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Craig Taylor is a seasoned cybersecurity leader, CISSP since 2001, and co-founder of CyberHoot, a fully automated SaaS platform that teaches cyber literacy to SMBs and MSPs. As a virtual CISO for over 35 companies and founder of a growing vCISO peer group, he brings deep expertise and collaborative insight to the cybersecurity field. A gifted speaker, Rotarian, and cancer research fundraiser, Craig blends technical leadership with a passion for service and community.Master of Your Crafts is a captivating podcast featuring conversations with individuals who have dedicated themselves to mastering their craft. Whether it's a gift, talent or skill that comes naturally to them, these individuals have taken ownership and honed their abilities to perfection. Through deep conversation, we delve into their inner dialogue, actions and life circumstances offering words of wisdom to empower and guide you on a journey to becoming the master of your own craft.For more information, visit our website https://masterofyourcrafts.com and Bright Shining Light Website: https://brightshininglight.comStay connected with us:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterofyourcrafts- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MasterOfYourCrafts/- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1M0vp9HoK7kkP1w4ij7PJd?si=7d383a92b93b4e2c- ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/master-of-your-crafts/id1512818795- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/b15079de-bc6a-487c-b8f8-faca73d0f685/master-of-your-crafts- Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...
Craig Taylor is the founder and CEO of CyberHoot a security awareness company that focuses on positive reinforcement and gamification. Craig studied psychology and used that knowledge when creating CyberHoot, which he offers for free. Craig also set up a challenge specifically for listeners of the Layer 8 Podcast, if you'd like to test your ability to identify a phish and the parts of a phish quickly. It's even free! You can try that out here: https://cps.cyberhoot.com/hootphish-challenge/?hash=65199056c6edbc93f2755078a5b15743 There will be a leaderboard, and you can check your status on the leaderboard here: https://cps.cyberhoot.com/hootphish-challenge/shared-results/?hash=8b7f346b97c7dd027215d741f0ae36fb This free challenge will end on May 31, 2025.
Craig Taylor is helping protect people from what has become the world's third-largest economy after the U.S. and China—cybercrime, an $8 trillion dollar threat.From unexpected being fired from a Fortune 1000 company to founding an online safety education platform. In this eye-opening episode of Journey To Legacy, we welcome Craig Taylor, CEO, Co-Founder, and Chief Evangelist of CyberHoot.With over four decades in the cybersecurity field—dating back to pre-internet days—Craig offers a veteran's perspective on an industry still finding its maturity. His story demonstrates how resilience and purpose-driven leadership can turn professional setbacks into opportunities that benefit an entire industry.
How many videos and quizzes have you taken to show your skills at avoiding phishing emails and other types of Business Email Compromise? Have you been shamed or had to watch additional training videos? I know that in our world of email overload, it isn't a matter of if, it is a matter of when we might fall for one of the masterfully crafted phishing emails due to AI and other trickery. Join me as I discuss this and more with Craig Taylor of Cyberhoot.
Welcome to the Couples Inc. Podcast! We're talking about thought leadership and how it helps promote your business. We interview Craig Taylor of Cyberhoot about ways to keep your data and computers safe. And we continue the cyber theme with a cyber quiz. We're glad you're listening!
