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Brian Fritton has built products and led engineering, design, and IT teams at companies with credentials such as Fortune's 500 Fastest Growing Companies, the Inc. 5000 List, and Entrepreneur's 100 Most Brilliant Companies. He's been the “guy in the hot seat” — responsible for defending a small business from cyberattacks — as a FinTech CTO at Patch of Land and the VP of Engineering for a critical political campaign and enterprise data science software maker. Brian brings the founder's perspective to cybersecurity in an increasingly complicated and risk-filled environment. Brian is originally from the woods of northwest Michigan and got his bachelor's degree in e-business from DePaul University, where he spent more time experimenting with different businesses than going to class. He moved back to Chicago to start Havoc Shield after building his previous LA-based startup into a crowdfunding machine, having originated over a billion dollars in real estate loans and a successful exit. He's married, has too many pets, and lives in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Brian Fritton: Website: https://havocshield.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfritton

Welcome to Episode 34 of Uncaptive Agent. This episode is special because instead of having an independent agent or broker on with me to present you with cutting edge information, I'm joined by Brian Fritton, the CEO of Havoc Shield. Havoc Shield specializes in cybersecurity. And not just that – they assist businesses in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and insurance, ensuring that their data is protected. So, why is this important to you as an agent? Because of the increase of cybersecurity incidents overall and the fact that you'll be selling more cybersecurity policies.Brian is also a serial (and successful!) entrepreneur with venture capital experience, so he has a lot of great advice that he brings to our conversation.So what are some of the highlights you'll get from listening to our conversation?Tips on how you can minimize the risk of your agency becoming a victim of cyber crimeThought points on whether you create liability for yourself if you don't protect the data of others, such as third-party vendor data (remember the Target hack? We talk about it!)Funding ideas for small businesses Getting organized so that you can sustain growth as time progresses A crowdfunding experience Brian had in one of his business models and how it worked outDon't miss this great conversation and learn how you can get into contact with Brian or his business, Havoc Shield.

Havoc Shield is a cyber company that helps small and midsize businesses prepare to meet the ever-stringent requirements for cyber coverage. We discuss how the cyber threat has changed for small and midsize businesses and the challenges they have even completing the application. For brokers, this means business just sitting in the pipeline.

Brian Fritton joins the podcast to talk about the power of Havoc Shield, your all-in-one cybersecurity solution for your small business.  Find out more at HavocShield.com.

Host Rob Galbraith is joined by Brian Fritton from Havoc Shield. Rob & Brian discuss merging cyber liability & cyber security.Find us on social media!We're on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or follow James on Twitter!Subscribe, rate, and comment.As always -Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!

Brian Fritton is CEO at Havoc Shield, having built his previous startup into a crowdfunding machine that originated over a billion dollars in real estate loans which led to a successful exit.  Brian has also been responsible for defending a small business from cyberattacks as CTO at Patch of Land and the VP of Engineering for a an enterprise data science software maker. He is a 2020 TechStars Alumni and Founding Member of Forbes Technology Council. Today Brian talks about the founder's perspective to cybersecurity in an increasingly complicated and risk-filled, constantly evolving cyber risk environment. He says Havoc Shield has done what TurboTax did for personal finance, turning Cyber into a step-by-step plan so companies get it right.  Brian sees a connection to insurance having built a product for brokers looking to enter the cyber space that performs a fitness assessment helping to understand the technical jargon and mapping carriers requirements, building a full evidence package for underwriting that speeds their approvals process.  Brian gives a tip that multi-factor authentication is one of the first steps that insured parties should implement, despite the minor inconvenience, the ROI on multi-factor is well worth it.  Follow the Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James talks with Brian Fritton, CEO of Havoc Shield, a cybersecurity-focused consulting firm. Episode Highlights: Brian explains that the reason they have built the business is that they care about keeping people in their jobs. (6:33) Brian shares how Havoc Shield was created and what they do as a cyber security company. (8:34) Brian discusses that they are transparent about their company and is aware that there is still much to learn as to what they can offer. (14:35) Brian shares that one of their products that helps clients counter-check the requirements is called the "Cyber Fitness Assessment". (19:26) Brian explains that they have an annual fee, but that it comes along with recurring benefits, as well as collateral and quarterly updates. (25:11) Brian shares that he thinks people who take advantage of this technology are more likely to demand better pricing. (30:33) Brian shares that one of their services is to help reduce the scope of an attack by isolating all the computers. (34:32) Brian talks about their reseller program that has tiered pricing. (39:33) Brian explains that they have built an impact calculator, to help tailor-fit any premium clients' preferences. (43:00) Brian shares with us that we should remember to put two-factor authentication on everything, keep our computers updated, and train our people. (46:35) Key Quotes: "We are decidedly transparent about where we are on things. And we know that we have as much to learn when we enter a new space as a value we have to offer. And so we like to do it carefully and in fast iterations." - Brian Fritton "I think to that extent, the folks who use something like this are going to be able to demand better pricing from the carriers, they're going to be able to write more through the carriers, which is going to mean better pricing." - Brian Fritton "A couple impactful things to save your skin…two factors on everything, keep your computers updated, and train your people. Those three things are almost free." - Brian Fritton Resources Mentioned: You can learn more about Havoc Shield's programs and how they can benefit your insureds here: https://bit.ly/36w7WoS Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls, and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom Email us at podcast@riskwell.com with ideas, questions, complaints, or your favorite grilling recipe.

