Oct 27, 202625 minS2
The client bought the AI tool, the MSP enabled it, and six months later nobody can say who approved what. Ignacio sent us a question about who owns those settings and what needs to be in writing. Then we get into when a...
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Get NIST-y
Hosted by Blacksmith InfoSec · technology · EN
About this Podcast:
Get NIST-y is a podcast that breaks compliance out of the checkbox trap and turns it into a real security advantage. No fluff, no FUD—just practical strategies to make compliance work for your MSP. Each week, we'll dive into compliance topics based on real questions from our MSP partners and subscribers.
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What is Get NIST-y about?
Get NIST-y is a podcast that breaks compliance out of the checkbox trap and turns it into a real security advantage. No fluff, no FUD, just practical strategies to make compliance work for your MSP. Each week, we'll dive into compliance topics based on real questions from our MSP partners and subscribers.
Who hosts Get NIST-y?
Get NIST-y is hosted by Blacksmith InfoSec. The show has published 60 episodes to date.
What has Get NIST-y covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Who Approved This? AI Settings and Risky Clients" (27 October 2026, 25 minutes), "Friends First, Competitors 97th: PitchIT Gets Spicy" (20 October 2026, 48 minutes), and "Data Retention for MSPs: What "Deleted" Actually Means" (13 October 2026, 20 minutes).
How often does Get NIST-y publish?
Get NIST-y publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 60 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Get NIST-y?
Booking probability for Get NIST-y is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Get NIST-y requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Get NIST-y's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Get NIST-y are IT Services & Software Development. Get NIST-y has a technology audience.
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Blacksmith InfoSec hosts Get NIST-y, a technology podcast with 60 episodes published.
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- Oct 20, 202648 minS2
Blacksmith InfoSec, Lemhi , and Synthreo are the three PitchIT finalists headed to the stage at IT Nation Connect. So naturally, we invited John Harden and Callen Sapien onto Get NIST-y and tried to start a fight...
- Oct 13, 202620 minS2
Your client asked you to delete an ex-employee's data. The mailbox is gone, but copies are still sitting in backups. So what exactly did you just promise? Jared and Mike talk deletion, retention and the limits of...
- Oct 6, 202624 minS2
Your client knows about the security gap. They understand the recommendation. And they still say no. Now what? This week on Get NIST-y, Jared and Mike talk about when risk acceptance is legitimate, when it still means...
- Sep 29, 202633 minS2
Following NIST or CIS is useful, but does it prove your MSP can actually operate under pressure? Chris "CJ" Johnson from GTIA joins us to talk about the Cybersecurity Trustmark , what security maturity looks like in...
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- Sep 22, 202624 minS2
Antivirus, backups, and MFA are a start. They won't tell you how payroll runs when the check printer is inaccessible or keep your risk register current six months later. This week, Jared and Mike talk about what a small...
- Sep 15, 202621 minS2
It started with one questionnaire. Now you're the compliance department, and apparently that's included in the flat rate. On Get NIST-y, Blacksmith InfoSec's cybersecurity and compliance podcast for MSPs, we're talking...
- Sep 8, 202619 minS2
AI adoption happened before most clients wrote the rules. That does not make an AI policy useless. It changes the job from trying to stop AI to governing the tools already in use, training people to make better...
- Sep 1, 202622 minS2
Following NIST does not automatically cover New York-specific rules, and that does not mean your MSP needs to become a law firm. We sort out where legal counsel belongs, what the client must own, and which...
- Aug 25, 202647 minS1
Open source is already in your stack, whether you deliberately installed it or not. In this ChannelCon 2026 talk, Jared lays out a practical way for MSPs to decide what deserves trust, what needs guardrails, and what...
- Aug 18, 202623 minS2
Cyber insurance questionnaires ask businesses to make definitive claims about security controls they may not even understand. Spectra Cyber founder and CEO Edouard von Herberstein joins Michael at ChannelCon to talk...
- Aug 11, 202628 minS2
Your client wants you to “make us compliant,” but nobody on their side will approve policies, review risks, or chase employees. Then a questionnaire shows up and suddenly everyone needs twelve months of evidence by...
- Aug 4, 202642 minS2
Starting an MSP takes less red tape than cutting hair. That gets awkward when lawmakers write cybersecurity rules without enough input from people who actually run IT services. NSITSP legislative chair Ted Giesler...
Episode #30
Getting past the CMMC Gatekeeping
Jul 28, 202647 minS2The CMMC Phase 2 pause did not erase NIST 800-171, and it did not hand MSPs or contractors a permission slip. What it has done is resurface some of the same problems CMMC has faced for years - misinformation, gate...
- Jul 21, 202644 minS2
Despite what you may have read on LinkedIn, Reddit, or Twitter, CMMC did not die. The rollout IS paused at Phase 1. But, that's only a small portion of the story. MSP owner and CMMC practitioner Lawrence Cruciana from...
- Jul 14, 202626 minS2
Using Stripe, Square, Shopify, or a hosted checkout can shrink your PCI scope, but it does not make PCI disappear. This episode of Get NIST-y gets into where MSP responsibility actually starts, where it should stop, and...
- Jul 7, 202611 minS2
MSPs keep asking how to sell compliance without sounding like a fearmongering weirdo or a walking control spreadsheet. This episode is a talk from ChannelPro Chicago on why compliance sales usually go sideways, and what...
- Jun 30, 202622 minS2
Security questionnaires are not the finish line. They are the opening move in a negotiation, and saying “yes” to everything can create a bigger problem than admitting what is still in progress. In this episode of Get...
- Jun 23, 202622 minS2
Shared responsibility gets ugly when the client wants compliance, but not ownership. This week's episode is about keeping MSPs out of the unpaid compliance department trap. We answer: - A medical client's cyber insurer...
- Jun 16, 202647 minS2
Compliance is not security. Security is not compliance. But if you treat either one like a box-checking exercise, your client is going to have a bad time. In this episode of Get NIST-y, Jared and Mike talk with Shawn...
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