Send Bidemi a Text Message!In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Craig Taylor, Co-Founder and CEO of CyberHoot. They explored how CyberHoot helps businesses manage cyber risks and improve cyber literacy with tools that are smart, simple, and human-focused.Craig explained how CyberHoot supports small businesses who often face big cybersecurity challenges with limited resources. Their platform skips passwords and makes training easy, using short lessons, clear policies, and phishing simulations.They also discussed how CyberHoot uses positive reinforcement and gamification to make training fun and effective—helping employees learn to spot threats like phishing emails without fear or blame. The conversation touched on the power of storytelling in cybersecurity education and why putting people at the center of security is key to long-term success.Support the show
Craig Taylor is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of experience managing risk across industries—from Fortune 500 corporations to SMBs. As the Co-Founder and CEO of CyberHoot, he has pioneered a positive reinforcement approach to cybersecurity education, helping businesses eliminate risky behaviors and build a positive cybersecurity culture. With a background in psychology and extensive experience leading security programs at Chase Paymentech, Vistaprint, and DXC Technology, Craig specializes in incident response, governance, and compliance. A CISSP-certified professional since 2001, he is a recognized thought leader, public speaker, and advocate for making cybersecurity training engaging, fun, and effective. 00:00 Introduction01:16 Our guest08:40 There are two types of companies10:00 We taught them how to Phish12:12 Business Email compromise13:50 Go back to the way your parents ran security16:19 What do I do first?26:12 Changing your passwords is not good for you29:00 Encryption31:30 What to look for in a Password Manager35:17 “Unsubscribe” button mishap46:15 Cyberhoot49:05 Free Training from Cyberhoot-----------------------------------------------------------------To learn more about Cyberhoot visit https://cyberhoot.com/To learn more about Dark Rhiino Security visit https://www.darkrhiinosecurity.com
Craig Taylor is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of experience managing risk across industries—from Fortune 500 corporations to SMBs. As the Co-Founder and CEO of CyberHoot, he has pioneered a positive reinforcement approach to cybersecurity education, helping businesses eliminate risky behaviors and build a positive cybersecurity culture. With a background in psychology and extensive experience leading security programs at Chase Paymentech, Vistaprint, and DXC Technology, Craig specializes in incident response, governance, and compliance. A CISSP-certified professional since 2001, he is a recognized thought leader, public speaker, and advocate for making cybersecurity training engaging, fun, and effective. 00:00 Introduction01:16 Our guest08:40 There are two types of companies10:00 We taught them how to Phish12:12 Business Email compromise13:50 Go back to the way your parents ran security16:19 What do I do first?26:12 Changing your passwords is not good for you29:00 Encryption31:30 What to look for in a Password Manager35:17 “Unsubscribe” button mishap46:15 Cyberhoot49:05 Free Training from Cyberhoot-----------------------------------------------------------------To learn more about Cyberhoot visit https://cyberhoot.com/To learn more about Dark Rhiino Security visit https://www.darkrhiinosecurity.com
For this episode, instead of tapping into one source for feedback and updates on industrial cybersecurity, we're going to look at some of the key insights previous guests have offered on the evolving threat landscape – from increased risks emanating from technological integrations and an uptick in automation, to the more traditional adversaries responsible for next-generation malware, ransomware and phishing schemes. To kick things off, we'll hear from:Tom Marsland, VP of Technology for Cloud Range as he discusses threats to our infrastructure and state-sponsored groups from China.(3:31) He'll be followed by Cyberhoot's Craig Taylor as he updates us on phishing schemes.(5:45) And then we'll hear from Jon Taylor at Versa Networks as he talks about strategies bad actors are taking in targeting legacy industrial control systems. While many of those topics are already at the top of our list of concerns, there are also a number of evolving threats that warrant an uptick in resources – from both a financial and skillset development perspective. We'll dive into comments from:(9:26) Corsha's Anusha Iyer as she discusses supply chain and dwelling attacks.(15:33) Venafi's Kevin Bocek and his take on embedded software vulnerabilities and how hackers are taking advantage of them.(22:18) Baker Tilly's Jeff Krull offers an update on the evolving complexity of ransomware groups and how they're targeting the industrial sector.(25:20) And finally, let's wrap up with one of my favorite guests we've ever had on Security Breach – researcher Jeremiah Fowler. He'll offer some insight on a number of unique, embedded threats and some of the lessons he's learned in tangling with state-sponsored Russian hackers.As a go-to podcast for our listeners, we want to help you align your brand with our expertise. By sponsoring our podcast, your brand will build trust, and your message will stand out to an audience searching for tools to assist their cybersecurity efforts. Click Here to Become a Sponsor.To catch up on past episodes, you can go to Manufacturing.net, IEN.com or MBTmag.com. You can also check Security Breach out wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Amazon and Overcast. If you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you'd like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at jeff@ien.com. To download our latest report on industrial cybersecurity, The Industrial Sector's New Battlefield, click here.
