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White House publishes quantum research strategies to benefit society, better understand the cosmos

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The White House is looking to make quantum technologies beneficial to society while aiming to better understand the cosmos through...

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Declassifying research could attract more quantum talent to Space Force: Quantum Collider keynote

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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The Pentagon is "a little bad about classifying," and it needs to bring more of its quantum research "out into...

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Pentagon wants commercial, space-based quantum sensors within 2 years

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit is looking to the private sector to develop space-based quantum sensing prototypes within two years...

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America is prepping its workforce for industries of the future while trying to reskill its elders

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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America is prepping its workforce for industries of the future with a new bill, increased r&d funding, and a hearing...

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Senate introduces ‘Industries of the Future’ bill to fund $10B annually for AI, biotech, quantum breakthroughs

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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The Senate introduces the Industries of the Future bill, which would fund $10 billion per year to research AI, biotech,...

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DARPA is launching an accelerator for small businesses

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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DARPA announces it is launching a commercial accelerator program to add to its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology...

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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.