Datatel Launches Executive Webinar: When Cybersecurity Fails at the Front Door

Datatel, a leader in secure IVR Payments technologie and PCI compliance services, today announced the release of a new executive webinar:

“When Cybersecurity Fails at the Front Door: The Hidden Risk Most Companies Ignore.”

The session features Datatel Co-CEO Barnard Crespi and Steve Porter, CEO of SecuredNet, a leading expert in cybersecurity and red team operations. Together, they discuss the overlooked threat of physical intrusion, how attackers bypass millions in cybersecurity investments with nothing more than a smile and a badge.

“We’ve seen boardrooms sign off on security plans that assume the building itself is secure. That assumption is not just flawed, it’s dangerous,” said Crespi. “This webinar challenges leaders to rethink what ‘secure’ really means.”

The conversation highlights real-world red team engagements, executive blind spots, and how physical security failures continue to undermine even the most mature cybersecurity programs.

Topics include:

• Why critical breaches often begin without a single line of malicious code

• How human behavior and office culture are exploited by attackers

• The difference between penetration testing and true stress testing

• What questions every CEO, CFO, and COO should be asking about physical access

• How to close the risk gap before regulators or bad actors expose it

“Cybersecurity isn’t just about servers and software anymore,” said Porter. “It’s about people, processes, and physical spaces—and most organizations are still treating that like someone else’s problem.”

The webinar is now available to watch on demand.

▶ Watch the full session here: https://www.datatel-systems.com/article/when-cybersecurity-fails-at-the-front-door-2/

About Datatel Communications Inc

Datatel is a global provider of secure payment solutions, AI payment isolation technology, PCI-focused services, and executive advisory solutions that help organizations reduce risk, simplify compliance, and modernize payment environments with confidence.

For more than 30 years, Datatel has delivered enterprise-grade IVR Payment and transaction automation solutions designed to remove sensitive cardholder data from business environments and streamline workflows. Today, Datatel enables secure payments across voice, web, AI-driven customer interactions, and integrated software platforms while advising executive teams on payment modernization, risk reduction, and the evolving implications of AI-driven commerce.

Trusted by healthcare providers, academic institutions, government agencies, software companies, and regulated enterprises worldwide, Datatel helps organizations minimize exposure to payment data, reduce PCI scope, and align modernization initiatives across people, processes, and platforms. The result is lower operational risk, a stronger security posture, and improved efficiency.

Through structured advisory , Datatel provides leadership teams with clear visibility into their payment ecosystems identifying risk gaps, hidden vulnerabilities, operational inefficiencies, and modernization opportunities to ensure today’s decisions remain resilient as commerce evolves.

As a PCI Level 1 Service Provider and PCI SSC Associate Participating Organization, Datatel maintains the highest standards of payment security and actively contributes to advancing global compliance frameworks.

Datatel remains focused on delivering secure, scalable payment infrastructure and executive advisory services that support long-term operational resilience, responsible growth, and the future of AI enabled digital commerce.

At Datatel, we are also actively engaged in our communities. Webelieve that a society that shortchanges its youngest and most vulnerable members forfeits its own future, and as part ofthis core belief, we work as a team to support those in need and help them overcome challenges, contributing to a brighter future for all for generations to come.