Noel Alexander breaks down how small and mid-sized businesses can protect themselves from cyber threats. This episode offers plain-language tips, actionable steps, and real-world examples to help SMBs build strong cybersecurity foundations without complexity or huge budgets.
Episodes (12)
Explore why governance and risk management are crucial for small and mid-sized businesses, and discover practical steps to make cybersecurity leadership, compliance, and policies effective—without complexity. Real-world examples and simple best practices will help you set direction and reduce risks, no matter your organization's size.
In this episode, we dive into the critical concept of asset management for SMBs. Discover how knowing what's in your digital environment is the first step to real security, using real stories and practical advice.
This episode unpacks essential access control concepts for small and medium-sized businesses. From practical policies to zero trust models, learn how straightforward strategies can make a powerful difference in your security posture. Real-world stories and actionable tips bring clarity to modern access management.
Explore the vital pillars of data protection for small and midsize businesses. This episode covers encryption, backup strategies, retention policies, and why privacy is at the heart of modern cybersecurity. Noel Alexander shares practical steps, real case studies, and expert tips every business owner should know.
Even with strong defenses, every business faces cyber incidents. This episode explains how small and mid-sized businesses can prepare, detect, and respond to attacks with clear, actionable steps drawn from real-world examples. Learn how planning and continuous improvements make all the difference in minimizing damage and accelerating recovery.
This episode explores how employee education can become the most powerful defense against cyber threats at SMBs. We break down best practices for onboarding, ongoing training, and measuring real security impact—all with stories and examples that prove even small changes make a difference.
This episode breaks down practical network security strategies for small and mid-sized businesses. Learn the fundamentals of segmentation, perimeter defense, secure remote access, and monitoring—without getting lost in technical jargon.
This episode explores how physical security forms the backbone of effective cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses. Real-world examples and practical tips reveal why access controls, environmental safeguards, secure hardware handling, and insider threat mitigation are critical to your business’s protection.
Every partnership introduces new risks. This episode breaks down how SMBs can assess, contract, and monitor vendors—protecting themselves from third-party threats with practical, real-world strategies.
In this episode, Noel Alexander digs deep into what it really means to implement continuous monitoring and improvement in SMB cybersecurity. From 24/7 threat detection to practical vulnerability management and actionable KPIs, this episode breaks down essential strategies any business can use to stay ahead of cyber adversaries. Featuring real case studies and expert tips adapted for business owners without big-enterprise budgets.
Understanding your current cybersecurity posture is the foundation of building stronger defenses. In this episode, Noel Alexander unpacks the importance of cybersecurity maturity assessments and explains how SMBs can use these insights to make smart, effective improvements.