With the launch of Bing’s new AI and the release of ChatGPT 4, the technology paradigm shift is gaining even more speed. Julian talks with VP of cybersecurity at Trend Micro, Greg Young about securing environments in todays landscape. The p

AI-Cybersecurity

Mar 14th, 2023 48m 43s

Julian catches up with Andy Syrewicze, Technical Evangelist at Hornet Security to talk AI threats today and how you can also use this to secure your environments. With the rapidly evolving bad actors its critical, we don’t rest on our laurels a

Cybersecurity Staffing

Mar 8th, 2023 53m 45s

Julian sits down with Pinpoint Search Group, Managing Partner, Mark Sasson to discuss industry trends and what we have been seeing with recent layoffs in technology. The mindset and objectives of companies coming out of the pandemic and in some

The AI (ChatGPT) Threat

Feb 22nd, 2023 54m 59s

The launch of ChatGPT and other AI platforms coming online has moved us truly into the Wild West of cybersecurity. Julian has a very sobering conversation with Patrick Harr, CEO at SlashNext about bad actors are turning these tools against us.

Secure Connections 2023 IT Channel Forecast

Jan 4th, 2023 1h 15m

In case you missed it, back in December Julian sat down with Jay McBain, Chief Analyst with Canalys to discuss the tectonic shift that has begun in the IT industry. With talk of a recession on the horizon in 2023, how will this affect IT Servic

2022 Cybersecurity Renaissance

Dec 22nd, 2022 55m 35s

As 2022 comes to a close, Julian has a sobering ‘State of the Nation’ chat with Matt Lee, Senior Director of Security and Compliance with Pax8. We’ve come a long way which Matt describes as a cybersecurity renaissance; however we have a long wa

Journey from MSP - MSSP

Dec 7th, 2022 41m 54s

Julian is joined by Technology Leader and IT Channel Veteran, Juan Fernandez, Co-Founder and CEO at MSP Growth Coalition and Channel Chief at HacWare. Juan gives us his three keys to success in evolving your IT Services business in today’s craz

Zero Trust Can Be Seamless

Nov 23rd, 2022 34m 15s

There is still some fear out there about implementing Zero Trust environments and what exactly that means for SMB customers. Julian pulls back the curtain with Threatlocker, CEO Danny Jenkins about what exactly a Zero Trust solution looks like.

Partnership Challenges

Nov 2nd, 2022 46m 9s

Julian changes gears from cybersecurity this week to take a deep dive into the vendor partner relationship with Desmond Russell, Chief Partnership Officer at Partner Elevate. Desmond unpacks the challenges both sides face in this B-B relationsh

API and APP Security Vulnerabilities

Oct 19th, 2022 45m 44s

Julian has a sobering conversation with Dark Cubed, Founder, Vince Crisler and High Wire Networks, CTO, David Barton about the depths of vulnerabilities we face today with more and more reliance on API and APP usage. Vince tells us ‘If you don’

Journey from MSP to MSSP

Oct 5th, 2022 40m 18s

Cisco go all in with the IT Channel supporting MSPs and the SMB market. Julian talks with Provider Elevate, Leader of Global MSP for Cisco, Michelle Ragusa-McBain and Business Development Manager, Fenil Kacharia on the current state of cybersec

Customer Experience is Critical

Sep 28th, 2022 46m 19s

From musician to IT Exec, Luis Giraldo, CXO at ScalePad takes a deep dive with Julian into growing an MSP into a thriving business. Luis has built and sold two IT Services businesses, worked on the vendor side of the equation and now defines hi

Evolution of EDR

Sep 21st, 2022 44m 45s

Julian catches up with David Corlette, VP of Product Management with Vipre to talk the evolution of EDR and what Vipre are doing to make it easy for channel partners to implement and manage. With the implementation of Machine Learning and AI, E

Managing Cyber Risk

Sep 14th, 2022 27m 43s

Andy Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO at Datastream Cyber Insurance sits down with Julian to discuss leveraging cyber insurance to secure both you and your customers. One size certainly doesn’t fit all and a risk assessment is needed for each indiv

Back Ups Evolved

Aug 17th, 2022 35m 6s

After a short summer break we are back! Matt Scully, Channel Chief with Redstor catches up with Julian to talk about his new role. Matt explains ‘Hackers aren’t looking at breaking into yesterdays or even today’s technology and environments, th

Cyber Incident Planning - Part II

Jun 15th, 2022 49m 44s

Brian Sherman, Head of Channel & Market Research with Commcentric follows up with Technology Legal Expert, Brad Gross and CEO of Datastream Cyber Insurance, Andy Anderson for a deeper dive in Cyber Incident preparedness. Insurance driving cyber

Cyber Incident Planning - Part II

Jun 15th, 2022 49m 44s

Cyber Incident Planning

May 18th, 2022 44m 15s

We’ve all heard that its not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ we will find ourselves on the wrong end of a cyber incident. Brian Sherman, Head of Channel & Market Research with Commcentric joins Technology Legal Expert, Brad Gross and CEO of Datastr

Cyber Incident Planning

May 18th, 2022 44m 15s

Reactive to Proactive Cybersecurity

May 11th, 2022 41m 58s

Danny Jenkins, CEO at ThreatLocker tells us ‘Control your cybersecurity’ when Ryan catches up with him. When you are controlling your security, you are out in front of it, not chasing it and Danny tells us that apart from the fundamentals, this

Digital Transformation Security

Apr 27th, 2022 48m 14s

Ryan discuss IoT Implementation and securing the massive breadth of Digitally Transformed infrastructure with Cisco, Sr. Product Manager, Robert Albach. Robert talks about the digital divide and where MSPs fit into the mix in order to secure th

Allow All to Deny All

Apr 20th, 2022 1h 3m

A peak inside the Cytracom platform, Ryan talks with Founder and CEO, Zane Conkle and COO, John Tippett about location-less IT Architecture. Implementation and best practices with IoT devices to Zero Trust frameworks. You can connect with Zane

Break the Cybersecurity Cycle

Apr 6th, 2022 49m 52s

Rob Cheng, Founder and CEO at PC Matic has a very frank conversation with Ryan about the challenges we face with cybersecurity and gives us a fresh and clear perspective on how we can win this fight. Protecting against Ransomware Bounties to in

Leveraging Cyber Insurance

Mar 23rd, 2022 37m 53s

Andy Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO at Datastream Cyber Insurance talks with Ryan about having wholistic risk conversations with customers. When utilized properly, Cyber Insurance will leverage your security posture with customers…It isn’t a repl

Cyber Risk...From Pandemic to World Conflict

Mar 16th, 2022 49m 35s

Brian Sherman, Sr. Communications Specialist with Commcentric, has a timely discussion with three channel veterans about the changing landscape and what IT Service Providers need to do in order to keep ahead of today’s threats. Not a ‘Women in