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Join Charly Leetham as she 'sits' down with Terry Zemniak, a seasoned expert with over 25 years of experience in the information security field to discuss Cyber Security and Small Business.
Terry's extensive background spans technical roles, compliance, and executive leadership, including a decade as an Information Security Officer for multi-billion dollar organizations across the United States. Now, Terry leverages his expertise as a fractional cybersecurity executive, helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) navigate and mitigate their cyber risks.
Charly and Terry explore the concept of a 'go wide' defense approach in cybersecurity, exploring how this strategy can bolster an organization's defenses against a myriad of threats. They also discuss the critical importance of Cyber Hygiene—what it is, why it matters, and how businesses can implement it effectively.
In addition, they also examine the dynamic between small businesses and their technology providers, clarifying where security responsibilities lie and how to foster a collaborative approach to cybersecurity.
Terry offers invaluable advice for small business leaders on identifying key areas to focus their attention, ensuring their limited resources are utilized most effectively to protect their digital assets.
Key Topics:
Understanding the 'go wide' defense approach in cybersecurity
The fundamentals of Cyber Hygiene and its importance
Navigating the relationship between small
businesses and technology providers
Strategies for SMB leaders to prioritize their cybersecurity efforts
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Are you worried that artificial intelligence is about to take over the world and replace your job? Before you panic about the robot uprising, you might want to see what happens when you ask AI to play chess against itself.
In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ Why purpose-built chess computers like Deep Blue and AlphaZero mastered chess decades ago, yet large language models struggle with basic rules
📌 How ChatGPT moved a pawn backwards, which breaks the fundamental rules of chess and demonstrates AI's pattern-matching limitations
🛡️ The hilarious moment Google Bard hallucinated a chess piece into existence and confidently claimed checkmate with a knight that never existed
✅ Why AI is brilliant for drafts, summaries, content generation and repetitive tasks, but should never be trusted to make decisions or reason through problems
📌 How Charly uses AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to save hours every week on social media posts, whilst still quality assuring every output
🛡️ The practical approach to AI ...
With the Australian under-16 social media ban now in effect, many users are concerned about losing access to their accounts and all the content stored within them. Whether you are worried about new regulations or simply want to protect your business data, knowing how to export your Facebook information is essential for every business owner.
In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ How to access Facebook's export settings through Account Center
📌 Step-by-step process for downloading your personal profile data
🛡️ Backing up your Facebook business page separately
📌 Choosing the right format (HTML vs JSON) and media quality settings
✅ Managing large download files and storage requirements
🔗 Why regular backups every few months protect your business
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Small businesses face cyber security challenges that extend far beyond installing antivirus software. Many business owners believe cyber security is solely an IT problem, but data breaches, social engineering attacks, and compliance requirements create serious legal and financial risks that can destroy a business overnight.
In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ Why cyber security must be treated as a business priority, not just an IT concern
📌 Understanding data governance and protecting your business information supply chain
🔗 The rising threat of data poisoning, deep fakes, and social engineering targeting executives
🛡️ Practical steps for validating the information your business relies on for decisions
✅ How to implement incident response planning before a crisis hits your business
📌 Why compliance requirements are creating new legal risks for small businesses across all industries
Steven Wright brings over 30 years of technical expertise, 50+ patents, and recognition in the NC State ECE Hall of ...
