I have an episode for you today that is a bit different than normal, as we are not talking about taxes, money, or mindset but cybersecurity. I wanted to put this out because cybersecurity is an important part of keeping what you earn, and protecting yourself and your assets.

Numerous small businesses think that they aren't at risk of a security incident because they're too small. However, hackers know that smaller businesses have less security awareness and defenses to prevent hacks than large organizations do. Kathy Zant is here to share stories we can learn from and things we can all do to be more security aware, new tools that are available to protect us, and best practices for small business cybersecurity.

What you'll hear in this episode:

[2:27] Who is Kathy Zant and why is she so passionate about cybersecurity?

[6:32] How can entrepreneurs be more vigilant and reduce the risk of hacking incidents themselves?

[9:30] What should be part of your incident response plan in case of an incident?

[17:51] What are the minimum viable things that all people should have in place to protect their data?

[22:30] What are some of the most impactful things that Kathy has seen happen to small business owners that could have been prevented using cybersecurity?

[28:20] What are some of the realities of hacking that humans play a part in that are hard to mitigate?

[36:40] How should you avoid hacking by being careful with what you share on social media?

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