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Send us Fan Mail Trump and Biden have had their own images mashed-up. Taylor Swift has had her own deepfake struggles….. Nicos Vekiarides , founder of Attestiv , a channel-focused organization, which detects deepfakes in videos and images, knows there is going to be an expected dramatic rise in deepfakes as a significant threat.  During this podcast, Nicos discussed the challenges of detecting dee...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Frank Korthouwer , Founder, CEO at Idiligo The impact of the pandemic on virtualization trends and human behavior is undeniable. Idiligo offers a platform to transform every meeting into your best one. To guide your meetings in the most perfect way, Idiligo has preloaded the platform with the right questions to get to know your meeting-partner. To learn more, visit: htt...

Send us Fan Mail JumpCloud Inc. recently released the results of its Q3 2024 SME IT Trends Report, “ Detours Ahead: How IT Navigates an Evolving World. ” The seventh edition of the report provides new insights around the challenges and opportunities facing IT teams at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It covers topics such as: Chase Doelling , Principal Strategist at JumpCloud, talked abo...

Send us Fan Mail Alex Lanstein , chief evangelist at StrikeReady (and former long-time FireEye engineer/product), provides insight on the recent CrowdStrike incident and its potential legal implications, as well as the impact of AI on cybersecurity. Alex emphasized the need for a new approach to patch management and the importance of assessing an organization’s ability to detect and respond to bre...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, we discuss with Derek Manky , chief security strategist and VP of global threat intelligence at Fortinet about the recent FortiGuard Labs report “Dark Web Shows Cybercriminals Ready for Olympics. Are You?” , which examines the threat actors, methodologies, and tactics being used to target attendees, viewers, businesses, and agencies of the upcoming games. Derek hi...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Alkove is founding CEO of adaptive and autonomous identity security provider Oleria (derived from genus of clearwing butterflies). He co-founded the company to fill a critical gap within the industry: there’s a glaring deficiency in identity security protocols and management.  According to CrowdStrike, 80% of breaches use compromised identities. And, only about half of organiz...

Send us Fan Mail ThinkLabs AI , a new startup in Canada and the US, focused on developing technology to help enhance grid planning through a combination of intelligent automation and AI, is developing its flagship product, ThinkLabs Copilot, to help enable control room operators to more effectively operate complex modern grids in increasingly challenging contexts. Josh Wong , ThinkLabs’ Founder an...

Send us Fan Mail Speakers: Ori Bendet VP of Product Management at Checkmarx and Itamar Golan , CEO at Prompt Security . As a new crop of AI-related threats emerges from the rapid adoption of generative AI I tools within application development, companies face challenges and risks associated with the adoption of AI, including data leakage and the need to manage AI in a way that does not compromise...

Send us Fan Mail XM Cyber announced findings from its third annual State of Exposure Management Report, produced in collaboration with the Cyentia Institute, which found that identity and credential misconfigurations represent a staggering 80% of security exposures across organizations, with a third of these exposures putting critical assets at direct risk of breach - a gaping attack vector active...

Send us Fan Mail Keeper Security , a leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged access, secrets and remote connections, introduced two major privileged access capabilities now available in the Keeper platform: Time-Limited Access and Self-Destructing Records. Designed for encrypted record access and sharing, these features pr...

Send us Fan Mail Speakers : Julian Lee – TechnoPlanet, Pat Saavedra – RabbitRun, Jaipreet Bindra – University of Ottawa, Shiva Nejati – University of Ottawa, Mehrdad Sabetzadeh – University of Ottawa, , Negin Ayough – University of Ottawa Pat Saavedra started by giving some high-level context for RabbitRun Technologies and how the collaboration with the University of Ottawa to address cybersecurit...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s interconnected professional world, LinkedIn has become the go-to platform for networking, job hunting, and business proposals, and many of us would happily open a LinkedIn message from a trusted “1st connection” contact containing a sales proposal or a job offer. However, it’s come to light that a new two-step phishing campaign is leveraging sophisticated social enginee...

