About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of cybersecurity into business resilience with insights from Gene Kim on managed services and operational excellence.

What happens when cybersecurity moves beyond protection and becomes true business resilience? Recorded live at the Beyond 26 Conference hosted by Pax8 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Gene Kim, Vice President of Managed Service Providers at Absolute Security, stopped by for an engaging conversation about the future of managed services, cybersecurity, and leadership. We learn how his journey from MSP practitioner to channel executive shaped his passion for helping partners deliver meaningful business outcomes through trust, resilience, and operational excellence. Highlights include: The growing complexity of AI-driven threats and why resilience—not just prevention—is becoming the next frontier of cybersecurity. How MSPs can elevate customer conversations around risk, business continuity, and long-term value. Absolute Security's exciting debut as a new vendor in the Pax8 Marketplace, highlighting how the partnership will empower MSPs with firmware-embedded endpoint resilience, simplified operations, and stronger customer outcomes. Gene's pearls of wisdom: "On one hand, it's application, resilience and supporting cybersecurity in the stack. On the other hand, it's ensuring that there's…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Suk Brown, Danny Suk Brown

Guest: Gene Kim

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• managed services
• business resilience
• AI-driven threats
• customer conversations
• operational excellence

Keywords

• cyber resilience
• MSPs
• business continuity
• trust
• AI threats
• customer outcomes
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Absolute Security, Pax8

Places: Salt Lake City, Utah

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