Maybe you're sick of hearing about phishing schemes and the way hackers are using this strategy to infiltrate your networks, access intellectual data, shut down production, or hold your assets for ransom. If that's the case, then you've made a lot of hackers very happy.And based on Proofpoint's 2024 State of Phish report, protecting against phishing schemes is simply not being reinforced or given the proper priority. For example,71% of surveyed users admitted to taking a risky action, and 96% knew they were doing something risky when interacting with email or text messages.85% of security professionals said that most employees know they are responsible for security, but 59% of employees weren't sure or claimed that they're not responsible.Furthermore, 24% admitted to responding to emails or text messages from someone they don't know, and 19% clicked on links in emails from people they don't know.Finally, 73% of surveyed companies reported a business email compromise, but only 29% are actively teaching users about BEC attacks. To address these and other phishing attack dynamics, I sat down with Craig Taylor, co-founder of Cyberhoot, a leading provider of phishing prevention solutions. Watch/listen as we discuss:How hackers are going after session tokens to steal valuable credential data.Why phishing prevention training spends too much time on avoiding the click instead of positive reinforcement of proper actions.The need for worker training to go beyond any impact to the company, to the individual cyber risks as well.How adding "friction" to email could be a solution.The bad password advice that many high-level organizations continue to distribute.As a go-to podcast for our listeners, we want to help you align your brand with our expertise. By sponsoring our podcast, your brand will build trust, and your message will stand out to an audience searching for tools to assist their cybersecurity efforts. Click Here to Become a Sponsor.To catch up on past episodes, you can go to Manufacturing.net, IEN.com or MBTmag.com. You can also check Security Breach out wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Amazon and Overcast. If you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you'd like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at jeff@ien.com. To download our latest report on industrial cybersecurity, The Industrial Sector's New Battlefield, click here.
Craig Taylor is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional since 2001 and co-founder of Cyberhoot. Specializing in hyper-realistic phishing simulations, Craig has led cybersecurity efforts in finance, manufacturing, and web hosting, and provides vCISO services. He is also featured on our list of cybersecurity pundits. In this episode, he joins host Heather Engel to discuss phishing simulation and how businesses and individuals can stay protected. • For more on cybersecurity, visit us at https://cybersecurityventures.com
Hi everyone. What's something literally billions of people use every day, whether at home, work, or someplace else? That's right, the Internet. And what's something people have to be concerned about when they use the Internet? Yes, cyberattacks! My guest today, Craig Taylor, is an expert on cybersecurity. And, while Craig says cyberattacks are definitely something to be concerned about, he also believes the need for improved cybersecurity is creating lots of opportunities for job, career, business, and investment seekers. On this episode, Craig covers such topics as (1) how cyberattacks have changed over the last, roughly 15 years, (2) whether or not there is much difference around the globe in terms of vulnerability to cyberattacks, (3) some basic actions companies and individuals can take to lessen their risk of cyberattacks, and (4) what he sees changing in the world of cybersecurity through the rest of this decade. Most importantly, Craig lays out the myriad opportunities that are there today and tomorrow for those who get involved in some aspect of cybersecurity. In fact, Craig says the field is so wide open right now that he refers to it as "the Wild West." He also goes on to provide some tips for those who are interested in identifying and pursuing some of these opportunities.Now a bit about Craig. Craig Taylor is a 25-year veteran of cybersecurity. He has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 2001. In 2014 Craig co-founded a cybersecurity training company - Cyberhoot - to help small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs) learn cyber literacy. During his career, Craig has led cybersecurity organizations in web hosting (CSC), finance (JP Morgan Chase), and manufacturing (Vistaprint). Additionally, Craig leads a cybersecurity consultancy delivering virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services to more than 30 companies (all sizes and industries). Craig is a Toastmaster (public speaking), a Rotarian (Portsmouth, NH), and a philanthropist, having raised 100k riding in the Pan Mass Challenge for 10+ years. Now a few words about a special deal you can get just by being a Looking Forward® listener!Do you make podcasts, video courses, or other content? That means you need your own engaging website and mobile app for everything you make… and SupaPass can help. Turn your followers into super fans and paid customers. Elevate your brand with your own stunning website and mobile app. And with SupaPass it's never been easier. SupaPass is the most powerful content app maker on the market and NOW you can try it for free. Or like me, you can be on one of their other plans. In fact, enter code LOOKINGFORWARD and get a 10% lifetime discount on any of their plans. Go to SupaPass.com I invite you to LISTEN, ENJOY, LEARN, LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE this episode! NOTE: We may include your comment with attribution, of course, on our website. And please subscribe to Looking Forward®: Opportunities for Job, Career, Business, and Investment Seekers, too! If you are interested in sponsoring 3 episodes of Looking Forward-- or distributing our content-- please let us know. (Give a listen to what I have to say about SupaPass. We can do something like that to promote your organization or upcoming major event!) **You'll find more information about me and my business, Jeff Ostroff & Associates, LLC, in the middle of this episode and by visiting