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James talks with Brian Fritton, CEO of Havoc Shield, a cybersecurity-focused consulting firm. Episode Highlights: Brian explains that the reason they have built the business is that they care about keeping people in their jobs. (6:33) Brian shares how Havoc Shield was created and what they do as a cyber security company. (8:34) Brian discusses that they are transparent about their company and is aware that there is still much to learn as to what they can offer. (14:35) Brian shares that one of their products that helps clients counter-check the requirements is called the "Cyber Fitness Assessment". (19:26) Brian explains that they have an annual fee, but that it comes along with recurring benefits, as well as collateral and quarterly updates. (25:11) Brian shares that he thinks people who take advantage of this technology are more likely to demand better pricing. (30:33) Brian shares that one of their services is to help reduce the scope of an attack by isolating all the computers. (34:32) Brian talks about their reseller program that has tiered pricing. (39:33) Brian explains that they have built an impact calculator, to help tailor-fit any premium clients' preferences. (43:00) Brian shares with us that we should remember to put two-factor authentication on everything, keep our computers updated, and train our people. (46:35) Key Quotes: "We are decidedly transparent about where we are on things. And we know that we have as much to learn when we enter a new space as a value we have to offer. And so we like to do it carefully and in fast iterations." - Brian Fritton "I think to that extent, the folks who use something like this are going to be able to demand better pricing from the carriers, they're going to be able to write more through the carriers, which is going to mean better pricing." - Brian Fritton "A couple impactful things to save your skin…two factors on everything, keep your computers updated, and train your people. Those three things are almost free." - Brian Fritton Resources Mentioned: You can learn more about Havoc Shield's programs and how they can benefit your insureds here: https://bit.ly/36w7WoS Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls, and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom Email us at podcast@riskwell.com with ideas, questions, complaints, or your favorite grilling recipe.

On the latest episode of FNO: InsureTech, Rob and Lee talk with Brian Fritton, CEO of Havoc Shield. Startups face regulatory, financial, and reputational pressures, as well security pressures to protect themselves and customers. Havoc Shield is the security steward that brings information security and compliance requirement solutions to startups and small businesses. Havoc Shield creates a custom cybersecurity plan, created by experts, to address and reduce security threats. One price, 12 tools, an all-in-one cybersecurity solution. We had the opportunity to talk with Brian and learn about Havoc Shield, the origins of the company, Brian's experience being a serial entrepreneur, and much more. Don't miss this interesting and unique episode as we dive into cyber security and more. Learn more about Havoc Shield at https://havocshield.com. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email us at amuya@alacritysolutions.com!

Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NttM6ZOneHw&t=1sI chatted with Brian Fritton, CEO at Havoc Shield about cyber risks, especially for small businesses and how Havoc Shield can protect even your small agencies.Brian Fritton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfritton/Havoc Shield: https://havocshield.com/product

In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks to Charlie Riley who is the VP of Growth at Havoc Shield.  They talk about: - Four ways to create more white space to do deep work. - Why most marketers are failing to execute the basics. - How he is creating focus for his marketing at Havoc Shield.

Should small startups care about cybersecurity? Did you know that the average cost of a ransomware attack is $500k? For most small businesses and startups, this means they go out of business. Even if they can afford to pay the ransom, the reputation damage is permanent. For that reason, more than 60% of small businesses & startups never survive the attack. Scary statistics. Brian Fritton, CEO & Founder of Havoc Shield shares how they've taken the technical and legal ocean of complexity in the security arena and turned it into a simple step-by-step action plan that integrates many of the products, services, and policies companies normally need to wade through and implement individually. Brian discusses why cybersecurity is not only for the big players as 43% of attacks target brands under 500 employees. He also shares easy-to-apply strategies that can literally save the businesses of everyone listening. Finally, we talk about how something as simple as putting a cybersecurity badge on your website increases the conversion rate by more than 5%. And that's just one of the underleveraged strategies. 

