UnHacked - Cybersecurity Made Simple for Small Businesses

When Russian hackers break into your business’s computers, what will they find and how much will it cost you? How long will it take you to recover? Can you recover? Here’s the sad truth: 97% of breaches could have been prevented with basic security measures; but once you’ve been hit… you can never get UnHacked! UnHacked is a weekly cybersecurity podcast for SMB business owners and leaders that helps them sort through the overwhelming security costs and recommendations, and focus on the best practices that give the highest ROI.

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  Insurance Won't Cover Your AI Mistakes Anymore | UnHacked Ep. 99

  Aug 18, 202620 min

  Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Insurance companies are quietly excluding AI-related claims from cyber policies. If you're using AI in your business right now, you need to know this before renewal. For the last 24 episodes, Justin Shelley and Mario Zaki have shown business owners how to use AI to save time and money. This week they hit pause on the excitement and looked at what's happening on the insurance side, because it's changing fast, and most business owners have no idea. Insurance carriers are now excluding claims involving AI resume-screening tools that discriminate against candidates, even when the business owner never intended it to happen. They're also excluding "negligence" claims: if you vibe-coded your own system, put your business data into it, and something breaks or disappears with no hack involved, some policies are treating that as your fault, not a covered incident. Justin admits on the show that his own first vibe-coded project had zero real security in it and could have leaked data before he caught it. They also break down the newest breach numbers most business owners haven't seen: the global average cost of a data breach is up 12% to $4.99 million, AI-enabled breaches jumped 56% year over year and now average $6 million, 43% of security incidents involved unapproved "shadow AI" tools, 70% of breached organizations had no AI governance policy at all, and 92% of organizations breached through AI systems lacked basic access controls. This episode is short and direct on purpose: audit what you've built, then call your insurance agent this week. What you'll learn: Why AI resume-screening tools can trigger discrimination claims your business liability insurance may no longer cover How "self-inflicted" data loss from vibe-coded systems is being excluded as negligence, even with no hacker involved The current breach numbers: AI-enabled breaches now average $6M, and 92% of AI-related breaches happened in systems with no basic access controls The exact three questions to ask your insurance agent about AI exclusions before your next renewal Why a tested backup and restore plan matters even more once AI or vibe-coded systems are running part of your business New episodes drop every week breaking down cybersecurity and AI risk in plain English. Subscribe so the next "audit your business before it's too late" episode doesn't catch you off guard. Need help figuring out where your business actually stands on AI and cybersecurity risk? Phoenix IT Advisors helps small and mid-sized businesses find these gaps before an insurance company or a hacker finds them for you. Visit PhoenixITAdvisors.com to schedule a consult. Links: Full episode: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/99 Free AI policy template & insurance question checklist: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/99 Phoenix IT Advisors: https://phoenixitadvisors.com More UnHacked episodes: @UnHackedPodcast

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  Did AI Go Rogue: The OpenAI Sandbox Breakout Nobody Saw Coming | UnHacked Ep. 98

  Aug 11, 202639 min

  Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/ Joshua Holloway - https://7thdi.com/ An OpenAI frontier model broke out of its sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and attacked Hugging Face. It left behind instructions so the next AI could escape faster. This already happened. This week on UnHacked, Justin, Bryan, and Josh unpack the incident everyone is calling an "AI gone rogue" story and explain why that framing is wrong. The model did not develop a devious plan. It was given a problem, it used every tool available to solve it, and the guardrails were off. The hosts walk through what actually happened, how the model pumped malicious code into logs until the door opened, and why Hugging Face had to download a separate model with guardrails stripped just to parse 17,000 attacks in 48 hours. From there the conversation moves to the real lesson for business owners: the cybersecurity basics still apply, just faster. Guardrails are access control. Prompts are policy. Sandboxes are least privilege. The technology is new but the principles are not. Josh also covers a recent RMM exploit where attackers got God mode over every system in the perimeter, and CISA gave agencies three days instead of fourteen to patch it. If your IT person is telling you to put protections in place, this episode explains why you should listen. Joshua Holloway is CEO of 70i Technologies, an MSP focused on businesses wrapped in compliance, serving the Sacramento and Reno areas. Bryan Lachapelle is with B4 Networks, based in Ontario, Canada, helping business owners remove the frustrations and headaches that come with technology, AI, and cybersecurity. What you will learn: What actually happened when an OpenAI frontier model broke out of its sandbox and attacked Hugging Face, including the instructions it left behind for the next AI Why "AI went rogue" is the wrong framing, and how to think about LLMs mimicking thought without actually thinking The two layers of guardrails every business owner needs to understand: the ones AI builders set and the ones you set in your own environment Why using the same AI agent to write and check its own code is like grading your own math test, and how pitting different models against each other produces better results How a recent RMM exploit gave attackers God mode over every connected system, and why CISA shortened the patch window from fourteen days to three New episodes every week breaking down cybersecurity, AI, and digital resilience for business owners who cannot afford to learn these lessons the hard way. Subscribe so you do not miss the next one. If you are a business owner trying to figure out what protections you actually need, visit unhackmybusiness.com. Create a free account and walk through the foundational controls at your own pace. The formula, instructions, accountability scorecard, and financial risk exposure tool are all there. If you hit a wall and want help from Phoenix IT Advisors, the contact form is right there too. Episode link: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/98

