Episode 0x19 with Dominic Vogel
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May 14, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 1 · Episode 19
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of cybersecurity for small and mid-sized businesses with Dominic Vogel, focusing on the role of fractional CISOs.
Viktor Petersson and Daniel Mountcastle sit down with Dominic Vogel, Founder of Vogel Cyber Leadership and Coaching and a fractional CISO, to unpack the realities of fractional CISO cybersecurity for SMBs. The conversation explores why many small and mid-sized businesses struggle with cybersecurity despite significant spending. Dominic shares firsthand experience from manufacturing and SMB environments, where legacy systems, long technology lifecycles, and limited internal expertise create unique challenges. They cover how supply chain pressure, especially from large enterprises, is forcing companies to take security more seriously, and why compliance frameworks often fail to reflect real risk. The episode also digs into practical issues operators face every day, including shadow IT, the rise of shadow AI, poor vendor incentives, and the gap between technical teams and business leadership. Effective cybersecurity, Dominic argues, is less about tools and more about visibility, prioritization, and clear communication. For teams managing infrastructure and distributed systems, this episode offers a grounded look at how to approach security as a business function, not just a…
People in this episode
Hosts: Viktor Petersson, Daniel Mountcastle
Guest: Dominic Vogel
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- fractional CISO
- small and mid-sized businesses
- supply chain pressure
- compliance frameworks
- shadow IT
- business function
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- fractional CISO
- SMBs
- legacy systems
- shadow IT
- visibility
- compliance
- risk management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vogel Cyber Leadership and Coaching, Screenly, Inc
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