Ep. 168: From Passive Victim to Active Defender

David Shipley, Chief Executive Officer of Beauceron Security, is today's guest on the Cyber Security Matters podcast, hosted by Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw.  David is a recognized Canadian leader in cybersecurity, frequently appearing in local, regional and national media and speaking at public and private events across North America. David is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Information and Communications Studies as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick. Beauceron makes it faster, easier and less complex for organizations to measure, manage and monitor human-centric cyber risk. Their comprehensive, automated cyber security platform covers cyber security education, social engineering simulations, executive surveys, dashboards, business processes, and technology gap assessment and analysis. David’s experience in managing awareness programs, risk management and incident response, helped shape the vision for the Beauceron platform. In this episode, we will talk about: The Modern Corporate Inbox Why cyber security awareness isn’t the problem anymore - It’s motivation The skillset of the modern awareness professional: Marketing, Communications and Technology How cyber security awareness training can benefit any organization  How a healthy work culture can help lower your cyber risk  What qualities to look for in a cyber security awareness platform