Starting a Security Program by Choice or by Force with Trava’s Marie Joseph

This is a podcast episode titled, Starting a Security Program by Choice or by Force with Trava’s Marie Joseph. The summary for this episode is: <p><strong>“Two-thirds of small, medium-sized businesses are the ones that are most attacked. Hackers specifically look for these!”</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Marie Joseph, the Security Solutions Engineer at Trava, specializes in helping companies start their security program, and/or help mature it. With the rise in attacks of cyber security in businesses, Marie talks all about when the appropriate time to start a security program to avoid any pitfalls, how to keep up with security and technological changes, and what it looks like for a company being ‘forced’ to start a cyber security program. listen in as Marie dives into all of these aspects while providing tips to keep your technology and business safe.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Learn in this episode:</strong></p><p>1. Suggested timeframe to start cyber security to avoid any attacks on your business</p><p>2. The five components to a strong cyber security program that every business needs to look at</p><p>3. Whether you should start a cyber security program out of force from a regulatory agency, or out of wanting to for your own sake</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Things to listen for:</strong></p><p>[02:28] The various stages where businesses start their security programs</p><p>[03:34] Ways cyber-risk has been changing</p><p>[05:06] What it looks like to be ‘forced’ into a security program</p><p>[06:39] Key components to a strong cybersecurity program</p><p>[08:18] Regulatory agencies and compliance certificates</p><p>[09:42] One thing a cybersecurity plan MUST have</p><p>[11:54] Cybersecurity predictions over the next 5 years</p><p>[13:12] Closing thoughts</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with the Guest:</strong></p><p>Linkedin - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-joseph-a81394143/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-joseph-a81394143/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with the Host:</strong></p><p>Jara Rowe’s LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jararowe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jararowe/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Trava:</strong></p><p>Website - <a href="https://www.travasecurity.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.travasecurity.com/</a></p><p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/travasecurity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/travasecurity/</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travasecurity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/travasecurity/</a></p><p>Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/travasecurity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/travasecurity</a></p><p>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/travaHQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/travaHQ</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBqqNS-TSnj2ClgeYdcTKQgrava" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBqqNS-TSnj2ClgeYdcTKQgrava</a></p><p>Blog - <a href="https://www.travasecurity.com/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.travasecurity.com/blog</a></p>