The Cybersecurity Cast

On February 28, 2019, Ira Goldstein (SVP of Corporate Development) and Matt Anthony (VP of Security Remediation Services) represented Herjavec Group to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics.

The onus of securing important data, whether corporate or personal, is on everyone. From entry-level employees to the boardroom, it is critical that businesses invest the time necessary to educate their employees on how to maintain a safer digital presence.  Tune into the latest episode of Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from various Herjavec Group team members on how they stay safe online, including Ira Goldstein, SVP of Corporate Development; Sean Higgins, VP of Professional Services; and John Moy, SVP of Finance to hear about how we use social engineering tests to instill the importance of online safety to our employees.

In the 2017 Cybersecurity Jobs Report, Cybersecurity Ventures predicted that there will be 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2021. At Herjavec Group, we are dedicated to developing the cybersecurity talent pool within Canada. We are proud to participate in Ontario’s TalentEdge Internship Program. Tune into the latest episode of Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from Jill McClay, Director of HR at Herjavec Group, and Alessandro Carrascoso, an intern with the Professional Services team to learn more about the TalentEdge Internship Program and how it is helping students gain more practical, hands-on experience to be successful in the cybersecurity industry.

As more consumers rely on using credit and debit cards for retail transactions, payment card data theft has become a hotbed for cyber-criminal activity. In fact, a 2016 study from the Aite Group said that costs associated with card-not-present fraud will exceed over $7 billion by the end of 2020. So how can enterprises protect themselves from cardholder data theft? Tune into the latest episode of Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from David Mundhenk to learn more about whether your business needs to be PCI compliant, how you can ensure you are compliant, and why complying with the latest PCI DSS compliance requirements is necessary.

Tune into Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from Herjavec Group's Ira Goldstein and Atif Ghauri, who contributed to the annual Cybersecurity Conversation For The C-Suite report published by Herjavec Group. In this episode, we highlight the five topics that all C-level executives should have in 2018 in order to enhance their proactive cyber defense: reviewing readiness for compliance requirements – especially GDPR, evaluating cyber insurance policies in advance of a cyber incident, using purple-teaming for greater incident response planning, establishing a strong cyber hygiene program, and strengthening mobile and IoT security in your corporate environment.

Tune into Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from Steve Morgan, Editor-in-Chief of Cybersecurity Ventures, who authored the 2017 Cybercrime Report. In this episode, we discuss the talent shortage in the industry, what businesses can do to secure their data, the attacks cyber criminals are using to target businesses, and even how artificial intelligence can impact the cybersecurity industry.

Tune into Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear various Herjavec Group team members - from marketing to sales to tech - for their best advice on how consumers and enterprises can stay safe online.    The onus of securing important data, whether corporate or personal, is on everyone. From entry-level employees to the boardroom, it is critical that businesses invest the time necessary to educate their employees on how to maintain a safer digital presence. To learn the best practices for consumers and enterprises to stay safe online, listen to the episode now.

Tune into Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast as we discuss the effects of ransomware and malware with Matt Anthony, Ruchir Kumar, and Kaleigh Tait.  Ransomware is nothing new, but following the recent Wannacry and Petya attacks, it’s clear these attacks are evolving quickly and can’t be underestimated.

Tune into Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from Trish Villanueva on how Managed Security Services Providers can impact an enterprise's security architecture and learn more about how HG leverages our Managed Services practice with the Threat Framework and Analytics Platform.

Tune into Herjavec Group's Cybersecurity Cast to hear from VP of Incident Response, and former CISO of Alberta Health Services, Matt Anthony, as he talks all about ransomware attacks and identity and access management in the healthcare space.