854: What It’s Like To Work as a Cybersecurity Risk Advisor With Dominic Vogel, CyberSC [Main T4C Episode]

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Dominic Vogel is a cybersecurity risk advisor and founder and CEO of CyberSC. CyberSC is an “on demand” advisory firm that helps startups as well as small and medium-sized businesses meet their cybersecurity needs. Among the industries supported by CyberSC are: financial services, logistics, legal, transportation, healthcare, telecommunications, government and communications. Dominic also co-hosts the Cyber Security Matters Podcast, which launched in 2019 and digs into all things cybersecurity. Dominic graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2008 with a BSc. in Computer Science.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why the rate of cyber attacks has gone up 300% since 2020 (4:30)
• What are the different kinds of cyber attacks (7:28)
• Why CyberSC only works with smaller organizations vs Fortune 500s (11:08)
• What are malicious insiders and accidental insiders and why are they dangerous (13:50)
• How two-factor authentication can help protect your online information (17:26)
• Why does a gender/race gap still persist in cybersecurity (19:30)
• How a cybersecurity magazine inspired Dominic’s career (22:14)
• What certifications/resources are the most useful for someone interested in cybersecurity 
• Why to check out DarkReading.com and CSOOnline.com (24:18)
• How Dominic was able to overcome doubts about his career and become an entrepreneur (28:35)
• Why becoming more well rounded and networking while in college would’ve helped Dominic earlier in his career (32:42)