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

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)