Mapletronics Tech Talk

Join Jordan & Scott the host's of Mapletronics Tech Talk every other Thursday as we talk all things Tech. Each episode will break down a hot topic in tech including cybersecurity, tech news, new products & software and everything else you need to know. We know you're busy running your business, we're focused on giving you the tech news that you need to know without all the fluff.

What's Security Maturity? 05/20/2021

What's Security Maturity? Listen to a discussion between our CEO Wes Herschberger and VP of Sales & Marketing Adam Herschberger as they discuss the concept of security maturity. Wes & Adam begin the discussion by talking about the current threat landscape then discuss how cybersecurity solutions have evolved and how MapleTronics' security maturity model intends to help organizations find the security solutions they need. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/19177058

Your Cyber Insurance Carrier Might Drop You: Here's Why 03/29/2021

Your Cyber Insurance Carrier Might Drop You: Here's Why In today's episode Scott is interviewing our CEO Wes Herschberger about some big changes on the horizon from cyber insurance carriers. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/18481349

Optimizing Your IT Budget 02/15/2021

Optimizing Your IT Budget It today's episode Jordan & Scott discuss IT budgeting and how to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to IT spend. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/17953280

Security Lessons from the SolarWinds Breach 01/18/2021

Security Lessons from the SolarWinds Breach Breaking down the large scale SolarWinds Breach in today's episode. We begin by giving an overview of what is known to have happened. They then look at the breach from a small business prospective and break down lessons small businesses can learn from the breach. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/17590721

Cloud Considerations 12/21/2020

Cloud Considerations Cloud computing is a hot topic in the IT world and Jordan & Scott break down what is is, the benefits, questions you should ask before making the move, and security concerns in this weeks episode of the podcast. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/17276162

The Human Operating System 12/07/2020

The Human Operating System We're back with Season 2 Episode 1 of MapleTronics Tech Talk Podcast. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/17092832

A Framework for Protecting Your Business 03/09/2020

A Framework for Protecting Your Business In episode 23 of Mapletronics Tech Talk podcast Jordan & Scott are discussing a broad overview of NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/13469816

What is Advanced Threat Protection? 02/11/2020

What is Advanced Threat Protection? In episode 22 Jordan & Scott break down Microsoft's Advanced Threat Protection which is an optional group of features that can be added to your Microsoft Office 365 license. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/13108076

An Added Layer of Authentication 01/28/2020

An Added Layer of Authentication In Episode 21 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan discusses 2 Factor Authentication and why it is an important added step to help protect your and your business' accounts. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/12917228

How a SIEM Can Help Protect Your Business 01/13/2020

How a SIEM Can Help Protect Your Business Jordan and Scott are back in 2020 with their first episode of the new year. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/12718343

Does the Internet of Things Leave Me and My Business Vulnerable? 11/18/2019

Does the Internet of Things Leave Me and My Business Vulnerable? Its Episode 19 of Mapeltronics Tech Talk podcast. In this episode Jordan & Scott discuss the Internet of Things (IoT). It's been a hot topic in the news lately but do you know what it is and how to make sure your devices are protected? /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/12080954

Episode 18: Cybersecurity Trends: Machine Learning 11/04/2019

Episode 18: Cybersecurity Trends: Machine Learning In Episode 18 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan & Scott discuss Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. They go into a easy to follow discussion on how machine learning plays a part in cybersecurity and why you should consider having anti-virus installed on your systems that uses machine learning. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/11900435

Selecting a Computer: Which Processor Do I Need? 10/21/2019

Selecting a Computer: Which Processor Do I Need? Looking for a new computer for yourself or your employee? Not sure how which memory size, hard-drive, or processor is right for the job? In Episode 17 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast, Jordan & Scott break down all of this and go in depth on which processor is right for you/your employees. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/11664899

Is Office 365 secure? 10/07/2019

Is Office 365 secure? Is it safe to use Microsoft's Office 365? In episode 16 of Mapletronics Tech Talk podcast Jordan & Scott discuss how to set up Office 365 using setting to make sure you are secure and not leaving your business vulnerable to hacking attempts. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/11544587

