Mapletronics Tech Talk

Listen to a discussion between our CEO Wes Herschberger and VP of Sales & Marketing Adam Herschberger as they discuss the concept of security maturity. Wes & Adam begin the discussion by talking about the current threat landscape then discuss how cybersecurity solutions have evolved and how MapleTronics' security maturity model intends to help organizations find the security solutions they need. 

In today's episode Scott is interviewing our CEO Wes Herschberger about some big changes on the horizon from cyber insurance carriers.

They cover why cyber insurance companies are beginning to create rules regarding multi-factor authentication (MFA), why you should implement MFA on all applicable devices, different levels and versions of MFA and much more. 

It today's episode Jordan & Scott discuss IT budgeting and how to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to IT spend. 

They discuss where to focus the most of your budget if you have limited resources, the concept of technology debts, co-manged IT decisions, hardware as a service and more. 

For more information visit www.mapletronics.com/podcast 

In this weeks episode Jordan & Scott are breaking down the large scale SolarWinds Breach. They begin by giving an overview of what is known to have happened. They then look at the breach from a small business prospective and break down lessons small businesses can learn from the breach and how they can use those lessons to better protect their own organization. 

Some topics from today's episode: zero trust cybersecurity policies, the principle of least privilege, using a detection strategy in a cybersecurity plan, phishing awareness, multi-factor authentication and more. 

Links: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3247848/what-is-zero-trust-a-model-for-more-effective-security.html, https://www.channele2e.com/technology/security/solarwinds-orion-breach-hacking-incident-timeline-and-updated-details/

Cloud computing is a hot topic in the IT world and Jordan & Scott break down what is is, the benefits, questions you should ask before making the move, and security concerns in this weeks episode of the podcast. 

We're back with Season 2 Episode 1 of MapleTronics Tech Talk Podcast.

In this episode Scott & Jordan discuss the human operating system, what it is, how it puts your organization's data at risk, and simple steps you can begin doing today to help mitigate the risks. 

Links from today's episode: 

find us online at www.mapletronics.com/podcast

IBM Cost of Data Breach Report: https://www.ibm.com/security/digital-assets/cost-data-breach-report/?lnk=dehpv18f1#/

Blog | Challenges of Securing the Human OS: https://www.mapletronics.com/post/challenges-in-securing-the-human-operating-system

Watch our 1 Hr Webinar on the Human OS: https://event.webinarjam.com/go/replay/7/8rm44cwa5avao

In episode 23 of Mapletronics Tech Talk podcast Jordan & Scott are discussing a broad overview of NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. 

They breakdown what NIST is and the 4 main categories of the framework including: Identify, Detect, Protect, Respond and how  you can begin implementing software and services to make sure  your business is protected  from major cybersecurity risks. 

Have questions? Find out more at www.mapletronics.com/podcast  

In episode 22 Jordan & Scott break down Microsoft's Advanced Threat Protection which is an optional group of features that can be added to your Microsoft Office 365 license. 

Jordan and Scott begin by covering a bit of the NIST security standards and where ATP fits within their recommendations and then get into ATP and what it is. 

They discuss the most popular features including: Safe Attachments, Safe Links, Anti-Phishing Policies, and Spoof Intelligence. 

**NOTE: Our Cybersecurity Webinar is on MARCH 5 at 1:00 pm, it was misspoke in the episode as MAY 5. Register for the FREE event at www.mapletronics.com/events

In Episode 21 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan discusses 2 Factor Authentication and why it is an important added step to help protect your and your business' accounts. 

Jordan and Scott are back in 2020 with their first episode of the new year. 

In this episode Jordan and Scott break down the NIST security protocol and how you can begin looking at all the ares with which to protect your business. 

They then discuss what an SIEM is and how it can help detect security threats in your network before they cause havoc. They talk the ins and outs of what a SIEM does and why your business should consider adding it to your security stack in 2020.