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MIT prof on being human in an AI world on Brains Byte Back

Sam Brake Guia3 years ago

The man in this episode might be one of the smartest minds we have ever had on this show. Not...

Technology

4D printing to put 3D in the shade

Pat Rabbitte4 years ago

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Much has been publicized about 3D printing and the revolution that it has brought in terms of material design and...

Technology

MIT IoT Bootcamp Students Develop Solution to Save Lives in Turkey With Flood Monitoring

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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Students at the MIT IoT Bootcamp develop a method to save lives in Turkey utilizing wireless sensor technology to monitor...

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Starbucks and McDonalds, not Google or Nokia, will decide the future of wireless charging

Ciaran Treacy10 years ago

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The future of wireless charging won't be decided by Nokia or Google, but by the likes of McDonalds or Starbucks.

Science

NASA just beamed the Mona Lisa to the Moon – and this is a good thing

Piers Dillon Scott10 years ago

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Why did NASA and MIT send a copy of the 500 year old Mona Lisa into space? And how can a renaissance painting and a 1960's mathematical theorem help in space communications?

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New Media: Audio, Video, and Photography in the Victorian era

Piers Dillon Scott11 years ago

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We love our high definition digital experiences but man's first attempts at recording photographs, film, and audio are still mesmerizing; as are the attempts by modern technicians to digitally preserve them.

Brains Byte Back

Brains Byte Back interviews startups and industry leaders that tap into how our brains work. We explore how knowledge & technology intersect to build a better, more sustainable future for humanity. If you’re interested in ideas that push the needle, and future-proofing yourself for the new information age, join us every other Friday for new episodes. Brains Byte Back guests include founders, CEOs, and other influential individuals making a big difference in society, with past guest speakers such as New York Times journalists, MIT Professors, and C-suite executives of Fortune 500 companies.

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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.