What's Slowing Down Your Network? 09/20/2019

What's Slowing Down Your Network? In Episode 15, Jordan & Scott continue the discussion on network peripherals and how they can be effecting your network performance. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/11328563

The Makeup of Your Network 09/06/2019

The Makeup of Your Network In Episode 14 of Mapletronic's Tech Talk Podcast Jordan & Scott discuss network peripherals. They begin by breaking down the basics of what a network is and why you should have one. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/11153759

Are Your Mobile Devices Protected? 08/23/2019

Are Your Mobile Devices Protected? In a world that's becoming more and more mobile centric, are your devices at risk? In this episode of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast Jordan breaks down some of the risks associated with mobile devices and some tips and tricks for how you can make sure your devices are protected. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/10968482

How Investing in IT Training Benefits Your Company 08/07/2019

How Investing in IT Training Benefits Your Company In today's episode of Mapletronics Tech Talk, Jordan is joined by Gloria Moser, the training specialist at Mapletronics, to discuss IT training and it's many benefits. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/10808864

Questions to Ask Your I.T. Services Provider 07/25/2019

Questions to Ask Your I.T. Services Provider In episode 9 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Jordan & Scott discuss outsourcing IT. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/10142079

Threat Watch: Cybersecurity in 2019 07/11/2019

Threat Watch: Cybersecurity in 2019 In this informative episode of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast Jordan & Scott break down a recent Proofpoint report that details cybersecurity threats that have happened most prevalently so far in 2019. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/10486406

Preparing for the End! (of Windows 7 Service) 06/27/2019

Preparing for the End! (of Windows 7 Service) In this week's episode Jordan & Scott discuss the quickly approaching end of service date for Windows 7. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/10316171

Episode 1: Passphrases are b3tter than passwords! 05/30/2019

Episode 1: Passphrases are b3tter than passwords! In this episode Jordan & Scott introduce themselves and give a run down of what you can expect in our biweekly episodes. Jordan brings up a recent blog post () that highlights Google's new password extension and what benefits it brings to you. Scott and Jordan then discuss why strong passwords are important, what makes a strong password, and how you can safely store passwords. For more information and highlights from this episode head to /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/8724146

Safely Surfing the WWW 05/29/2019

Safely Surfing the WWW In Episode 8 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Podcast Jordan & Scott break down how to safely use the world wide web. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/9969830

What You Need to Know about Cybersecurity 05/16/2019

What You Need to Know about Cybersecurity Today's special episode features audio from a webinar that we had earlier this year. In the audio you will hear from Jordan and our special guest, CEO of Mapletronics, Wes Hershberger. We and Jordan discuss current cybersecurity threats and how you can begin to protect yourself and your business. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/9808970

Troubleshooting Your Common Computer Problems 05/03/2019

Troubleshooting Your Common Computer Problems In episode 6 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Jordan & Scott go over common computer issues that our techs here at Mapletronics see from clients in the field and off simple solutions to troubleshoot what might be going on. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/9639608

Going to the Cloud 04/18/2019

Going to the Cloud In this episode Jordan interviews Scott on his knowledge about the Cloud. He gives an in depth description of what the cloud is. The difference between using a cloud based app and putting your existing server infrastructure into the cloud. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/9443549

Don't be lured by a Phishing Scam 04/04/2019

Don't be lured by a Phishing Scam In today's episode Jordan & Scott have an in depth discussion on Phishing. They talk about what phishing is and how can it wreak havoc on your organization? After talking about what Phishing is Jordan & Scott talk about ways in which you can avoid being a victim and also what to do if you think you accidentally fell for a phishing scam. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/9270170

Lets Collaborate! With Microsoft's Teams & Yammer 03/21/2019

Lets Collaborate! With Microsoft's Teams & Yammer In episode 3 of Mapletronics Tech Talk Jordan & Scott are back with an interesting discussion on Microsoft's newer tools "Teams" and "Yammer" /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/9084791

Episode 2: Features We Love in Microsoft Office 365 03/07/2019

Episode 2: Features We Love in Microsoft Office 365 Jordan and Scott are back with episode 2 of Mapletronic's Tech Talk. /episode/index/show/mapletronicstechtalk/id/8903042

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