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Between the Bytes
by Executech
Technology Insights, Cybersecurity Tips and Updates, Leadership DiscussionsWe're bringing you the latest and greatest stories, tips, and ideas from some of the leading IT experts in the West. Get a better idea of how IT impacts and benefits your business. We'll discuss everything from the basics of networking, to cybersecurity, to working from home, new Softwares, and more.
Episodes
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How to Increase Your PC Performance in 2024
One of Executech's most popular blog articles is on improving your PC performance, written back in 2017. In this episode, James and Derik talk through each of the 10 tips to see how they hold up in 2024 and offer some additional tips to get your PC running smoother this year. Enjoy the show!
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AI in Education: Exploring the Landscape for Students and Educators
Join James and Derik with guest Matt Winters, Product Manager and Senior Technical Trainer at Utah Education Network, in a deep dive into AI's impact on education. Explore how AI enhances learning experiences, its potential to reshape the professional landscape for future generations, and the...
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Our Tech Gift Guide for 2023!
For all of us last-minute shoppers, James and Derik put together a gift guide for the tech lover in your life. They've compiled a broad list of around 20 gift ideas for kids and adults with a wide range of prices from $30 and up. The list varies from the ultra-niche to smart home, audio…
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A $2 Billion Lesson in the Importance of Cybersecurity - Lessons Learned from Okta's Most Recent Breach
In this eye-opening episode, James and Derik dive into Okta's most recent breach. The fallout was not just about the $2 billion hit to their stock but also the critical errors made in communicating the incident to the public - again. They discuss the prevalence of stolen credentials in today's...
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Guardians of the Gateway: Ensuring API Security with Jeremy Snyder
In this episode of Between the Bytes, James and Derik dive deep into the world of API security with a special guest, Jeremy Snyder, co-founder of FireTail.io. Jeremy helps unravel the complexities surrounding the importance of securing your APIs in today's digital landscape. As businesses...
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Navigating Tech in the Public Sector - With Intel's Federal CTO, Steve Orrin
Join hosts James and Derik in a dynamic episode featuring Steve Orrin, Federal CTO at Intel. They discuss cybersecurity trends, Intel's role in government, and critical insights into technology and leadership. Learn about Intel's impactful partnership with government agencies, especially in the...
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AI, Ransomware, and Endpoint Protection: A Cybersecurity Discussion with Chet Wisniewski
In this episode of Between the Bytes, James and Derik invite Chet Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist at Sophos, to explore the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. They discuss current and future cyber risks, the impact of AI on cybersecurity, selecting the best endpoint protection for…
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Igniting Interest: Empowering Trades and Promoting Diversity in IT and Construction
Join James and Derik in an inspiring conversation with Wendy Novak, Chairwoman and CEO of ABC - Western Washington. Listen in as Wendy shares strategies to generate interest in trade careers and discusses the challenges and opportunities in this field. She also highlights the progress in…
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The Cost of Power: Privacy Violations, Hefty Fines, DDoS Attacks, and Vigilantism in Tech
Join James and Derik in this episode as they shed more light on the darker side of the digital age. First, they explore the fines imposed on Amazon and Ring for mishandling video recordings and giving access to the NSA (and just about anyone else who asked). They also talk about the mishandling…
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Cracking the Code: Zero-Trust, Compliance, and Building Strong Connections in Cybersecurity
Join Derik and Gary in this insightful episode as they delve into the dynamic world of cybersecurity with Samuel Hill, Product Marketing Manager at Cyolo. Unravel the concept of true Zero-Trust as Sam provides a fresh perspective on implementing this crucial practice. Explore the implications of...
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Costly Consequences: Utah Cyberattacks, Poor Employee Communication, Legal Battles, and Supreme Court Dismissals
In this episode, James and Derik cover a range of topics. They discuss the KSL report revealing the $6 million costs of cyberattacks on Utah agencies. They also explore the importance of communication between IT professionals and other staff. Additionally, they highlight Apple's decision to block...
