Episode Details

In this episode, Barbara and Stephen discuss:

• What are the traits Doctors and IT professionals have in common?
• Where do you begin in having cybersecurity?
• How do you determine a real or fake email?

Key Takeaways:

“First, focus on email security, and then move from there. Since email is the gateway for most problems, so focusing on that email first and foremost is a great way. ” – Stephen Jordan

Connect with Stephen Jordan:

Website: https://www.soundcybersecurity.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-jordan-a85b876b/

Email: Stephen@soundcybersecurity.com  

Connect with Barbara Hales:

Twitter:   @DrBarbaraHales
Facebook:   facebook.com/theMedicalStrategist
Business Website: www.TheMedicalStrategist.com
Email:   halesgangb@aol,com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheMedicalStrategist
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/barbarahales

Books:

Content Copy Made Easy
14 Tactics to Triple Sales
Power to the Patient: The Medical Strategist

TRANSCRIPTION (137)

Dr. Barbara Hales: Welcome to another episode of marketing tips for doctors.

I’m your host, Dr. Barbara Hales. Today, we have with us a special person. He is known for cybersecurity, which is something that we all could know more about.

Stephen Jordan has spent over 33 years providing computer-related products and services to small businesses working as a technician, a system administrator, a system engineer and an IT Manager with 30 of those years running his own business, Stephen experienced the evolution of the industry as it changed from being the sales driven computer industry, to the more balanced sales and service IT industry, and then to the managed service industry and has seen many new industries created, including cybersecurity. Steven sold his it and managed the service business in October of 2021. So he could just focus on matters of cybersecurity for small businesses, which brought him to start his latest business venture called sound. Cyber security. Welcome to the show, Stephen

Stephen Jordan: Thank you. Thank you for having me. Glad to be here.

Dr. Barbara Hales: Stephen, as an IT professional, what do you feel you have in common with doctors?

IT Professionals and Doctors

Stephen Jordan: Gosh, you know, I’d say there are two things that I have in common though, there’s probably more than that. But I started out in the industry as a technician, as many do. And that evolved over time into me becoming a system engineer, where I was then selling, installing and supporting servers and other network products for small businesses. But then I woke up one day, and I found myself running my own business. And that was a bit of a shock. But I started out, you know, in college as a computer science major, and then moved on to industry certifications. And though I finished my bachelor’s degree years later, once there was such a thing as an Information Technology Degree, none of that prepared me for running my own business.

So the first thing