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The Mindful Business Security ShowThe importance of application security in small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
On this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Tanya Janca, @shehackspurple. Tanya is a hacker, software developer, author, and educator. She is passionate about application security and helping organization's build secure software. She is also an active contributor to the cybersecurity community.
In this episode, Tanya mentioned many useful resources:
Tanya's SDLC Cheat Sheet and Newsletter
Tanya's Github Repo...
2025-12-181h 10The Mindful Business Security ShowHumanely managing IT and security teamsThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
On this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Mike Simmons. Mike is a consultant, leadership coach, speaker, and podcaster. He combines systems thinking with a people focused approach to help his clients achieve results through clear communication.
You can find his videos about business and leadership on his YouTube channel, and you can contact him via his website, Find My Catalyst.
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2025-11-271h 23The Mindful Business Security ShowIncident Response planning and tabletop drillsThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
This episode was recorded live at the 2025 Blue Team Con conference in Chicago, Illinois.
On this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host 0DDJ0BB. 0J is the Director of Detection and Response for his employer. When he isn't working, he volunteers his time and expertise with non-profits, creates educational workshops about cybersecurity for local libraries, and produces videos about cybersecurity on his YouTube channel.
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2025-10-2352 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowSpecial Episode - SMB Security Awareness Training 2025The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
This time, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Tailor Tolliver. Tailor is a cybersecurity consultant, fitness coach, and content creator with a passion for helping others succeed.
In this special episode, they present a security awareness training session that small business leaders can use in their organizations to help teach their teams about cybersecurity.
Topics covered in this security awareness training session include:
Why security matters in small businesses
Social Engineering
Email Security
Browser Security
Computer...
2025-10-011h 33The Mindful Business Security ShowSecurity prioritization, road mapping, and ROI in small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
This time, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Kevin Jackson. Kevin is another long-time industry veteran with experience in both the government and private sectors. He's a former vCISO turned startup founder. His company, Level 6 Cybersecurity has built a tool to help business leaders make better cybersecurity investment decisions.
You can connect with Kevin online via LinkedIn, X, or Bluesky.
You can find Level 6 Cybersecurity...
2025-08-211h 06The Mindful Business Security ShowIntroducing penetration testing in small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
On this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Tib3rius. Tib3rius is a hacker, penetration tester, and content creator. He is passionate about helping folks learn about cybersecurity, and he loves sharing his knowledge to help others secure their businesses and systems.
You can find links to Tib3rius' website, content, and social media profiles on his Linktree page.
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2025-07-281h 18The Mindful Business Security ShowMeasuring cybersecurity programs in small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
On this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Alyssa Miller. Alyssa is the CISO of a multi-billion-dollar global company, board member, conference organizer, author, and speaker. Blending her deep technical expertise with sharp business acumen, she has taken her passion for hacking and turned it into a very successful 28-year career in the industry.
During the episode, Alyssa mentioned a TEDx talk that she g...
2025-06-261h 03The Mindful Business Security ShowMaking sense of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) in Small BusinessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
This time, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Dr. Gerald Auger, PhD. Gerald is the managing partner at Coastal Information Security Group, an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at The Citadel, and the founder of Simply Cyber. He is passionate about teaching and helping his clients, students, and community learn about cybersecurity.
You can connect with Gerald online via on a variety of social platforms. A list is...
2025-05-221h 27The Mindful Business Security ShowCloud security for small businesses - Securing Microsoft 365 and Google WorkspaceThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
This time, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Anthony Peyton. Anthony is the founder and Principal Architect at Conflux Cloud, where he helps his small business clients scale, optimize, and secure their cloud environments.
In this episode, Anthony mentions several valuable resources:
Microsoft:
* Microsoft - Shared Responsibility Model
* Microsoft 365 for Business Security Best Practices
* Microsoft Se...
2025-04-241h 25The Mindful Business Security ShowThe intersection of cybersecurity, marketing, and small businessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Jennifer Leggio. Jennifer is the Chief Strategy Officer at W2 Communications. She has spent her career at the intersection of cybersecurity and marketing and is an active speaker in the cybersecurity community. Her most recent project, Spirit of Catharsis, is a mental health organization that helps people heal and grow.
You can connect with Jennifer on L...
2025-03-2758 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowKnowing what information you need to protect in a small businessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Brennen Schmidt. Brennen is an author, speaker, and principal of ALEUS Consulting Group up in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. As a seasoned consultant specializing in cybersecurity, technology, and digital transformation strategy, he is passionate about helping his clients develop creative solutions that solve their problems and drive business enablement.
You can connect with Brennen via the social m...