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James Fair Guest Appearance: Data Leadership Lessons
One of our co-hosts, James Fair, joined Data Leadership Lessons as a special guest appearance. Here's a repost of the episode in full. Enjoy! "This week, our guest is James Fair. James is a Senior Vice President for Executech. With over 35 years of experience in IT, 30 years in Leadership, and a...
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James Fair's Guest Appearance: That Tech Show
One of our co-hosts, James Fair, joined That Tech Show as a special guest appearance. Here's a repost of the episode in full. Enjoy! "This week, we’re talking with James Fair. A man with 35 years of experience under his belt, working his way up from IT support to Senior Vice President at…
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Cybersecurity Requirements and IT Assessments: Staying Ahead in Today's Digital Landscape - With Lee Weech
Gary and Derik welcome Lee Weech, Director of Sales @ Executech, back to share insights on how businesses can determine whether to use in-house IT or outsource their IT needs. Lee provides examples of when each solution makes sense and emphasizes the importance of communication, collaboration…
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Login Credentials of SharePoint Users at Risk as a New Phishing Scam Evades Email Filters, Web Filters, and MFA
In this episode, Derik covers a recent phishing scam targeting SharePoint users. He explains how the scam works, and how it is able to bypass email filtering, web filtering, and MFA to steal login credentials. Additionally, Derik provides tips and strategies from our cybersecurity team for...
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Unveiling the American Dream: The Role of Banking In Our Pursuit of Happiness and How Finger Pointing and Misinformation Can Destroy It All - With Howard Headlee
In this week's episode, Gary & Derik interview Howard Headlee, President of the Utah Banker's Association, to discuss various banking-related topics. The conversation delves into the unique landscape of banking in Utah, how Utah stacks up to the rest of the country, and the role banks play in the...
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Massive Microsoft Exploit Gives Access to Personal Data and the Ability to Manipulate Bing Search Results - Microsoft Launches Security Copilot with Chat GPT
James, Gary, and Derik talk about the recent discovery of a dangerous Microsoft exploit. This exploit not only gave unauthorized access to thousands of Outlook accounts, but it also gave access to personal information via Teams as well as the ability to manipulate Bing search results. This news...
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What is the Cloud and Why Should You Care? - The Basics of Cloud Computing and Backup
James, Gary, and Derik get back to the very basics of cloud computing and backup in this episode. Because it can be such a vague and ambiguous term, we want to lay out exactly What it is Why a company would use it How hard is the transition How would a company get started This episode should help...
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DoD Communications Security Concerns, Ongoing China Issues, and Banning TikTok - With Jim Christensen, CEO @ Lochbox
Gary and Derik talk with Jim Christensen, CEO @ Lochbox, about how his company handles communications security for the DoD, their push to make comms security a compliance requirement for 3rd party government contractors, and why it should be a much larger concern for companies across the US as a...
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Live Replay: Preparing for the Worst
FEI Utah and Executech got together live for this informative meeting where James navigates through the cyber risks facing businesses in 2023. Get a breakdown of a real risk register for your business. Understand the essential layers of cyber protection that will help prevent an attack and the…
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How Safe is Your Data? MFA Bypasses & The Dark Side of AI Development
Gary and Derik welcome back Chet Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist at Sophos, in this episode as they explore the latest developments in AI and the challenges it presents for cybersecurity. We discuss the impact (or lack thereof) of AI on various aspects of our daily lives, how bad AI is…
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Cybersecurity in 2023
Join us as James, Gary, and Derik talk about what to expect on the cybersecurity front this year. James also covers Executech's next cybersecurity initiatives and how other organizations can implement these measures as well. Enjoy the show!
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What is Between the Bytes?
Welcome to Between the Bytes by Executech, where we discuss cybersecurity, tech news, business, and leadership with specialists from all over. Our goal is to keep listeners informed and up to date on technology and cybersecurity trends to help keep their organizations secure. We want to help you...
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Royal Mail Ransomware
Gary, James, and Derik talk about a few news stories in this episode, as well as some cost-saving tips for organizations to strengthen budgets without weakening security. The Royal Mail in the UK was recently hit hard with ransomware, causing a downtime in overseas shipping for almost a week.…
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Healthcare Reimagined with Canary Speech and AI
Gary and Derik welcome a new guest, Henry O'Connell, Co-Founder and CEO @ Canary Speech. Canary Speech works toward improving the quality of care and quality of life in healthcare with their AI engine that uses vocal biomarker technology. Canary's patented technology screens for mood, stress, and...
