Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Did You Know That?, dyktsnippets, indulgeyourcuriosity, nysdfs, Sean O'Rourke
“The five most efficient cyber defenders are: Anticipation, Education, Detection, Reaction and Resilience. Do remember: Cybersecurity is much more than an IT topic.” Stephane Nappo
We’re shaking things up here at Did You Know That? We’re always looking to bring you informative conversations that could better your business and sometimes, your life. But that doesn’t always have to be in long-form interviews. So, may we present, drumroll please…
DYKT? Snippets.
DYKT? Snippets will be episodes featuring a collection of short videos on a particular topic. What that topic may be will always be a surprise. For this kickoff event, we’re going big with a 2-part premiere episode.
In 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) Part 500 cyber regulations went live. These regulations apply to certain businesses licensed by the NYSDFS to operate in New York. While the regulations have their shortcomings, in the scope of state-backed cyber laws, they’ve proven to be quite reasonable. Episodes 1 & 2 will feature videos that outline how businesses can utilize these requirements to get their cyber houses in order.
For context around the videos, here are some links for the regulations & the actual requirements:
Who NYSDFS Supervises: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/who_we_supervise
NYSDFS Industry Definitions: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/institution_definition
NYSDFS Cybersecurity Resource Ctr: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/cybersecurity
Regulation Sections:
500.02 – Cybersecurity Program
500.03 – Cybersecurity Policy
500.04 – Chief Information Security Officer (exempt)
500.05 – Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessments (exempt)
500.06 – Audit Trail (exempt)
500.07 – Access Privileges
500.08 – Application Security (exempt)
500.09 – Risk Assessment
500.10 – Cybersecurity Personnel and Intelligence (exempt)
500.11 – Third Party Service Provider Security Policy
500.12 – Multi-Factor Authentication (exempt)
500.13 – Limitations on Data Retention
500.14 – Training and Monitoring (exempt)
500.15 – Encryption of Nonpublic Information (exempt)
500.16 – Incident Response Plan (exempt)
500.17 – Notices to Superintendent
Music: “Camaro” by Oliver Michael via Artlist
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Jim Mottola, National ID, Sean O'Rourke
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin
COVID-19 has certainly made its presence felt at the two-decade mark of the 21st Century (both negatively and positively). The current bent of the world toward vaccinations as a prerequisite for reopening naturally leads to a conversation about identification.
Jim Mottola and I talked about this very topic on the premier episode of Everything Cyber, so we’re returning to this fertile ground to address the changes since and possible future of dynamic identification.
James Mottola: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmottola/
Sean O’Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scorcyber/
Music: “Tunnel Vision” by Stanley Gurvich via Artlist
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Cyber Insurance, Cyber Resiliency, Cybersecurity, Did You Know That?, Indulge Your Curiosity, Judy Selby, Sean O'Rourke, You Tube Channel
“Rather than fearing or ignoring cyberattacks, do ensure your cyber resilience to them.” Stephane Nappo
Episode 2021:13
In a few decades, historians will write tomes explaining how the world evolved into its current state based on the 366 days that made up the year 2020. Among the explanations will be lessons learned during the intervening years and the mistakes repeated. Those in the technology arena don’t have the luxury of learning lessons over time or of repeated mistakes.
The next guest on Did You Know That? knows the perils of technology, but she’s more interested in how companies protect themselves from those perils. Judy Selby is an attorney, with a specialty in cyber insurance (a subject with which I’m familiar). Our conversation is about how businesses prepare for the inevitable cyber event and how they can thrive after being hit. This is a must watch/listen.
Find out more about Judy and her expertise via the links below:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judyselby/
Hinshaw website: https://www.hinshawlaw.com/professionals-judith-selby.html
Music: “Caution” by Skrxlla via Artlist
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Homelessness, Mental Health, NYCHomeless, Sean O'Rourke, Shira Fisher
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty.” Mother Teresa
Episode 2021:12
Homelessness has been an issue for humans since a documented history was begun – and probably before. Like most complex societal issues, solutions have been tried, discarded, tried again, discarded again, and so on. Why would efforts in 2021 be different?
That and many other questions are addressed in this episode of Did You Know That? Shira Fisher has spent 13+ years of her life working for organizations using modern technologies, data, and approaches to put a dent in the 55,000 homeless in New York City. Despite the enormity of the effort and the incremental forward progress, she remains convinced this is one societal issue that can be solved. After you experience this conversation, you might as well.
Find out more about Shira and her background via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shira-fisher-8017667/.
Music: “What Makes Us Human” by Attila Erdelyi via Artlist
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Chrisian Dysart, Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Feature Friday, Sean O'Rourke
“You can be a career professional as a judge, a prosecutor, sometimes as a defense attorney, and never insist on fairness and justice. That’s tragic and that’s what we have to change.” Bryan Stevenson
Episode 2021:10
When you read the term defense attorney, what or who springs to mind? Hold that image in your mind until you meet my next guest on Did You Know That?
Christian Dysart probably doesn’t fit the narrative in your head as to what or who a defense attorney should be. But he has all the traits you’d want in the person fighting for your freedom/life. This is a conversation about the role of a defense attorney, criminal law, and how the system works (or doesn’t work) for those accused of a crime.
You can find out more about Christian and his work at:
Website: https://www.dysartwillis.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-e-dysart-9b412a4/
Twitter: @dysartwillis
Instagram: @dysartwillis
Music: “Taurus” by Ace via Artlist
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Lexi Arnold, Sean O'Rourke
“The strongest people are those who win battles we know nothing about.” Unknown
Episode 2021:6
Host: Sean O’Rourke
Health can be a perplexing topic for all of us. Unless afflicted with a condition at birth or in early childhood, we typically grow up believing we control our minds and bodies. We jump when we want, we say what comes to mind, we sleep when we’re tired, we laugh when amused, we… well, you get the picture.
