Secure Connections

Ryan discuss IoT Implementation and securing the massive breadth of Digitally Transformed infrastructure with Cisco, Sr. Product Manager, Robert Albach. Robert talks about the digital divide and where MSPs fit into the mix in order to secure the rapidly evolving fabric of interconnected devices.   

Robert is a Cisco Live Distinguished Speaker and has spoken at Hannover Messe Industrie, S4 industrial security conferences and RSA. He authored the security architecture portion of the 2019 iNEMI Manufacturing Roadmap, and is a co-author on multiple industrial deployment guides.

Rob Cheng, Founder and CEO at PC Matic has a very frank conversation with Ryan about the challenges we face with cybersecurity and gives us a fresh and clear perspective on how we can win this fight. Protecting against Ransomware Bounties to insiders and how application white listing gives more control to IT departments against rogue attacks. Breaking the cybersecurity cycle of continuing to allocate increased security budgets to areas and tools that aren’t the most effective in todays landscape. From creating transparency in cybersecurity to implementing and adopting proper frameworks, Rob gives us much to think about and consider.

Andy Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO at Datastream Cyber Insurance talks with Ryan about having wholistic risk conversations with customers. When utilized properly, Cyber Insurance will leverage your security posture with customers…It isn’t a replacement of any tools in your stack, rather an integral cog in buttressing business operations.

Andy gives us a few mind blowing stories from the insurance side that we are looking forward to hearing a lot more of on their upcoming Podcast called ‘The Cyber Crime Lab’. Stay tuned!

For more information about Datastream you can visit and connect with them in our Security Solutions Showcase or visit their website here

You can also catch up with Andy at our upcoming Cybersecurity Expo in Austin, TX, March 30 & 31 where he will be speaking about making Cyber Insurance work for you and your customers. Reserve your spot today and keep the conversation going.

Brian Sherman, Sr. Communications Specialist with Commcentric, has a timely discussion with three channel veterans about the changing landscape and what IT Service Providers need to do in order to keep ahead of today’s threats.

Not a ‘Women in the Channel’ production, rather a sobering conversation from three pros, Michelle Ragusa-McBain, Global Channel Community Evangelist with Cisco, Desraie Thomas, Channel Development Manager with Datto and Amy Luby, Chief Channel Evangelist with Acronis. A sobering and heart felt conversation on what their organizations are doing to assist with the current conflict happening in Ukraine and the resulting increased cybersecurity threats.

Way too many resources in this one to list so have a pen and paper handy. An excellent reset conversation on training, coming together as one and continuing education for us all. Amy tells us ‘We all have big shift challenges.’ You can catch up with them all at our upcoming Cybersecurity Expo in Austin, TX, March 30 & 31 at the Austin Downtown Marriott. Reserve your spot today and keep the conversation going.

Ryan sits down with Oliver Paterson, Global Product Marketing Manager with Vipre to discuss the maturation of the SMB and adoption of advanced tools in their security stacks. While AI and ML solutions continue to evolve and harden, the SMB are widely embracing and recognizing the high priority of cybersecurity in their businesses.

For more information about Vipre you can visit and connect with them in our Security Solutions Showcase or visit their website here

MSP vs. MSSP and what does that look like for IT Service Providers? The fact is that cybersecurity must be part of all service contracts in today’s environment. Scott Barlow, VP of Global MSP at Sophos joins Ryan to discuss leveraging vendor relationships in order to effectively service and secure your clients. Scott shares a staggering Gartner stat ‘96% of Cloud Breaches are due to misconfiguration’. Leveraging vendor expertise and tools to close up these gaps while also growing your business is critical to success for IT Service Providers with limited resources. Using a great Hockey analogy, he tells us ‘Go to where the puck is going to be, not where it is’.

Scott also has an affinity for building back yard hockey rinks…we got a shot of the 21/22 rink, however he wasn’t as giving when we asked for a picture of the broken nose and two black eyes!

Luis Giraldo, CXO at ScalePad, talks with Ryan about shared responsibilities with customers and growing along side them. Luis see’s the next logical step over the next few years as continued evolution into a trusted business advisor and partner. They give us some great insights and ideas around making this evolution by looking at it from the client’s perspective. Taking periodic 10,000 foot views of your business and offerings are critical to growth and long term success. They give us a fresh perspective in this episode which all IT Service Providers will interpret a little differently depending on where they are in the evolution, however great ideas that apply to us all.