64. The Hidden Threat: How Vendor Breaches Can Destroy Your Business - with Jolie Grace Wareham

Episode notes

Hosts: Justin Shelley - Bryan Lachapelle - Guest: Jolie Grace Wareham, CEO of Protosec - Your vendors could be your biggest cybersecurity weakness. In this eye-opening episode, cybersecurity advisor Jolie Grace Wareham shares a real case where a small business lost a significant five-figure sum when their vendor's email compromise led to fraudulent payment instructions. Learn how threat actors lived undetected in a vendor's email system for months, then sent convincing fake wiring instructions that looked completely legitimate. Discover the red flags that could have prevented this costly attack and why 60% of small businesses that experience cyber incidents are out of business within six months. Key topics: vendor risk management, business email compromise (BEC), payment verification protocols, incident response planning, and why cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility - not just IT's. Essential listening for any business owner who works with vendors, contractors, or third-party service providers.

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