Brian Fritton has built products and led engineering, design, and IT teams at companies with credentials such as Fortune's 500 Fastest Growing Companies, the Inc. 5000 List, and Entrepreneur's 100 Most Brilliant Companies. He's been the “guy in the hot seat” — responsible for defending small businesses from cyberattacks and moving security from a cost center into the competitive advantage it show be. Havoc Shield was born out of the pains Brian experienced doing that as a FinTech CTO and later on, the VP of Engineering for a company maintaining sensitive political campaign data. Brian brings the founder's perspective to cybersecurity in an increasingly complicated and risk-filled environment. Listen in on how Brian build the business and tips on cyber security you can implement as a business owner to make your company safer. Please Support this Podcast by checking out our Sponsors: Mad River Botanticals 100% certified organic CBD products. The product is controlled from seed to end product by it's owners. Use code: EDGE22 to get 10% off all your orders. Shop here>>> EPISODE LINKS: Havoc Shield PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: EDGE on Apple Podcasts  Spotify: EDGE on Spotify  RSS Feed: EDGE's RSS Feed SUPPORT & CONNECT Sign up for the EDGE's Weekly Newsletter and get all the BONUS material. It's FREE! EDGE Weekly Newsletter >>> Twitter: Follow Brandon on Twitter Instagram: Follow Brandon on Instagram LinkedIn: Follow Brandon on LinkedIn

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of https://havocshield.com/ (Havoc Shield), Brian Fritton.  Havoc Shield believes security is a top competitive advantage when it comes to gaining customers. Brian started as a software engineer but ultimately became a cybersecurity expert. He shares that many businesses engage contractors for their cyber security needs, but the issues start when it comes to costs, not to mention the complexities of the foundational work. Getting serious about cybersecurity is essential, and many contractors are also booked up. Too many business owners are seeing the negative effects of bad cybersecurity, so this boom in investing in cybersecurity will only get more intense.  Doing cybersecurity internally is much more difficult than you might think, and hiring a third party expert to provide top notch protection is often your best bet, both time wise and financially over time. Brian shares that it's always been important to him to protect others, and protecting other business owners and founders gives him purpose.  Brian and Josh also explore how to audit your cybersecurity measures. For one thing, your login credentials need to be truly secured. Those are your ‘keys to the kingdom' and are extremely vulnerable. Brian says you MUST enable multi-factor authentication to secure your credentials. Use the app, not text messaging, when you use multi-factor authentication. Brian also explains that the human element also has to be considered; if your team members are sharing passwords or clicking suspicious links, the tech you invested in isn't effective. Make the education about protecting your company's security a learning moment, not a punishment. Humans can be used by thieves for attacks. Protect your team by teaching them all about this topic.  Josh also talks about how password security has changed. Brian shares that new technology is coming out that will eliminate the need for passwords using behavior based and hardware token based technologies that work together with your biometrics, behavior, and location. It will take years, though, for this to be commonplace. There's been updated guidance on how passwords should be changed; what's recommended is that your password is at least 12 characters long (mixing character case can't hurt but isn't as important), but your passwords MUST be unique to everything you use. You might be asking yourself how you could possibly remember it all. Brian explains that password managers are either  free or extremely affordable and remember and autofill your passwords for you. There are ways to protect your business's cybersecurity affordably, but look into all of your options and make sure to invest in better cybersecurity for the sake of your business.  Want to learn more? Check out Havoc Shield's website at https://havocshield.com/ (https://havocshield.com/).  Check out Havoc Shield on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/havoc-shield/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/havoc-shield/).  Check out Brian Fritton on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfritton/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfritton/).  Don't forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time! More from UpMyInfluence: ✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast.https://upmyinfluence.com/guest ( Schedule HERE). ✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures.https://upmyinfluence.com/b2b ( Learn more here). ✅ Check out our freehttps://upmyinfluence.com/1 ( Authority Transformation Masterclass).

