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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.
Blacksmith InfoSec hosts Get NIST-y, a technology show with 42 episodes published.
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 NIS
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 w
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 Duf
Justin Esgar 's got 99 problems, but a Mac ain't one! Justin, the CEO of NYC-based MSP VirtuaComputer and host of the All Things MSP podcast, joins Get NIST-y to talk about the MSP myth that Macs are insecure, unmanageab
AI can be wildly useful. It can also be a shiny button duct-taped onto your PSA, RMM, documentation platform, quoting tool, and possibly your coffee maker. This week on Get NIST-y, Jared and Mike talk about how MSPs can
In March 2026, Jared gave a talk titled "Security on a Shoestring" at BSides in San Francisco . This week on Get NIST-y, we're bringing that talk to you. We'll be back next week with more answers to your questions. Want
A crowded market is not the same thing as a dead market. This week on Get NIST-y, we tackled two questions MSPs should think about before they start selling security with a PowerPoint and a scary ransomware story. We tal
CMMC gets treated like a monster project. A lot of the time, bad scoping is the real monster. This week on Get NIST-y, we focused on CMMC Level 2 for smaller companies and cut through the panic. We talked about how to ke
SOC 2 gets sold like a clean checklist. It usually is not. This week on Get NIST-y, we tackled why evidence collection still eats so much time even when the data already exists, and how to tell whether you're truly ready
A vendor questionnaire is not vendor risk management. This week on Get NIST-y, we use the Mythos supply chain mess as a reminder that your vendors' vendors can absolutely become your problem. Then we get into a second tr
Some companies are treating AI like a productivity cheat code. Others are blocking it and pretending that solves the problem. Both approaches can go sideways fast. In this episode of Get NIST-y, we talk about what it act
Automation can help. It can also give you a very pretty false sense of security. In this episode of Get NIST-y, we get blunt about automated compliance platforms, evidence collection, and the gap between a green check ma
A vendor supply chain incident is not just a developer problem. If your vendors ship software, your MSP is in the blast radius whether you wrote a line of code or not. In this special Get NIST-y episode, Jared and Mike b
Some MSP clients want to move fast on security. Others only reply when something is on fire. In this episode of Get NIST-y, the podcast from Blacksmith InfoSec where we turn compliance into practical security for MSPs, w
A lot of MSPs say they “do security.” That does not mean they do enough of it. In this episode of Get NIST-y, Jared and Mike sit down with Josh Hohbein of Centrex IT to talk about where MSP security is getting better, wh
Some compliance mistakes are boring. These are not. In this episode of Get NIST-y, Jared and Mike tackle two real-world MSP questions that can create liability fast if you handle them the wrong way. They break down where
Compliance as a service can either calm the chaos or torch your calendar. The difference is whether you’re running a structured security program or improvising. In this episode, we talk about what MSPs should actually de
Templates are supposed to make you faster. But MSPs live in the real world, where a dentist office and a law firm do not need the same controls, the same tolerance for friction, or the same “this is fine” risk posture. I
In this episode of Get NIST-y, Jared Casner and Michael Zbarsky dig into how compliance can be more than a burden. Done right, it becomes a business advantage. Listener questions we answer: Wendy (MSP in Scottsdale): “Ma
In this special, bonus episode of Get NIST-y, we're joined by our friend Ian Richardson from Fox & Crow Group . Your existing customer base offers your greatest source of additional revenue. Whether you're meeting with y
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