We recently hosted our second webinar in our series titled “Cybersecurity Considerations for 2023.” We were joined by our expert panelists from our AllConnected team, Cyberstone Security, Ingram Micro and Techrug. We continued to discuss our evolving threat landscape, regulatory requirement changes, and increases in cyber insurance.
In case you missed our recent webinar (or our first webinar here), continue reading this blog post to learn more about our panelists, the topics we covered, and key insights to strengthen your security posture.
We are grateful to our speakers who joined us for this webinar. Here’s a bit more about them:
Alan McDonald: President and CEO, AllConnected
Alan is responsible for providing the strategic direction, leadership, and vision for AllConnected. He focuses AllConnected’s team on delivering managed network services, as well as private cloud and business continuity solutions.
Richard Pressler: Chief Technical Officer, AllConnected
Richard influences AllConnected’s best practices and architecture. He also identifies relevant education and technology investments necessary to ensure our clients can become more efficient, competitive, and secure.
Joe Yetto: President and CEO, Cyberstone Security
Joe is the managing partner at Cyberstone, a niche cybersecurity consulting firm that allows organizations to develop and enhance their information security programs, reduce risk and achieve compliance with state and federal information security regulations.
Josh Barker: Senior Account Executive and Advisor, Techrug
Josh is the Senior Account Executive and Advisor at the Technology Risk Underwriting Group. Josh holds insurance licenses for both Property & Casualty and Life & Health and is currently in the process of securing his designation as a Certified Risk Manager (CRM).
Curt Vurpillat: Technology Consultant, Ingram Micro
Curt has over 25 years of experience in the information technology industry, including his current role as a Cisco network and cloud security consultant. Curt previously spent over 10 years managing an MSP — specializing in data center, cyber security, and collaboration solutions.
We began our second webinar with a review of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. While this framework will continually evolve through 2023 and 2024, we like to continue to remind all of our clients about the importance of implementing a version of this framework that aligns with their business goals.
In our first webinar, we focused on more protective and defensive cybersecurity technologies that are required by cyber insurance providers. In this webinar, we discussed the human element in cybersecurity. Our two key topics were: cybersecurity awareness in your workplace and incident response planning. We offered suggestions for cybersecurity training and ways incident response planning can mitigate your cybersecurity risk.
Joe Yetto discussed how to create, develop, and implement effective cybersecurity trainings. He covered the following topics:
Joe also gave some helpful suggestions on where to start by developing policy samples and a clear Incident Response Plan.
Next, Richard Pressler discussed the importance of an Incident Response Plan and the key steps that should be included in a successful one. The steps include:
To close out our webinar series, the panelists held a roundtable discussion on the following themes: key ways to implement cybersecurity awareness training and more details of an effective Incident Response Plan. All of the panelists reminded viewers of the importance of the human element in a strong, multi-layered security strategy — especially considering 85% of data breaches involve human error.
We thank our speakers for joining us for another successful webinar. If you’re interested in watching the recordings, you can watch part one here and part two here.
Whether your business needs assistance developing your cybersecurity training program, writing your security policy, or creating an actionable Incident Response Plan, consider reaching out to AllConnected. With over 20 years of experience with a variety of businesses and industries, we have the IT expertise and cybersecurity knowledge to recommend the best security solutions for your business. It is our top priority and commitment to keep your business protected and secure.