In our last episode, we talked about why cybersecurity prevention is back in style.

With remote work and mobile devices pushing critical workloads to the edge of the corporate network, Zero-Trust Access is now the holy grail.

But it’s easier said than done.

In this special edition of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll talk about how High Wire is tackling the growing challenge of defending a vanishing perimeter with the Overwatch Prevention Suite.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – this tried-and-true advice was the guiding principle behind cybersecurity for years.

But when the likelihood of being breached became all but certain, cybersecurity pros shifted their focus to threat detection and response.

With the increasing success of cyberattacks, prevention is back in style.

In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll discuss what’s behind the renewed emphasis on prevention and Zero-Trust Access.

Cybersecurity is a growing national security and economic security imperative for the U.S. government. And the FBI is on the front lines as the lead federal agency investigating cyber-attacks. The bureau works to unmask cybercriminals, wherever they are. In this special edition of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll open up the FBI files on cybersecurity with an exclusive interview with an FBI agent.

Build or buy. Insource or outsource. DIY or DIFY. This debate is one business leaders have over many functions – from marketing to accounting to HR. When it comes to cybersecurity, the decision is infinitely more critical.  You need highly specialized expertise and expensive technology, running 24/7 to stay ahead of an evolving and persistent threat. In this special edition of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll ask a tenured IT MSP to weigh in why outsourcing cybersecurity is a no-brainer.

With Solarwinds, Colonial Pipeline and a rash of other alarming breaches, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity regulation is ramping up. In May, President Biden signed an Executive Order “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” And, now there are more than 130 bills making their way through Congress. That’s only taking into account what’s going on at the Federal level. States also are getting in on the action. In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll discuss some of the new and proposed rules and how they may impact your cybersecurity strategies.

Cybercriminals are getting rich by literally holding corporate data and networks hostage. These so-called ransomware attacks are on the rise because they work. They’re hard to detect and almost impossible to stop. In 2021 Ransomware damages worldwide are projected to be $20 billion. That’s 57 times more than they were in 2015, says Cybersecurity Ventures. The research firm says that number will grow to $265 billion by 2031, with a new attack every 2 seconds. In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’re excited to talk about how to stop ransomware in its tracks with our latest solution, the Overwatch Ransomware Kill Switch.

Good help is hard to find. That’s especially true in cybersecurity. We need 3 million cybersecurity professionals to close the talent gap, according to the 2020 Cybersecurity Workforce Study conducted by (ISC)2 . The shortage means security skills are in high demand, creating opportunities for those who are willing to learn. In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll talk about how to skill up to become a security analyst and start your journey to job security in cybersecurity. We have a Cybersecurity Simplified listener, Max Dore, joining us in this conversation.

Cloud-enabled anywhere work has been a boon to businesses of all sizes -- improving productivity and, frankly, keeping companies up and running during COVID.

It’s also been a bonanza for cybercriminals, extending their attack surface to a greater number of endpoints – beyond servers and workstations to laptops, tablets, smartphones and even IoT devices.

What can you do to extend security protection far and wide? In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll discuss the case for EDR -- endpoint detection and response.

Way back in Episode 3, we talked about how Extended Detection and Response (aka XDR) finds and fixes security issues across your environment – from endpoints and servers to networks and cloud infrastructure.

To get this kind of end-to-end protection, many XDR vendors rip and replace your existing – often expensive –  security tools with their own.

But there’s a way to avoid forklift upgrades and vendor lock-in. In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll show you how to unlock end-to-end security with Open XDR.

“Set it and forget it” security solutions don’t work today if they ever really did. There are many reasons why, but it boils down to this: Cybercriminals don’t sleep.

They’re working day and night find creative way to compromise your systems or steal your data. That means you need to be vigilant 24/7 – detecting and remediating ever-changing threats.

If that’s not in your wheelhouse, no worries. In this episode of Cybersecurity Simplified, we’ll discuss the case for managed security services.