Dark Mode Podcast

Gabe & Ben discuss officially partnering with Palo Alto Networks on the CyberFit Nation Program, a national, community-based cyber security awareness and training platform lead by Lisa Sim, and includes four series of education from kindie to the boardroom. Launch in it's infancy in 2020 as Cyber Safe Kids, CyberFit Nation launches in October 2022 in it's second generation to include:...

Gabe & Ben host Claire Pales, a renowned cybersecurity professional, author, and podcast host. With extensive experience in corporate security and board governance, Claire shares her insights and expertise on various topics within the industry. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠Down...

Ben hosts Troy where they go deep into digital Identities, #passwords, haveibeenpwned, the Optus breach from Troy’s eyes and try to unravel what needs to change to prevent our numerical string that represents us digitally from being #pwned in the future. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 🎙...

Ben Hosts Chris Roberts who is a CISO, Hacker, InfoSec, Safety, CyberStuff Researcher, Advisor, Podcast Host and technical advocate in Cyber Security. On this episode, Ben & Chris take us through a few key themes relating to the cyber security basics, calling it how it is, the most important factor being ‘hoomans’, as well as Mental Health Hackers, the ‘WTF did I just read’ podcast, and even o...

John Hammond is a cybersecurity researcher, educator and content creator. His YouTube channel has over 25 million views, making him, in our opinion and many others’, one of the most influential and rising figures in malware analysis and more broadly in the industry.    Gabe & Ben host John Hammond who is a cybersecurity researcher, educator and content creator. His YouTube channel has over 25...

PLOT TWIST, Ben joins Dragos’ leadership team in Australia and New Zealand and the news is broken LIVE to the CEO and Co-Founder on Episode 22 of Dark Mode!! Rob Lee is an all-round nice guy, pioneering in the industrial cybersecurity community, former U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer and champion in safeguarding our communities. In this episode, Rob shares his perspective on why in...

Gabe Host Dr Jemma King has a PhD in Human Behaviour and is a Stress, Sleep, Emotional Intelligence, and Performance Under Pressure expert. Jemma has consulted with special forces, industry, C-suite, sport and education, being a renowned thought leader in high performance. Today, we invite Jemma to share her insights on the intersection between the human-factors and technology ubiquity. // SUPPORT...

Gabe & Ben host Shilpi Bhattacharjee who is the Co-Founder and producer of Cloud Security Podcast and Host of Cloud Security News. Cloud Security Podcast is a Top 100 Globally Ranked Technology podcast where industry leaders and practitioners share how to navigate the fast evolving world of Cloud Security. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my f...

Gabe hosts Jamie where they explore the fundamental question: “how do we develop future-ready leaders?” They each share the vision of transforming outdated, slow-moving hierarchical systems. They discuss how we might reimagine the future of effective leadership through interdisciplinary and tangential thinking. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my...

Our guest, Moty Cristal, is a renowned professional negotiator and cyber crisis management expert. Moty's expertise extends to cybercrime negotiations, incident forensics, and crisis interventions. He has successfully negotiated multimillion-dollar ransoms and received accolades from hackers for his dealings in the cybercriminal underworld. Throughout the episode, Moty shares captivating stori...

In this episode we welcome Beau Tydd an indusrty leader with over 20 years of corporate advisory, strategy, innovation and scale-up experience in cybersecurity, smart cities, aviation, international development and research sectors to drive new business growth through digital transformation and organisational change, with a major focus on new and emerging digital technologies.   // SUPPORT THIS CH...

In this episode on Dark Mode we host Susie Alegre who is an international human rights lawyer, author of ‘Freedom to Think’ and keynote speaker. The most fascinating part of Susie’s thought leadership, is her expertise around the impact of technology and AI on the rights to freedom of thought and opinion, particularly given the rise of high-tech and the acceleration of a hyper-connected world.   /...

