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This cybersecurity threat brief from Byer-Nichols provides an overview of the cyber threat landscape for the latter half of August 2025. It highlights the emergence of AI-powered malware like PromptLock and an increase in threats targeting MacOS and Linux systems. The brief details top ransomware variants, with Qilin maintaining its lead, and identifies the manufacturing and financial services sectors as the most impacted, primaril...

This excerpt from "Sales & Marketing Alignment Issues in Cybersecurity Marketing" outlines crucial strategies for integrating sales and marketing efforts within the cybersecurity industry. It emphasizes that alignment is essential due to long sales cycles and large buyer committees, advocating for shared definitions of qualified leads to prevent wasted resources. The text suggests that marketing should equip sales with relevant, us...

This excerpt from "Lead Generation Challenges in Cybersecurity Marketing" offers strategic advice for cybersecurity companies to attract high-quality leads more effectively, emphasizing that better targeting is more valuable than simply generating a high volume of unqualified prospects. The text highlights three key strategies: optimizing SEO for pain-point keywords, using LinkedIn Ads for precise targeting by job title and industr...

This cybersecurity threat brief provides an overview of various threats observed between August 1st and August 15th, 2025. It highlights that small businesses are disproportionately affected by cyber breaches, facing significant risk to their survival. The report details top ransomware variants, with Qilin and Akira leading, and identifies key victim sectors like manufacturing and financial services, primarily in the USA. Additiona...

The provided text from Byer Co. highlights the critical importance of educational content in cybersecurity marketing, particularly for non-technical audiences. It emphasizes that effective marketing in this sector requires building awareness and urgency by explaining complex risks and the necessity of solutions before attempting to sell a product. The source suggests strategies such as starting with "Why now? Why this?", utilizing ...

The provided text offers marketing strategies for cybersecurity companies to distinguish themselves in a crowded market. It emphasizes the importance of niche specialization, suggesting that businesses should focus on specific industries or use cases rather than trying to appeal to everyone. The source also advocates for developing a unique brand identity, including a distinct visual style and tone that avoids common, fear-based im...

This report from **Byer-Nichols** provides a **cyber threat brief** for the second half of July 2025, outlining **key trends** in ransomware, malware, and adversary activities. It details the **top ransomware strains** like Qilin and INC Ransom, noting that **small businesses** are overwhelmingly the most frequent victims. The brief also identifies **trending threat actors** such as the re-emerging Scattered Spider and the potentia...

The provided text is an excerpt from a cybersecurity marketing guide published by Byer Co., authored by Jeff Byer. It primarily focuses on the critical importance of building trust in the cybersecurity market due to the inherent skepticism of buyers. The article outlines practical strategies such as sharing customer success stories, showcasing certifications and transparent practices, and leading with thought leadership rather than...

The provided text offers an overview of strategies for navigating extended sales cycles in cybersecurity marketing, emphasizing how to maintain buyer engagement over 12-18 months. It highlights the effectiveness of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) through personalized content and one-to-one outreach. The source also stresses the importance of creating role-specific content that addresses the diverse concerns of various stakeholders, f...

This document, "Fixing Technical & Complex Messaging in Cybersecurity Marketing," discusses strategies for effective communication in the cybersecurity industry. It highlights the common pitfall of using overly technical jargon and suggests focusing instead on benefits over features. The text advocates for plain language and analogies to make complex concepts understandable for diverse audiences, including non-technical decision-ma...

The provided source is a cybersecurity threat brief from Byer-Nichols, covering the first half of July 2025. It highlights Qilin as the leading ransomware and notes that small businesses, particularly in the manufacturing and technology sectors in the U.S., are the most frequent victims. The report also identifies emerging adversaries like Gamaredon and Scattered Spider, lists actively exploited vulnerabilities including those in W...

In the ever-evolving world of SEO, one strategy stands out for its ability to boost both search engine rankings and user satisfaction: optimizing Core Web Vitals. These Google-defined metrics—Interaction to Next Paint (INP), Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) — are confirmed ranking signals that directly influence how your website performs in search results. More importantly, they enhance the user exp...

The provided text from Byer Co outlines their approach as a "digital growth partner," differentiating themselves from mere marketing vendors by emphasizing shared goals and integrated team collaboration. They explain how this partnership model identifies specific growth needs like traffic, leads, visibility, and sales, and then deploys a holistic suite of solutions, including SEO, PPC, content marketing, social media, and AI automa...

This episode we talk about a blog post by Mira Mikati titled "7 Digital Marketing Trends Dominating 2025," published by Byer Co., outlines key shifts anticipated in the digital marketing landscape. The article highlights the growing importance of AI and human collaboration, the power of dark social channels, the continued reign of short-form video, and an evolving approach to SEO emphasizing helpful content. It also stresses the va...

This episode Mira Mikati takes over hosting duties to interview Jeff Byer about the new book he published about Cybersecurity Marketing. They discuss the content of the book, the process of creating a book, and what he would have done differently. Stay tuned to the end for a surprise announcement that Mira is excited about. The book is available for download at https://jbyer.com/free-cybersecurity-ebook and for purchase at Amazon. 

In this episode of the Digital Rage podcast we **explain content cannibalization**, a situation where multiple website pages target the same keywords, harming SEO. The article **defines the problem**, contrasting it with duplicate content, and **outlines common causes**, such as poor keyword planning and inconsistent linking. It further **details the negative impacts** on search rankings, click-through rates, and crawl budget. Fina...

Byer Co's article, "What is a Full Stack Marketer?", defines this role as a versatile professional skilled across various marketing disciplines like SEO, content, and analytics. It highlights their value, especially for startups needing broad marketing coverage without a large team. The article outlines key skills such as data analysis, content creation, email marketing, and social media advertising. It also discusses career paths ...

This episode from Byer Co discuss the **advantages of using a boutique digital marketing agency**, particularly in the current economic climate. These benefits include **budget flexibility, specialized expertise, faster project delivery, and the ability to supplement existing marketing teams**. Additionally, Byer Co highlights its **white-labeled digital marketing execution services**, allowing other agencies and marketing teams to...