E13 -Cybersecurity-Alexander Grijalva - Security Hourglass

In episode 13, we talked with Alexander Grijalva, who is an adjunct professor at New York City College of Technology, and owner of Security Hourglass, a cyber risk management consulting company. He is also the Chief Information Security Officer at VillageCare, a community healthcare provider, in New York City. His 30-year cybersecurity career has covered the financial, retail, and healthcare sectors, from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 organizations. Alexander focuses on cyber risk management and incident response. He assists individuals and organizations in understanding and remediating their cyber threats and risks, and helps them respond to hacking incidents and breaches. He has presented at industry conferences in the United States. Aside from his college professorship, he also teaches a HIPAA privacy and security course at Columbia University in their Health IT certificate program. We spoke about common lines of cybersecurity attacks, why medium sized businesses should take precautions and what they can do.