America Back to Work: Shaun McAlmont, NINJIO
In this episode of America Back to Work, host Arnette Heintze sits down with Dr. Shaun McAlmont, president and CEO of Ninjio, a leading company in cybersecurity awareness training.
They delve into the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats and how organizations can better prepare their employees to defend against them.
Episode Highlights
- The Shift to Human Firewall: Understanding how the focus of cybersecurity has moved from solely technological defenses to empowering employees as the primary line of defense.
- Common Vulnerabilities: Dr. McAlmont discusses why employees are often the weakest link in cybersecurity and how personal motivations can lead to breaches.
- The Cybercriminal Profile: Insight into cybercriminals’ motivations and their methods of attack, emphasizing the importance of strong, unique passwords.
- Training vs. Learning: The difference between training and learning in cybersecurity and the significance of both in changing employee behavior.
- Importance of Consistent Training: Discussing how regular, engaging, and relevant training can help build a culture of cybersecurity awareness within an organization.
- Employee Engagement and Cybersecurity: How cybersecurity training can impact employee engagement rates and a company’s overall culture of security.
- Cybersecurity as a Cultural Element: Strategies for integrating cybersecurity into an organization’s core culture and the role of leadership in fostering this culture.
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S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.
Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.
He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.
After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
