The GreyCast

Having an incident response plan is the same as going over a fire escape plan with your family. Being prepared and having a plan can only save you time, money, and precious cargo.

Senior Security Specialist, Adam Dean is here this week to talk to us about the importance of needing an incident response plan and how it can only benefit your organization in the long run.

The amount of unfilled cybersecurity jobs is expected to reach 1.8 million by 2022, up 20% from 1.5 million in 2015, according to the Center for Cyber Safety and Education. Unfortunately, this isn’t anything new and it has big implications for the security of your business and its information assets.

This week we have Cybersecurity Solutions Advisor, Paul Robinson, to discuss what the cybersecurity skills shortage is about and what can we possibly do as an industry for a solution.

GreyCastle Security talks with organizations every day that are stunned by the volume of vendor questionnaires they are receiving. For some of these organizations, it's the first time they started thinking seriously about their cybersecurity programs. Other's have been doing this for years and haven't found a good solution for keeping their head above water. Join us and Security Strategist, Daniel Gibson, as we discuss tips and best practices for making vendor security questionnaires more manageable.

Senior Security Specialist, Gary Braglia breaks down the differences between Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing. We dive into the dangers of confusing the two terms and how you can be easily fooled you are getting one when your organization actually needs the other.

Join us as Gary Braglia educates us on this confusing yet important topic.

Vice President of Services, Dan Didier sits down with us and discusses why having an effective program can help make your organization stay afloat when it comes to cybersecurity. The biggest theme of this conversation is why organizations need to start realizing this is not an IT decision, this is a serious business decision.

Curious what good company culture is? On this week episode of Knights of the CyberTable we break down GreyCastle Security’s core values, vibes (value infused behaviors) and why it’s important to not only establish core values but to define them.

Join us and Director of People and Culture, Francesca LoPorto, as we give you tips on how to improve your work environment as well as the importance of authentically incorporating an inclusive place for all of your employees to work.

Everyone knows that being aware of cybersecurity protocols is important. But where do you begin when training? You have to consider everything from who should you include, how to make them effective, and how to keep your attendees engaged. Security Specialist Brian Murphy gives us a glimpse into how he makes awareness training interactive and memorable.

On this week's podcast we break down the top common misconceptions in the cybersecurity industry. Ray Feldman, Cybersecurity Solutions Specialist, joins us to identify and demystify six of the most common cyber misconceptions that organizations still believe.

On this week's podcast we will be in full "girl power mode" talking about the gender gap in cybersecurity, what it’s like to be a woman in the industry and the advice our guests would like to give toward young women studying in the STEM field today.

We are lucky to have Security Specialist, Alyssa Slayton and Senior Security Specialist, Christina D’Antonio to give us the insight of what they see on a day to day basis.

To have a culture of security or not to have a culture of security, that is the question! We sat down with Senior Security Specialist, Matt Farry as he breaks down why incorporating a culture of cybersecurity in your organization is critical and how to position for it to be a part of your company’s budget. He also gives us some exclusive insight into what his clients biggest concerns are. Tune in to this week’s episode.