Episode 54

Right of Boom: What Happens When Cybersecurity Prevention Fails

If your organization treats cybersecurity as something IT "handles," you're already behind. The regulators know it. The plaintiffs' attorneys know it. And when the breach happens, your board will discover it the expensive way.

WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN

Krishan Thakker, a seasoned executive legal advisor, delivers the uncomfortable truths that consultants won't tell you and vendors can't sell you:

  • Language Translation: How to speak executive language when technical severity doesn't resonate
  • Reverse Engineering Risk: Starting with worst-case scenarios (including criminal liability) to drive urgency
  • Responsibility vs. Accountability: Why these aren't the same concept and how HR must map the distinction
  • The Growth Trap: How the urge to scale fast creates predictable cycles of reactive security spending

Stop asking your technologists to "figure it out." Start asking your legal team if you have litigation hold protocols that can activate within hours. Ask your compliance officer if responsibilities and accountabilities are clearly mapped across functions.

Because when Krishan Thakker gets the call, these questions have already been answered n depositions, regulatory inquiries, and shareholder lawsuits.

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About the Podcast

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Cybersecurity Chronicles
News, views and stories from the cyber front line.

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Stanley Li

➤WHO I HELP & WHAT I DO: I help organizations with <1000 users to manage the cyber risk to meet compliance & regulatory requirements in IT & Cybersecurity. SecurIA®- the proprietary Managed Detection & Response platform I developed for Netswitch & Securli, has proven to reduce cost, risk, & time for our clients.

➤MY STORY: For the past 20 years I’ve dedicated my life to building Netswitch in order to protect and secure our clients’ data & critical infrastructure from the ever-increasing threat of cyber-attacks.
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Sean Mahoney

What I Do: I help business leaders achieve cyber-risk compliance and enable business continuity without breaking their budget.

I deliver productive ways of leveraging technology to meet business requirements and drive cost savings. Integrating automated and machine learning systems into operations to improve efficiency utilizing data analytics for improving business visibility allowing for faster reactions to market dynamics. Experienced in translating the technical to non-technical audiences.