WBSRocks: Scaling Growth with AI, Enterprise Software, and Digital Transformation WBSP168: Grow Your SMB Business by Learning To Plan for Cyber Security w/ Bill Palifka
With innovations in technologies, we have put software on every device and endpoint too soon, which has increased the attack surface significantly. Unfortunately, this has also been done without truly understanding the ramifications of these advancements. The hackers or state-sponsored agencies are advancing their capabilities with the same speed, if not more, with these developments. And businesses need to keep up with them, or their intellectual properties could be at risk. The SMB businesses, in particular, are at a higher risk as they can't afford to spend millions of dollars on Cybersecurity.
In today's episode, we have our guest, Bill Palifka, who shares his insights into low-hanging fruits for SMB businesses without breaking their bank. He also shares insights into concepts such as the cybersecurity needs for IIOT vs OT devices, awareness of the potential known and unknown access points on the network, and the attack surface for hackers. Finally, he shares his insights into why tracking the end-of-life of software is crucial for avoiding any attacks and what to do if you get hit by ransomware.
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