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Brian catches up with Raffi Jamgotchian, President and CTO with Triada Networks to talk cybersecurity and a new book he recently co-authored with 30 other IT Service Providers called ‘On Thin Ice’. They speak to security frameworks, compliance and how you can use these to harden your stack and fill the gaps. Frameworks can be overwhelming when first getting started, however the result is always 100% clarity. Among others, Triada are using the CompTIA Security Trustmark which was built around the NIST Framework.
For a copy of On Thin Ice from Amazon Click Here (A great gift idea for all of your clients!)
For more information on CompTIA Security Trustmark Click Here
Amy Luby, Channel Chief Evangelist with Acronis tells us, ‘Let’s make 2021 the year of cyber fitness’. Brian catches up with Amy to discuss what the Acronis Research Team has found in their year end report which shows the evolution of Ransomware to Data Exfiltration. As IT Service Providers we need to continue to move toward a proactive cyber posture and fortify our defenses as the attacks only continue to grow in frequency and sophistication.
We continue to hear challenges from IT Service Providers getting their SMB clients to adopt MFA practices. As crazy as it sounds, adding that extra step in the authentication process is just too much to ask.
Brian catches up with David Barton, CTO with HighWire Networks and Michael Roth, CEO of EVO Security to discuss making 2 Factor easy to adopt and incorporate into your client’s stack. David explains it nicely as the 80/20 rule with MFA taking care of 80% so that you can focus on the harder 20% of active threats.
As always, Tyler Moffit, Senior Threat Research Analyst with Webroot talks with Brian giving a very ‘matter of fact’ picture of current threats as well as what we can expect on the horizon entering the holiday season and into 2021.
In the holiday spirit, he even gives us some online shopping tips and things to watch out for when reading customer reviews using the ‘fakespot’ extension and deciding which IoT devices you should avoid!
Our very own, Robin Miller sits down with Monika Gupta, VP Marketing with Huntress, Jennifer Bleam, VP Business Development with Solutions Granted and Amy Luby, Chief Channel Evangelist with Acronis to discuss building a career in the technology field.
They provide some great insights and advice for young women looking to build a career in technology and it starts with ‘just be yourself’, states Amy. Great discussion that any one looking to get into the technology field will benefit from, not just women.
Brian talks with Secure Now CEO, Art Gross about the many tentacles of cybersecurity training. Its not just about teaching your customers employees what Ransomware is or a Phishing attack. It is about getting your clients staff to engage with you the IT Service Provider. The integration of employee training aligns you with your clients to collectively secure against attacks, however it also provides other residual benefits. High to low risk scoring for organizations and their individual staff members which illustrates progress they are making as a result of your efforts and services. Tools they can use from a Human Resources aspect when training staff on the importance of securing their business environments and reducing risk. The ongoing training with a mature educated staff, then shifts to current cybersecurity alerts, keeping your customers abreast of current threats they need to be aware of and securing against. Cybersecurity training is an ongoing business program which needs to be adopted by all businesses in today’s environment. Not a one-off product or service.
Brian sits down with Dan Wensley, CEO of ScalePad, Adam Slutskin, CRO at Liongard and Zak Karsan, CEO of Vault America for a look ahead to 2021 and beyond. With Thanksgiving around the corner it’s a good time for reflection on a turbulent year to say the least, however there are many silver linings when we look closely. When standing in the face of adversity, change is sped up and in many cases forced, where we may have otherwise been a little more complacent and comfortable. ‘Remember what we’ve learned this year and continue to build on it’ states Adam. Technology is properly recognized as an essential service and MSPs have evolved into trusted technology consultants. As they say….’The world is our oyster’, it’s where we take our business and expertise from here…that’s up to us.
Brian catches up with Heather Myers, Partner Channel Manager with ADT Cybersecurity to discuss compliance and the SMB.
With new compliance requirements on the horizon for business of all sizes, Heather gives us a few ideas to consider when not just communicating their importance to our customers but also selling and implementing. The drive to digital transformation for business in 2020 has pushed compliance front and center for IT Service Providers.
Dan Wensley, CEO at ScalePad talks with Brian about the evolution of Warranty Master to ScalePad and what this means for IT Service Providers. With the addition of Software Asset Lifecycle Management into their current Hardware Management platform, this gives IT Service Providers clarity on customer environments. ‘Once you collect the data, its amazing what you find’ states Dan.
And the new name, in case you were wondering….Launch pad to scale your success. Love it and a big congratulations and also thank you to Dan and his team for continuing to drive growth and success for their partners in the channel.
IT Channel Veteran and Technology Attorney Brad Gross founder of Bradley Gross Law has an innate ability to force us to take that 10,000 FT view of our business and potential trap doors. With the growth of Co-Managed Services, Brad talks with Brian about the intersection of services and potential liability risk that requires clarity upfront in order to protect you and your business. Brad states ‘If you’re touching a system, something bad can happen’. These aren’t discussions about doom and gloom, they are responsible business communications.
Brad’s regular Bradcast touching on these topics and more can be found here
