Defence & Security Podcast Network

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Defence Connect's Steve Kuper sits down with Nic Maan, vice-president of government solutions, APAC, at KBR, to discuss how KBR will help tackle Australia's toughest infrastructure, services and sustainment challenges. The pair begin the podcast by discussing Maan's distinguished career in the defence industry and how sustainment and mainte...

In this latest series of the Defence Connect Podcast, the Australian Defence Industry Awards Winner Showcase, Defence Connect sits down with award winners from ADIA 2023 to find out what makes them the best and the brightest in Australia's defence industry. This inaugural episode features Excellence Award winner and Academic of the Year Dr Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, unpacking his research into combatin...

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant and Dr Marcus Thompson discuss the key recommendations and findings from the recently released Australian Cyber Security Strategy, ASD Cyber Threat Report , and ASIC cyber pulse survey.   The pair discuss:    • recent appointments at Penten and unpack breaking news in the cyber security industry;   • updates to the ASD Essential Eight...

In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, recorded at Indo Pacific 2023, host Steve Kuper and Jennifer Parker – director, defence policy, at National Security College – discuss her recent report for ASPI, titled,  An Australian maritime strategy: resourcing the Royal Australian Navy. The pair begin by discussing the genesis of the report and Australia's need to develop a detailed and...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, senior journalist and host Robert Dougherty discuss digital defence infrastructure with former US Special Operations Command director of networks and services, Colonel (ret'd) Joseph M Pishock. Joseph Pishock is a 28-year veteran communicator of the US Army and has attended further study at St John's University in New York City and as a fellow at Col...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Nova Systems' chief people officer Shelley Willsmore and Miranda Van Hooff, executive director at Military and Emergency Services Health Australia (MESHA), join host Phil Tarrant to unpack how Defence industry can attract and retain the industry's best and brightest and how the two organisations support veterans as they transition into civi...

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of the Australian Defence Force's Information Warfare Division, and Phil Tarrant unpack how information warfare is employed in the modern threat environment.  The pair begin the podcast by analysing information operations surrounding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and how information is harnesse...

In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Meryl Swanson MP, Member for Paterson, at the Indo Pacific 2023 Maritime Expo to discuss the latest news around defence and defence industry.  The pair begin the podcast discussing the latest news around the Indo Pacific 2023 Maritime Expo and the key priorities of the Albanese government. The pair also discuss t...

In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper speaks with Nick Asscher and Bill Freeman, directors at Touchpoint Technology, to discuss the increasing importance of trust and reliability when delivering technology solutions for Defence. Recorded live at Indo Pacific 2023, they begin discussing the history of Touchpoint and its growing role in supporting the Department of...

In this special podcast at Indo Pacific Expo, host Steve Kuper is joined by the shadow minister for defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP and the shadow minister for defence industry, the Hon Luke Howarth MP, to discuss the news and feeling on the ground at Indo Pacific 2023. In this special two-part podcast, they discuss the news around the national security community and the defence industry represe...

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Jaya Baloo, global chief security officer at Rapid7, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how Australia's regulatory environment is impacting businesses trying to manage the rapid pace of change in today's digital environment.   The pair begin by looking at how Baloo's career developed and the challenges she's faced keeping global organisations secure. Baloo...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, senior analyst Steve Kuper and senior journalist Rob Dougherty discuss the issues shaping the naval debate in the lead up to Indo Pacific 2023. The pair discuss: The autonomous vessel question and the implications on the arrival of elements of the US Navy's autonomous ghost fleet in Sydney. Concerns about major Australian naval capability programs, i...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, aircraft expert and Australian Aviation editor Adam Thorn joins  senior journalist and host  Robert Dougherty to discuss recent international military aviation news from the Middle East, over the South China  Sea, and in Australia. The pair discuss: The Australian Defence Force's MH90 Taipan helicopter fleet at career's end, with  a recent fatal cras...

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Drew Bagley, vice-president and counsel for privacy and cyber policy at CrowdStrike, joins host Liam Garman to unpack the emerging cyber security trends facing Australian businesses and how the Australian government can draw from success overseas to build a robust and agile policy framework to protect Australians online. The pair begin the podcast by unp...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, former Australian ambassador to the US and Opposition Leader, the Hon Kim Beazley AC, joins hosts Steve Kuper and Liam Garman to discuss the impact of the Defence of Australia policy and the role it continues to play in the modern world. The trio discuss: The geopolitical shifts in the late Cold War that went into shaping the 1987 Defence White Paper...

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Alex Wilson, director of solutions engineering (APJ) at Yubico, joins host Liam Garman to unpack the weaknesses of traditional two-factor authentication and how businesses can strengthen their security through physical two-factor keys.   The pair begin the podcast by discussing how threat actors can manipulate digital two-factor authentication measures a...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Professor Emily Hilder, interim Head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, joins host Liam Garman to discuss how ASCA is facilitating innovation in the defence sector and the Commonwealth's priority areas for defence technological transformation. The pair begin the podcast unpacking how ASCA will facilitate technological growth in the d...

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Absolute Software chief technology officer Nicko van Someren joins host Liam Garman to unpack how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can be used by both cyber response teams and threat actors – and AI/ML's inherent limitations. The pair begin the podcast by demarcating AI and advanced ML and how the inability of individuals to grasp t...

In this transformative episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman announce the upcoming rebrand of Cyber Security Connect to Cyber Daily and the launch of the reinvigorated Cyber Uncut podcast. Following the success of Cyber Security Connect, Cyber Daily will unpack and analyse all areas of digital transformation – ranging from cyber security, artificial intell...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Sir Nick Hine, Babcock's managing director AUKUS and international and the United Kingdom's former Second Sea Lord, joins host Liam Garman to examine Babcock's Arrowhead frigate – and how the Arrowhead, the base design of the UK's Type 31 frigate, addresses a range of issues facing today's navies. The podcast begins unpacking how Babcock is...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Belinda Wilson – chief executive officer of Bravery Trust – and Murray Bruce, Bravery Trust ambassador and vice-president science, engineering and technology at Leidos Australia, join host Liam Garman to discuss the fourth annual Bravery Trek and how Bravery Trust supports the veterans community. The podcast begins unpacking how Bravery Trust deliver...

In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, hosts Liam Garman and Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson unpack how businesses can implement protocols to protect their systems from third-party compromise. In the podcast, the pair examine the recent TissuPath and Pareto data breaches, observing that no matter how secure an organisation's networks may be – externally hosted data is always...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, senior analyst Steve Kuper is joined by Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, to discuss the Echidna Strategy in the context of great power competition.  The pair begin the podcast discussing Roggeveen's career working across Australia's defence and foreign policy apparatus, including with the Office of Natio...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Australian Army Corporal (Ret'd) and Afghan veteran Matthew " Willy" Williams (Order of Australia Medal) to discuss citizen conflict reporting and his coverage of the ongoing Ukraine War. Corporal Williams was previously deployed as a private to Afghanistan with the Australian Army, leaving as a corpora...

In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Christiaan Beek, senior director of threat analytics at Rapid7, joins host Liam Garman to discuss Rapid7's 2023 Mid-Year Threat Review, unpacking the latest cyber security trends facing businesses and detailing need-to-know intelligence to keep Australian businesses safe. The pair begin the podcast analysing the most common threat vectors that a...