Building the Future: AI Coding, Agentic Advisors and Custom Tools
What if your company didn't need a single line of code to build its own CRM, or a board of directors made up entirely of AI agents? In this episode of The Audit, Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellem sit down with Loren Horsager, founder of Model Mind AI, who has been working in […]
Inside the Cyberattack on Minnesota’s Water Systems
We trust dozens of systems we never think about, water, power, the people who keep them running. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze heads to TequeArepa with a member of her team to unpack a story that hits closer to home than most: a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 community water systems across […]
Freeze Your Credit Before Scammers Steal It
A few minutes on the phone could be the difference between a stolen identity and a scammer hitting a dead end. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops by Misfit Coffee in Minneapolis, MN to revisit one of the most overlooked tools in personal cybersecurity: the credit freeze. Inspired by a conversation with the […]
Cyber Warfare on Tap: Water Utility Hacks, Nation-State APTs and Secure Browsers
What happens when nation-state hackers target the water coming out of your tap? In this episode of The Audit, Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellem break down the recent wave of attacks on water utilities across Minnesota and 27 other states, where threat actors got their hands on administrative passwords to programmable logic controllers. […]
When AI Sends You to a Scam Website
Some places reveal their story a little more each time you visit. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze returns to Constellation Coffee in Apple Valley, MN, and discovers the shop's mission of creating meaningful jobs for adults with disabilities, a moment that connects straight back to her own roots as a special education teacher. […]
Beating Your Phone Addiction is the Best Cyber Defense
Your phone isn't just competing for your attention; it's putting your cybersecurity at risk. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits Grateful Day Coffee in Leadville, CO, a brand new shop already woven into the fabric of the community, to explore a surprisingly simple habit that makes you harder to scam. Most phishing attacks […]
Decode Your Team: The Kolbe Index, Conative Strengths and Hiring Smarter
What if the way you solve problems has nothing to do with how smart you are or how you feel, and everything to do with instinct? In this episode of The Audit, Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellem are joined by Jen Lotze from SipCyber and guest David Kolbe of Kolbe Corp, whose company […]
AI Nudify Apps: The Deepfake Crisis No One Warns You About
Some secrets deserve to be kept. Others should never have existed in the first place. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze takes us to Bucci Cubano in Leadville, Colorado, for Cuban coffee, slow roasted pork, and a secret recipe the owner trusted her to keep, before turning to a very different kind of secret: […]
Before You Post That Photo – Ask This Question
Trust and community go hand in hand, but so do trust and restraint. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits House of Js Coffee in Arvada, CO, fresh off a weekend with her chosen family at Red Rocks Amphitheater, to talk about a privacy question most of us never stop to ask: what happens […]
Before You Post That Photo, Ask This Question
Trust and community go hand in hand, but so do trust and restraint. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits House of Js Coffee in Arvada, CO, fresh off a weekend with her chosen family at Red Rocks Amphitheater, to talk about a privacy question most of us never stop to ask: what happens […]