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Leaders aren't born, they're made. This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak brings perspective from a thriving, global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, expert researchers, deep conversation, and regular dialogue with listeners have attracted 40 million downloads and over 250K followers on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Activate your FREE membership to access the entire leadership and management library at CoachingforLeaders.com
728: Lower Your Risk of Being Hacked, with Qasim Ijaz
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39 minutes 26 seconds
1 month ago
728: Lower Your Risk of Being Hacked, with Qasim Ijaz
Qasim Ijaz
Qasim Ijaz is the director of cybersecurity at a leading healthcare organization, overseeing detection, incident response, vulnerability management, purple teaming, and cybersecurity engineering. With a strong background in offensive security and risk management, he has helped organizations strengthen their defenses against evolving threats. He is also a dedicated educator, mentoring professionals and sharing his expertise at conferences such as BSides and Black Hat.
You don’t need to go far in the news these days to find out that another organization was hacked. Data breeches are a nightmare scenario for both leaders and the people they support. In this episode, Qasim and I explore what your team and you can do to be a bit more prepared.
Key Points
Use multi-factor authentication, passphrases, and a password manager.
Freeze your personal credit reports. Do this for free directly with Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.
Leaders in bigger roles (executives, CEOs, board members) are larger targets for hackers due to their access and also their ability to occasionally side-step organizational guidelines.
It’s the non-technical pieces of a cyber response that organizations are least prepared for.
Conduct incident response and disaster recovery tabletop exercises to uncover vulnerabilities before an attack.
Regardless of organizational policy, employees will use AI. The best prevention assumes the inevitability of human behavior and works with it to improve systems.
Resources Mentioned
Recommended password managers: 1Password, Apple password app, Proton Pass
Critical Security Controls by the Center for Internet Security
Resources for Small and Medium Businesses by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2024 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon Business
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Leaders aren't born, they're made. This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak brings perspective from a thriving, global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, expert researchers, deep conversation, and regular dialogue with listeners have attracted 40 million downloads and over 250K followers on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Activate your FREE membership to access the entire leadership and management library at CoachingforLeaders.com