Our special guest this week is once again in that incredibly important field right now, cyber-security, Brian Fritton, CEO of Havoc Shield.  Brian has built products and led engineering, design, and IT teams at companies with credentials such as Fortune's 500 Fastest Growing Companies, the Inc. 5000 List, and Entrepreneur's 100 Most Brilliant Companies. He's […]

Brian Fritton is the founder of Havoc Shield, which is a cybersecurity program as a service where he brings the founder's perspective to cybersecurity in an increasingly complicated and risk-filled environment. Brian has built products and led engineering, design, and IT teams at companies with credentials such as Fortune's 500 Fastest Growing Companies, the Inc. 5000 List, and Entrepreneur's 100 Most Brilliant Companies.   Most passionate about I built Havoc Shield, which is a cybersecurity program as a service. It helps you holistically protect your business from attacks as well as win new business with security-conscious customers like government organizations or larger enterprise businesses. At the beginning of 2020, we went through an accelerator called Techstars and, about this time last year, raised a $1.5 million round. Right now, we are selling primarily into financial services but really our goal is to protect other founders and small business owners. Brian's career and story I've always been a little bit of a nerd, I guess. I taught myself how to program. I was very fortunate to have a computer pretty early as a child and taught myself how to design websites and to program. I was always very interested in the security side of things. I had a website design and development firm that was doing other websites for small businesses. Through that, I learned how to manage clients, price my products, manage my time, and all of that sort of stuff. Most recently, I started a startup with my brother called Patch of Land, which was a real estate crowdfunding investment business. We took the Kickstarter model of investing fractions, little small amounts and larger projects, and applied that to giving normal people the ability to invest in real estate. We recently sold that business and I moved back to Chicago from Los Angeles, where I was at the time. I took a job with a data science software maker in Chicago. They work very heavily in the political space. When I came on as the VP of engineering, I quickly inherited it and got put in charge of cybersecurity in front of the midterm elections in the States in 2018. Trying to put together a professional cybersecurity program that would protect us and help us win new customers was a really difficult thing to do. I left that job and started Havoc Shield. Best advice for entrepreneurs For a while, we were trying to sell to what I would call Main Street businesses—less technical companies. We explored very technical startups, but more broadly than any one industry and a couple of other things. Don't be afraid to narrow. You want your business to grow and do more. I think the fastest and highest-quality way is by focusing first on a smaller group of people who will love your product and represent your product, whom you can speak very clearly to. The biggest, most critical failure with customers In businesses in the past, I've certainly spent less time than I should have on listening to people whom I want to solve a problem for—understanding how painful the problem that I think I'm solving is for them and what problems they have that are related to it and that may actually be more top of mind for them. Without listening carefully, without interviewing people whom you're trying to serve, it's very difficult to build the right thing. And that is how companies die. Biggest success with customers The managed plan is driven by our internal client success team, which uses a very well-oiled, well-designed playbook for how to use our tools inside other people's businesses to reduce their risk of an attack or, if one happens, the impacts of it, and help those customers who don't have time to do a lot of those activities. We built a plan through which, in a couple of meetings, every few months, we can take those actions for them using our existing tool and take security as a responsibility, more or less,...

Recently, it was reported that cyber criminals are monitoring deal flow announcements and targeting affiliated startups. Moreover, according to stats, 50% of successful cyber attacks target small businesses. Needless to say, cybersecurity needs to be a top priority for startups these days. Brian Fritton, CEO & Founder at Havoc Shield, joins the show to talk about what you should be doing to protect your business. We discuss: -Why investing in cybersecurity is vital to the success of your business -Why startups struggle with cybersecurity - How security helps startups prevent revenue leaks and win business from enterprise clients -How Havoc Shield works with startups to stand up a cybersecurity strategy -His experience working with Techstars This discussion with Brian Fritton was taken from our show Startup Success. Reach out to Brian at brian@havocshield.com or on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/bfritton and visit havocshield.com for more information. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts. If you don't use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Startup Success in your favorite podcast player.

Episode 60 of HIPAA Critical features an interview with Brian Fritton, CEO of Havoc Shield. 

In today's episode, Allan welcomes Brian Fritton to the show. Brian is the CEO & Founder of Havoc Shield. Brian has built products and led engineering, design, and IT teams at companies with credentials such as Fortune's 500 Fastest Growing Companies. Allan and Brian discuss how successful entrepreneurs are ruthless about prioritizing and identifying their problems.

It's not a question of if but when your business will be hit with a cyber or ransomware attack. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to become aware and proactive in order to protect your business. Brian Fritton is the CEO and Founder of the cybersecurity firm Havoc Shield. He's also an alumnus of the 2020 TechStars program and a founding member of Forbes Technology Council. Brian has built products and led engineering, design, and IT teams at companies with credentials such as Fortune's 500 Fastest Growing Companies, the Inc. 5000 List and Entrepreneur's 100 Most Brilliant Companies. He's been the “guy in the hot seat” — responsible for defending a small business from cyberattacks — as a FinTech CTO at Patch of Land and the VP of Engineering for a critical political campaign and enterprise data science software maker. Brian brings the founder's perspective to cybersecurity in an increasingly complicated and risk-filled environment.

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