have people looking at logs. We now need machine learning…
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William “Chip” Crane, Cybersecurity Executive Advisor Public and Federal Markets at IBM, joins The Holtz Story to discuss IBM’s security activities and solutions. This podcast starts with a discussion around finding the balance between having the right data, questions, and tools. This leads to a discussion about IBM Cloud Pack for Security, and Chi…
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Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Trends & Solutions
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HoJin Kim, VP of Worldwide Channels, and Kayvon Sadeghi, Executive Director of Product Marketing at SonicWall join The Holtz Story to discuss the latest solutions in cloud cybersecurity. This podcast opens with a discussion of cloud cybersecurity trends. The SonicWall team shares they’re seeing people move from on-prem to the cloud and looking for …
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Nishant Taneja, Senior Director, Product Marketing at Barracuda, joins The Holtz Story to discuss the evolution of threats and risk in email. Nishant and Tracy open the conversation with a discussion that 90% of cyberattacks start with emails and the trend towards leveraging social engineering to gain access to apps and data. Nishant shares how man…
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Ransomware with Corey Nachreiner of WatchGuard
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This week, Corey Nachreiner, Chief Security Officer at WatchGuard, joins The Holtz Story to discuss data’s role in ransomware. Corey is an authority on network security and an internationally quoted commentator. He is a regular contributor to leading publications including CNET, Dark Reading, eWeek, Help Net Security, Information Week, and Infosecu…
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Data’s Role in Ransomware with Simon Jelley of Veritas
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This week, Simon Jelley, Vice President of Product for Backup Exec, Endpoint Protection, and SaaS Backup at Veritas, joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss data’s role in ransomware. Simon starts us out by discussing how ransomware has evolved to become more enterprise targeted. Protecting data in-flight with encryption, multi-factor authentication, et…
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Ransomware & Recovery with Jody Guffey of OpenText
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This week Jody Guffey, Vice President of Channel Sales SMB & Consumer at OpenText joins The Holtz Story to discuss ransomware, supply chain attacks, and the need for backups, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning. In this episode, Jody and Tracy open the podcast discussing how the latest ransomware attacks have increased awareness wit…
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The Changing MSP Landscape with Larry Walsh
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In this edition of The Holtz Story, we’re joined by Larry Walsh, Founder, and CEO of Channelnomics. Larry oversees 2112’s consulting and strategy services, which provide channel and go-to-market assessments, channel program development and operations, executive coaching, and communications support. Today we’re discussing the MSP evolving landscape.…
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Discussing the Cybersecurity Executive Order with MJ Shoer and Brett Scott
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In this special edition of The Holtz Story, we’re joined by MJ Shoer SVP, Executive Director, CompTIA ISAO, and Brett Scott Director Security Training and Enablement at Tech Data to discuss the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order. This episode covers a lot of ground, from the evolution of the Defense in Depth (DiD) mindset to zero-…
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The Anywhere Workforce with Dan Brodeur of VMware
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This week Dan Brodeur Senior Director at VMware Security joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss the anywhere workforce. Dan and Tracy cover a lot of ground in this podcast, moving from the hybrid working environments to zero trust, and the impact on the vendors, customers, and partners. Listen in as Dan and Tracy discuss how we're not going back to the…
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The Cybersecurity Evolving Landscape with Tim Erlin of Tripwire
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This week Tim Erlin, Vice President of Product Management and Strategy at Tripwire, joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss the movement of employees back to the office, OT and IT convergence, the future direction of Tripwire, and even the Biden Administration’s executive order on cybersecurity. Listen in as Tim points out that almost every company is p…
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Return to the New Normal with Frank Rauch of Check Point Software
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We welcome back Frank Rauch, Head of Worldwide Channel Sales at Check Point Software, to "The Holtz Story" to discuss what’s happening as we return to normal and recent developments with the Biden cybersecurity initiative. The world is starting to unknot, everyone is going out to restaurants, taking vacations, and we’re starting to go out to partne…
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Current Trends & Future Outlook from a Security Perspective for 2021
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With the news filled with the latest cybersecurity breaches, it's time to step back and look at where we are and where we're going. This week Jon Bove, Vice President of Channel Sales at Fortinet, joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss current trends and what the future looks like from a cybersecurity perspective. In this episode, Jon talks about how p…
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Supply Chain Cybersecurity Threats with Patrick Sweeny
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The supply chain only works if there is trust between and within the channel. This week Patrick Sweeney, President & CEO at Area 1 Security, joins "The Holtz Story" to discuss how the supply chain is uniquely vulnerable to cyber-attacks and what must happen to ensure its viability. In this episode, you'll hear Patrick and Tracy discuss the supply c…
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With the recent Colonial Pipeline breach capturing the nation’s attention, MSPs find themselves under a microscope. Many MSPs are struggling to keep up with the rising threat landscape, new technologies, and people shortage in cybersecurity. This week Lamon Gorman, Director Service Provider Channel at Trend Micro, joins “The Holtz Story” to talk ab…
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Women in Tech, Celebrating IWD & Women’s History Month
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The women’s movement started over a hundred years ago and continues today. This episode is dedicated to that movement and the women who persevere in today’s workforce. Our guest for this episode is Abigail Maines, Vice President Commercial and Channel Sales at Cybereason. Listen in as Abigail and Tracy discuss what it was like to enter the workforc…
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Talking SMB CyberSecurity with Frank Rauch
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The Small and Mid-Size Business (SMB) cybersecurity market is over seven billion dollars in size, according to this week’s guest Frank Rauch, Head of Worldwide Channel Sales at CheckPoint Software. This makes it a significant market, and one that has captured the attention of many channel partners. The need for SMB cybersecurity is very high at the…
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CyberSecurity & Women in Tech with Kathleen Curry
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The recent Solar Winds and Microsoft Exchange hacks remind us that the cybersecurity threat level is high and accelerated. This week Kathleen Curry, Senior Vice President of Global Enterprise Channels, OEM & Strategic Alliances at McAfee joins “The Holtz Story” to talk about what’s happening in cybersecurity, and she also shares her journey as a wo…
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Welcome to the Holtz Story where tech leaders discuss the biggest trends and challenges in cybersecurity brought to you by TechData one of the world’s largest technology distributors. Channel Perfect Storm Janet Schijns, founder of the JS Group joins host Tracy Holtz, Director, Security Solutions at Tech Data for our first ever episode of The Holtz…
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