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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Matt is a CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, and CFR and has spent over 13 years raising the cybersecurity and compliance tide within the MSP and SMB communities. He helped scale an MSP supporting 20,000 endpoints, protecting over 17,000 people across five states. Today, he serves as Security & Compliance Senior Director at Pax8, where he drives thought leadership around Zero Trust, framework-centric security, and operational maturity in the channel.