ISF Podcast

“Technology has changed the world in which we live. Old norms are changing and it's clear that the next industrial revolution will not only be entirely technology-driven, but technology dependent. In this week’s podcast, we will be bringing you the first in a series of episodes focusing on Forecast 2020: The Global Security Threat Outlook. Over this series, ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin will...

“It showed that the risk was really unacceptable because you couldn't afford to lose a whole department. The impact on patient care would be fairly disastrous.” In this week’s ISF Podcast, Christopher Frenz, AVP of Information Security for Interfaith Medical Centre, sat down with Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF, to discuss how and why Interfaith implemented a zero-trust network security...

“A new approach is need, one that helps organisations to understand and manage psychological vulnerabilities and adopts technology and controls designed with human behaviour in mind. And we’ve called that human-centred security.” In the last episode of the Information Security Forum’s Human-Centred Security podcast series we took a deep dive into how human vulnerabilities are exploited, but this e...

“The methods of psychological manipulation used by attackers have not just moved online since humans entered the digital era, but today's attack techniques are more sophisticated, cost-effective and expansive, allowing attackers to effectively target individuals or to attack on a considerably larger scale.” In this podcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF, explores how psychological vul...

“We are seeing, the EU being an important leader in trying to advocate for consumers' rights, to some degree for employees' rights, although I wouldn't say that that's super strong. I would like to see students going through more data science training so that they have better data literacy and are better able to advocate for themselves out in the world about what can and cannot be done.” In this I...

“By identifying the fundamental vulnerabilities in humans and understanding how psychology works and what triggers risky behaviour, organisations can begin to understand why their employees might make errors and then begin managing that risk more effectively” In the second part of our human-centred security series of podcasts, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF, discusses how do identify a...

“Not long ago it was generally seen as a bad thing. Now we’re having clients say, ‘we want somebody who’s been through a breach’.” In this ISF Podcast, Managing Director Steve Durbin is joined by Egon Zehnder consultant Will Houston to discuss the skills shortage, the effect of a breach on a CISO’s value and employability, and more. https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/will-houston-the-ef...

The latest ISF Podcast will bring the first in a series of episodes focusing on human-centred security. In this episode, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF, will discuss what the insider threat looks like and how to manage it. “Employees and negligence are the leading causes of security incidents but remain the least reported issue. The explosion of digital devices creates real challenges...

"Steve, given the speed of change in cyber, do you believe that a CEO should be encouraging innovative, out-of-the-box thinking from their CIO or CISO?" In today's ISF Podcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF, will be discussing the importance of emotional intelligence for CISOs, accepting the inevitability of security breaches and learning from those breaches. https://www.securityforum.org/v...

"I think that when we look at cybersecurity today, it isn't just a technology issue. It is much bigger than that. Cyber is pretty much integrated across all of an enterprise. There isn't anything that most departments in a business won't get up to that doesn't touch cyber in some way.  In this week's ISF Podcast, Steve Durbin, Managaing Director, ISF, discusses not only the risks involved of leavi...

"It isn't just about technology. The human piece has a key role to play in securing our environment, and so yes, for me, the Board has to be setting an example, has to be really at the top of it's game in demonstrating leadership." In the latest ISF Podcast, we present the second of two episodes focusing on the role of the Board in cybersecurity. ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin will be discussi...

"Why is it not enough for an organization to hire a CISO and have that person report to the board periodically? Why is that not enough due diligence?" In the latest ISF Podcast, we present the first of two episodes focusing on the role of the Board in cybersecurity. ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin will be discussing how often CISOs should be meeting with the Board and how CISOs can be more effe...

“Nobody is immune from attack, especially as these attacks are getting increasingly sophisticated. You have the spearphishing attacks, which are very, very highly targeted at very specific individuals. Those emails look like they're coming from friends, from professional colleagues, and emails are not the only vector. So the attacker can throw things at us from many different directions. And we've...

“But over the last, I would say 15 years, what's become increasingly clear is that AI, artificial intelligence, is going to play a huge role both on the defensive side and on the offensive side. So, over the next few years, we're going to see people increasingly use AI to attack systems” In the first of this two-part series, VS Subrahmanian, Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College, disc...

“You can have the best security implementations in the world, but if your users are not trained, and they click on the link, you're going to be in trouble” In this episode of the ISF Podcast with Jon Fisher, former FBI agent and current Managing Director for Lifars, and ISF MD Steve Durbin, we will be discussing how to improve employee education in cybersecurity awareness and the best way to run a...

“Depending on your industry, you may be targeted by a different set of actors with different tactics, and I think as the CISO or as a security practitioner, you need to know what is targeting you and you need to stay apprised of the threats that are out there and how you can help defend against them.” In the first of this two-part series, Jon Fisher, Managing Director at Lifars and a former FBI ag...

"I think we've really seen the concept of a SOC grow and evolve over the past 10 years or so," says Emma Bickerstaffe, Senior Research Analyst at the Information Security Forum. As your business and the threat landscape change, how do you keep pace with your security operations centre (SOC)?    Emma Bickerstaffe, Senior Research Analyst, ISF and Jamie Cowper, Product Marketing Manager at IBM Secur...

In the final episode of this three-part series, Adam Levin, CEO and founder of Cyber Scout and author of Swiped: How to Protect yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers and Identity Thieves , offers insights into the maturity, collaborative culture, preparation, and responsiveness required for true cyber-resilience. https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-adam-levin-is-scar...

In the second episode of this three-part series, Adam Levin, author of Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves , goes into detail about the importance of creating a thorough, integrated, cyber-resilient corporate culture.  https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-adam-levin-integrating-cyber-into-the-dna-of-your-business/

Breaches have become the third certainty in life and cyberwar has replaced the cold war. The truth is we are under attack every minute of every day. So how can we defend against everyday cyber threats? In the first episode of this three-part series, Adam Levin, chairman and founder of CyberScout, co-founder of Credit.com , and author of Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers,...

Die Umsetzung der Allgemeinen Datenschutzverordnung in Deutschland stieß auf große Kritik. Gibt es zu viel Verwirrung um unterschiedliche Rechtsvorschriften und wie effizient ist die DSGVO in Europa heute? In der letzten Folge dieser dreiteiligen Reihe gibt Axel Voss, Vertreter der deutschen CDU im Europäischen Parlament, Einblicke in die Datenschutzlandschaft und was sich Unternehmen in den nächs...

In today's podcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF talks with Dr. Ann Cavoukian, the Distinguished Expert-in-Residence of Ryerson University's Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence. Ann Cavoukian is recognised as one of the world's leading privacy experts. Since 2017, Cavoukian has been the distinguished expert in residence of Ryerson University's Privacy by Design Centre of Excellenc...

Understanding what assets are critical to your business is fundamental. Adversaries are often able to spot these assets ahead of businesses. CISOs need to be able to think like the adversary to put effective protective measures in place. In the final episode of this three-part series, Leo Taddeo, CISO at Cyxtera and former FBI agent, discusses thinking like an adversary and how the board and CISO...

70% of the US financial industry is located within New York City, this sits on a complex urban infrastructure. Impacting this infrastructure (through a physical or cyber-attack) will indirectly impact financial systems, causing mass disruption to businesses. In this environment, how can a CISO keep up with emerging threats? In the second part of this three-part series, Leo Taddeo, current CISO at...