Cybersecurity for Everyday People with Greg Tomchick

Easy Prey

Learning how to keep your business safe and protect your online data can be advantageous for your home and personal life as well. Your children and family can create awareness at school and with friends. Today’s guest is Greg Tomchick. Greg is a former professional baseball player turned award-winning cybersecurity coach. He has worked with more than 250 world-renowned companies, including American Airlines, Caterpillar, and Trinity Rail. He is regularly featured live on ABC, Fox, and is an expert contributor to Inc. Magazine. He is now the CEO of Valor Cybersecurity and host of The Connected Mindset.

Show Notes:

• [1:10] - Greg shares his background coming from a military family and then as a professional baseball player before learning cybersecurity’s impact.
• [2:42] - As an entrepreneur, Greg’s business experienced a cybersecurity attack.
• [5:45] - The Connected Mindset is helping people become more consciously aware of how they navigate life both physically and digitally.
• [7:26] - Greg explains why they set up budgets of companies and individuals for cybersecurity at Valor.
• [9:25] - The focus should be on the mindset first.
• [10:27] - An unexpected positive is that cybersecurity gives a company or business a competitive advantage.
• [12:58] - Most people don’t think about security until after something has gone wrong.
• [14:43] - What is the difference between culture and mindset?
• [15:50] - Greg shares some of the mindsets and cultures that are unhelpful.
• [18:09] - As connected as we constantly are through technology, we have never been more disconnected.
• [20:50] - When Greg’s business had been attacked, there was no place to report the incident. Things have improved in recent years.
• [24:48] - No matter the size of the business or amount of money an individual has, everyone can be a target.
• [27:08] - Some companies are risking things by going remote without any plan, structure, or security in place.
• [28:45] - Every new device or software that is introduced needs to be considered.
• [30:16] - Greg discusses AI, including the costs and benefits.
• [34:03] - What is the minimum cybersecurity mindset that the everyday person needs to have?

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