Tech Talk

On this episode of Tech Talk, David and Erich Kron dive deep into the tactics and tricks cybercriminals are using to take advantage of the online vulnerabilities created by COVID-19 and the "new normal" of working from home. About Our GuestErich Kron, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, is a veteran information security professional with over 20 years’ experience in the medical, aerospace manufacturing and defense fields. He is the former security manager for the US Army's 2nd Regional Cyber Center-Western Hemisphere and holds CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, MCITP and ITIL v3 certifications, among others. Erich has worked with information security professionals around the world to provide the tools, training and educational opportunities to succeed in Information Security.

About Our Guest: Todd Robinson has over 16 years of experience in the accounting industry. He has worked for a number of software technology vendors, most recently partnering up with Vic.ai as their Head of Strategic Accounts to help them pioneer Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning in this new era of Intelligent Accounting. With their true AI platform, the Accounts Payable invoice processing reality of full automation can be achieved, helping firms to operate more efficiently so they can better leverage their resources more wisely.  

About Our GuestMarc Rind most recently was the Chief Data Scientist and Head of Development for ADP's DataCloud. Prior to joining ADP, Marc’s innovative spirit and fascination with data was forged at Bolt Media--a dot-com start-up based in NY’s “Silicon Alley.” The company was an early predecessor to today’s social media outlets.  As an early ‘Data Scientist’; Marc focused on the patterns and predictions of site usage through the harnessing of the data on its +10 million user profiles.Marc has just taken a position with Fiserv as their VP of Software Development for Data and Analytics Products.

This month's episode focuses on how far technology has taken us since the first Industrial Revolution. In the last two centuries alone, we've gone from harnessing steam to power assembly lines to trusting algorithms to automate parts of our jobs. How will these rapid changes impact the way we run our businesses and live our lives? Alec Lazarescu, Chief Architect of Messaging at Synchronoss Technologies, believes that adaptability is the key to thriving in this ever-evolving digital landscape. About our Guest:Alec Lazarescu is a technology and digital education industry veteran. He has overseen technical aspects for a number of award-winning products serving millions of users. Alec is foremost a maker at heart of software and teams and increasingly of connections. Through the years growing from software engineer to leadership roles, Alec has worked on chatbots as invaluable assistants for his software teams as well as their platforms and machine learning integrations. He is incredibly excited about the current conversational and machine learning renaissance and launched www.botsandai.com in the Fall of 2016. Alec is a speaker and organizer for various events in the greater New York area, Boston, and the Bay Area and writes highly recommended articles for Chatbots Magazine as well as other leading publications.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleclazarescu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/alec1a

When it comes to addressing cybersecurity risks, Mike Giordano of Dyntek recommends one of 4 pragmatic approaches: accepting the risk, mitigating it, transferring it, or avoiding it altogether. This episode covers each method and how to assess which will work best for your business.