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Tech Troubleshooting & Cringe-Worthy IT Tickets - With Kody Ogden
Derik welcomes Kody back for a fun follow-up to his first time on the show. Kody is the Director of Technical Operations @ Executech, and he joins us to provide some excellent DIY troubleshooting tips you can try before reaching out to tech support. Technology has improved our lives, but that...
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Microsoft NCE Migration - With Tyler Sisson
Gary & Derik welcome Tyler Sisson for the first time on the show. Tyler is a Cloud Engineer here @ Executech. Tyler joins the show to talk about Microsoft's upcoming NCE (New Commerce Experience) migration. Microsoft's Office 365 comes in several packages based on what you want, how many…
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LastPass Security Breach - What went wrong. Next steps. Action Items.
In this episode, James, Gary, and Derik discuss the recent security issues with LastPass and the importance of updating passwords and taking other precautions to protect your account. They discuss the potential consequences of not taking these steps and offer tips on how to ensure the security of...
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Building a Department from Scratch & How To Work With IT Support - with Kody Ogden
Gary and Derik welcome Kody Ogden, Director of Technical Operations @ Executech, for the first time on the show! Kody has been with Executech for over 5 years now and has built our help desk department from the ground up. Kody joins us to talk about how he manages his team, the growing pains of...
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MFA Attacks & Taylor Swift DDoS
The cryptocurrency exchange company, FTX, lost over $470 million in a recent cyber attack and filed for bankruptcy. Later investigation found records of fraud, causing more headaches for their CEO. James, Gary, and Derik also talk about MFA issues, red flags appearing when your credentials have...
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What is an IT Assessment?
This was one of our most listened-to episodes from last year. Gary & Derik welcome Lee, Director of Sales at Executech, for the first time on the show. Lee has been with Executech for almost 5 years now and has been a part of countless IT Assessments with new & potential clients. We invited Lee…
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YouTuber Calls for DDoS Attacks on Russia
In this episode, Derik, Gary, and James talk about a handful of articles in the news: YouTuber shows his followers how to execute a DDoS attack and encourages them to use it against Russian websites More information is released showing just how serious the social engineering attack on Uber was A...
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Live Replay: Advanced Cybersecurity
To round out our weekly live episodes for Cybersecurity Awareness month, James, Gary, and Derik dove deeper into what it takes to truly protect your organization. They covered MDM (Mobile Device Management) and MAM (Mobile Application Management) for organizations to stay secure while their...
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Repost: IT War Stories
As with most service industries, those who work them long enough end up with some pretty incredible stories. In this episode of Between the Bytes, we've got some great tales about highs, lows, and even embarrassing situations. Join Gary & Derik as they talk with two of our most senior technicians...
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Live Replay: Mac vs. PC
Coke vs. Pepsi, Mcdonald's vs. Burger King, Under Armour vs. Nike, Mac vs. PC. These are questions that have been deeply ingrained into our culture. The answer to any of these (even if you don't pick sides) can shed light on your personality, start a heated debate, or create irreparable rifts…
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Live Replay: What's Most Important in Cybersecurity?
Between the Bytes is LIVE every Tuesday in October @ 10:40 am MST for Cybersecurity Awareness Month! When it comes to cybersecurity, layers of protection are vital. So, where do we start? All the areas that need protection, monitoring, and training can become quite a mountain of information.…
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Tech Tune-Ups & Protecting Your Data with Darren Schmidt
Derik & Gary welcome Darren Schmidt, Managed Services Team Lead @ Executech Sacramento, to talk about the importance of keeping your tech and cybersecurity up-to-date, how to accomplish that, and the actual cost to an organization that falls behind. Darren's extensive background leads to some…
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Live Replay: Apple vs. Android
Derik, Gary, and James battle it out to try and decide which is better: Apple or Android, overpriced or mediocre, perfectionist or innovator, blue text bubbles or green. Derik, a mindless Apple cultist, tries to convince Gary, a giddy Android fanboy, of his incorrect life choices; all while James...
