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eSports commentators Cantor, Lenore and Tío Steve at the 2019 second season final of the Golden League.

Quarantine reveals potential for content creators in Colombia to transform its eSports industry

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Social distance drinking: Is quarantine changing our boozing habits?

Sophie Foggin3 years ago

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Social media users watched as American TV chef Ina Garten sloshed generous servings of vodka and cointreau into her giant...

Social Media

The benefits of a social media detox during lockdown

Sophie Foggin3 years ago

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A recent Twitter poll carried out by Mashable revealed that 75 percent of users noticed that their screen time had...

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The creativity and togetherness of social distancing on the web

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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Being hunkered down at home can be very frustrating, but it can also be a lot of fun! On social...

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Coronavirus is moving the world to the cloud

Sam Brake Guia3 years ago

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As businesses and governments implement shelter-in-place orders around the globe, people are increasingly using telework, streaming services, and video games...

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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.