UnHacked the podcast with hosts Justin Shelley, Bryan Lachapelle, and Mario Zaki.
Your vendors could be your biggest security risk — and you probably don't even know it.
Most business owners think cybersecurity is about their systems. But what about the 10, 20, or even 89+ vendors who have direct access to your data right now?
In Episode 84 of Unhacked, Justin Shelley (CEO, Phoenix IT Advisors) and Mario Zaki (CEO, Mazteck IT) break down one of the most overlooked threats in business today: vendor risk and third-party access.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why your least secure vendor is your weakest link — and what to do about it
- The real story of an MSP who came in one morning to find every single one of his clients encrypted with a ransom note (and the one-word lesson that changed everything)
- Why that random TeamViewer or LogMeIn software sitting on your network could be a wide-open door for hackers
- The simple, no-tech-required first step every business owner can take today to get control of their vendor exposure
- How to use AI to instantly cut through thousands of installed applications and flag the dangerous ones
Quick gut-check for you: How many vendors have access to your sensitive business data right now? If you can't answer that quickly — this episode is for you.
This is Episode 10 of our cybersecurity mini-series built specifically for business owners. No jargon. No fluff. Just practical steps to keep your business protected.
