Brandon Cathey

Compliance isn’t optional. Whether it’s CMMC, NIST, or another industry regulation, compliance ensures your business meets security and operational standards. Andromeda Technology Solutions helps manufacturers navigate complex IT requirements to avoid penalties and keep data secure. https://hubs.la/Q03zRMTk0 #ITSupport #msp #ManagedIT #ProactiveIT

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Risk assessments aren’t one-size-fits-all, and neither are the costs. Proud to see our CISO Cassandra Mack featured in this TechTarget piece, highlighting how organizations should think about aligning cost with real risk. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/gS_CPteH

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Vali Cyber CTO, Austin Gadient, is making the case for hypervisor security at the executive level in this upcoming webcast. Learn how you can translate risk into business impact: https://hubs.ly/Q03GTLp60

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🚀 From 24 Hours to 5 Minutes: Circle K’s Security Transformation with ReliaQuest GreyMatter's Agentic AI. Hear from Circle K’s Head of Global Cybersecurity, Patrick O'Keefe, as he discusses the 5-year partnership with ReliaQuest that cut threat containment time by 99%, modernized their security architecture, and built scalable security to meet global demands. 👉 Learn more: https://ow.ly/KBe350XgZLs #ReliaQuest #MakeSecurityPossible #AgenticAI #CyberSecurity

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When credential theft and OAuth abuse become the primary attack vectors, traditional perimeter defenses become irrelevant. What's particularly concerning about the ShinyHunters campaign is how they've weaponized legitimate SaaS integrations. Once they establish that initial OAuth foothold, they can pivot across connected platforms with legitimate credentials - making detection incredibly difficult with conventional security tools. The challenge isn't just protecting individual SaaS platforms, but understanding the interconnected web of identities, permissions, and trust relationships that span our entire cloud ecosystem. Every OAuth integration, service account, and federated login creates potential attack paths that most organizations can't even see, let alone secure. This is exactly why identity-centric security approaches are becoming critical. We need visibility into how identities move across our cloud environments and the ability to detect when that movement indicates compromise rather than legitimate business activity.

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Cyber incidents don't wait for you to get organized. Arctic Wolf's Incident Response Planner ensures retainer customers have critical operational information at their fingertips—keeping response teams aligned and ready to act. See how it works. 🛡️ Learn more about Arctic Wolf Incident360 Retainer here: https://lnkd.in/eqxUUjwg ​

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Orgs are deploying AI faster than they're governing it. Business and security timelines aren't moving at the same speed. Practitioners are cutting through the noise on how to balance speed with risk management in The Room. Join the conversation: https://hubs.ly/Q04hc2xS0

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“Focusing on clarity and continuously developing both leaders and employees creates a strong foundation for growth and empowers the business to succeed.” Meghan J Mayer, Sr. Vice President, Human Resources at GuidePoint Security, shares her perspective in CIO Review on how HR can serve as a true growth engine in high-velocity markets. It’s a practical look at how people strategy and business outcomes are more connected than ever. Great industry insights from our HR leader: https://okt.to/hg8Ktk #Leadership #HumanResources #BusinessGrowth

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Why Is Trust the Ultimate Differentiator Selling into Regulated Industries? Trust isn’t a soft factor in selling data security and AI governance into regulated industries. It’s the differentiator when every vendor’s feature matrix looks virtually the same. Your competitors will have similar detection rates, similar compliance certifications, and similar pricing. But only one of you will make the CISO believe, “They understand our regulatory world better than anyone else.” That’s the difference between security vendor and trusted security partner. In healthcare and financial services, trust is built in very specific moments: → When you show up having read their latest regulatory examination findings. → When you tell them your solution ISN’T the right fit for one use case, before they discover it themselves. → When you protect their internal credibility by never over-promising what your platform can do for their next audit. → When you understand that AI governance isn’t just a product category, it’s a board-level strategic concern. You don’t earn trust in regulated industries with charm or slick demos. You earn it with consistency, compliance fluency, and the willingness to have hard conversations early. In regulated security sales, trust isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s the moat around your future revenue. Because when a CISO at a major healthcare system or financial institution trusts you, every renewal becomes a formality and every new stakeholder they introduce you to starts the conversation halfway to “yes.”

