The Blame Game: Trava’s Scott Schlimmer Talks Who’s at Fault in a Security Breach

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As a Cyber Risk Specialist at Trava, Scott Schlimmer is in charge of evaluating a company’s security posture and creating a plan on how to best strengthen security and reduce risk. But the question he is answering today is WHO’S TO BLAME?? Cybersecurity risk can be a scary subject for any company, and on today’s episode, Scott talks with host, Jara Rowe about the process companies take when there is a security breach and the intricacies based on what security framework they have in place. Listen in for this as well as his thoughts on AI, multi-factor authentication, and some key terms to know. Head over to YouTube for our extended version of the interview.

What You’ll Learn in this episode:

• How are privacy laws changing?
• The latest advances in AI technology
• Who is to blame for a security breach?

Things to listen for:

[01:42] Why people find cybersecurity confusing and intimidating

[02:26] Common cyber risks that come with cloud platforms

[04:19] Importance of multi-factor authentication

[05:03] Taking responsibility for a security breach - who’s to blame

[07:22] Ways companies can check the security of a third party

[11:05] Scott’s cybersecurity prediction for 2023

[12:58] Final thoughts from Scott

[13:55] Jara’s receipts

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