A business can keep operating while a cybersecurity incident unfolds. Phones still ring. Employees keep working. Customers receive services. That does not necessarily mean customer information is safe. CenterPoint Energy’s recent data breach offers business owners a reminder: operational uptime and data security are two different measures of protection. What happened at CenterPoint Energy? In a September 14, 2026, SEC …
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue. For small and midsized businesses, a cyber incident can quickly become a legal, financial, operational, and insurance problem—all at the same time. In this episode of the Cyber Brisket Podcast, Chris Engler sits down with attorney Gary Elmer to discuss the legal risks business owners may overlook until something goes wrong. From what …
The Cyberattack That Disrupted Boston Scientific—and the Lesson Every Business Should Take From It A cyberattack doesn’t have to steal millions of customer records to cause serious damage. Sometimes, simply taking critical systems offline is enough. Boston Scientific, one of the world’s major medical device manufacturers, is dealing with exactly that reality after a cybersecurity incident disrupted operations across the …
Cybersecurity is no longer just about installing the right tools and hoping they keep attackers out. Today’s businesses rely on cloud platforms, software vendors, managed service providers (MSPs), employees, insurance carriers, and countless other pieces of an increasingly connected technology ecosystem. That creates tremendous opportunity—but it also creates risk that can become complicated very quickly when something goes wrong. On …
When most business owners picture a cyberattack, they imagine hackers furiously typing code, exploiting a hidden software vulnerability, or deploying sophisticated malware against a company’s network. The recent cybersecurity incident at Levi Strauss & Co. is an important reminder that attackers may choose a much simpler route. They target the people who already have access. On August 7, 2026, Levi …
When most people think about cyberattacks, they imagine stolen passwords or leaked customer data. But today’s cyberattacks can do much more than expose information—they can bring business operations to a standstill. Recently, Fairlife, a dairy company owned by Coca-Cola, experienced a ransomware attack that temporarily disrupted production at multiple U.S. facilities while the company investigated unauthorized access to portions of its …
On this episode of the Cyber Brisket podcast, Chris Engler sat down with Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker, to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today: how to stop cyberattacks before they become full-blown disasters. Rob brings more than 30 years of IT and cybersecurity experience, including hands-on work responding to ransomware incidents. In the conversation, he …
When people think of a major data breach, they often picture a hoodie-wearing hacker breaking through a firewall in the middle of the night. But in many cases, the front door is much simpler. A recent breach involving Xsolis, a U.S.-based healthcare technology company, is another reminder that cyberattacks do not always start with complex code. Sometimes, they start with …
When most business owners hear about a cyberattack involving a major brand like 7-Eleven, the first reaction is often, “That would never happen to us.” The reality is that cybercriminals do not choose victims based solely on size. They look for opportunities. Whether a company has 10 employees or 100,000, attackers are constantly searching for weak access controls, unmonitored accounts, …
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future technology. It is already changing how businesses operate, communicate, and make decisions. But while many organizations are experimenting with AI, far fewer are successfully scaling it across the business. In this episode of Cyber Brisket, Chris Engler sits down with Bob Abrams of Hats AI to discuss what separates successful AI initiatives from …