UnHacked - Cybersecurity Made Simple for Small Businesses
Episodes
80. Your Employees Are the Vulnerability: The Truth About Email Scams, Phishing, and the Human Risk You're Ignoring
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley — Phoenix IT Advisors | https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/Mario Zaki — Mazteck IT | https://www.mazteck.com/Bryan Lachapelle ...
79. Your Backup Strategy Is Probably Broken (And It Will Cost You)
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Think yo...
78. The Real Perimeter: Why Every Device in Your Business Is a Target
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/What hap...
77. The Hidden Cyber Threats Lurking in Your Business (That Your IT Guy Doesn't Even Know About)
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/You can't secure what you can't see. In this critical e...
76. Courts Can Now Use Your ChatGPT History Against You (And Other Identity Nightmares)
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Episode 76 ...
75. Governance, Frameworks & Compliance: Your Business Survival Guide
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/In this episode, Justin and Mario dive deep into why "I ...
74. The AI Trap That's Making Business Owners Dangerously Complacent
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/After a two...
73. Microsoft Engineer Reveals: How AI Can Read Your Entire Database (In Plain English) - with Faiz Gouri
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: Faiz...
72. Why Your Cybersecurity Training is Making You LESS Safe - with Craig Taylor
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: Cr...
71. HIPAA Violations: From $141 to $2.1 Million Per Record Exposed - with Milan Rogers
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: M...
70. Unlicensed and Dangerous: The IT Industry Secret That's Putting Your Business at Risk - with Robert Cioffi
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: R...
69. Windows 7, Zero Backups, and $24K Down the Drain: A Cybersecurity Horror Story
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/A real cybersecurity horror story unfolds as Ju...
68. The ADA Website Lawsuit Trap That's Bankrupting Small Businesses
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Small businesses making under $500K are the #1 target ...
67. The $10 Million Cybersecurity Mistake That Could Destroy Your Business Tomorrow
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Nevada's state government has been crippled by ransomwa...
66. Turn Hackers Into Your Security Team - with Grant McCracken
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: G...
65. 80 Clients, 2,500 Computers, 100% Encrypted: A Survival Story Every CEO Needs to Hear - with Robert Cioffi
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Guest: Robert Cioffi - https://www.patreon.com/CyberRI...
64. The Hidden Threat: How Vendor Breaches Can Destroy Your Business - with Jolie Grace Wareham
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts:Justin Shelley - https://unhackmybusiness.com Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: Jolie Grace Wareham, CEO of Protosec - https...
63. Everything Is a Data Problem: How AI Is Creating New Business Risks - with Jocelyn Houle
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ Bryan Lachapelle - https://www.b4networks.ca/Guest: Jocelyn Houle - https://www.jocelynhoul...
62. How Elderly Scams Could Destroy Your Business and Family Wealth - with Jocelyn King
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/ | Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/Guest: Jocelyn King, "Queen of Online Safety" - ht...
61. When Six Figures Nearly Vanished: A Real-World Guide to Protecting Your Business from Wire Fraud The Reality Check Every Business Owner Needs
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
60. The Brutal Truth Your Cybersecurity Is Probably Worthless - with Adriel Desautels
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
59. Your Factory Is Wide Open: How to Lock Down Connected Machines Before It’s Too Late with Tory Bjorklundy
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your Factory Is Wide Open: How to Lock Down Connected Machines Before It’s Too LateLegacy machines were never designed to be connected—or protecte...
58. The AI Advantage: How Small Businesses Can Compete (and Win) Like the Big Guys with Brad Groux
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on UnHacked, we’re talking with Brad Groux (cybersecurity engineer, tech founder, and co-host of The Digital Meld podcast) about how AI is...
57. The Password Trap: What It’s Costing Your Business (And How to Escape) with Raul Cepeda
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Password fatigue isn’t just annoying—it’s expensive and dangerous. In this episode of UnHacked, Raul Cepeda Jr. from rf IDEAS breaks down the hi...
56. Unlocked Remote Access: How One Mistake Brought a Manufacturer to a Halt with Brett Galant
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of UnHacked, cybersecurity strategist Brett Gallant walks us through a real-world disaster—a manufacturing plant brought to its knee...
55. From Breached to Bulletproof: How Smart Businesses Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats with Michael Ritsema
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would happen if your entire business was encrypted overnight? No files. No access. No plan.In this episode of UnHacked, we sit down with Michael ...
54. The Receipts Are Fake, The Photos Are Lies: A Small Business Owner's Survival Guide with Mounir Ibrahim
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three small business owners are about to discover why their $150 inspection costs are bankrupting them—and how one diplomat's experience in Syrian w...
53. The One Thing That’s Tanking Your Business Value (And How to Fix It) with James DuBos
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are your cybersecurity gaps quietly devaluing your business? In this episode, entrepreneur and advisor Jim DuBos shares the top reasons buyers walk aw...
52. Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Business: Here’s How to Fight Back with Ilke Demir
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Justin Shelley and Mario Zaki welcome Dr. Ilkay Damir, a deep fake detection expert who developed FakeCatcher at Intel. Dr. Dam...
51. Behind the Likes: What Small Business Owners Must Know About Social Media Fraud
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of UnHacked, hosts Justin Shelley and Mario Zake are joined by Tim O'Hearn, author and former software engineer, to explore the darker...
50. Security Is a Team Sport: Turning Employees from Liabilities to Cyber Defenders
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on the critical role people play in cybersecurity. The hosts discuss how most breaches (95-97%) involve human error, emphasizing ...
49. Mac or PC? Mario and Damien Duke it out in This Epic Battle of Who Is More Secure
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring in a guest who consults with solopreneurs who run their businesses on Macs. This question is debated all the time: Is Mac really more s...
48. I Hate the Cybersecurity Industry with Dave Sobel of The Business of Tech Podcast
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Sobel is the host of The Business of Tech, a podcast that delivers the latest IT services and MSP-focused news and commentary. Curated to stories...
47. Architects of Defense with Lori Crooks
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lori Crooks is the Founder and CEO of Cadra, Inc. The organization focuses on security assessments and security management projects. With a career foc...
46. Cybersecurity Meets Financial Planning with Eric Brotman
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric D. Brotman, CFP®, is the CEO of BFG Financial Advisors, President of Brotman Consulting Group, LLC, host of the Don’t Retire… Graduate! podc...
45. How to Protect Your Business When Using 3rd Party Integrations
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We make a lot of assumptions in the world of tech and cybersecurity. The most common one I see is assuming that a vendor is properly protecting your d...
44. How Will Tariffs Impact Cybersecurity Risks?
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will tariffs impact cybersecurity? As costs rise, we will be forced to make difficult decisions. Many will choose not to upgrade old technology wh...
43. Locking Down AI with Alec Crawford
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we talked about how AI can improve processes and output. Today, we’re going to talk more about the security side of AI.
42. Th-AI Took Our Jobs! with Chase Friedman
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like all things in tech, AI is a tool that can be used for good or bad. Today we talk with Chase Friedman, managing partner of Alpine Anchor, about le...
40. Ransomware Attacks QUADRUPLED in 2024 - and what to do about it
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Compared to 2023, ransomware attacks increased 4x in 2024. Why? Because it's EASY! With RaaS (Ransomware as a Service), anyone can be a successful bad...
41. High-Stakes Divorces and Cybersecurity - with Jonathan Steele
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with Jonathan Steele, a prominent high-stakes divorce attorney who doubles as a cybersecurity expert.At Steele Fortress, Jonathan le...
39. Forget the Russians - The ATTORNEYS are Coming!
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's bad enough that cyber-thugs are coming for our businesses. And our bank accounts. But there's a new threat that is gaining traction: class-action...
38. Compliance First - Protecting Your Empire with Tim Golden of Compliance Scorecard
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Golden of Compliance Scorecard joins us to discuss the meaning and importance of measuring against an official security framework
37. Why We Are Losing the Cyberwar - The Root Cause and New Solution with Christian Espinosa
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As business owners and execs, we are responsible for EVERYTHING! While cybersecurity may not be your native language, it is critical to learn enough t...
36. Breaking Down a Doctor's Rant with Evgeniy Kharam
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about a disgruntled doctor, his real/understandable problems, and [perhaps] a bigger problem with mindset; and as always...
35. 6 Signs Your IT Company is Leaving You Exposed
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you REALLY know that your IT company has you properly protected? How do you know you are getting what you pay for? This is one decision where y...
34. Before the Breach: A Business Owner’s Hard Lesson in Cyber Readiness with Robert Cioffi
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most business owners think a major cyber incident won’t happen to them—until it does.In this powerful episode of UnHacked, Robert Cioffi shares th...
33. The Formula - Part 3: Protect Your People
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In his book "Future Crimes", Marc Goodman said something that has been burned in my brain for years:“If you think technology can solve your security...
32. The Formula - Part 2: Protect Your Data
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Data backup used to be simple: a tape drive on the server and you're good to go! Now data lives everywhere. Taming this beast can be a challenge to sa...
31. The Formula - Part 1: Protect Your Technology
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we decided to do something special. So over the next 3 weeks we will deep-dive on each of these areas and give you ...
30. What Exactly Is The Dark Web, Anyway?
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we are going to answer the burning question I know you all have: “What in the hell is the Dark Web?” Spoiler alert, we talk ...
29. Can You Be Sued for NOT Paying the Ransom?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we are going to talk about how to spot a phishing email (and how to get your whole company to do the same), dive into a $5 Milli...
28. 4 Steps to Securing ALL of Your Critical Data
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we are going to talk about how to make sure ALL of your critical data is backed up, we’ll break down 2 specific security event...
27. Joseph Brunsman - How to Make Sure Your Cyber Insurance Policy Pays Out in a Disaster
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we help business owners get proper cyber security insurance coverage, and make sure it’s paid in an emergency.
26. Pop Up Alerts Can Be Good Or Bad – How Do We Know The Difference?
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about how to know the difference between good and bad popup alerts, break down the largest data leak ever, and as always, wra...
25. Working From Home: Security, Productivity, and Culture
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In prepping for this episode, I ran a quick survey of those who work from home. There was a consistent theme: the flexibility is nice but the loneline...
24. 6 Steps to Protect Against Bank Fraud
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss bank fraud and lessons learned from the CrowdStrike debacle.
23. CDK is Breached, Auto Industry Crippled, and What it Means for Your Company
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
22. Pros and Cons of Moving to the Cloud
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
21. Cybersecurity for the Road Warrior
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do Mormon Crickets have to do with cybersecurity? TBD. Meanwhile, here are some crucial protections you need to have in place before you leave fo...
20. Cybersecurity and Productivity on a Budget
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unconventional Tricks for Maximizing Tech ROI
19. The Benefits and Risks of Using AI in Your Business
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leveraging AI in your small business may be the most important thing you do. But make these mistakes, and it may be game-over.
18. Cloud Security: 4 Things Business Owners Need to Know
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "I've moved to the cloud, now I'm safe!" Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, a recent study ...
17. But... What If I DO Get Hacked?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I like to say that once you've been hit, you can never get UnHacked. Well, let's take a look at the worst-case scenario and create a plan. Just in cas...
16. A Security-Minded Culture is Your Best Defense in the War on Cyber Crime
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the hosts discuss the importance of company culture in cybersecurity. They emphasize the need for businesses to prioritize cybersecur...
15. The War Room - Surviving Cyber Attacks
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a very literal sense, without the proper formula for cyber security, your business is likely to suffer an attack from which you may never recover. ...
14. Internet of Things (IoT) - Is Your Fridge a Member of the Russian Mafia?
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
13. Passwords Are a Huge PITA! Let's Fix That
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I like to say, "If cybersecurity protections aren't a giant pain in the ass, you're probably not doing it right." Passwords come to mind. Super long, ...
12. Keystroke Loggers: Is Your Janitor The Problem?
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your janitor has keys to your office and is expected to enter the building when nobody's home. What if they were paid to plant spy equipment on your c...
11. Make It Happen To Somebody Else
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The sad reality of cybercrime (and crime in general) is that there will always be criminals. Like I was taught when I worked as an armed guard for an ...
10. The Russians Are Coming! and what to do about it
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In most episodes we talk about the devastating financial and emotional cost of a breach. This time, as far as public record goes, "The company does no...
9. Sorry You Were Hacked - Here's a $480M Lawsuit to Brighten Your Day
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Ontario hospital system is hit with ransomware. 20,000 appointments cancelled. 267,000 patient records leaked. 3,000 employee records leaked. That...
8. MGM CyberNightmare
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Key point: It's all about the people. We are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain. Training, policies and procedures, and 3rd party assessments...
7. Tony Rucci - Counterintelligence Special Agent (Retired)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antonio A. Rucci is a retired Counterintelligence Special Agent and US Army Warrant Officer, with more than 39 years of technical security experience....
6. 80% of Cyber Incidents Caused by Human Error - And how to fix it
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity awareness training us usually an afterthought at best. The conversation is usually about securing technology. Until this changes, we wil...
5. Hi I'm From the FBI and I'm Here to Help!
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the FBI believes a security problem is bad enough that they feel justified breaking into your network to fix the problem for you. Which is a...
4. A Day in the Life...
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What goes on behind the scenes in the world of cybersecurity?
3. If You Don't Have a CISO, You ARE the CISO
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the event of a breach, SOMEONE will be held accountable. Investigations, fines, lawsuits. It's never pretty. If you haven't properly protected your...
2. Hacked Websites
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most overlooked steps you need to take to protect your organization.
1. War
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Russia and Ukraine both include cyber attacks in their war effort, what does this mean for the rest of us?