You Need Cybercrime Protection More Than Fire Insurance | Ethical Hacker David Leadbetter

You need cybercrime protection more than you need fire insurance. David Leadbetter spent 20 years in insurance, ending as president of a $100 million shop, before becoming an ethical hacker and founding the Avail Group of Companies. In this episode of Executive Conversations with Daniel Kube, CEO of servicePath, he explains why cybercrime is the new crime, and why most businesses are protected against the wrong one. David also proves you can fight the new crime while giving back: all three of his companies donate 10 percent of gross revenue to the community every year. In this conversation: ✅ Why nobody breaks into an office for petty cash anymore, and what your policy still covers ✅ Why 90 percent of cyber attacks start with phishing and human error ✅ The Human Firewall: a team trained to recognize social engineering before the click ✅ The $150,000 ransomware story every small business should hear ✅ Why cyber insurance is often the blind leading the blind ✅ The app connecting victims of crime to 170 services so nobody falls through the cracks About David Leadbetter: David is the Founder, President and CEO of the Avail Group of Companies. He is an ethical hacker, a two-time gold-medal Canadian martial arts champion, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and was named Top 35 Under 35 by Business Insurance Magazine of Canada and Top 40 Under 40 by Business Leaders in Ontario. Connect with David:   / david-leadbetter-87308613b   About Executive Conversations: A weekly series hosted by Daniel Kube, CEO of servicePath, featuring candid conversations with the leaders shaping enterprise technology, revenue, and growth. 🔔 Subscribe to the Executive Conversations newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/syk27k8m 📨 Read the newsletter edition: https://tinyurl.com/mb5uep9h Learn more about servicePath: https://www.servicepath.co Could your team spot a well-crafted phishing email today? Not in theory. Today. Tell us in the comments. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:50 From insurance president to founder: be of service and 10% of gross 08:02 Why purpose beats money 10:47 It's really only who you helped 13:36 Building three companies at once 15:21 The insurtech build taking on the industry's Coca-Cola 18:36 Jiu-jitsu, the Toronto Police, and the app for victims of crime 23:52 AI for good and solving real problems with tech 28:11 The new crime: fire insurance, phishing, and the Human Firewall 37:00 MSPs masquerading as cybersecurity companies 42:01 Hire brilliant people smarter than you 44:28 Lightning round and close #CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #RiskManagement #EthicalHacking #ExecutiveConversations