575 - Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks with Nick Mullen
The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.
Henry Lopez, Levante Business Group
4.7 • 522 Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Cybersecurity expert Nick Mullen shares how you can protect your business from cyber attacks. Small businesses are often the target for today's most dangerous cyber threats.
Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/575-nick-mullen-cyber-security/
Cyberattacks are no longer just a threat to large corporations - small business owners are now the most frequent and most vulnerable targets. In this episode of The How of Business, Henry Lopez speaks with cybersecurity expert and Entoo Security founder Nick Mullen about how you can protect your business from cyber attacks using clear, practical, and affordable strategies.
Nick breaks down the modern cyber threat landscape, including:
Ransomware and extortion scams
AI-powered phishing emails and voice impersonations
The myth of "I'm too small to be a target"
The importance of email access controls and proper backups
They also explore the FTC Safeguards Rule, which now applies to many more small businesses, and what it means to be compliant. Nick emphasizes the importance of understanding where your data lives, limiting who can access it, and training your team to spot threats before they cause damage.
"You might think you're too small to be a target, but $50,000 is a huge payday for a criminal overseas—and they can attack thousands of small businesses every day," Nick warns.
Whether you run a solo business or have a growing team, this episode will give you the clarity and steps you need to protect what you've worked so hard to build.
Nick Mullen is the founder of N2 Security, a full-service cybersecurity firm helping small businesses including accountants, bookkeepers, and service providers meet compliance standards and avoid devastating cyberattacks. He has nearly two decades of experience in security, compliance, and governance.
This episode is hosted by Henry Lopez. The How of Business podcast focuses on helping you start, run, grow and exit 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. |
| 0:13.5 | And now here is your host. |
| 0:15.5 | Welcome to this episode of The How Well Business. |
| 0:17.3 | This is Henry Lopez. My guest today is Nick Mullen. |
| 0:20.3 | Nick, welcome to the show. |
| 0:21.9 | Thanks for having me, Henry. Glad to be here. Absolutely. An important topic that we're going to discuss. |
| 0:26.8 | We've discussed it here a couple of times recently, or at least one other time recently. |
| 0:31.8 | But it's such a critical topic, cybersecurity for small business owners. We are the target of cybersecurity, whether we'd like to |
| 0:40.2 | accept that or realize that. And so it's important that we protect ourselves and our businesses |
| 0:45.8 | from what could potentially be a catastrophic situation in the way of a cybersecurity breach. |
| 0:52.1 | So that's what we're going to explore today with Nick. |
| 0:54.8 | You can find all of the business resources, including the show notes page for this episode, |
| 0:59.8 | which will include all the links that we talk about. |
| 1:02.0 | And to learn more about my one-on-one and group coaching programs, |
| 1:05.6 | just visit the howab business.com. |
| 1:07.9 | I also invite you to consider supporting this podcast on Patreon and subscribe |
| 1:12.2 | wherever you might be listening so you don't miss any new episodes. Let me tell you a little bit |
| 1:16.6 | more about Nick and then we'll get into the conversation. Nick Mullen is a security |
| 1:20.5 | and governance professional with nearly 20 years of experience in technology and leadership |
| 1:26.5 | in financial services and other highly regulated |
| 1:30.3 | industries. Over the last decade plus, Nick has been delivering technology and compliance |
| 1:35.3 | solutions of all shapes and sizes, working with organizations in a Fortune 50, small businesses |
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