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CyberPeace Institute is mapping & tracking cyberattacks on healthcare for societal impact

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With a leadership team dominated by World Economic Forum (WEF) members and Agenda contributors, the CyberPeace Institute is mapping and...

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Technology

How the US intelligence community will tackle technological threats: NIS report

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Daniel R. Coats releases the 2019 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS), highlighting technological threats and...

Business Technology

FBI Special Agent and NATO Cybersecurity Director to Discuss Threats to Businesses

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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FBI Special Agent Aristedes Mahairas and NATO Cyber Defense Director Christian Lifländer will analyze and discuss cybersecurity threats to businesses on May...

Technology

INTERPOL signs data exchange agreement with Palo Alto Networks

Omar Elorfaly5 years ago

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Palo Alto Networks is the first cybersecurity company to sign a Data Exchange Agreement with INTERPOL to combat cyber crimes globally....

Technology

Why Current Cybersecurity Doesn’t Work and Why Blockchain Should Take Its Place

Andy Heikkila6 years ago

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At the North American Bitcoin Conference in 2017, world renowned (and some would say infamous) security expert John McAfee stated...

Web

Why General Mattis is wrong in thinking ‘deterrence is critical’ for cyberattacks

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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US Secretary of Defense nominee General Mattis believes deterrence will curb cyberattacks, but he is assuming that the hackers are human....

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One week before the pandemic hit, unaware of what was about to take place worldwide, Taylor Hersom quit his job as a Chief Information Security Officer for a local firm in Austin, Texas in the hopes of finding a similar position elsewhere.

Between working at Deloitte where he advised Fortune 500 companies on compliance and security tactics, and his more recent position at the local firm, Hersom didn’t anticipate finding a new job to be a difficult feat.

However, as the pandemic set in, his interview offers dried up, and he turned to UpWork in pursuit of a job. In the beginning, he applied for as many posts as he could find in order to build up his review score.

He began taking on clients and quickly realized that startups needed a lot of help with security and compliance, and he knew this could become a genuine business for him. But what he didn’t realize was just how in demand his services would be.

As time went on, Hersom moved away from UpWork and took on staff to build a team in order to meet demand. Shortly after this, on January 1, 2021, his new company Eden Data was born.

In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, Hersom, CEO and Founder of Eden Data, shares how the team has grown in such a short period of time by taking a positive approach to security instead of the traditional fear-based approach.

In other words, instead of securing customers using fears tactics such as telling prospects if they get hacked they will be fined, receive bad PR, or be hated, Hersom advocates that strong security can show prospects that you care about them and their data, which can successfully close more deals.

Hersom also shares how their subscription approach to security and compliance has helped them stand out in this market, allowing them to scale alongside the startups they work with.