Chris Barnes shares everything you need to know about cybersecurity for SMB’s
HACKED: Into the minds of Cybersecurity leadersShow Notes
Ben chats with Chris Barnes about the importance of cybersecurity for small to mid-sized business. Chris talks about his SMB advisory practice, threat landscape for SMB’s, ways to build an effective program with few to no resources, and the importance of a trusted advisor when building a program. During Overrated/Underrated, we get his take on security vulnerabilities with Amazon Alexa/Google Home and building backdoors into applications.
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