What’s the #1 cybersecurity tip every business owner and executive should hear?
When I asked cybersecurity expert Christian Espinosa, CEO of Blue Goat Cyber and author of The Smartest Person in the Room, for his single most important piece of advice—it wasn’t what I expected.
In short?
Simplify it. Own it.
Don’t ignore cybersecurity or assume “someone else” has it handled.
If you want to avoid costly surprises, this conversation is your wake-up call.
Key Takeaways
✅ Cybersecurity doesn’t need to be complex—but it does need to be owned
✅ Delegating without oversight is one of the biggest mistakes business leaders make
✅ The assumption that “IT has it covered” can be dangerous
✅ Leadership must take cybersecurity seriously and personally
Listen to the Full Conversation
🎙 Podcast Episode:
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📺 Full Video on YouTube:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni8I7slz4Y4
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When I asked cybersecurity expert Christian Espinosa, CEO of Blue Goat Cyber and author of The Smartest Person in the Room, for his single most important piece of advice—it wasn’t what I expected.
In short?
Simplify it. Own it.
Don’t ignore cybersecurity or assume “someone else” has it handled.
If you want to avoid costly surprises, this conversation is your wake-up call.
Key Takeaways
✅ Cybersecurity doesn’t need to be complex—but it does need to be owned
✅ Delegating without oversight is one of the biggest mistakes business leaders make
✅ The assumption that “IT has it covered” can be dangerous
✅ Leadership must take cybersecurity seriously and personally
Listen to the Full Conversation
🎙 Podcast Episode:
👉 https://shows.acast.com/themasonduchatschekshow/episodes/eyes-wide-open-how-to-protect-your-business-from-cybercrimin
📺 Full Video on YouTube:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni8I7slz4Y4
Learn More with Workforce Alchemy
Take the Workforce Alchemy Challenge—FREE—and access strategies, training, and tools to strengthen your people, systems, and risk mitigation.
👉 Apply here: https://www.WorkforceAlchemy.com
About This Channel
Subscribe now & discover the world of Workforce Alchemy. Visit our website & take the challenge! Mason Duchatschek is an Amazon.com #1 bestselling author of numerous books, and his ideas have been featured in Selling Power, Entrepreneur, and the New York Times.
There is a way to make every employee more valuable. People shouldn't dread coming to work. Companies shouldn't lose great employees or settle for good when great is possible.
If you want to hire the best and avoid the rest, subscribe.
If you want to solve problems before they occur, subscribe.
If you want to get better work accomplished faster without adding staff, subscribe and share helpful ideas with others.
Topics include how to:
Hire
Increase sales
Prevent workplace drama, conflict, and violence
Reduce labor costs
Reduce turnover
Improve engagement
Improve retention
Improve safety
Use pre-employment assessment tests (psychometric tests)
Follow Us on Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReverseRiskConsulting
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workforcealchemy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WorkforceAlchemist
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/WorkforceAlchemy
Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/WorkforceAlchemy
Twitter/X: https://x.com/WorkAlchemist
#cybersecurity #phishing #malware #ransomware #itsecurity #networksecurity #cloudsecurity
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00:00If you could give one piece of cybersecurity advice to every CEO or business owner listening
00:04right now, what would it be and why?
00:06It would be to take ownership of cybersecurity because as a business owner, we take ownership
00:11over marketing and sales and accounting and all these other things, but we sort of just
00:15like tune out.
00:16But I think with the amount of risk with cybersecurity, it's something you have to
00:20tune into and take responsibility over it.
00:23I would say tune into it and figure out how to do the basics.
00:26And if several people are telling you all these complicated things, find a firm or a
00:31consultant that will simplify it for you and meet you where you are.