Cybersecurity Simplified

Breaking News: MGM and Caesar’s are two U.S. casino giants breached in a cyberattack costing them millions of dollars a day. What can you learn from the social engineered cyberattack? How can you prevent your business from becoming the next victim?

In this 15-minute episode, co-hosts David Barton and Susanna Song leave you with practical steps in creating a layered defense strategy.

Learn how to stop ransomware attacks with one click:  https://www.highwirenetworks.com/how-to-stop-ransomware-attacks-with-one-click/

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Cybersecurity threats make news headlines daily. It’s hard to keep up – unless it’s your job like it’s ours at High Wire Networks. Our team meets daily to review the top cybersecurity news headlines. Today, we’re giving a sneak peek into our daily news briefing.

Stay tuned as we discuss some of the most high-profile cyberthreats happening today, along with how to protect against them. 

To get more cybersecurity news from High Wire Networks, visit: 

https://www.highwirenetworks.com/news-events/ 

To learn more about the Cybersecurity Simplified Podcast and to browse previous episodes, visit:

https://www.highwirenetworks.com/cybersecurity-podcasts/

ChatGPT is the talk of the town, dominating tech conversations around the world. But like any AI-powered tool, it brings with it the good, the bad and the ugly. Is ChatGPT a blessing or a threat? A boon for business or the bane of our existence? A cybersecurity tool or a hacker’s weapon?  

The guest on today’s podcast is Aaron Martin, Overwatch Senior Security Architect. Aaron has many years of experience as a software architect and security analyst and is here to share his insights and predictions about ChatGPT’s impact on cybersecurity. Stay tuned as we talk to Aaron about the ultimate “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” of chatbots.  

To learn more about managed cybersecurity services from High Wire Networks, visit:  https://www.highwirenetworks.com/services/managed-cybersecurity/

To learn more about the Cybersecurity Simplified Podcast and to browse previous episodes, visit:

https://www.highwirenetworks.com/cybersecurity-podcasts/

The adoption of connected devices in medical practices and hospitals is rising quickly, improving operational efficiencies but also exposing your network to viruses and other threats. 

Our guest is Debe Gash, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Debe has a long history in health care IT management and consulting and is very familiar with the digital transformation taking place in medical practices along with the risk of cyber infections that comes with it. 

Stay tuned as we talk to Debe about the security challenges of the Internet of Medical Things – aka IoMT ­– and explore how to keep your network healthy. Hint: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 

To learn more about IoT security services from High Wire Networks, visit:  https://www.highwirenetworks.com/services/overwatch-iot-security/ 

To learn more about the Cybersecurity Simplified Podcast and to browse previous episodes, visit:

https://www.highwirenetworks.com/cybersecurity-podcasts/

In the fast-paced, continually evolving landscape of privacy and cybersecurity, the need for legal and operational compliance remains constant. So how do you build a legal compliance program for your digital operations to keep pace with ever-changing law? One way is to focus on the fundamental principles related to privacy and cybersecurity. Here about these principles and more with special guest, Matti Neustadt who has a background as in-house counsel for some leading tech logos. She knows what it takes to be a privacy preacher and cybersecurity crusader while staying current and compliant. In short – she’s the ideal guide to this new legal frontier.

To learn more about cybersecurity services, visit:

https://www.highwirenetworks.com/services/managed-cybersecurity/

Since the beginnings of computer networking technology, inventing new and better ways to secure networks has been vital to their use in the marketplace. From government applications to commercial, network security has been essential to protect these entities from lost or stolen data, networks being held hostage, etc. In today’s landscape, attacks are nearly an inevitability and even more so than in decades past.

So, knowing how important it is to the functions of our society, what’s next for network security? Who better to ask than the expert who’s helped define the space since 1985? In this podcast, we speak with Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber, a company that provides cybersecurity research and advisory “as a service.”

To learn more about managed network security services, visit:
https://www.highwirenetworks.com/services/managed-cybersecurity/

To learn more about our Overwatch Cybersecurity Partner Program and how to become a security solutions provider, visit:
https://www.highwirenetworks.com/cybersecurity-partners/ 

Cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions are critical … but a successful cybersecurity strategy needs a more holistic approach.  To fully operationalize cybersecurity, your organization – your people – must embrace best practices to address advanced and evolving cyberthreats.  Today on Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll discuss why cybersecurity is as much a mindset as a toolset. Stay tuned to hear from our special guest - none other than High Wire Networks’ own CEO, Mark Porter.   

Want to learn more about Managed Cybersecurity?  

>>https://www.highwirenetworks.com/what-is-managed-cybersecurity/ 

Over and above layering solutions to detect and protect against a cyberattacks, many companies also buy extra protection with cyber insurance to help them recover from a loss. But those policies aren’t easy to obtain or afford. And what about technology partners who sell security solutions? What protections do they have?

Those are great questions for our guest, Kirsten Bay, co-founder and CEO of Cysurance. Her company offers Cysurance-as-a-Service, which bundles protections into the managed security solutions partners sell.

Stay tuned for we explore the brave new world of cyberwarranties.

Want to learn more about cyber insurance? Check out our blog debunking the myths of cyber insurance.

>>https://www.highwirenetworks.com/debunking-myths-about-cyber-insurance/ 

To learn more about our Overwatch Cybersecurity Partner Program and how to become a security solutions provider, visit:

>>https://www.highwirenetworks.com/cybersecurity-partners/ 

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Can the difference between a healthy, growing managed security services business and a stagnant one lie in a simple methodology?

 In episode 36, we invite Ryan O'Hara, CEO of a Detroit-based MSP, to join the conversation. He shares how this one cybersecurity strategy has helped grow his business and empower his clients.
 
 This episode is for you, if:

• You've built your tech stack but there are too many solutions that don’t talk to each other
• Your clients are looking for managed security but it’s not your expertise
• You want to grow your IT firm but it’s hard attracting prospects
• You were sold on products that your team can’t manage
•  You’re not sure where to start

https://www.highwirenetworks.com/cybersecurity-simplified-episode-36-defense-in-depth-cybersecurity-strategy/

Veteran Security Practitioner Rick Howard shares how Alan Turing’s ideas and Thomas Bayes' Theorem hold the key to how organizations should forecast risk. Most organizations default to heat maps relying on a low, medium, and high model. But they aren’t reliable. What if we said you’re better off providing risk metrics, that offer ballpark answers and not so much precision? Is it possible to forecast complex things without a lot of data?