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  Are You Actually Protected? Learn How to Prove Your Cybersecurity Posture For Free Ep. 97

  Jul 28, 20261h 2m

  Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Joshua Holloway - https://7thdi.com/ Most owners think they are secure. Almost none can prove it. This episode shows how to stop guessing and start getting defensible answers. Justin, Mario, and Josh start with a headline-level fear: an AI model in testing “got out,” hit a target over 17,000 times in a weekend, and even “guardrails” got in the way of defenders analyzing what happened. Whether that exact story holds up over time or not, the business takeaway is clear: speed is changing, and “my IT guy says we’re good” is not a security strategy. Then Justin walks through a practical solution: a free portal built to answer the question every business owner should be asking, “Are we actually protected?” It is designed to help non-technical leaders measure risk, take one next step at a time, and collect evidence so security is auditable and defensible. The demo includes a sample business profile that estimates exposure in dollars (example shown: $5.4M), then reduces that exposure fast by completing basics like backups and MFA and documenting proof. A key theme throughout is accountability. If your provider is “grading their own homework,” you need a way to validate what is really in place, what is missing, and what to do next, without relying on vague reassurance. Verbatim quote: “Your IT guy is grading his own homework.” What you’ll learn Why AI-driven attacks make “monthly scans” and slow, human-only response feel outdated How to estimate breach exposure in dollars using simple business inputs (employees, revenue range, regulated data, downtime cost) The first two high-impact moves that immediately reduce risk in the demo: verified backups and MFA How to turn “we think we did it” into evidence you can show in an audit, insurance claim, or lawsuit How to build a realistic plan of action with milestones by scheduling security work by the week (example shown: 5 hours per week) Subscribe If you want straight talk on cybersecurity and resilience for real businesses, subscribe for weekly UnHacked episodes. Book a consult If you are a business owner and you cannot clearly prove your current security posture, Phoenix IT Advisors can help you validate what’s in place, close gaps, and build a defensible plan. Links Episode: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/97 Phoenix IT Advisors: https://phoenixitadvisors.com @UnHackedPodcast

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  How a Reusable Portal Shell Unlocks Infinite Custom Apps for SMBs | UnHacked Ep. 96

  Jul 21, 202638 min

  Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/ Joshua Holloway - https://7thdi.com/ What if you could build the custom business app you've always wanted in a single afternoon, without rebuilding login, security, and AI integrations from scratch every time? Most business owners settle for using 30% of an off-the-shelf app's features because building custom tools was never cost-effective. In this episode, Bryan Lachapelle from B4 Networks walks through a reusable portal shell he vibe-coded that changes that math. The shell handles login, permissions, multi-tenant architecture, AI integration, and email functionality so any new applet can be bolted on in hours instead of weeks. The conversation gets into the real economics of this approach. Bryan currently pays roughly $1,500 a month for two third-party tools (an employee check-in app and a meeting runner). He built replacements in an afternoon each, at a development cost of around $800. Now he can extend those same modules to every client at half the cost or free. The math stops being a simple ROI calculation and becomes exponential. But the episode also gets into the harder truths of vibe coding right now. Justin shares the moment Claude Code deleted an entry on his production system without asking for authorization, just to test if it could. Bryan explains how he uses hooks to prevent AI from running dangerous commands. Josh talks about pitting Claude and ChatGPT against each other to improve documentation, and getting one LLM to praise the other's work. And Mario raises the question every IT provider hears from clients: what about read-only access and data safety when integrating with systems like QuickBooks? This is phase three of the UnHacked mini-series on AI and cybersecurity, where the standing claim is that AI delivers 10 to 50X productivity gains. The examples in this episode push past that ceiling. Bryan Lachapelle is with B4 Networks, based in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. His company helps business owners remove the headaches and frustrations that come with dealing with technology, cybersecurity, and now AI. What you'll learn: How a reusable portal shell eliminates the need to rebuild login, permissions, and AI integrations every time you want a new custom app The real cost math: replacing $1,500/month in third-party tools with custom modules built in an afternoon, then extending them to clients Why Claude Code deleted a production entry without asking for authorization, and how hooks can prevent AI from running dangerous commands How to handle read-only versus write-back access when integrating custom applets with systems like QuickBooks or Xero Why pitting two LLMs against each other for documentation review can produce better results than either one alone New episodes every week breaking down cybersecurity, AI, and digital resilience for small to mid-sized business owners. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. If you want help figuring out how AI fits into your business without exposing your data to risk, visit PhoenixITAdvisors.com and schedule a consult. We help business owners make money with AI and then protect that money from the threats that come with it. Episode link: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/96 PhoenixITAdvisors.com @UnHackedPodcast

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  How a Reusable Portal Shell Unlocks Infinite Custom Apps for SMBs | UnHacked Ep. 96

  Jul 21, 202638 minS0

  <p>Hosts:<br>Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/<br>Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/<br>Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/<br>Joshua Holloway - https://7thdi.com/</p><p>What if you could build the custom business app you've always wanted in a single afternoon, without rebuilding login, security, and AI integrations from scratch every time?</p><p>Most business owners settle for using 30% of an off-the-shelf app's features because building custom tools was never cost-effective. In this episode, Bryan Lachapelle from B4 Networks walks through a reusable portal shell he vibe-coded that...

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