In this episode, I speak with Craig Taylor on $24,000 worth of gift cards and a maxed out credit card, a lost $100,000 wire transfer due to an email hack, social media scams and his thoughts on two step verification.★ Craig's Bio: ★ I'm a veteran of Cybersecurity having spent the last 25 years building cybersecurity programs at fortune 500 companies (CSC, JPMC, Vistaprint) and MSPs (Venture, Neoscope). I founded a company that helps MSPs train and test employees in positive, educational, automated, and high compliance ways. My Company CyberHoot is upending the attack-based phish testing industry with novel methods that are more positive, educational, and 100% automated. This helps us reach the most people with quick, engaging, and knowledge building exercises.As the CEO of CyberHoot, I've helped boot-strap this company with a product-market-beating solution. Sold by 140 MSPs to more than 15,000 users a month... our solution is 100% automated and effective at reducing the threat of compromise at SMBs all over the world.I'm a competent Toastmaster, who can actually entertain listeners of your podcast with anecdotes, stories from the trenches, and keep cybersecurity mostly interesting.I was born and raised in Canada, moved to the US where I live today. I'm a hockey nut, mountain biker, golfer, and Rotarian.My mantra is to leave the world a better place than how I found it. With CyberHoot we're succeeding in that mission while making a healthy living.Connect with Craig:https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmtaylor/https://cyberhoot.com/blog/https://cyberhoot.com/cybrary/
Special offer for listeners. https://cyberhoot.com/offers/Cybersecurity-Month-Free-Training-For-All Discover the shocking truth behind traditional phishing tests that will leave you questioning everything. One man's journey to revolutionize cyber literacy will make you rethink your approach to online security. Prepare to be amazed as you uncover the unexpected twist that is reshaping the way businesses protect themselves from cyber-attacks. But, is this groundbreaking solution the final answer? Find out more in this captivating transcript. In this episode, you will be able to: • Uncover how proficiencies in cyber literacy can serve as a robust shield against ominous cyber threats. • Discover the hidden perils and aftermaths associated with succumbing to hacker ransom demands. • Learn about the inherent shortcomings of conventional phishing tests as tools for assessing cyber literacy. • Realize the tremendous advantages that come with the utilization of password managers and maintaining solid password habits. • Recognize the compelling importance of consistent cyber awareness training for workforce members. List 2 Cybersecurity is not just an IT problem, it's a business risk problem. It's about protecting your company from potential breaches and ransomware attacks that can cripple your operations. - Craig Taylor The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:00 - Introduction, 00:00:32 - What is Cyber Hoot?, 00:01:55 - Ransomware Attacks and Prevention, 00:06:11 - Flaws in Traditional Phishing Tests, 00:09:04 - Cyber Hoot's Phishing Simulation, 00:13:32 - Free Month of Training Offer, 00:14:13 - Social Engineering and Physical Security, 00:15:32 - Different Forms of Social Engineering, 00:16:05 - Importance of Password Hygiene, 00:17:34 - Multifactor Authentication and VPNs Craig Taylor, CISSP certified in 2001, is a 25-year veteran of Cybersecurity. In 2014 he co-founded a cybersecurity company - Cyberhoot - to help SMB's and MSPs become more cybersecurity aware and thus more cyber-secure. During his career, Craig has led cybersecurity organizations in Web Hosting (CSC), Finance (JP Morgan Chase), and manufacturing (Vistaprint). Additionally, Craig has built a cybersecurity consultancy delivering virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services to companies of all sizes (SMB's to Enterprises). Craig is a Toastmaster (public speaking), a Rotarian (Portsmouth, NH), and a philanthropist having raised 100k by riding in the Pan Mass Challenge for the last 8 years. In his spare time he enjoys Hockey, Golf, Mountain Biking, his wife and 4 children. Reach out to Craig https://cyberhoot.com/ Connect with me here: • https://www.youtube.com/@thedougthompson • https://www.youtube.com/@thedougthompson • https://www.facebook.com/thedougthompson • https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedougthompson/ • https://www.twitter.com/thedougthompson • https://thedougthompson.com And remember. Just say no to #techsplaining --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-doug-thompson/support
CyberHoot's Co-Founder and CEO, Craig Taylor, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares one of the keys to his success is following his passion. Early on, he figured out that he loved learning, education, psychology, and computers. With a beautiful mix of the love of these components, he found his niche at the intersection of people and computers. And so CyberHoot was born, and Craig has never looked back since.
