Episode 81

Episode 81 - Alex East - Cybersecurity for Seniors Made Easy

Protecting the Elderly from Cyber Scams: An Author's Journey

In this episode, we speak with Alex East, a seasoned cybersecurity expert, who has written a detailed book aimed at protecting the elderly from cyber scams. Inspired by a personal incident where his father was scammed, Alex discusses his motivation, research process, and the complex journey of self-publishing his book. He also talks about the importance of creating a high-quality product, the ongoing need to update content to stay relevant with evolving threats, and how his work aims to educate families on safeguarding their senior members.

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00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

01:05 Alex's Background and Inspiration

04:20 The Book Writing Journey

04:41 Publishing Decisions and Challenges

07:38 Target Audience and Book Content

10:55 Research and Real-Life Stories

12:24 Writing Process and Collaboration

15:54 Future Plans and Cybersecurity Trends

17:43 Reflections and Lessons Learned

20:25 Work-Life Balance and Fun Collaboration

22:21 Audio Book and Final Thoughts


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Evgeniy Kharam

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Evgeniy has the opportunity to spend more than 40,000 hours working in cybersecurity,
providing pre and post-sales support in various technologies and later as an architect and principal consultant.
Evgeniy is very passionate about technology, vendors, and architecture. He brings a lot of knowledge about VAR, MSSP, and technical pre-sales. He believes in connected infrastructure that there is a significant need for vendor consolidation and the ability for security control to integrate and share information.
Evgeniy is proficient in speaking on most cyber security technical domains, which include: Endpoint Security, Network Security, SIEM/SOC/SOAR, SASE/SEE, VMS, and many more.
In 2020, Evgeniy co-hosted a Security Architecture Podcast. The podcast format focuses on architecture and vendor integration into the customer environment
In 2022 he founded the Cyber Inspiration podcast; the podcast explored the minds of CTOs and CEOs when they started their cyber security company!
Personal: Evgeniy has four kids, a daughter, a son, and twins (boy and girl) . Twins are a great way to learn to multitask, and nothing scares me anymore :)(besides snakes)
Hobbies: Photography, podcasting, public speaking, snowboarding, whitewater canoeing, SUP, mountain biking, motorcycles, breathing techniques, and gadgets