Beyond the Firewall. Powered by HUB Tech
Beyond the Firewall is a podcast designed to help business and IT leaders understand how technology shapes performance, resilience, and long-term growth. Each episode delivers expert perspectives and actionable insights to help organizations stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
You’ll hear deep dives into today’s most pressing technology topics, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IT modernization, and cloud transformation. Conversations center on real-world challenges and practical strategies leaders can apply to strengthen their operations, safeguard their environments, and prepare for the future of IT.
Powered by HUB Tech, the podcast is hosted by Chris Daggett, Director of Managed Services and Security at HUB Tech, and Adam Shaffer, an IT and eCommerce leader. Together, they sit down with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, IT practitioners, public-sector leaders, and other technology innovators who bring forward the ideas, lessons, and perspectives shaping the modern IT landscape.
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Beyond the Firewall. Powered by HUB Tech
Latest Episodes
Women in Tech: Career Paths For Women In Cybersecurity And The IT Channel
Tech careers are full of myths, and one of the biggest is that you need a perfect plan or a computer science degree to belong. We sit down with Fernanda Silver from Acronis, Adriana Ayadarola from Colossus Technology, and Chris Daggett from Hub...
Small Business, Big Risks: Cybersecurity Best Practices That Actually Work
A lot of small businesses still assume hackers only chase big brands. The truth we see every day is simpler and scarier: attackers use automation and AI to hunt for the easiest door, and SMBs often have the fewest locks.We sit down with...
When Chatbots Become Coworkers And Start Acting
Your AI tools are not staying in the “chat window.” They are learning your habits, pulling in context, and starting to take action and that is where productivity can quietly turn into risk. We talk with cybersecurity and compliance leader Matt ...
Inside Fenway Park: How the Boston Red Sox Use Technology, AI, and Analytics to Power Athletes and the Fan Experience
In this episode of the Beyond the Firewall podcast, Powered by HUB Tech, we sit down with Randy George, Senior Vice President of Technology for the Boston Red Sox, for a behind-the-scenes look at how technology is transforming one of the most i...
Closing the Cybersecurity Execution Gap: Why Strategy Fails Without Process
Cybersecurity plans look great on paper until daily operations get in the way. The real reason breaches happen isn’t a lack of tools or knowledge. It’s breakdowns in execution.In this episode, we sit down with Steve Brining, CISSP and...