Gabe & Ben host Sean Duca who is the Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. With 20 years experience as an industry thought leader, Sean spearheads best practice and progressive thinking in re-imagining the future of technology and security, with a focus on human-centricity. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-not...

Join us in this captivating episode of Dark Mode as we dive into the intriguing world of cyber security with our guest Bastien Treptel. With a background that spans from hacking to business ownership, Bastien brings a unique perspective to the table. As the co-founder of CTRL Group, he has extensive experience in consulting on cyber threats, social engineering, and technological safeguards. In thi...

In this episode, Mark T, Hofmann discusses the 'bright side' (soft skills, negotiation) and the' dark side' (cybercrime & psychopaths) of cyber security. The various topics include how malicious actors and hacker’s have varying motivations, from financial gain, espionage and ideology. With Ideology being the MOST interesting. Identifying an online perpetrator can be profiled by...

In this episode, Peter Birch shares the importance of augmenting technology with health, in both the clinical and administrative side. The issue lies with the inability of clinicians and patients to trust digital solutions. Even so, its significance was demonstrated during the pandemic, where remote care was made possible. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a...

In this episode, Jay McBain revealed how operational models wrap around partnerships. Today, it is no longer about collecting customer’s money, rather conducting personal and professional affairs through others. The point of influence emerges from 28 moments of vendor selection, from watching youtube videos, listening to podcasts, or by simply asking the neighbour. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠...

In this episode, Ben and Gabe emphasized that technology creates global awareness. There is a mind shift towards using it for the greater good. To safeguard the next generation, de-commoditization of technology should be a priority. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠Download Our Podcast...

In this episode, Gabe & Ben host Jason Murrell who shares his insights on building a strong foundation for cybersecurity in a digitilized world. Refining the educational system will equip people against digital attacks. The goal is not to instantaneously change everyone, but rather help them maximize use of basic technology in their day to day. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the...

Gabe & Ben are joined by Thomas Mynott, a lead sales manager at WithYouWithMe. Thomas holds a special place in our hearts as he was the one who introduced Ben and Gabe four years ago. WithYouWithMe was initially established to support veterans transitioning from military to corporate roles, but it has evolved into a global force that trains and deploys individuals in digital skills. Thomas, a...

In this captivating episode of Dark Mode, we are joined by Brett Winterford, the regional Chief Security Officer at Okta, a leading cyber security technology company. Brett takes us on an extraordinary journey as he shares his firsthand experience of stepping into the role just two months before his company faced a high-profile cyber attack by a notorious adversarial group. Through our conversatio...

Gabe & Ben host John Stern who is a prolific entrepreneur who takes gaming on a wild ride into his innovative businesses from an online poker app, a stint as a LinkedIn profile artists with a Microsoft paint line. Any successful QR code business ring pin that is helping change businesses across the globe. John offers up some epic advice on taking the jump and realizing your inner entrepreneur....

Gabe & Ben host Chase Cunningham with his casual demeanour and his incredible expertise in cybersecurity. Chase is currently the chief strategy officer at Ericom Software. He was a former Navy and NSA cryptologic technician. And he's also done some amazing work in zero trust, having been a principal analyst at Forrester and shaped the ASD Essential 8 Framework here in Australia. Chase is n...

Gabe & Ben sit down with two former Israeli Defence Force (IDF) members who have been instrumental in commercialising cyber security technologies in Australia over the past 10 years. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠ 🌏 ⁠Website⁠ 🎬 ⁠YouTube⁠ 🎙 ⁠Download Our Podcast⁠ 👾 ⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🌪 ⁠Ben Sullivan⁠ 🌪 ⁠Gabe Marzano⁠ Sho...

Gabe & Ben rabbit hole various topics from the fall of Kodak and Blockbuster in the digital media revolution, third wave societal change in global consciousness and decentralization, understanding our psyche, biases and neuro-wiring to combat against captology, internet accessibility varying across the world and the widening wealth gap, using technology to solve world poverty and contributing...