Prepping For Cybersecurity Threats

Every day it feels like we hear about a new cyber security attack affecting every part of our daily lives and how we work. But how are companies treating security threats and what can we do to prevent future attacks? Cybersecurity expert James McQuiggan joins the show to break down what we do for prevention and how to recover quickly when, not if, a cyber-attack affects your company.. 

• Connect with James on social media and follow his work

Digital Dispatch helps the one-person marketing team flourish. Check out our top shows to fix your website and fix your marketing. Alternatively, you can search by topic and check out all our past episodes of the Digital Dispatch podcast—right on our website.

• Connect with Blythe on Linkedin, YouTube, and TikTok

--------------------------------------------

jmcquiggan@knowbe4.com

question ideas after State of Cybersecurity twitter space with 

• colonial pipeline was caused by an old employee login that wasn't canceled and was 3 days away from bringing the US economy to its knees 
• ransomware attacks are down because of sanctions-- nicole perlroth who use to cover cyber chaos at the new york times
• private security vs. government protection. is there collaboration there or is it "you're on your own"
• 85% of our public infrastructure networks are in private hands so the government relies on these private companies to help and alert them. historically there hasn't been a lot of sharing between public companies and the gov but that's changing 
• Log4J vulnerability
• What are you focusing your attention on cyber security-wise in the next 6-12 months?
• Is SMS authentication good anymore with "sim swapping?"
• How dangerous are our regular accounts like Netflix, social media, door dash, etc...Use different emails for different sites? Long complex passwords? Two factor authentication that isn't SMS?

-----------------------------------------

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.