Scott McCrady – Understanding Cyber Security and How to Protect Yourself
SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 10
Episode Overview:
Welcome to another episode of Becoming Preferred, where we explore the latest strategies and tactics to help you level up your knowledge and improve your skills. Our guest is Scott McCrady, the CEO of SolCyber. With over 25 years of experience, Scott has been at the forefront of protecting people and businesses around the globe.
In this episode, we’ll delve into the misconceptions that small businesses, entrepreneurs, and business professionals have about cybersecurity, and discuss the impact of human behavior on cybersecurity breaches. Scott will also provide actionable advice on tackling ransomware threats and securing remote work environments. So, whether you are an entrepreneur, a business professional, or simply interested in learning more about cybersecurity and how to protect yourself, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Please join me for my conversation with Scott McCrady.
Guest Bio:
With 25 years of experience working in the networking, telecommunications, and information security space, Scott McCrady is currently serving as the CEO of SolCyber Managed Security Services. Scott has worked with large companies and start-ups, among them IBM and EDS, where he held Security Engineer and Team Leader positions (US and London).
Previous to SolCyber, Scott built the Asia-Pacific-Japan business at Symantec; he ran the global Managed Security Service, and the Symantec and Accenture Joint Venture. Scott then transitioned to FireEye pre-IPO to create their global MSS and System Integrator, and traveled to Singapore to help build their APJ business. After a successful run with FireEye, Scott helped spin out SonicWall from Dell to private equity and reconstitute the business into a profitable, cash flow-positive entity.
This experienced guest wants to tell start-up founders, IT Security Managers, CISOs, and other cyber risk management enthusiasts how cybersecurity is improving technology services. He simply wants to make our listeners’ life easier, more successful, and safer!
Resource Links:
- Website: https://solcyber.com/
- Product Link: https://solcyber.com/security-journey/
Insight Gold Timestamps:
04:03 Cybersecurity has become a big business
05:20 Over 50% of small businesses that get breached go out of business within 2 years after a breach
05:54 What’s the biggest mistake that they make when it comes to cybersecurity?
07:21 What happens in cyber is everyone just sort of forgets about these layers of defense
10:01 Two casinos, big casinos, in Vegas were breached
13:21 T he technologies around cyber are really good
13:27 The attackers generally tend to login, not break in
15:43 W e used to call it the crunchy exterior with the soft gooey middle
17:18 I s AI good for cybersecurity?
19:54 Cyber insurance is a great thing to have, especially for small, medium businesses
23:32 You can also go to third parties that have what we call vCISO, Virtual Chief Information Security Officers
26:36 You can do it…Is it worth your time?
30:21 The biggest problem we have right now…
32:22 F or most organizations, it’s probably a very good idea to use the Cloud
36:53 W hat I tell everybody is, you’ve got to think about the vertical
37:10 The thing that most companies should really think about is, what’s your core vertical?
39:06 Figure out what the basics are, or have somebody that can help you with the basics
40:31 A term called EDR evasion techniques
41:10 You’ve also got a mobile MDR
42:13 Mobile is becoming the single biggest vector to get ahold of the credentials and the IDs
42:34 If anybody wants something truly fun, go look up Pegasus mobile attacks. It is a rabbit hole that is fascinating
42:57 It’s solcyber.com
Connect Socially:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmccrady/
LinkedIn Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solcyber/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solcybermssp
Twitter (X): https://x.com/SolCyberMSS
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YRGrauXqhQRgFcqCCcm4e?si=872fab72886640b8&nd=1&dlsi=e28253273f5447b1
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@solcyber
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solcyber_mssp/
Email: scott@solcyber.com
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