Episode 162: A Managed Approach to a Managed Attack Surface

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In Episode 162 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Tina Williams-Koroma, Founder and CEO of TCecure, LLC and CyDeploy, Inc. Together, they discuss why "cyber insecurity is not inevitable" and how organizations can take a managed approach to attack surface management.

Along the way, Tina shares her journey from software development to cybersecurity entrepreneurship and explains why proactive measures like hardening systems and automating patching are critical for reducing risk. Here are some highlights from our episode:

00:50. Introductions to Tina, her career pivot, and her entrepreneurial path
03:35. The value of the secure configuration guidance provided by the CIS Benchmarks®
07:35. Why a well-managed system makes for a hard target
11:00. Marketing against “magic” in a hype-driven cybersecurity market
13:44. The translative work of moving well-managed infrastructure beyond "mere hygiene"
19:14. Tina's faith-based inspiration for helping others get as far as she's gotten
27:23. Soccer analogies for a managed attack surface
33:54. Tina's pep talk: "Why cyber insecurity is not inevitable"
38:38. Free cybersecurity resources for small businesses

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