There’s a ton of focus placed on the problem of phishing attacks – and rightly so; a recent global study has phishing listed as both the most often used initial attack vector and the more frequent attack type involved in experienced cyberattacks. But the real problem isn’t so much the phishing, but the underlying social engineering used within these campaigns – something that has spread to be used on other mediums including phone, text, the web, etc. – that actually makes these attacks successful. In this episode of the podcast, we'll talk with Perry Carpenter, Chief Evangelist & Strategy Officer at KnowBe4 about why social engineering works and what it really takes to get employees to be vigilant and not fall for this modern trickery.

When we think of Microsoft Teams, most often we jump to thinking about features and capabilities, integrations, and automations. But there’s SO much more to Teams today than just the software itself; Microsoft has put tremendous effort into creating an ecosystem of tools, solutions, communities, and initiatives in place to make your organization thrive THROUGH its use of Teams. In this podcast, we'll talk with Karuana Gatimu, Principal Manager, Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Teams Engineering for Microsoft Teams as we discuss everything that makes up Teams, what's available, and what's coming next.

It's no secret that the absolute majority of cyberattacks begin with a phishing attacks, with as many as one in nine malicious emails making their way past security solutions. But it's not just the malicious emails that are to blame; as users within organizations play a few roles in elevating your organization's risk of attack via email. In this podcast, we'll talk with Jack Chapman, VP of Threat Intelligence at Egress to discover what organizations really need to be doing to reduce the rick of email-based attacks.

There's a lot of noise from security vendors about what Zero Trust is and what it takes to get there. And becuase we all know they have their own take on the topic, it's necessary to step back and figure out what kinds of people, processes, technologies, and timelines will be necessary to achieve an impactful state of Zero Trust. And is it more a discipline than a process? A mindset rather than a set of integrated solutions to purchase? Join us as we talk with CISO George Finney about Zero Trust.

We see a lot of claims like “Hackers could see through walls to steal your passwords” or “Government Agency Warns That Hackers Could Hijack Some Implanted Defibrillators.” The media often latch on to new vulnerabilities and hype them to a point where organizations put time in to patching them because leadership believes they are a critical issue – they’ve been in the news after all. But does this help or hinder companies’ cybersecurity? What should companies be doing to focus on the threats most likely to cause harm? Join Immersive Labs Director of Threat Research to find out.

There have been plenty of desktop management solutions available over the last 20 plus years. But the modern desktop can literally be anywhere, can be physical or virtual, located on-prem, in a datacenter, or in the cloud. And there are a barrage of management tools both from Microsoft and third party vendors today, each doing things a little bit differently, requiring organizations to need to look into ways to centrally manage every desktop. In this podcast, we’ll discuss Modern Desktop Management with 18-time Microsoft MVP, Jeremy Moskowitz, taking a look at what is MDM, and how it augments Group Policy, Intune, SCCM, and your favorite flavor of desktop management software.

While Microsoft Teams has been around for a number of years, the pandemic jumpstarted a massive focus on the digital workspace, surging in popularity and use. Microsoft has been continually enhancing Teams over the last 3 years, helping organizations with productive online communication and collaboration. But, what’s next for Teams? Should their competition be worried? And should you be excited?

Find out in this forward- (and somewhat backward-) looking podcast about the future or Microsoft Teams with Rob Doucette from Martello Technologies.

Why is it that no two cyber insurers have the same set of requirements, coverage, and exclusions? Is there actually a way organizations can get the policy they need to protect themselves from cyberattack risk?

Find out the answers to these questions and more as we dive deep into the current state of cyber insurance with cyber insurance author, broker, and self-proclaimed “cyber insurance nerd” Joseph E. Brunsman.

How is it that a company launches because of an episode of “Dancing with the Stars”? Why is Steve Wozniak to blame? And how did Conversational Geek evolve from an idea for a book all the way to a global brand?

Find out the answers to these questions and more as we pay homage to our origin story in our very first episode of The Conversational Geek Podcast with guest speaker 8-time Microsoft MVP awardee and original co-founder of Conversational Geek, J. Peter Bruzzese.