Michael Cocanower, CEO of AdviserCyber, joins Mike Langford to discuss the importance of cybersecurity for financial advisory businesses. He highlights the increasing threats and the lack of internal resources for most RIAs to protect against cyber attacks.

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Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• How Financial Advisors Can Help Protect the Privacy, Security, and Reputation of Their Wealthy Clients - Mykolas Rambus of Hush
• SEC Reg S-D - Amendments "modernize and enhance the rules that govern the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal information by certain financial institutions."

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: The Importance of Cybersecurity for Financial Advisory Businesses

03:08 Understanding the New SEC Rules on Cybersecurity

09:07 The Four Pillars of Cybersecurity: Prevention, Detection, Mitigation, and Remediation

23:50 Common Types of Attacks and the Need for Cybersecurity Training

24:40 Enhancing Security with Multi-Factor Authentication

25:10 Introduction to Cybersecurity Threat Reports

27:01 The Human Element in Cybersecurity

29:41 Recognizing and Avoiding Phishing Attempts

34:16 The Importance of Communication and Verification

41:10 Shifting the Mindset: Assume Breach

46:41 Proactive Measures: Isolating Individual Computers