Hosts James Shuler, Taylor Littlejohn, and Producer Emily Kirk tackle the uncertainties surrounding the AI revolution. They'll discuss how it's evolved since our last episode, what that means for different industries, and how Centre is approach

S2:E4 Never Write Another Valentine, ChatGPT's Got You Covered

Feb 15th, 2023 17m 28s

Artificial Intelligence takes center stage with the rise in talk about OpenAI's latest and greatest automated language tool: ChatGPT. Hosts James and Taylor tackle the pros and cons of this trend and we hear from Centre's Creative Writer, Emily

S2:E3 Contractor Botch: Defiling the FAA

Jan 27th, 2023 12m 39s

Finally we have an update on the FAA's outage that occurred on Jan. 11. A contractor somehow "deleted files while working to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database" (FAA NOTAM Statement). Hosts James Shu

S2:E2 (Not) Leaving on a Jet Plane

Jan 12th, 2023 8m 23s

Just this past week the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encountered a connection loss culminating in 3 hours of radio silence (pun intended). While the investigation is still ongoing, hosts James and Taylor dig into the facts we do have a

S2:E1 The "Rackspace Debacle"

Jan 12th, 2023 11m 19s

Podcast hosts James Shuler and Taylor Littlejohn discuss the Rackspace breach that occurred in December of 2022. Tune in as they mull over the gritty details and ponder the age old question: are you protected from a data breach? If you answer i

#12: Corporate Business Killers: "Acts of War" Clause

Mar 23rd, 2022 12m 50s

On this weeks episode, James and Taylor talk about the state of Cyber War, Biden's Cybersecurity Round Table, and SMBs relying on cyber insurance as their corporate lifeline. LINKS"It's Your Patriotic Duty" Cyber War - It's CloserCentre Tec

#11. Shield Up for Cyber Warfare

Feb 25th, 2022 14m 2s

In this episode, James and Sarah dig deeper into what a cyber war really means for the U.S. economy and how it could impact the SMB space. As Russia continues to attack Ukraine and launch cyber attacks on those who interfere, businesses have ve

#10: Putin's Promises: Cyber War

Feb 1st, 2022 13m 55s

In this episode, James and Taylor breakdown what the Russia/Ukraine conflict means to SMBs and what to look out for in the coming weeks. The deeper look on international conflict plays a direct role on SMBs when the consequence is cyber warfare

#9: The "Kronos" Issue

Jan 17th, 2022 10m 58s

In this episode of When Bits Hit the Fan, James and Taylor breakdown #1 on their 4 things every business needs and the Kronos hack updates. With the mass increase in ransomware attacks, how do you know your data is clean? Can you ensure the bad

#8: Log4j Vulnerability... fake news?

Dec 21st, 2021 12m 5s

The Log4j vulnerability has been blowing up this past week. James and Taylor break down why the news loves this story and if you should be worried. The team turned on the mic at Centre's holiday party to break down the latest bits that hit the

#7: CISO Anthony Leatherwood pt. 2

Dec 16th, 2021 14m 29s

This is the second half of our episode with Anthony, CISO at Centre Technologies. Anthony is new to the role but not new to the industry. It was great to get some space inside his brain on what's to come in the cyber landscape. Enjoy!--- Se

#6: All Things Cybersecurity Feat. Anthony Leatherwood

Dec 10th, 2021 16m 34s

This week, James connected with Centre Technologies Chief Information and Security Officer in a two part series discussing Anthony's background, up and coming cyber threats and more in this exclusive episode. --- Send in a voice message: ht

#5: Can we Trust the Government's Cybersecurity Practices?

Nov 12th, 2021 4m 12s

SHORT: This weeks episode is short and to the point. It was mandated last week that the government needed to sure up the security of any known vulnerabilities.... from four years ago. James and Taylor dive into how the government hasn't fixed w

#4: Look out for Killware Costumes this Halloween

Oct 28th, 2021 11m 5s

This week James and Taylor are talking about Gartners latest coined term "Killware". What is it? How is it changing our lives? What's the bigger picture for business owners?LINKSAlabama Hospital Rasomware AttackGartners Blog on KillwareSup

#3: The First Ransomware Death?

Oct 25th, 2021 10m 28s

What's hit the fan this week? The evolution of ransomware.Facebook, Instagram, and cellular companies all getting hit with ransomware. The first ransomware death?? Where is ransomware going and to what lengths should critical infrastructure be

#2: Who is responsible for cybersecurity?

Oct 20th, 2021 8m 56s

On this weeks episode, we dive into who is ultimately responsible for the IT and cybersecurity. Spoiler, we think it's a shared responsibility. The IT Manager's role is changing and we are digging into who should be help accountable for it all.

#1: How NIST/CISA Are Auditing Private Businesses

Sep 28th, 2021 11m 22s

First episode of the podcast! We're talking about the latest add on to the White House Cybersecurity Memorandum which sparked our curiosity. CISA and NIST created performance goals on how they are following through with audits on private busine

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Trailer - What do we name this thing?

Sep 21st, 2021 1m 56s

We're keeping an eye on the tech news and when bits hit the fan, we're bringing the tech news to you!Taylor and James are bringing you all latest news in Tech. We'll break down the hot topics and identify key factors in that can effect your bu

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