How NetSPI is Growing Despite Covid-19, PLUS 3 Things to Do Now to Protect Your Data

One Take CEO Interviews

Cybersecurity business leader Aaron Shilts discusses how he is leading his employees through the stresses and changes brought on by Covid-19, organic growth and a recent acquisition. He also shares three things your business should do if it hasn’t already done so to avoid a devastating cyberattack.

Shilts is president and COO of Minneapolis-based NetSPI, the industry leader in enterprise security testing and vulnerability management. NetSPI works with eight of the top 10 U.S. banks, three of the world’s five largest health care companies and the largest cloud providers. In December, it acquired Utah-based Silent Break Security to create a complete package for offensive cyber security and attack surface management.

Other points covered in this One Take CEO Interview interview include:

  • How Covid-19 affected NetSPI's workforce
  • Nothing connected to the Internet is safe, so what can you do?
  • How much cyber security can affect mergers and acquisitions
  • What he anticipates his greatest challenge will be in 2021
  • The upsides of working through a pandemic

About One Take CEO Interviews: CEOs share their take on how best to lead during the Covid-19 pandemic and it's unprecedented impact on their operations, and the economy. Each interview is recorded in one take with no edits, and runs 10 to 20 minutes in duration. The interviews are produced award-winning journalist Dale Kurschner, who today provides strategic communication, crisis response and reputation management services to business owners and leaders as a consultant with Platinum Group.

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