Hosts:
Justin Shelley — Phoenix IT Advisors | https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/
Note: Co-hosts Mario Zaki and Bryan Lachapelle are absent this episode — they’re representing their firms at a trade show in Dallas.
Did you know there are 130+ new Cybersecurity vulnerabilities discovered every single day? That’s nearly 50,000 last year alone — and the number is growing exponentially, fueled in part by AI-powered attacks. In this solo episode, Justin Shelley breaks down one of the most overlooked and mismanaged areas of cybersecurity for small and mid-sized businesses: patch and vulnerability management.
Most business owners assume their IT company is handling it. Most of the time, they’re wrong.
In this episode, Justin covers:
Justin also shares a personal story about a client breach caused by an outdated version of Microsoft Office — one that nearly destroyed that business and ended a client relationship — to illustrate just how real and costly this problem is.
This is episode 8 of the Cybersecurity Basics series. If you haven’t already, go back and listen to the previous episodes on frameworks, identity and access management, endpoint Security, backups, email phishing, and network security.
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for show notes, the full video recording, and to schedule your free cybersecurity risk assessment with Phoenix IT Advisors — no matter where you’re located.
