The Cyber Playbook for Business Podcast

The Cyber Playbook for Business is the weekly show where strategy meets execution. Where marketing meets technology. Where culture meets profit. Where the wisdom of those who built empires before us meets the bold, chaotic, brilliant ways business is being done right now. Every week, host Corey Bilton pulls from the stories of today's business titans, the lessons buried in history, and the hard data behind what actually works to give founders, leaders, and owners a complete, unfiltered playbook for building something extraordinary. We're talking brand building, marketing that actually moves the needle, technology that opens doors you didn't know existed, cybersecurity that protects everything you've worked for, and a culture so strong it becomes your greatest competitive weapon. No single-topic tunnel vision. No recycled advice. Just real insight, real stories, and a real playbook built for wherever you are in your journey and wherever you're determined to go.

The Cyber Playbook for Business Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 44 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Cyber Playbook for Business Podcast, a business show with 44 episodes published.

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  Episode #38

  Ransomware, Extorion and The Unified Cyber Playbook For Wealth Managers

  Sep 24, 202613 minS2

  What happens when your wealth management practice faces a midnight extortion demand to pay millions in Bitcoin or watch your clients' private tax records, Social Insurance Numbers, and account balances get dumped on the dark web? In this 3rd part finale, we unpack the double-extortion tactics used by modern cybercrime and examine the legal and regulatory fallout when a breach hits the financial sector. We break down the high-stakes extortion attack on Mercer Advisors by threat group ShinyHunters, where 5.7 million internal records were leaked after a ransom refusal, alongside First American Financial’s $1.5M in regulatory fines for failing to patch a known application vulnerability. Finally, we tie the entire 3-part series together into a Cyber Playbook. A single operational blueprint bringing together voice security, branch email hardening, and regulatory incident response for Canadian financial advisors.

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  Episode #36

  The Desjardins Data Breach - A Financial Advisor Warning

  Sep 17, 202610 minS2

  If you believe a firewall and a standard Microsoft 365 password are enough to safeguard your practice, your firm is on borrowed time. In this episode, we expose the silent, invisible threat colonizing Canadian wealth management branch offices: Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) inbox takeovers, rogue insider exfiltration, and supply-chain regulatory breaches. Cybercriminals are no longer blowing up front doors, they are quietly stealing session tokens, sitting inside advisor inboxes for months, learning your clients' routines, and executing unauthorized actions using your firm's legitimate authority. We dive deep into two massive real-world cases that served as wake up calls for the Canadian financial sector. The Desjardins Insider Disaster and the CIRO Systemic Breach.

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  Episode #35

  The Wire Transfer Trap:Deepfakes, Vishing & The Voice on the Phone

  Sep 10, 202611 minS2

  What happens when the client requesting an urgent million dollar wire transfer sounds exactly like your top client but isn't real? In this premier episode of our special 3-part series, we explore how cybercriminals are weaponizing generative AI voice cloning and vishing (voice phishing) to bypass the most fundamental security control in wealth management: human trust. We go deep into real-world cases, breaking down how major financial institutions like Point72 faced sophisticated deepfake voice campaigns, and how stolen client profiles from Canadian institutions like BMO were used to execute unauthorized wire transfers directly out of accounts. Finally, we translate these threat vectors into a Canadian Financial Advisor Playbook featuring actionable steps to protect your practice, enforce verifications, and stay compliant with CIRO reporting guidelines.

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  Episode #35

  When Phishing Hits the Physical World: The Winnipeg Hospital Ransomware Attack

  Sep 3, 202612 minS2

  Just weeks after the controversy in Newfoundland, a breaking story out of Manitoba proved why realistic cybersecurity training is a matter of physical safety. Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, the province’s largest hospital and CancerCare Manitoba were hit by a major ransomware attack. Rather than encrypting patient files, the breach compromised building management systems. In this follow-up episode, we explore the convergence of IT and Operational Technology (OT), the human entry points behind ransomware, and the hard lessons healthcare organizations must implement to protect physical infrastructure.

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  Episode #34

  The "Cruel Test" & The Brutal Reality of Modern Cybersecurity

  Aug 27, 202616 minS2

  When Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services sent thousands of burned-out healthcare workers an email promising a paid day off, staff felt a brief moment of relief. Until they learned it was just a test. Union leaders called it a cruel hoax, employees quit, and leadership issued a public apology. But from a cybersecurity perspective, was this test wrong? In this episode, we unpack why adversaries weaponize fatigue, why "nice" security training leaves organizations exposed, and how AI is eliminating the obvious signs of phishing attacks. It is time to move beyond outrage and look at the harsh realities of enterprise risk.

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