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1,000 political, social, and business leaders to virtually discuss shared humanity at 2021 Horasis Global Meeting on June 8

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Horasis, one of the world’s foremost independent think tanks, will bring together over 1,000 prominent senior political, business, and social...

Government and Policy Technology

COVID vaccine passport rollouts ‘not currently justified’, risk normalizing health surveillance: UK think tank report

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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At present, COVID vaccine passport rollouts cannot be not justified as the risks do not outweigh the benefits, according to...

Business

Horasis Extraordinary Meeting to tackle post-pandemic global challenges

Sam Brake Guia2 years ago

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The Horasis Extraordinary Meeting invites over 500 world leaders to take part in a virtual conference on October 1 to...

Business

Horasis think tank opens annual India Meeting to the public with first-ever virtual event

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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For the first time in its 12-year history, global visions community think tank Horasis will open up its India Meeting...

Business

World Leaders Sign Horasis Declaration, Commit to More Principled Leadership

Sam Brake Guia3 years ago

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In the midst of a global pandemic and facing down a potential recession which could trigger the largest government bailout...

Business

Horasis China Meeting to play proactive role in trade, investment relations between US, China

Conrad Egusa3 years ago

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From October 28-29, the Horasis China Meeting in Las Vegas will play a proactive role in the trade and investment...

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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.