The SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack: What Businesses Need to Know

The solarwinds supply chain hack represented by 6 locks, one of which is a different color

What is the SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack? SolarWinds, the Austin-based cybersecurity firm, found itself in the middle of a catastrophe due to internal security lapses. The firm recently earned headlines for making it to the list of unsuspecting service providers targeted for its elite supply chain. A week ago, the popular Cybersecurity firm confirmed falling…

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Lessons Businesses Must Learn from the Nashville Bombing

Picture of downtown Nashville Tennessee a dusk. Lessons learned from the nashville bombing

The sound of gunfire punctuated the peaceful hush of Christmas morning. According to one witness, “It sounded like an automatic weapon.” About 10 minutes later she heard a second round of gunfire, then a third. When police arrived at the scene a little after 5:30am they found an RV parked in front of a nondescript…

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risk-takers #9. Joe Sheram – The Turnaround Guru

Brent sits down with corporate turnaround expert Joe Sheram to discuss financial risk, corporate theft, the importance of cash, and some of the biggest challenges businesses face when navigating a crisis from a financial perspective. Joe has helped countless organizations restructure, and strategize their way through some of the most complex and serious issues a business can face.

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Podcast | Risk Takers Series #9. Joe Sheram – The Turnaround Guru

Brent sits down with corporate turnaround expert Joe Sheram to discuss financial risk, corporate theft, the importance of cash, and some of the biggest challenges businesses face when navigating a crisis from a financial perspective. Joe has helped countless organizations restructure, and strategize their way through some of the most complex and serious issues a…

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risk-takers #08. The State of Security – SPECIAL EPISODE

2020 has been a year full of change. In this week’s special episode Brent sits down with Vice Presidents Bryan Taylor, Josh Noland and Max Briggs for a lively discussion on the current state of security. The team discusses current trends affecting business owners, law enforcement, and employees and what to expect in the future. They also discuss how companies can help employees adjusting to the new norm. This is an enlightening conversation, where you’re sure to learn something new.

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risk-takers #07 Jack Barsky – Former KGB Spy

As part of our on going conversation around corporate espionage, we decided to sit down with a real KGB spy for some insider knowledge. In this week’s episode, Brent sits down with author and former KGB spy Jack Barsky to discuss the growing threat of corporate espionage, how bad actors can access a company’s most valuable secrets, and how that information gets used. This is one of the most fascinating episodes of the season, so tune in! You’re sure to learn a lot.

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Podcast | Risk Takers Series #07 Jack Barsky – Former KGB Spy

As part of our on going conversation around corporate espionage, we decided to sit down with a real KGB spy for some insider knowledge. In this week’s episode, Brent sits down with author and former KGB spy Jack Barsky to discuss the growing threat of corporate espionage, how bad actors can access a company’s most…

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risk-takers #06. Human Trafficking with Bazzel Baz

Human trafficking touches nearly every city, county, state and locality in America. Yet law enforcement remains critically under prepared to handle this insidious business. Bazzel Baz, star of NBC’s hit show The Blacklist, and real life CIA super spy is often refereed to as the patron saint of missing children. In this week’s episode Baz sits down with Brent and Dell to discuss the ways human trafficking affects our communities us and how we can stop it. This is a fascinating discussion looking into the darker side of human nature — you don’t want to miss it!

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Podcast | Risk Takers Series #06. Human Trafficking with Bazzel Baz

Human trafficking touches nearly every city, county, state and locality in America. Yet law enforcement remains critically under prepared to handle this insidious business. Bazzel Baz, star of NBC’s hit show The Blacklist, and real life CIA super spy is often refereed to as the patron saint of missing children. In this week’s episode Baz…

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risk-takers #05 Corporate Counterespionage

Its not always the stuff of cold war spy novels but corporate or economic espionage continues to affect businesses all over the world both large and small at an exponential rate. It seems like there’s a new breach every time you turn on the news. The difference is the biggest companies have the resources and budget the protect themselves. But where does that leave SMBs? In this week’s episode, Brent and Dell Spry sit down to discuss the growing threat of corporate espionage, how businesses are exposing their intellectual property. They’ll also cover simple steps small businesses can take to stop those efforts in their tracks. Tune in to this fascinating discussion.

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Podcast | Risk Takers Series #05 Corporate Counterespionage

Its not always the stuff of cold war spy novels but corporate or economic espionage continues to affect businesses all over the world both large and small at an exponential rate. It seems like there’s a new breach every time you turn on the news. The difference is the biggest companies have the resources and…

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risk-takers #04 Brad Orsini – Community-based Security

Visiting our places of worship shouldn’t be dangerous. Unfortunately, faith-based organizations are facing the difficult challenge of how to protect their congregations from religion-motivated violence, and still maintain the welcoming, open environment community members expect.

In this week’s episode Brent calls up Bradley Orsini, the Senior National Security Advisor of the Secure Community Network, the official safety and security organization of the Jewish community in North America to discuss these issues, lessons learned from the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, and the most effective strategies faith-based organizations can use to protect their congregations.

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Podcast | Risk Takers Series #04 Brad Orsini – Community-based Security

Visiting our places of worship shouldn’t be dangerous. Unfortunately, faith-based organizations are facing the difficult challenge of how to protect their congregations from religion-motivated violence, and still maintain the welcoming, open environment community members expect. In this week’s episode Brent calls up Bradley Orsini, the Senior National Security Advisor of the Secure Community Network, the…

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risk-takers #3 Surveillance Detection Routes (SDR)

Have you ever had a gut feeling you were being followed? You might not be so crazy after all. It’s a frightening thought. You’ve spent years building your business, but all it takes is one bad day to compromise that dream. In this week’s episode Brent sits down with FBI Special Agent (Ret.) Dell Spry to discuss surveillance detection routes, what they are, and how they can be used as a spy detector device to find out if you are under surveillance.

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Podcast | Risk Takers Series #3 Surveillance Detection Routes (SDR)

Have you ever had a gut feeling you were being followed? You might not be so crazy after all. It’s a frightening thought. You’ve spent years building your business, but all it takes is one bad day to compromise that dream. In this week’s episode Brent sits down with FBI Special Agent (Ret.) Dell Spry…

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risk-takers #2 Terry Fisher — Electronic Countermeasures

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what it is about your business that is truly valuable? When you really think about it, any business with a product or service has something a competitor or adversary could use. And if you’re being honest, you probably haven’t fully considered all the ways they might get their hands on that information. You’ve spent years building your business, but all it takes is one bad day to compromise that dream. In this week’s episode Brent sits down with FBI Special Agent (Ret.) and engineer Terry Fisher to discuss corporate espionage, electronic countermeasures (sweeps), bugging, and the common methods bad actors have used throughout history to gain access to proprietary information.

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The Risk Takers Podcast Series Launches Today!

Chesley Brown Launches the Risk Takers Podcast Series Security Risk Management experts Chesley Brown Companies today announced the launch of “The Risk Takers Podcast Series” — a highly bingeable podcast hosted by veteran risk management professional, entrepreneur, and Chesley Brown Chairman, Brent Brown. The show, which is uploaded every Tuesday showcases stories from notable security…

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