Listen to a discussion between our CEO Wes Herschberger and VP of Sales & Marketing Adam Herschberger as they discuss the concept of security maturity. Wes & Adam begin the discussion by talking about the current threat landscape then discuss h

Your Cyber Insurance Carrier Might Drop You: Here's Why

Mar 29th, 2021 23m 12s

In today's episode Scott is interviewing our CEO Wes Herschberger about some big changes on the horizon from cyber insurance carriers. They cover why cyber insurance companies are beginning to create rules regarding multi-factor authentication

Optimizing Your IT Budget

Feb 15th, 2021 15m 6s

It today's episode Jordan & Scott discuss IT budgeting and how to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to IT spend. They discuss where to focus the most of your budget if you have limited resources, the concept of technology debts, co

Security Lessons from the SolarWinds Breach

Jan 18th, 2021 12m 49s

In this weeks episode Jordan & Scott are breaking down the large scale SolarWinds Breach. They begin by giving an overview of what is known to have happened. They then look at the breach from a small business prospective and break down lessons

Cloud Considerations

Dec 21st, 2020 14m 32s

Cloud computing is a hot topic in the IT world and Jordan & Scott break down what is is, the benefits, questions you should ask before making the move, and security concerns in this weeks episode of the podcast.

The Human Operating System

Dec 7th, 2020 13m 19s

We're back with Season 2 Episode 1 of MapleTronics Tech Talk Podcast. In this episode Scott & Jordan discuss the human operating system, what it is, how it puts your organization's data at risk, and simple steps you can begin doing today to hel

A Framework for Protecting Your Business

Mar 9th, 2020 24m 29s

In episode 23 of Mapletronics Tech Talk podcast Jordan & Scott are discussing a broad overview of NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. They breakdown what NIST is and the 4 main categories of the framework including: Identify, Detect, Protect, Resp

What is Advanced Threat Protection?

Feb 11th, 2020 17m 15s

In episode 22 Jordan & Scott break down Microsoft's Advanced Threat Protection which is an optional group of features that can be added to your Microsoft Office 365 license. Jordan and Scott begin by covering a bit of the NIST security standar

An Added Layer of Authentication

Jan 28th, 2020 9m 42s

In Episode 21 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan discusses 2 Factor Authentication and why it is an important added step to help protect your and your business' accounts.

How a SIEM Can Help Protect Your Business

Jan 13th, 2020 14m 10s

Jordan and Scott are back in 2020 with their first episode of the new year. In this episode Jordan and Scott break down the NIST security protocol and how you can begin looking at all the ares with which to protect your business. They then di

Does the Internet of Things Leave Me and My Business Vulnerable?

Nov 18th, 2019 20m 6s

Its Episode 19 of Mapeltronics Tech Talk podcast. In this episode Jordan & Scott discuss the Internet of Things (IoT). It's been a hot topic in the news lately but do you know what it is and how to make sure your devices are protected? Listen

Cybersecurity Trends: Machine Learning

Nov 4th, 2019 15m 5s

In Episode 18 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan & Scott discuss Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. They go into a easy to follow discussion on how machine learning plays a part in cybersecurity and why you should consider hav

Selecting a Computer: Which Processor Do I Need?

Oct 21st, 2019 13m 15s

Looking for a new computer for yourself or your employee? Not sure how which memory size, hard-drive, or processor is right for the job? In Episode 17 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan & Scott break down all of this and go in depth on

Is Office 365 Secure?

Oct 7th, 2019 16m 47s

Is it safe to use Microsoft's Office 365? In episode 16 of Mapletronics Tech Talk podcast Jordan & Scott discuss how to set up Office 365 using setting to make sure you are secure and not leaving your business vulnerable to hacking attempts. J

What's Slowing Down Your Network?

Sep 20th, 2019 21m 28s

In Episode 15, Jordan & Scott continue the discussion on network peripherals and how they can be effecting your network performance. Scott gives great detail about switches and wireless access points, how to make sure yours are working properl

The Makeup of Your Network

Sep 6th, 2019 18m 43s

In Episode 14 of Mapletronic's Tech Talk Podcast Jordan & Scott discuss network peripherals. They begin by breaking down the basics of what a network is and why you should have one. They go into a discussion on cabling and how old or outdated

Are Your Mobile Devices Protected?

Aug 23rd, 2019 12m 1s

In a world that's becoming more and more mobile centric, are your devices at risk? In this episode of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast Jordan breaks down some of the risks associated with mobile devices and some tips and tricks for how you can ma

How Investing in IT Training Benefits Your Company

Aug 7th, 2019 15m 30s

In today's episode of Mapletronics Tech Talk, Jordan is joined by Gloria Moser, the training specialist at Mapletronics, to discuss IT training and it's many benefits. Gloria breaks down how training benefits both individual employees and comp

Questions to Ask Your I.T. Services Provider

Jul 25th, 2019 15m 1s

In episode 9 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Jordan & Scott discuss outsourcing IT. They talk about what IT services are, why you should consider outsourcing, including benefits of outsourcing and go into an in depth discussion of questions you shou

Threat Watch: Cybersecurity in 2019

Jul 11th, 2019 16m 18s

In this informative episode of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast Jordan & Scott break down a recent Proofpoint report that details cybersecurity threats that have happened most prevalently so far in 2019. Jordan & Scott discuss what who's being

Preparing for the End! (of Windows 7 Service)

Jun 27th, 2019 13m 51s

In this week's episode Jordan & Scott discuss the quickly approaching end of service date for Windows 7. Jordan & Scott breakdown what end of service means for windows 7 users, how to go about updating to Windows 10, and some helpful features

Episode 1: Passphrases are b3tter than passwords!

May 30th, 2019 15m 55s

In this episode Jordan & Scott introduce themselves and give a run down of what you can expect in our biweekly episodes. Jordan brings up a recent blog post (https://mapletronics.com/blog/google-introduces-new-chrome-extension-that-will-warn

Safely Surfing the WWW

May 29th, 2019 20m 56s

In Episode 8 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast Jordan & Scott break down how to safely use the world wide web. Scott & Jordan start by breaking down maladvertising and how to avoid becoming prey. They talk about tips for surfing the web safely

What You Need to Know about Cybersecurity

May 16th, 2019 23m 46s

Today's special episode features audio from a webinar that we had earlier this year. In the audio you will hear from Jordan and our special guest, CEO of Mapletronics, Wes Hershberger. We and Jordan discuss current cybersecurity threats and how

Troubleshooting Your Common Computer Problems

May 3rd, 2019 20m 30s

In episode 6 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Jordan & Scott go over common computer issues that our techs here at Mapletronics see from clients in the field and off simple solutions to troubleshoot what might be going on.