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LastPass & Human Error
Gary, James, and Derik discuss how simple human error exposed an organization that's quite literally built on digital security. LastPass fell victim to a recent cyberattack by compromised credentials, giving the attackers access to some vital proprietary code.
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Apple Thieves & Twitter Whistleblowers
Gary, James, & Derik talk about the major vulnerability Apple's last update resolved. The vulnerability affected everything from iPhone to Mac, and they cover how it works and why it's such a big deal. They also talk about Twitter's ex-employee turned whistleblower and the resulting fallout from...
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How Falling for a Simple Lie can Jeopardize Your Organization
We are excited to welcome Chet Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist @ Sophos, back to the show in this episode! Chet joins us to talk about social engineering, hacker conventions, the dos & don'ts of staff training, and much more! Learn how social engineering uses the six principles of...
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Texting 9-11, Russian Electronic Warfare, and Carrier Pigeons
Gary, James, and Derik break down another handful of articles from around the world: Major updates across Apple & Microsoft to fix a number of vulnerabilities The U.S. rolling out a texting feature for 9-11 emergency services city by city Russia's electronic warfare against Ukraine Carrier pigeon...
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Bonus Short: Hands in the Cookie Jar
Chet Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist @ Sophos, talks about how the theft of (website) cookies can give attackers access to your login credentials across a number of websites and for longer than you might think. If you'd like to read the article mentioned in the episode, just click here!
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Facebook Steals Medical Info, Voyeuristic Cops, and Apple's Vendetta Against Marketing
Derik & Gary are back to talk about marketing! They cover various news articles, from Facebook being sued for tracking confidential medical information, China stealing TikTok user data, authorities wanting to access your cameras in 'emergency situations' without a warrant, to the effect Apple's...
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A Masterclass in Team Building
Derik welcomes back Executech's training department, Ben Reese & Christian Arnold, to continue the conversation about personalities in the workplace. Derik, Ben, and Christian talk about how different personality types can bring positive contrast to a team, the gaps created by having too many...
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Pegasus Citizen Surveillance, $100k Bug Bounties, and Pictures from Space
In this episode, Derik, Gary, and James talk about a handful of articles in the news: Use of Deepfakes to Ace FBI Job Interviews Defense Department Offering $110k in Bug Bounties Pegasus Spyware & Citizen Surveillance Vegas and their MSG Sphere JWST First Images To read the article on learning…
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The Truth Behind Cyber Attacks - with Chet Wisniewski
In this episode, Derik & Gary talk with Chet Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist @ Sophos. Chet has been in cybersecurity for around 30 years, and that level of seniority in the field offers some great perspectives. He joins us to talk about what individuals (and organizations) should really...
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Making Finance a Competitive Advantage - Special Guest: Joe Holbrook
In this episode, Gary & Derik are joined by Joe Holbrook, Founder & CEO of Kings Peak Tax Consulting. Kings Peak specializes in unique and in-depth areas that can save businesses a lot while partnering with the organization's current CPA. Joe joins to talk about some key areas to take advantage…
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IT Nerd + Business Leader - Special Guest: Kayden Hicken
Gary & Derik are joined by Kayden Hicken, GM @ Executech Phoenix. Kayden talks about how growing up working a large dairy farm, being involved in the family businesses, and his fascination with IT took him from Executech technician to Executech General Manager. This episode gives great insight…
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Verizon Data Breach Report - 2022
James, Gary, and Derik break down the Verizon Data Breach Report: Biggest threats & how some of them work Industries hit the hardest Cyber risks for small businesses Simple (but effective) steps to help prevent data breaches Other best practices If you'd like to look at the report, here's the...
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Technology Insights, Cybersecurity Tips and Updates, Leadership DiscussionsWe're bringing you the latest and greatest stories, tips, and ideas from some of the leading IT experts in the West. Get a better idea of how IT impacts and benefits your business. We'll discuss everything from the basics of networking, to cybersecurity, to working from home, new Softwares, and more.
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