S11 E2: The Inside Truth About Cybercrime & Risk Management - How to Protect Your Business with Mark Sangster, Cybersecurity Author & Security Strategist at eSentire Inc.

In Episode #208, I talk with Mark Sangster. Mark is the VP & Industry Security Strategist at eSentire Inc., an award-winning speaker, and the author of the new book, “No Safe Harbor: The Inside Truth About Cybercrime―and How To Protect Your Business.”

 

As a CIO and Business IT Leader here are some wins you will get by listening:

• How remote work and employees bringing their office home have created new hurdles for IT leaders to deal with. (18:30)
• The root causes of cyberattacks and how bad actors are able to carry out such attacks as ransomware. (7:00)
• Why cybersecurity is not just an IT problem to fix and why it’s a business risk to manage. (4:00)
• Why enterprises should create a risk registry to rank the risks they face. (21:00)
• Why compliance is not the same as security or privacy. (33:00)
• Why some companies are ill-prepared for cyberattacks and the importance of having measures in place to protect your data. (12:00)
• Why complacency and a “set it and forget it” mentality are dangerous things for a company to have when it comes to cybersecurity. (15:30)
• How much easier it is for a bad actor to virtually rob a bank rather than physically. (40:00)
• The reputational hit that companies take after data breaches and cyberattacks. (26:30)
• Why modern compliance often lags behind other aspects of the business. (37:00)

 

Mark Sangster is the Principal Evangelist and VP of Industry Security Strategist for eSentire Inc based in Ontario, Canada. He is an award-winning speaker at international conferences and on prestigious stages, including the Harvard Law School, and an author on various cybersecurity subjects.  

 

Mark has a fascinating perspective on shifting risk trends, and his work has influenced industry thought-leaders. He is the go-to expert on data breaches, and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Mark also hosts the Cyber Insider Podcast. He interviews experts from across various industries to explore data breach litigation, cyber insurance claims, crisis communication, the rise of gray zone threats, and the risks of interconnected technology. 

 

He is a contributing author to several leading industry publications (CSO magazine, SC Magazine, LegalTech News), an invited speaker at 40+ conferences a year, and a regular guest on many well-respected podcasts. 

 

His most recent book, No Safe Harbor: The Inside Truth About Cybercrime―and How To Protect Your Business , tells the story of cybercrimes and cyber-attacks that never made the headlines but are equally important for companies to understand what they need to do to protect themselves.  

 

How to connect with Mark Sangster:

• Mark Sangster’s LinkedIn
• Mark Sangster’s Twitter
• Mark Sangster’s Website

 

Books referenced in podcast:

• No Safe Harbor: The Inside Truth About Cybercrime―and How To Protect Your Business  1st Edition, By Mark Sangster, Published by Page Two, 2020. 
• The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right 1st Edition, By Atul Gawande, Published by Picador, 2011. 

 

Articles referenced in podcast:

• The Fifty-Nine-Story Crisis, The New Yorker Magazine, 1995. 

 

Transcript:

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