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Patching doesn’t have to be painful. GDS Professional automates updates quietly in the background, while GDS Secure Plus adds advanced vulnerability management. Fewer tickets. Better protection. Read more about this in our latest blog on Managed Desktop Services. https://bit.ly/4nlJA3x https://bit.ly/4pEXvTN | 888-435-7986 #Patching #EndpointManagement #GDSProfessional #GDSSecurePlus #GetGDS

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Cyber resiliency is rising on the CISO agenda for 2026, and it goes beyond preparing for cyber incidents. CDW Field CISO Aaron McCray shares why leaders are planning for recovery from operational events, retaining critical functions during crises, and restoring in real time. 🔐 Read the CSO Online article to see what CISOs are prioritizing for 2026 and how resiliency planning is evolving: https://cdw.social/4r5AXvc #CyberResilience

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🎧 New Agent of Influence Podcast Episode Alert! Our Field CISO Nabil Hannan sat down with Rick McElroy, CEO of NeXasure, for an insightful conversation that every security leader needs to hear. From the evolving CISO role and proactive threat hunting strategies to the critical importance of soft skills in cybersecurity leadership, Rick shares actionable insights on building influence, enabling business growth, and navigating AI adoption in security. 🔗 Listen to the full episode: https://ow.ly/k8QY50WtYLg #AgentofInfluence #podcast #CISO #proactivesecurity

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Throughout the month of January, Arete observed notable shifts in the threat landscape, including the reemergence of the LockBit RaaS, the continued evolution of the ClickFix technique, and an increase in the number unique ransomware and extortion groups observed. Read more for insights on these shifts and analysis of the top threat groups observed:  https://lnkd.in/eQaqBcWF

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A California water utility engaged our Elevate360 Managed Services team to ensure that Oracle’s critical security patches were implemented in a timely manner for user acceptance testing. This service allows the utility to remain up to date on patches designed to thwart bad actors while allowing its employees to focus on projects to enhance customer service.   Red Clay consultants review the quarterly security patch bulletin and develop a list of patches that are associated with the utility’s Oracle enterprise solutions. If configuration changes are required, these are also provided to allow the utility to schedule the configuration work. The patches relate to the core CCC&B and MWM applications as well as any integrations and middleware that are affected. Each iteration of patching is performed on increasingly more critical environments (DEV, TEST, PROD). Red Clay’s Elevate360 services provide expertise at the most convenient times for the utility to allow patching to be done away from peak processing hours. Finally, our consultants perform a high-level validation prior to the utility’s QA process.   Elevate360 offers a wealth of capabilities to meet client requirements, whether large or small. We execute each task with the same care as if we were employees of the utility. If you’re a utility and want to learn more about how Red Clay is helping others achieve their digital transformation goals, click the image below to request our case study, or contact us to begin your own digital transformation journey. https://lnkd.in/ez5NUVrt Be sure to Follow Red Clay on LinkedIn for more insights on how we can assist in your digital transformation. #TeamRedClay #OracleUtilities #DigitalBusinessTransformation #Elevate360 #ManagedServices

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Hybrid environments, tighter regulations, and rising credential attacks make outdated password tools a real liability. Our Upgrade Readiness Checklist shows IT Directors and Sysadmins how to assess features, integrations, compliance posture, and support timelines to confirm upgrade readiness. See the checklist: https://hubs.la/Q03VwHPY0 #ITSecurity #CISO #ITManagement #EnterpriseIT #AccessManagement

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Nasuni CISO Elyse Gunn featured alongside other #cybersecurity leaders sharing their SIEM, endpoint security, and cybersecurity predictions for 2026 and beyond. 💬 🔮 Read more in Solutions Review ➡️ https://bit.ly/497kr6L #Nasuni #SecurityPredictions #NewYear #2026Predictions #TechTrends #DataProtection

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Nevada’s cyberattack is a stark reminder of how long threat actors can lurk undetected. “I guarantee you may have started to see this unfold on Sunday, but whoever the threat actors are, they have been in the state system for, on average, about 100 to 200 days." On #KTNV, #Optiv’s James Turgal shares why early detection and resilience planning are critical for #Cybersecurity. Watch the full story: https://lnkd.in/gFS8GaF7

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Steve Vintz appeared on CNN’s Quest Means Business to talk about how AI is impacting cybersecurity and why exposure management is the way forward. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/erGp9wcd #ExposureManagement #cybersecurity #AI

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