Lexi Arnold started life with that same belief but was disabused of the notion at a young age. Her struggles started early and caused mounting physical and mental challenges that affected her quality of life. Treating the physical issues was the easy part (and I use the term easy in a very loose sense, as you will find out during our conversation); the mental and emotional weight Lexi carried required more understanding, both for Lexi and her family.
In this episode of Did You Know That?, Lexi and I talk about the “shadow” she describes in the essay below. We discuss how she broached the subject with her parents, why she decided to be so open about her struggles, and what she’s doing to help others. This is one of the more inspiring episodes I’ve done thus far.
Lexi’s essay: https://lexismentalhealthmatters.jimdofree.com/2019/10/08/the-shadow
Learn more about Lexi at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexiarnold/
Instagram: @lexiarnold
Filed under: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Sean ORourke | Tags: Did You Know That?, Ellen Williams, Motivation Monday, Sean O'Rourke
“Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine.” Peter Sondergaard
If you’re reading this, stop for 60 seconds and think about the data you generate on a daily basis. (No rush, I’ll wait.) Now put that data into a number format, like 10GB or 100GB. Want to know a secret? You’ve probably underestimated your daily data footprint by a factor of 10 to 100.
In today’s hyper-digital world, it’s nearly impossible note to generate tremendous amounts of data. That data carries value for businesses, if they can understand and optimize what they have. That’s the problem though; most companies are not doing a good job leveraging all that information to make a better product/service, so they’re wasting a valuable resource.
Ellen Williams doesn’t like wasting data. She knows the value contained in those bits and bytes, and she knows how to extract that value. (You don’t get the moniker, The Data Chick, for nothing.) On episode 2021:3 of Did You Know That?, Ellen and I talk about data, what companies can do with it, and why they do anything with it (most of the time). The conversation is a good reminder that the service/product you produce isn’t the only thing valuable about your business.
Big sure to stay current with Ellen by visiting her at:
Company Website: https://www.orion-gs.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenwilliamsny/
Twitter: @Ellen_NY_B2B
Music: “Night Search” by Russo via Artlist
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Did You Know That?, Feature Friday, Kat Thomas, Sean C O'Rourke
“I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou
Took me a long time to write this video description. Went through numerous drafts talking about the courage of sexual violence survivors, the evil of the perpetrators, and many other aspects of this topic. None of them felt right, so I thought it best to let the video speak for itself.
Kat Thomas is an attorney and advocate for survivors of sexual violence. Her job is to work in the darkest recesses of humanity, and her gift is that you would never know it if you simply talked to her. That takes a special strength, that comes through loud and clear on this episode.
To learn more about Kat and her practice, visit her firm’s website.
Website: https://tlcpc.law/
Music: “Normalize” by Stanley Gurvich via Artlist
Filed under: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Feature Friday, Sean ORourke | Tags: Combs & Company, Cybersecurity, Did You Know That?, Feature Friday, Sean O'Rourke, Traci Carnes
Host: Sean O’Rourke
Guest: Traci Carnes
Title: Are Your Confident In Your Cybersecurity?
“The hacker didn’t succeed through sophistication. Rather he poked at obvious places, trying to enter through unlocked doors. Persistence, not wizardry, let him through.” Clifford Stoll, “The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage”
“The Cuckoo’s Egg” was published in 1989; I first read it in 1995. You know what’s amazing/annoying/frustrating/unsurprising? Not much has changed in the intervening 30+ years when it comes to hacking. Sure, the systems and tools have gotten more sophisticated, but persistence and unlocked doors remain the key hallmarks of most hacks.
Cybersecurity, especially for small- and mid-sized businesses, remains a hazy priority that seems to fall down the to-do list every time a company runs out of coffee or snacks. That’s just playing with gasoline and matches, and my next guest on Did You Know That? knows this firsthand. Traci Carnes has worn many a technology hat in her career, so she’s seen cybersecurity from all sides. Her thoughts and processes should inspire businesses to take a more proactive approach to minimizing the damage from a cyber event. Remember, it’s not if but when you’ll experience one.
Want to learn more about Traci and her extensive background? Check out her LinkedIn profile.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracicarnes/
Music: “Broken Radios” by Stanley Gurvich via Artlist
Filed under: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Sean ORourke | Tags: Combs & Company, Did You Know That?, Ramon Ray, Sean O'Rourke, Smart Hustle
Host: Sean C O’Rourke
Guest: Ramon Ray
“When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge — every adversity — contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.” Roy T. Bennett
If you like understatement, then saying 2020 has been (or was, depending on when you’re reading this) a challenging year should make the top of your list. But among all that has gone wrong, that’s disrupted the norm, or been thrown into the unknown lies opportunity to come out the other end better, stronger, faster. (Yes, that’s a callout to one of my all-time favorite shows.)
In the latest edition of Did You Know That?, the engaging Ramon Ray talks about how businesses – of all sizes – can identify and take advantage of even the slimmest of opportunity. There are risks; it’s not for the faint of heart; but there are rewards to be had by you, your employees, and your customers/clients if you take a calculated leap. This is not about running after anything that catches your eye; this about smartly identifying where your business can fill a new need and moving with purpose in that direction.
If this is your first experience listening to Ramon, then get your pen and paper or keyboard ready, because he’s going to throw a lot of information out there and you’ll want to digest it afterward (or give this multiple watches; your choice).
You can also check out Ramon’s various works using the links or handles below:
Instagram: @ramonraysmarthustle
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramonraysmallbiz/
Check out Ramon’s website Smart Hustle or his speaking website HERE!
Music: “J.D. Scavenger” by Randy Sharp via Artlist