Send us Fan Mail Brendan O’Byrne , Director of Enterprise Services and Dale Hurteau , Client Success Manager, at Guardian Data Destruction , explain how navigating the distinctions between DoD and NIST Standards in data sanitization methods can lead to non-compliance and potential data breaches.  The participants emphasized the need for organizations to prioritize these aspects, highlighting the p...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler Farrar, CISO at Exabeam , shared his background, including his experience as a naval officer and his journey to becoming a CISO at Exabeam. He discussed the “ State of Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response ” November 2023 report., which aims to shed light on cybersecurity threats and defenses from a global perspective, uncovering disparities and highlighting critical...

Send us Fan Mail Julian and Greg Armanini, VP of Product Management at JumpCloud, discussed the challenges and trends in device and identity management. Armanini emphasized the need for consolidation and the intersection of identity and device management, highlighting the importance of managing multiple devices and the need for a common way to secure endpoints in today’s enterprise environment. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Scott Frew , Founder, President and CEO at iasset.com iasset.com is a multi-award winning platform designed to help MSPs automate and streamline critical revenue and sales processes for sustainable revenue growth and protection. Scott and Julian discussed the strategic and operational aspects of automating revenue generation and business strategy for service providers,...

Send us Fan Mail Brendan O’Byrne , Director of Enterprise Services and Dale Hurteau , Client Success Manager, at Guardian Data Destruction , explain how navigating the distinctions between DoD and NIST Standards in data sanitization methods can lead to non-compliance and potential data breaches.  The participants emphasized the need for organizations to prioritize these aspects, highlighting the p...

Send us Fan Mail Julian recently sat down with Pat Saavedra , Founder of RabbitRun Technologies to discuss the company’s journey, and the motivation behind creating a product for SMBs. They discussed the technical innovation and market strategy for the SD-WAN product, emphasizing the importance of the SaaS model and the added services bundled with the product to cater to the needs of MSPs and thei...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Thomas Cross During this podcast, Julian and Tom Cross discussed various topics related to AI, short form videos, and content strategy. They emphasized the potential of AI to revolutionize skill sets and knowledge transfer, particularly for the older generation, and stressed the importance of experience and wisdom. They also discussed the significance of short form vide...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Randal Wark Julian Lee and Randal discussed the concept of vendor mastermind peer groups. They proposed three types of groups: regular peer groups, sponsored peer groups, and focus groups, each offering unique opportunities for vendors to engage with MSPs. The team discussed the potential benefits of these groups, such as facilitating knowledge sharing, gathering feedba...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Kathryn Rose , Founder, channelwise Kathryn Rose, explained the Channelwise platform’s unique features, such as the ability to engage with experts without sharing personal information, the option for private expert networks within the system, and the platform’s openness to allow vendors to showcase their own group of experts. Julian and Kathryn emphasized the significan...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Del Real is Clio’s VP of Channel Partnerships, and a distinguished leader in IT and communications indirect sales. She oversees Clio’s global channel program with a focus on growth and international expansion. Prior to Clio, Lisa solidified her leadership in the channel, serving as 8×8’s Global Channel Chief, and as the VP of Strategic Partnerships at RingCentral. Outside of...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Randal Wark Randal Wark and Julian Lee discuss the launch of virtual mastermind sessions, with a focus on accessibility and engagement for participants. They plan to host sessions covering topics such as HR, sales, and marketing. The sessions will be pre-planned with specific topics, but participants can suggest topics for future sessions. The goal is to create a peer-t...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Michael Becce , CEO of MRB Public Relations Julian Lee and Michael Becce talked about the significance of public relations (PR) in the technology industry, highlighting the need for strategic storytelling and exposure generation. The conversation also touched on the critical role of PR for MSPs and vendors, emphasizing the need to do PR right and build positive relation...

Send us Fan Mail Presenter: Jeff Mesnik , President of ContentMX Jeff Mesnik emphasized the importance of aligning vendor messaging for MSPs, with a focus on the need for a unified message to reach the audience effectively. The significance of data security was also highlighted, with an emphasis on the secure nature of the ContentMX platform and the importance of maintaining the privacy of MSPs’ i...