When the Breach Happens: Response, Recovery, & the Role of AI (Part 2 of 2 with Shawn Mendel)

Understanding the threat is only half the equation. In Part 2, we shift from awareness to action.Shawn Mendel — Director of Professional Services and Incident Response Manager at High Point Networks — walks through what response and recovery actually look like once a breach is underway, how AI is being weaponized by threat actors, and the five areas every organization should focus on to reduce their risk before an incident ever happens.This episode closes with practical personal cyber hygiene advice anyone can act on today — no technical background required.In this episode:→ Leadership communication during an active breach — and why your email may not be safe to use→ How AI is making attacks faster, more targeted, and harder to detect→ Shawn's five areas of focus: vulnerability patching, configuration reviews, account management, network segmentation, and zero trust strategy→ Network segmentation explained in plain English→ Personal protection: freezing your credit, monitoring services, password managers, and why passphrases beat passwords→ Why it all comes back to people — and education _____0:00 - Cold open & Part 1 recap 1:03 - Welcome back & topic setup 1:55 - Response & recovery: what happens after the first 24 hours 3:05 - Communication during a breach — including why email may not be safe 6:16 - AI's role in the modern threat landscape 8:14 - Shawn's five areas of focus 15:52 - It all comes back to people 17:35 - Personal cyber hygiene: credit, monitoring, passwords 22:39 - Guest thank you, where to find Shawn & CTA _____New episodes every other Wednesday.Connect with us: 🌐 highpointnetworks.com 📱 LinkedIn, Instagram & Facebook: @highpointnetworksSubscribe — Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | And wherever you listen.Get to the Point is produced by High Point Networks for informational purposes only. Guests include High Point Networks professionals as well as subject matter experts from across the industry, each speaking from their own experience and expertise. Content shared is intended as general information and should be evaluated within the context of your specific organization and circumstances. Views expressed by outside guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of High Point Networks or its affiliates. High Point Networks assumes no liability for decisions or actions taken based on content discussed in this podcast.