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Episode 14 - Building and Keeping your Cybersecurity Team

How do you find the right cybersecurity talent when other companies can pay them more? How do you retain your cybersecurity team once you find those...

Episode 13 - Frameworks Vs. Compliance

This week, the guys discuss one of their favorite topics the comes up frequently in the Cybersecurity World: The difference between companies...

2021 The Year of CMMC

New year, new business contracts, right? Ever since the Department of Defense (DoD) introduced its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...

Episode 12 - Disconnects and Redundancies

This week, the guys discuss a disconnect between employees working remotely and their corporate IT departments hindering productivity for both...

Episode 11 - Implementation Models

Zach, Lauro, and Mike welcome 2021 by diving into one of their favorite topics, Cybersecurity Implementation Models. They discuss the different ways...

Episode 10 - Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021!

In the last episode of the year, Zach, Mike, and Lauro discuss the benefits of performing certain cybersecurity tasks earlier in the year rather than...

NIST SP 800-171a vs. CMMC

Government contractors today are constantly under the scrutiny of security compliance. After all, breaching a government contractor is an efficient...

3 Ways a SOC 2 Audit Stimulates Business Growth

A service organization control audit, or SOC 2 audit, provides a report on an organization’s security controls. There are two types of SOC 2 reports,...

Episode 9 - The Cybersecurity Gold Rush

This week Zach, Mike, and Lauro rant about the pitfalls of the "arms race" of new cybersecurity tools. The team also talks about the best...

Episode 8: The War on Cybersecurity

This week, Zach, Mike, and Lauro discuss the misperception of the critical points on what can happen if companies choose to not take Cybersecurity...

An Overview of CMMC for Defense Contractors

Data exfiltration is a growing concern among businesses and governments alike. After all, data is the most valuable asset second to people that an...

Episode 7: Cybersecurity as an Asset, Not an Obligatory Cost.

Zach, Mike, and Lauro discuss using cybersecurity as an asset and competitive advantage to drive revenue, rather than just a necessary cost. The...

Episode 6: Educating and Encouraging CyberSecurity

This Week: Internet safety at work can be tricking so Zach, Lauro, and Mike discuss how Cybersecurity professionals can be active with organizations...

Episode 5: Defining Proactive Security Posture

This Week, Zach, Lauro, and Mike discuss the steps needed to have online business security, and creating a proactive security posture, especially...

Episode 4 - Ed Escobedo: Translating the value of CyberSecurity

This week - Ed Escobedo joins the podcast to discuss his journey to join the Silent Sector team as Chief Strategy Officer, the purpose of...

Episode 3 - Building a Security-Conscious Culture

This week - The guys discuss how to build a Security-Conscious Culture in your organization, along with some of the successes and failures that occur...