2025-02-271h 04The Mindful Business Security ShowWhat small business owners should know about compliance and audits in a small businessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders. Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Diosvany Pallet. Dio is an independent consultant and vCISO focused on helping small organizations solve their Information Security governance, risk management, and compliance challenges. Many of his clients have strict compliance requirements and undergo annual third-party audits for AICPA SOC 2 attestations or ISO 27001 certification. When he isn't working, you can find him practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and traveling the world...
2025-01-2357 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowSpecial Episode - How to start a business: Part 5This special episode of The Mindful Business Security Show is the second in a multi-part series about how to start a business.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is again accompanied by Joe Brinkley, TheBlindHacker. Joe is a business owner, content creator, and cybersecurity consultant. With an entrepreneurial journey spanning more than a decade, his business interests range from cyber to real estate, and everything in between.
Join them as they wrap up this series about starting a business and discuss keys to success.
Helpful resources mentioned in this episode:
U...
2024-12-191h 56The Mindful Business Security ShowSpecial Episode - How to start a business: Part 4This special episode of The Mindful Business Security Show is the second in a multi-part series about how to start a business.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by Joe Brinkley, TheBlindHacker. Joe is a business owner, content creator, and cybersecurity consultant. With an entrepreneurial journey spanning more than a decade, his business interests range from cyber to real estate, and everything in between.
Join them as they discuss the next steps to starting and running your business, including common tools for operating a business, outsourcing, bookkeeping, and business expenses.
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2024-10-311h 11The Mindful Business Security ShowSpecial Episode - How to start a business: Part 3This special episode of The Mindful Business Security Show is the second in a multi-part series about how to start a business.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by Joe Brinkley, TheBlindHacker. Joe is a business owner, content creator, and cybersecurity consultant. With an entrepreneurial journey spanning more than a decade, his business interests range from cyber to real estate, and everything in between.
Join them as they discuss the next steps to starting and running your business, including business plans, marketing, sales pipelines, rates, proposals, and contracts.
Yo...
2024-09-161h 30The Mindful Business Security ShowSpecial Episode - How to start a business: Part 2This special episode of The Mindful Business Security Show is the second in a multi-part series about how to start a business.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by Joe Brinkley, TheBlindHacker. Joe is a business owner, content creator, and cybersecurity consultant. With an entrepreneurial journey spanning more than a decade, his business interests range from cyber to real estate, and everything in between.
Join them as they discuss the first steps to standing up your business, including choosing a name, creating your business entity, getting a tax ID, setting up bank a...
2024-08-151h 00The Mindful Business Security ShowSpecial Episode - How to start a business: Part 1This special episode of The Mindful Business Security Show is the first in a multi-part series about how to start a business.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by Joe Brinkley, TheBlindHacker. Joe is a business owner, content creator, and cybersecurity consultant. With an entrepreneurial journey spanning more than a decade, his business interests range from cyber to real estate, and everything in between.
Join them as they discuss the beginning stages of how to start a business, including some personal pre-work, considerations for household budgets, healthcare, sources of early funding, and a...
2024-05-301h 18The Mindful Business Security ShowWhat small business owners should know about Artificial Intelligence (AI) toolsThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Brent Hinks. Brent is a longtime industry veteran. He's worked in a wide range of roles and industry verticals. For the last six years, he's been focused helping organization's implement AI services.
Join them as they discuss what small business leaders should know about AI and take questions from callers.
You can find Brent on LinkedIn, @brenthinks.
Are you struggling wit...
2024-02-2250 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowShow update - Some exciting new things are coming!The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you!
In this episode, Accidental CISO is flying solo and providing some updates about changes coming to the show. We'll be releasing some security awareness training content soon and updating the format of the podcast slightly.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our po...
2024-01-2503 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowStarting a cybersecurity program in a Small BusinessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you! In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Amanda Berlin. Amanda leads Detection Engineering at Blumira, where she and her team analyze the tactics, techniques, and procedures used by cyber criminals and create detection rules to spot the nefarious activity and protect their customers' systems. When she isn't ruining the day for the bad guys, she runs a non-profit called Mental Health Hackers that is dedicated to mental...
2023-12-2158 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowLive from the Securing Sexuality conferenceThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Robert Wagner. Robert is a long-time cybersecurity professional. Over the years, he has held roles from Security Operations Center Analyst to Field CISO. He is a presenter, trainer, speaker, community organizer, and co-founder of the Hack4Kids organization, a non-profit that teaches kids about cybersecurity.
Join them as they take questions from callers about secure collaboration and password managers live from the Focivity booth at the Se...
2023-11-3037 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowEmail security and phishing risks in small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Craig Jones. Craig is a security architect, consultant, and incident response specialist. He has spent many years helping businesses pick up the pieces after security incidents and works hard to help organizations protect and operate their email systems securely.
Join them as they discuss approaches to Risk Management in a small business environment and take questions from callers.
You can find Craig onl...
