Disrupting the Lie of Cyber Security with Walt Szablowski

Hackers are using unbelievably simple tools. They know that you haven’t updated your software, and they know you have no control over your devices

TAMPA BAY, Fla. (PRWEB) June 19, 2023

Cyber security professionals are all too familiar with the notion that “Defenders have to be right every time. Attackers only need to be right once.” The idea that hackers have all the advantages and that businesses must be passive and wait for something to respond to is practically an axiom of cybersecurity. But it is a lie. (1)

Enter disruptor Walt Szablowski, Founder and Executive Chairman of Eracent, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, the host of the Disruption/Interruption podcast why the topic of cyber security is often perceived as complex and how gaining a better understanding of it can help empower individuals and businesses to navigate the digital landscape more effectively.

Szablowski points out that “Hackers are using unbelievably simple tools. They know that you haven’t updated your software, and they know you have no control over your devices.” He and Karla Jo discuss the strategies that will help listeners understand the truth about managing their data lives online.

Key takeaways:

• Why cybersecurity is perceived as complex
• Why some companies hesitate to implement the NIST framework
• The importance of simplifying and focusing on data management
• Defining the concept of “zero trust”

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eracent/

Company website: https://eracent.com/

Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you’ll hear from today’s biggest Industry Disruptors. Learn what motivated them to bring about innovation and how they overcame opposition to adoption.

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About Disruption Interruption:

Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, impacting all manner of industries — MedTech, Finance, IT, eCommerce, shipping and logistics, and more — and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disruptors, and when did they say, “THAT’S IT! I’VE HAD IT!”? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo “KJ” Helms, veteran communications disruptor. KJ interviews bad a**es who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have become antiquated with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering secrets from industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common traits — and not-so-common — that are changing our economic markets … and lives. Visit the world’s key pioneers that persist to success, despite arrows in their backs at http://www.disruptioninterruption.com

About Karla Jo Helms:

Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™.

Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.

About Walt Szablowski:

Walt is the founder of Eracent and was the first CEO of Eracent and its preceding organization. His original development and vision positioned Eracent as a leading IT Asset Management organization. Walt is Eracent’s Executive Chairman and also serves as President of Eracent’s European subsidiary (Eracent SP ZOO, Warsaw, Poland). He is Eracent’s CTO where he focuses on ensuring that Eracent retains its leading position, and its products remain the relevant choice for those companies needing to understand plan and control their IT infrastructure and assets. Walt maintains contact with clients to get their views and comments regarding Eracent products and services.

References:

(1) Bianco, David J. “Cybersecurity Teams Beware: The Defender’s Dilemma is a Lie”, Tech Crunch, 07 February 2023, techcrunch.com/2023/02/07/cybersecurity-teams-beware-the-defenders-dilemma-is-a-lie/.

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