Adam  Anderson  is  a  long-time  small  business  owner  who  also  happens to  be  one  of  the  leading  authorities  on  small  business  cyber  security. He  is  a  serial  entrepreneur,  author,  and  founder  and  Chairman  of Palmetto  Security  Group  (PSG),  an  IBM  Premier  Cyber  Security Business  Partner.  He  recently  launched  Anderson  Security  Group. With  20  years  in  cyber  security,  and  13  as  a small  business  owner,  Adam  is  positioned  to understand  both  sides  of  the  cyber  security equation    in  a  way  most  aren’t.  Adam  got  tired of  answering  all  his  business  owner  friends’ questions  about  cyber  security,  so  he co-authored  a  book  and  created  some tools  for  them.  The  book  is  called Small Business Cyber  Security:  Your  Customers Can  Trust  You…Right? Adam  is  on  a  mission to  help fellow  business  owners  find  the answer  to  the  question,  “Should  I  even care  about  cyber security?”

Today, Adam will educate us about cyber security. He will give us pieces of advice on how to protect your small business from cyber attacks that would make you lose your time and money and would detrimentally affect your business.

[2:31] Adam will discuss the vulnerability of a small business owner when it comes to cyber security

[3:40] The rate of hacked small businesses and how to make that threat irrelevant

[4:20] Social Engineering as a primary attack factor

[5:46] Damages brought by cyber security attacks

[7:17] The Block Chain Development & how to protect your small business by not spending much

[8:29] Taking a risk to use the right safeguard provider to protect the security of your business

[9:25] The definition of “technical debt”

[11:46] What are the proper questions to ask prior to choosing your safeguard provider

[12:18] The National Institute of Standards & Technology Cyber Security Framework

[14:01] Getting a Cyber Insurance Policy and its benefits

[15:40] Adam’s tip on effectively securing your business

[19:50] What are the risks cyber security faces that is a surprise to Adam

[21:42] Who is the most powerful technology buyer in a large corporation

[22:19] How do we know which of the vendors to trust with cyber security

[24:41] Adam shares about his book, Built To Survive

[26:51] How you can connect with Adam online

[27:12] Wrap up

Tweetables:

“The number one thing that you can do to start protecting yourself as a small business owner is to modify your belief.” –  Adam

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Adam:

Adam’s Website

Adam’s Twitter

Adam’s Linkedin