The Mindful Business Security Show
Tune in as our hosts answer questions from small business leaders! We will discuss real-world Information Security challenges faced by our callers and offer relevant advice and guidance.

The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders!
The show is hosted by industry veteran Information Security experts that love small businesses and understand the unique challenges that small business leaders face when implementing cybersecurity safeguards into their organizations.
Join our hosts as they discuss Information Security related topics that impact small businesses every day. In each episode they take calls and answer questions from small business leaders just like you! Hear their relevant advice and guidance as they help listeners focus on the right things to secure their businesses.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? This show is for you!
Episodes
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Starting a cybersecurity program in a Small Business
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you! In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Amanda Berlin. Amanda leads Detection Engineering at Blumira, where she and her team analyze the tactics, techniques, and procedures used by cyber criminals and create detection rules to spot the nefarious activity and protect their customers' systems. When she isn't ruining the day for the bad guys, she runs a non-profit called Mental Health Hackers that is dedicated to mental health among cyber professionals, produces training content for Antisyphon Training, and co-hosts the Brakeing Down Security podcast.
You can find Amanda on LinkedIn.
In this episode, Amanda mentioned several free tools and resources.
Microsoft Sysmon
Incident Response dot Org
Microsoft IR Playbooks
CISA Incident Response Playbooks
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
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Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Live from the Securing Sexuality conference
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Robert Wagner. Robert is a long-time cybersecurity professional. Over the years, he has held roles from Security Operations Center Analyst to Field CISO. He is a presenter, trainer, speaker, community organizer, and co-founder of the Hack4Kids organization, a non-profit that teaches kids about cybersecurity.
Join them as they take questions from callers about secure collaboration and password managers live from the Focivity booth at the Securing Sexuality conference in Detroit.
You can find Robert online on LInkedIn.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Email security and phishing risks in small businesses
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Craig Jones. Craig is a security architect, consultant, and incident response specialist. He has spent many years helping businesses pick up the pieces after security incidents and works hard to help organizations protect and operate their email systems securely.
Join them as they discuss approaches to Risk Management in a small business environment and take questions from callers.
You can find Craig online through his company's website at https://bitinsightgroup.com/.
In this episode, Craig mentioned resources from two organizations, NIST and CIS.
NIST:
NIST Cybersecurity Framework - A general cybersecurity framework for businesses
NIST 800-171 - A cybersecurity framework for government contractors
NIST 800-53 - A catalog of security and privacy controls
CIS:
The 18 CIS Critical Security Controls
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
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Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Risk Management in a small business
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host J Wolfgang "Wolf" Goerlich. Wolf is a long-time industry veteran cybersecurity practitioner, executive, and consultant. He is very active in the cybersecurity community and uses his knack for storytelling and connecting dots to share his knowledge and help others on a daily basis.
Join them as they discuss approaches to Risk Management in a small business environment and take questions from callers.
You can find Wolf on his website at https://jwgoerlich.com.
In this episode, Wolf mentioned a conference that he has helped to create called Security Sexuality - More information can be found on the conference website at https://www.securingsexuality.com
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) risks and challenges in small business
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Shannon Miller. Shannon is a professional OSINT investigator, author, and hacker. In her consulting practice, she helps non-profits and aid organizations train their people to protect themselves online.
Join them as they discuss Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), what business owners and leaders should know about publicly available information on the Internet, and take questions from callers.
You can find Shannen on Twitter (@lockdownurlife) or LinkedIn (@lockdownyourlife), or on her website at https://www.lockdownyourlife.com/
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Creative security awareness strategies for small businesses
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Dr. Jessica Barker. Join them as they discuss security culture, awareness training, and take questions from callers.
Dr. Barker is passionate about the human side of cybersecurity. As a world class speaker, author, content creator, and co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Cygenta, she enjoys the opportunity to follow her passion and help teach people about security culture and awareness to protect themselves and their organizations.
You can find Dr. Barker on Twitter (@drjessicabarker) and YouTube (@drjessicabarker), LinkedIn (@jessica-barker), and on her website at https://www.drjessicabarker.com/
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
What small businesses should know about responding to cyber incidents
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Tyler Hudak. Listen in as the two discuss Cyber Incident Response and take questions from callers.
A long time industry veteran, Tyler has "seen some things" as one might say. Today, Tyler leads the Incident Response team at Trusted Sec and provides Cyber Incident Response services to businesses large and small. He is also active in the cybersecurity community and speaks at industry conferences regularly. You can find Tyler on Twitter @secshoggoth.
In this episode, Tyler mentioned CISA and MS-ISAC as possible resources for small organizations that need help preparing for and responding to cyber incidents.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Data Privacy challenges in small businesses
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Whitney Merrill. Whitney is an accomplished privacy lawyer with a master's degree in computer science. Join them as they take calls from listeners and answer questions about some of the data privacy challenges that small businesses face.
You can find Whitney on Twitter @wbm312 and also on Mastodon, @wbm312@infosec.exchange
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Security challenges with eCommerce in Small Business
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Mathew Dev. Mathew is a serial entrepreneur that specializes in helping his clients build and operate their eCommerce businesses. Join them as they take calls from listeners and discuss some of the cybersecurity challenges related to eCommerce that small businesses face.
You can find Mathew on twitter @mathew_dev.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Right sizing an Information Security program on a budget
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Tony Hunt. Tony is an expert in IT Infrastructure and Information Security, as well as an entrepreneur many times over. He runs Tony Hunt Consulting and coffee roaster Custom Coffees Ltd. Join them as they take calls from listeners and discuss some of the cybersecurity challenges that small businesses face.
You can find Tony on twitter @tony_hunt.
Tony mentioned his work with Operation Safe Escape. If you, or someone you know needs help getting out of a dangerous or abusive relationship, you can learn more about the support that they offer on their website. https://safeescape.org/
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Website: https://www.focivity.com/podcast
Show Store: https://shop.mindfulsmbshow.com/
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced by: @Focivity
Music by Michael Korbin from Pixabay