With 2 decades of experience in IT, Cybersecurity, and Resturant Operations, I help organizations navigate the evolving threat landscape. I’m passionate about building a culture of cyber resilience and make technical concepts accessible for any audience
Josh Hohbein is a cybersecurity professional with nearly 20 years of experience helping organizations navigate the ever-changing world of IT and security. As a leader in the managed services industry, Josh specializes in transforming complex cybersecurity concepts into practical, understandable actions that business leaders can actually implement.
Known for his engaging and approachable speaking style, Josh focuses on the human side of technology; bridging the gap between technical teams, business leaders, and end users. He believes that successful cybersecurity isn’t just about tools and frameworks; it’s about communication, trust, and helping people make informed decisions.
Throughout his career, Josh has worked with organizations of all sizes, leading cybersecurity programs, risk management initiatives, cloud transformations, and strategic technology planning. Whether speaking about cyber maturity, leadership, automation, or security awareness, his goal is always the same - make technology less intimidating and more actionable.
Passionate about education and community building, Josh regularly shares insights with MSPs, business leaders, and security professionals, helping them cut through complexity and focus on what matters most - protecting people, enabling growth, and building resilient organizations.
GTIA’s cybersecurity programs are shaped by members who bring real-world experience, practical insight, and a focus on what the industry needs most. As a member of the Cybersecurity Trustmark Working Group, I help ensure the Trustmark remains relevant, credible, and valuable to the IT industry by maintaining the Trustmark Standard, developing practical resources for program participants, and championing both the Trustmark and GTIA across the community.
I also helped lead centrexIT to become one of the first MSPs to achieve Assured status under the Trustmark.
Creating and hosting content that educates MSPs, IT professionals, and business leaders on cybersecurity, technology trends, and industry best practices. I host three shows on the network:
MSP Dispatch — Your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.
MSP Community Live — A community roundtable where we dig into stories from Reddit and across the channel, debate the hot takes, swap advice, and have some fun along the way.
The Other Side — A show about the people behind the businesses. Each episode goes beyond the tech talk to explore the personal stories, motivations, and journeys of notable figures in the MSP community.
Empath is a learning platform built specifically for MSPs, structured, practical, and designed to help teams grow with purpose. I have two published courses on the platform:
Cybersecurity Framework Alignment Made Easy — A practical guide for MSPs looking to build and mature their security offerings around recognized frameworks and best practices. Covers how to structure your services, align your delivery to industry standards, and bring your clients along the journey in a way that’s clear, credible, and repeatable.
Serving Up Solutions — Drawing on years of restaurant industry experience, this course translates the lessons of high-performance service environments into actionable strategies for MSPs. From hiring and soft skills to operational efficiency, compliance, and client experience — the parallels are more powerful than you’d expect.
InfraGard is an FBI partnership program connecting private sector professionals with federal agencies to share intelligence on threats to critical infrastructure. It’s not just a networking group; it’s a direct line to the intel that helps organizations understand what they’re actually up against.
As Board Member and Membership Coordinator for the South Dakota chapter, I focus on making sure members actually get something out of their involvement. That means surfacing the right resources, making the right connections, and being an outspoken advocate for why serious cybersecurity and IT professionals should have a seat at this table.
Co-authored with Roddy Bergeron, An MSP Guide to CIS Controls and Implementation is a practical resource bundle built for MSPs who want to stop treating the CIS Controls as a compliance checkbox and start using them as an actual security roadmap.
The guide walks through the Controls in a way that’s grounded in how MSPs actually operate — mapping them to real-world service delivery, client conversations, and the realities of working with organizations that don’t have dedicated security teams. The goal was to make implementation approachable without watering down what matters.
Available for conferences, company events, MSP community sessions, and more. Reach out to discuss format and fit for your audience.
