You've got firewalls. You've got endpoint detection. But when ransomware locks your agency's data at 2 AM, how fast can you actually get back on your feet?

In this episode, Rick from DALY sits down with Marlin McVay, Public Sector CTO and CISO at Cohesity, to break down why cyber resilience isn't the same as cybersecurity—and why treating recovery as an afterthought is a recipe for disaster. Marlin explains why security teams and infrastructure teams often don't talk until it's too late, shares the sobering stat that puts your odds of a ransomware attack at two in three, and reveals why some agencies end up in a "death loop" of recovering and re-detonating over a dozen times before they realize what's going wrong.

Plus: why tabletop exercises are like D&D campaigns (helpful, but not the real thing), zero trust principles for your backup environment, and what a true cyber resilience maturity model looks like.

Key Topics:

• Cyber security vs. cyber resilience—the critical distinction
• Breaking down silos between IT infrastructure and security teams
• Zero trust capabilities for backup and recovery systems
• Why practice beats planning when the worst happens
• Cohesity's unified approach to data protection

Guest: Marlin McVay, Public Sector CTO & CISO, Cohesity

Security cameras on walls aren't enough anymore. In this episode, Rick from DALY breaks down what modern physical security really looks like—integrated platforms where cameras, access control, sensors, and intercoms all work together. Plus, five reasons why upgrading your security system is worth the investment, and how DALY partners with organizations from assessment to installation to ongoing support.

Whether you're in education, government, healthcare, or the private sector, this one's for you.

Schools are facing a device apocalypse. Millions of laptops and Chromebooks purchased with pandemic emergency funding are hitting end-of-life—all at once. But the money that paid for them? Long gone. Meanwhile, state and local governments are under pressure to adopt AI, but only 3 states have actually made real progress. The rest are stuck in pilot project purgatory.

In this episode of DALY Tech in 10, host Rick from DALY breaks down two critical challenges facing Maryland and Virginia schools and local governments:

The Device Cliff - Why pandemic-era devices are failing simultaneously, how the end of ESSER funding created a replacement crisis, and what schools can do to avoid the digital divide widening again.

The AI Adoption Struggle - Why 47 out of 50 states are still in early-stage AI experimentation, the four major barriers blocking progress, and what infrastructure you need BEFORE you can deploy AI successfully.

Rick delivers practical insights for school technology directors, county IT leaders, and anyone managing public sector technology on tight budgets. Plus, dad jokes that are almost as painful as your device repair backlog.

Topics covered: ESSER funding expiration, device lifecycle management, sustainable refresh cycles, AI governance frameworks, infrastructure requirements, workforce challenges, HP Futures initiative

Perfect for: School CIOs, county IT directors, superintendents, public sector technology leaders in Maryland and Virginia