Cybersecurity Advisors Network

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode Nick Kelly speak with Francesca Spidalieri on the need for strong female mentors is absolute in order to encourage further female proliferation within the very heavily male-weighted industry This "Secure in Mind" podcast episode sees Nick Kelly speak with Francesca Spidalieri (the Senior Fellow for Cyber Leadership at the Pell Center at Salve Regina Univers...

Meet Fergus Hanson, Head of the International Cyber Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a think tank focused primarily on defence and national security I had a very comprehensive chat with Fergus, starting from his background in international relations and law / policy and technology right up to the moment when he started to look at the Silicon Valley-esque culture of innov...

Meet Eliot Higgins, the founder and spokesperson for Bellingcat, the man behind the most famous and esteemed open-source, online, intelligence investigation community Bellingcat started out from a blog Eliot opened as a hobby in 2011: the platform is now the world's most renowned community of investigative, intelligence and online journalism. In this episode, Eliot explores with us the birth and g...

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, Drew Sullivan, Director and Co-Founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Program, discusses investigative journalism, corruption, the high costs and the crucial fight to be fought Fantastic episode with a man who co-founded an organisation that pulls the thread on corruption and crime to the highest international levels. His role, and indeed...

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, Dr Tobias Feakin, the Australian Ambassador of Cyber Affairs, discussed the country's strategic position and future projected outcomes within the global cyber sphere Dr Tobias Feakin is the Ambassador for Cyber Affairs at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and holds a PhD in International Relations with a focus on Cyber Security. Before...

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, we interview two special guests on how the worlds of immunology, research, pharmacy and national security intersect. How does technology play a part? Is a cyber attack on virus databases or weaponisation through manipulation possible? In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, we interview two special guests on how the worlds of immunology, research, pharma...

In this "Secure In Mind" podcast episode, Despina Spanou, Director of European Commission for Cybersecurity, ePrivacy and more, discusses the complexities of keeping pace policy-wise in an ever-changing landscape I'm trying to blend "a can of sardines" in its proverbial sense with my schedule toward the end of last month but am coming up short… "time-slots and hard-stops squished together like sar...

In this "Secure In Mind" episode, Despina Spanou, Head of Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, was kind enough to join us for a second time on all things EU. Ardent supporters will note that Despina has been on the podcast before in her previous role as Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity for Communications Network, Content and Technology (...

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, Ciaran Martin, CEO of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ), and Nick Kelly discuss why the centre exists and its successes since creation For this episode of "Secure in Mind" podcast, I travelled to the UK to take a tour of the UK's Cyber Security Centre and meet with Ciaran Martin, the man at the helm of the impressive initiative. So g...

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, we discuss with Christopher Painter, the world's first Cyber Diplomat. Christopher was appointed as the inaugural cyber diplomat for the US State Department by then-Secretary Hillary Clinton in 2011 and has been cutting through the global cyber dross ever since After several in person discussion with Christopher, I finally sat down (remotely though due to...

Amitabh Singh, CSO & CDO for Swisscard, the largest issuer of credit cards in Switzerland, talks successful hatch battening and what is on the horizon for tech & society In this Secure In Mind episode, I enjoyed a conversation with Amitabh Singh, whose dual responsibilities at Switzerland's largest credit card issuer are as Chief Security and Chief Digital Officer for the company. Swisscard issues...

In this "Secure in Mind" podcast episode, we welcome Brett Johnson, former US most wanted hacker, convicted of 39 felonies and prison escaper, who turned its love for crime into an unparalleled ability to spot and stop cyber criminals Brett created the first organized cybercrime community, Shadowcrew, precursor of today's DarkNet web and he helps us understand the major advancements of these commu...

In this "Secure In Mind" podcast episode, we caught up with Elisabetta Trenta, the former Italian Minister of Defence, to discuss the concept of dual-use and how Covid-19 presents an opportunity to implement a National Security Strategy Last week, Elisabetta Trenta and I sat down and recorded a podcast episode about her life, career, various roles, and perspectives regarding security and defence....