In episode 131 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager is joined by Stan Stahl, PhD, Founder and President of SecureTheVillage. Together, they discuss how SecureTheVillage, a nonprofit and inaugural Alan Paller Laureate Program awardee, is using a collaboration-driven approach to enhance reasonable cybersecurity awareness and practices within Southern California (SoCal). Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:07. An introduction to Stan and how he came to champion small business cybersecurity
• 04:28. How SecureTheVillage emerged to support small businesses' cybersecurity needs using the power of community
• 07:15. The need for nonprofits to play a strong role in addressing cybersecurity challenges
• 12:01. How Stan drew inspiration from Alan Paller and support from the Alan Paller Laureate Program to advance SecureTheVillage's work
• 17:57. Reasonable cybersecurity as part of SecureTheVillage's foundation story
• 22.13. Aligning cybersecurity needs to the goals of public policy
• 25:33. What's next for SecureTheVillage
• 29:52. Closing thoughts on why a "village" model for cybersecurity is so important

Resources

• Alan Paller Laureate Program
• Implementation Guide for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises CIS Controls IG1
• Episode 30: Solving Cybersecurity at Scale with Nonprofits
• Reasonable Cybersecurity Guide

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