561: Cyber Security

The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.

Henry Lopez, Levante Business Group

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 522 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Cyber Security for small businesses, with IT services and cybersecurity experts Gary Pica.

Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/561-gary-pica-cyber-security/

Cybersecurity threats are a growing risk for small businesses. In this episode, Henry Lopez speaks with Gary Pica, a pioneer in IT services and cybersecurity, about practical strategies to protect small businesses from cyber threats.

Learn how to reduce risks, implement strong security measures, and plan for potential cyberattacks.

Gary Pica is a pioneer in IT services, having built one of the first managed service providers (MSP) in 1996. After scaling his business into a multi-million-dollar company, he sold it and dedicated his career to helping IT service providers grow and improve cybersecurity solutions.

Gary is now General Manager of TruMethods at Kaseya, where he has helped over 2,000 IT companies build profitable, scalable businesses.

Episode Breakdown:

The increasing risk of cyber threats for small businesses
Why small businesses are prime targets for hackers
Common cybersecurity mistakes business owners make
The importance of outsourcing IT security to managed service providers
Essential security measures every small business should implement
How cybercriminals exploit small business vulnerabilities
Building a cybersecurity incident response plan
The role of cybersecurity awareness training for employees

Top 3 Takeaways:

Cyberattacks are inevitable—small businesses must plan as if they will be targeted.
Basic security measures like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and backups can prevent major breaches.
Outsourcing IT security to a Managed Service Provider (MSP) ensures expert-level protection.

This episode is hosted by Henry Lopez. The How of Business podcast focuses on helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Find the best podcast, small business coaching, resources and trusted service partners for small business owners and entrepreneurs at our website https://TheHowOfBusiness.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to the How of Business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start, run, and grow your small business.
0:13.7	And now here is your host.
0:16.1	Welcome to this episode of the How of Business.
0:17.7	This is Henry Lopez.
0:19.0	My guest today is Gary Pika. Gary, welcome to the show.
0:23.0	Thank you. I appreciate you having me. Absolutely. Looking forward to this topic. We haven't covered
0:27.0	this topic in quite some time on this show, but cyber threats, cybersecurity threats, are an increasingly
0:33.3	growing risk for small businesses. And many owners, small business owners, we don't realize
0:39.4	just how vulnerable they are, we are. And so Gary Pika, who is a pioneer in the IT
0:45.4	services industry, he joins me today to discuss practical cybersecurity strategies that every
0:52.4	small business should have in place.
0:54.9	We're also going to explore a bit of his very interesting and inspirational entrepreneurial
0:58.5	journey.
0:59.9	You can find all of the How a Business podcast resources, including the show notes page
1:05.4	of this episode and learn about my one-on-one and group coaching programs.
1:09.4	All of that is at the howab business.com.
1:12.0	I also invite you to please consider supporting this show on Patreon,
1:16.0	and I invite you to subscribe, wherever you might be listening,
1:18.5	so you don't miss any new episodes.
1:21.1	Let me tell you a little bit more about Gary.
1:22.8	Gary Pika is a pioneer in the IT services industry,
1:26.6	having built one of the first managed service providers.
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