Chris Clinton is co-founder of Naq Cyber, and was previously a Cyber Security Consultant and Engineer, working with NATO and a number of defence organisations. In today's episode: • What is cyber security and how to protect your business • Fundamentals in preventing cyber attacks • How Naq Cyber went from idea to product market fit — Chris's contact info: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismclinton/ Naq Cyber: • https://www.naqcyber.com/ — Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/ — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Podcast Introduction (00:42) Definition of cyber security (04:09) The biggest risk in cyber security (06:55) First steps in implementing a cyber security strategy (09:11) Risk assessment steps (13:00) Approach to protecting passwords (17:20) Using personal devices for work (18:22) The business of IT certifications (23:12) Lessons from growing Naq Cyber from ideation (28:22) Naq Cyber MVP (33:33) Tracking competitor features and solving problems (38:34) Manual first, automation second (41:48) Future of cyber security 🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn 🌐 Follow the host on X