CompTIA Layers with the IT Security Community

Members from the IT Security Community Executive Council address the numerous challenges IT solution providers have had to manage in keeping their clients up and running through the phases of a global pandemic.

Taken from our June virtual community meeting, the first part of this 2-part podcast lays out the risks that have been exposed, fundamental training challenges, and minimum security products to provide your clients a more secure environment.

Thanks to these volunteers for their participation:

Mark Geary, Managing Director, Rally Point Consulting, host

Robert Boles, Founder & President, BLOKWORX

Vince Crisler, Founder & CEO, Dark Cubed

Kevin Rubin, President & CIO, Stratosphere Networks

This podcast was recorded as part of a live virtual community meeting held on June 24, 2020.

Share with us what topics you would like to hear more about: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VRN8RW6 You can also find the new Biz Tech Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comptia-biz-tech-podcast/id1513232070

Listen in as Gary Bixler, VP Global Member Communities at CompTIA introduces you to the newest podcast from CompTIA's communities and councils: the Biz Tech Podcast. This podcast series focuses on the business of technology and CompTIA Corporate Membership. From casual conversations, detailed strategies and steps for success, listen in as we hear from industry leaders across our communities and councils discuss business challenges, opportunities, and strategies for success. We also dive into the leading and emerging technologies and what that means for your customers and your business. The CompTIA Biz Tech podcast launches on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

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The corona virus pandemic has everyone on high alert, including the technology industry. In tense times people need to be extra aware of hackers and security breaches, according to Phil Burnett and Charles Hughes of High Wire Networks. They use this episode to talk in real time about their own steps to equip their staff to keep things moving during a crisis while keeping everyone safe.

“The bad guys are not taking a break because they understand people are not in situations they’ve planned for or practiced,” said Burnett.

During CompTIA’s Communities and Councils Forum Burnett and Hughes sat down to talk about secure responses to consider right now and how to use tools like behavior analysis to protect people and their data.

Listen for tips on hacking, phishing and how to be flexible in a disaster recovery situation. Pay attention for specialty information for the tech industry, including things you might not have considered, like why it’s important to protect wireless printing and how to avoid spoofing attacks when adrenaline is running high.

The episode was streamed from Batavia amid the social distancing to make sure CompTIA members could get the important tips they need to protect themselves, their data and their clients’ data during times of uncertainty. Keep up on the latest in CompTIA Communities and how response tools being created in real time at www.CompTIA.org/communities.

Security and incident response expert Mike Semel joins CompTIA Community Leader Miles Jobgen to discuss the release of a new resource from the IT Security Community, the Incident Response Planning Guide.

“I see a lot of mistakes happening and the risks are higher than ever,” Semel said. “MSPs and solution providers, even if you’re not using the managed services model, you need to know how to deal with these situations not just for your client but for yourself.”

Listen as Semel shares his insight into common problems he has seen solution providers encounter as well as how to avoid them. They also discuss why it’s so important for MSPs to have their own security protocols on track. “If someone wants to get to your clients they might go through you,” Semel said.

Download the IT Security Community’s the Incident Response Planning Guide now at CompTIA.org and subscribe to the CompTIA Community podcasts on your favorite podcast app. To network with IT security experts like Semel to discuss the new Incident Response Planning Guide, register for CompTIA’s Communities and Councils Forum, March 16-18, 2020.

CompTIA's IT Security Community's Incident Response Planning Guide: https://www.comptia.org/content/guides/data-breach-response-plan (https://blubrry.com/comptia_layers/56154390/incident-response-planning-guide-with-mike-semel/)

Dig in to all the ways artificial intelligence is being used to protect data from digital spies in this episode of Layers, hosted live from ChannelCon2019 with CompTIA’s IT Security Community. “It’s no longer wargames and a teenager attacking you from their bedroom, it’s professional criminals,” said Dave Watts, CFO of InSOC (https://www.in-soc.com/ (https://www.in-soc.com/)).

CompTIA community manager Kathleen Martin hosts the episode, which covers the risks of BYOD and INSOC’s “trust but verify” process of employee education. Listen for Dave’s advice on segregating your business and guest networks for extra security, why public wifi might be a bigger hazard than you might think and why cybercriminals don’t care how small your company is — they still want your data.

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Today’s hackers aren’t neophytes playing around on a computer, they’re sophisticated IT experts who use scripts and automation to break into a victim’s system and spend months surveying their potential victims. “When they finally pull the trigger, they know where all the critical servers and backups are,” said Oli Thordarson of Alvaka Networks.

In this episode of Layers, CompTIA’s Miles Jobgen sits down with Thordarson to talk about ransomeware and how the IT security industry can respond to this changing threat. Listen to hear how MSPs can strengthen their individual security postures, why we need to build a collective database of information to analyze these attacks, and how to combat the impending PR spin that says MSPs aren’t safe anymore because they can’t protect themselves from ransomware.

Stay tuned to the end to hear how morality, pragmatism and financial fiduciary duties can determine whether a company should pay a ransom or not, and be sure to subscribe to this new podcast from CompTIA’s IT Security Community.