Karla Reffold (Orpheus Cyber) - Is your vendor ready to a Cyber Event

Show Website: https://mspbusinessschool.com/ Guest Name: Karla Reffold https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlareffold/ Company: Orpheus Cyber https://orpheus-cyber.com/ Hosts Brian Doyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandoylemetathinq/ Robb Rogers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robb-rogers-07415251/ Tim McNeil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmcneil3/ Sponsors vCIOToolbox: https://vciotoolbox.com OSR Manage: https://osrmanage.com Karla is the COO of Orpheus Cyber. Orpheus is a threat intelligence company with a SAAS platform that helps organizations manage their own risk, and that of their third parties, with an easy-to-understand cyber risk score. Prior to joining Orpheus, Karla founded the international recruitment business, BeecherMadden before overseeing their acquisition by Nicoll Curtin. As a Director for Nicoll Curtin, she expanded the company further before moving to the US to accelerate the growth of the American business.

2:55 – Karla shares her background and how she got involved with the MSP Marketplace. She made a shout-out to Mark of Appgate saying he is the person who opened the MSP door for her and introduced her to a variety of people, events, and other activities.

7:47 – Brian appreciates Karla's observation. Brian also emphasizes that the MSP market is starting to realize the importance of security. He also poses a question about Third-Party Risk and the matrix to be shared with the customer. 

15:16 – Karla states that she was amazed to be able to watch teams go from one head of information security who couldn't obtain a budget to teams of 10 to 20 or more. 

18:29 – Brian claims that even threats are constantly evolving, therefore they require the support of someone who can remain on top of it for them since MSP owners and teams already have too many responsibilities. He also asks Karla about MSPs collaborating with customers to help vendors better. 

20:15 – Tim mentioned that he and Robb work more on the sales side, and he thinks that it'll be game-changing to find new ways to show vulnerabilities to prospects and ways that they can help.