In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Andrew speaks to Craig Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of CyberHoot, about the importance of cybersecurity and of keeping your business secure.CyberHoot is a security awareness training platform that provides all the tools needed to keep yourself, your business, and your customers secured. The platform's features include Security Awareness Training, Traditional and New Assignment-Based Phish Testing, Policy Compliance Tracking, Detailed Automated Reporting, and Dark Web Monitoring. Learn more about how CyberHoot can help you secure your business here: https://cyberhoot.com/ -----Do you want to be interviewed for your business? Schedule time with us, and we'll create a podcast like this for your business: https://www.WriteForMe.io/-----https://www.facebook.com/writeforme.iohttps://www.instagram.com/writeforme.io/https://twitter.com/writeformeiohttps://www.linkedin.com/company/writeforme/ https://www.pinterest.com/andysteuer/Want to be interviewed on our Business Ninjas podcast? Schedule time with us now, and we'll make it happen right away! Check out WriteForMe, more than just a Content Agency! See the Faces Behind The Voices on our YouTube Channel!
Over the past twenty-plus episodes, we inevitably get around to talking about people. In episode 22, "Cybersecurity Still Comes Down To People", only reinforces the need to hear what my guest, Craig Taylor of Cyberhoot has to say. We talk about educating the unwilling when it comes to cybersecurity but it is so much bigger than that. Join us as we discuss the finer points of vendors who provide products that aren't set to a security state as a default, Frameworks that might include the need to protect data and provide training to staff but don't think it's important enough to be number one priority. Thanks again to our sponsor Pinpoint Solutions, LLC, and our partner MSP-Ignite for making this happen.
Craig found inspiration when a client had a phishing attack that caused an employee to purchase $26K on gift cards based on an email. The problem was obvious and he set out to create training that is easy to use and for end users to consume.
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There are many ways an MSP can serve its customers. Education and training are a few examples of services which will have meaningful benefits to the clients and to the MSP. Security training and education can be important tools for the MSP to service existing clients and win new ones. In this episode of the MSP Zone, we talk to cybersecurity expert Craig Taylor from CyberHoot about his top three cybersecurity training topics he believes all MSPs should be offering to customers. The MSP Zone Guest: Craig Taylor, CyberHoot
Winning managed services deals means beginning with education. Education of clients and prospects is what will create the indelible bond and proverbial "trusted advisor" relationship between client and MSP. Listen as we discuss: whether MSPs can afford to not be involved in security how MSPs can win more business through educating prospects what the future cybersecurity landscape will look like for MSPs The MSP Zone guests include: Tim Martin, Neoscope Craig Taylor, Cyberhoot
Employees are the weakest link in Cybersecurity and because of this 80% of businesses will adopt a Cloud-based training solution by 2020. Small to Medium sized businesses are being left behind by complex, time-consuming solutions. Resellers need MRR, simple solutions that don't require training and certifications, and need help with client renewals. SMB's face the most complex, and highest rates of online attacks ever. Technology cannot solve all their risks, most solutions are too complex, time-consuming, and costly. Open solutions like CyberHoot allow you to build automated cybersecurity programs, track employee compliance, and address critical risks we all face. Segment References: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode144 Visit https://securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes!
Employees are the weakest link in Cybersecurity and because of this 80% of businesses will adopt a Cloud-based training solution by 2020. Small to Medium sized businesses are being left behind by complex, time-consuming solutions. Resellers need MRR, simple solutions that don't require training and certifications, and need help with client renewals. SMB's face the most complex, and highest rates of online attacks ever. Technology cannot solve all their risks, most solutions are too complex, time-consuming, and costly. Open solutions like CyberHoot allow you to build automated cybersecurity programs, track employee compliance, and address critical risks we all face. Segment References: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode144 Visit https://securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes!
This week, John and Matt will discuss Threat Hunting! In the Enterprise News, Is Broadcom buying Symantec?, Chronicle will join Google Cloud, PingID to Support FIDO-Compliant Biometric Authentication and Security Keys, and BeyondTrust Simplifies Endpoint Privilege Management with PAM Platform Integration! In our third segment, we interview Craig Taylor, Co-Founder and CISO at Cyberhoot, to discuss Security Awareness Training! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode144 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly
This week, John and Matt will discuss Threat Hunting! In the Enterprise News, Is Broadcom buying Symantec?, Chronicle will join Google Cloud, PingID to Support FIDO-Compliant Biometric Authentication and Security Keys, and BeyondTrust Simplifies Endpoint Privilege Management with PAM Platform Integration! In our third segment, we interview Craig Taylor, Co-Founder and CISO at Cyberhoot, to discuss Security Awareness Training! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ES_Episode144 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly