The Evolution of Cyber Security, with Mark Salinas | 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience | Assurance IT

Mark Salinas on Cyber Security Evolution, Attacks, and Skill Shortages

In this episode of 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience, Assurance IT’s co-founder, Luigi Tiano, sits down with Security Engineer Manager Mark Salinas to discuss how cyber security has evolved over the years.

Topics Covered:

1. The evolution of networking
2. Cyber security in 2000 vs 2022
3. End-users in 2000 vs 2022
4. The reality of buying cyber security tools
5. Cyber security vs cyber resilience
6. Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure
7. Getting hacked through a clock
8. How tech giants like Google are addressing the IT skill shortage

Resources:

🔗 Mark Salinas on LinkedIn
🔗 Luigi Tiano on LinkedIn
🔗 Assurance IT

About Mark Salinas

With over 20 years of experience as a security and network architect, Mark Salinas specializes in designing and implementing network security solutions, cloud services, firewalls, IDS/IPS, application security, WAN optimization, and compliance (PCI & NERC). A CISSP-certified expert, he has worked extensively in both pre-sales and post-sales security architecture, audits, and mentorship.

About 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience

A bi-monthly podcast featuring IT leaders sharing insights on strengthening cybersecurity practices. Each episode explores 10 key questions that bring you one step closer to cyber resilience. Subscribe to stay informed on the latest cybersecurity trends.

About Assurance IT

Since 2011, Assurance IT has specialized in data protection and privacy for mid-market businesses in Canada. Based in Montreal, their unique PPR Methodology—Prepare, Protect, and Recover—helps organizations achieve cybersecurity and compliance goals with industry best practices.

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