2023-10-2642 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowRisk Management in a small businessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host J Wolfgang "Wolf" Goerlich. Wolf is a long-time industry veteran cybersecurity practitioner, executive, and consultant. He is very active in the cybersecurity community and uses his knack for storytelling and connecting dots to share his knowledge and help others on a daily basis.
Join them as they discuss approaches to Risk Management in a small business environment and take questions from callers.
You can fi...
2023-07-271h 15The Mindful Business Security ShowOpen-Source Intelligence (OSINT) risks and challenges in small businessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Shannon Miller. Shannon is a professional OSINT investigator, author, and hacker. In her consulting practice, she helps non-profits and aid organizations train their people to protect themselves online.
Join them as they discuss Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), what business owners and leaders should know about publicly available information on the Internet, and take questions from callers.
You can find Shannen on Twitter (@lockdownurlife) or...
2023-06-2951 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowCreative security awareness strategies for small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Dr. Jessica Barker. Join them as they discuss security culture, awareness training, and take questions from callers.
Dr. Barker is passionate about the human side of cybersecurity. As a world class speaker, author, content creator, and co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Cygenta, she enjoys the opportunity to follow her passion and help teach people about security culture and awareness to protect themselves and their organizations.
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2023-05-2447 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowWhat small businesses should know about responding to cyber incidentsThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Tyler Hudak. Listen in as the two discuss Cyber Incident Response and take questions from callers.
A long time industry veteran, Tyler has "seen some things" as one might say. Today, Tyler leads the Incident Response team at Trusted Sec and provides Cyber Incident Response services to businesses large and small. He is also active in the cybersecurity community and speaks at industry conferences regularly. You can find T...
2023-04-2745 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowData Privacy challenges in small businessesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Whitney Merrill. Whitney is an accomplished privacy lawyer with a master's degree in computer science. Join them as they take calls from listeners and answer questions about some of the data privacy challenges that small businesses face.
You can find Whitney on Twitter @wbm312 and also on Mastodon, @wbm312@infosec.exchange
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or...
2023-03-2342 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowSecurity challenges with eCommerce in Small BusinessThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Mathew Dev. Mathew is a serial entrepreneur that specializes in helping his clients build and operate their eCommerce businesses. Join them as they take calls from listeners and discuss some of the cybersecurity challenges related to eCommerce that small businesses face.
You can find Mathew on twitter @mathew_dev.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in yo...
2023-02-2050 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowRight sizing an Information Security program on a budgetThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Tony Hunt. Tony is an expert in IT Infrastructure and Information Security, as well as an entrepreneur many times over. He runs Tony Hunt Consulting and coffee roaster Custom Coffees Ltd. Join them as they take calls from listeners and discuss some of the cybersecurity challenges that small businesses face.
You can find Tony on twitter @tony_hunt.
Tony mentioned his work with Operation Sa...
2023-01-3043 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowWhat small business owners should know about securityThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
Join our hosts as they take questions from business leaders like you! In this episode, Accidental CISO is accompanied by guest host Helen Patton. A long-time industry veteran and CISO, Helen is the Chief Information Security Officer of Cisco's Security Business Group. When she isn't helping to define security strategy at one of the world's largest tech companies, Helen is an active member of the Information Security community. She regularly attends and speaks at industry conferences, writes books and blog posts, and...
2022-11-211h 06The Mindful Business Security ShowInformation Security in private healthcare practicesThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Josiah Dykstra. When Josiah isn't working his day job at a three-letter federal agency, he operates a security consulting firm that caters to private healthcare practices, offering assessments, training, and strategic guidance. Join them as they take calls from listeners and discuss some of the cybersecurity challenges that small private healthcare practices face.
You can find Josiah on twitter, @DesignerSecure, or on his website, https://designersecurity.com/
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2022-10-3142 minThe Mindful Business Security ShowHiring and developing cybersecurity talent in small and medium sized organizationsThe Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, Accidental CISO is joined by guest host Christophe Foulon. Christophe is a long-time industry veteran, security practitioner, and career coach. Join them as they take calls from listeners and explore the challenges associated with hiring and developing cybersecurity talent in smaller organizations.
You can find Christophe on Twitter, @chris_foulon, or on his website, https://cpf-coaching.com/
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a...
2022-09-231h 00The Mindful Business Security ShowWelcome to The Mindful Business Security Show!The Mindful Business Security Show is a call-in radio style podcast for small business leaders.
In this episode, meet our host, @AccidentalCISO. Hear the story of how he accidentally became the Chief Information Security Officer and learn about his vision for future episodes of the show.
Are you struggling with how to deal with Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Risk Management in your organization? Be a caller on a future episode of the show. Visit our podcast page and sign up now!
Twitter: @mindfulsmbshow
Hosted by: @AccidentalCISO
Produced b...
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