7MS #628: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying – Part 17

7 Minute Security

Hey friends, today we talk about some not-so-glamorous but ever-so-important stuff related to running a cybersecurity consultancy, including:

• Taking an inventory of all the SaaS stuff your business uses – to keep an eye on spending, know when services are expiring, and track which credit card the services are tied to (so the services don't almost get cancelled like some did with me!)
• Tracking domain names, and setting up your own automated rules to notify you well ahead of time when a domain is expiring (maybe that passion project is never gonna happen…time to let those old domains go 🙂
• Making a spreadsheet of all important accounts and checking all the auth methods allowed for each account – to prevent attacks such as SIM-swapping