Fortinet Cybersecurity Podcast

Cybercrime runs like a business, fast, scalable, and hard to stop. Jürgen Stock, Former Secretary General INTERPOL, explains how criminal networks work, why basic cyber hygiene still blocks many attacks, and how police, companies, and governments must share data to keep pace as AI speeds crime up. Watch or listen to the episode, and read the blog to understand how cybercrime works at scale. https:...

Factories, power plants, and transport networks now sit on connected systems. Hossain Alshedoki, Partner at KPMG Middle East, and Global Lead for OT and IoT, explains how cyber risk turns physical, why IT and OT teams struggle to align, and what leaders must fix first to protect systems that move, heat, and power industry. Watch or listen to the episode, and read the blog to learn how to secure op...

Cyber risk spills into transport, health, finance, and daily life. Professor Richard Benham traces how security moved from servers into society, why leaders must bridge business and technology, and where public and private roles meet when systems fail. Watch or listen to the episode, and read the blog to see why cyber risk reaches far beyond IT teams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0I6WSek7Eg

Cybersecurity now sits at the crossroads of rights, regulations, and trust. Oreste Pollicino, Professor of Constitutional Law and AI Regulation at Bocconi University and Founder of Pollicino AI Advisory, explains how regulation shapes freedom and security, why fear-driven compliance fails, and how regulators and companies can build trust through dialogue instead of punishment. Watch or listen to t...

Europe is rolling out new cyber rules that shape how companies build products, manage risk, and run supply chains. Dr. Tommaso De Zan, Associate Director at Access Partnership, breaks down the EU’s growing regulations set, explains where businesses face friction and overlap, and shows how leaders can prepare before enforcement hits. Watch or listen to the episode, and read the blog to see what the...

Cyber attacks are used to strain states, disrupt power grids, and shake public trust. In this episode, Annita Sciacovelli, Cybersecurity Advisor and Professor of International Law at the University of Bari, explains how digital attacks target essential services, why societies are the pressure point, and how international law draws the line between cyber operations and armed response. Watch or list...

Cybersecurity doesn’t just protect companies, it keeps our world running. Tune in to the new season of Brass Tacks – Talking Cybersecurity, the Fortinet podcast that gets straight to the point on cyber risk. In under 20 minutes, we sit down with industry leaders, policymakers, and academics to break down how cybersecurity shapes businesses, economies, and the way we live and work. No jargon. No sa...

Fortinet ON AIR is a video podcast series recorded live at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, featuring expert voices from across the telecommunications ecosystem. In each episode, we dive into the evolving cybersecurity landscape—exploring how telcos and service providers can stay secure, resilient, and competitive in a fast-changing digital world. In this episode, host Jonas Walker sat dow...

Fortinet ON AIR is a video podcast series recorded live at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, featuring expert voices from across the telecommunications ecosystem. In each episode, we dive into the evolving cybersecurity landscape—exploring how telcos and service providers can stay secure, resilient, and competitive in a fast-changing digital world. In this episode, Ganesh Devarajan from Acc...

Fortinet ON AIR is a video podcast series recorded live at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, featuring expert voices from across the telecommunications ecosystem. In each episode, we dive into the evolving cybersecurity landscape—exploring how telcos and service providers can stay secure, resilient, and competitive in a fast-changing digital world. In this episode, host Ronen Shpirer speaks...

Fortinet ON AIR is a video podcast series recorded live at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, featuring expert voices from across the telecommunications ecosystem. In each episode, we dive into the evolving cybersecurity landscape—exploring how telcos and service providers can stay secure, resilient, and competitive in a fast-changing digital world. In this episode, host Ronen Shpirer is joi...

Fortinet ON AIR is a video podcast series recorded live at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, featuring expert voices from across the telecommunications ecosystem. In each episode, we dive into the evolving cybersecurity landscape—exploring how telcos and service providers can stay secure, resilient, and competitive in a fast-changing digital world. In this episode, host Ronen Shpirer connec...

Fortinet ON AIR is a video podcast series recorded live at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, featuring expert voices from across the telecommunications ecosystem. Hear from leaders at Accenture, NEC, Orange Cyberdefense, Cirion Technologies, and Google Cloud as they tackle the biggest challenges facing telcos—from AI-powered attacks and SecOps complexity to securing cloud infrastructure and...

Some CISOs might see industry regulators as an obstacle to their objectives, but not Jorges Fernandez, CISO & DPO for the Portuguese Securities & Exchange Commission, CMVM, and active participant on multiple regulatory bodies. In this episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, Jorge shares his unique experience and perspective as both regulator and regulated entity, explaining how open collab...

In the latest episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, #Fortinet's Filippo Cassini delves into the anatomy of effective cybersecurity posture and discuss how increasing network and security complexity is driving a shift from the selection of security components on a best-of-breed basis to an integrated platform approach. Today's SecOps teams not only have to make sense of ever-increasing vo...

The buck stops here—or does it? How much should former US President, Harry S Truman's famous slogan apply to the role of CISO? In this episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, host Joe Robertson is joined by Raffaele Maresca, Global CISO at AkzoNobel, for an illuminating discussion of the evolving role of the CISO. Rather than pinning ultimate responsibility for all cyber risk on the CISO,...

How do you securely network a "Smart City" that has to be rebuilt over a hundred times each year in different locations around the world, and with no more than a few days of annual downtime? In this episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, host Joe Robertson meets with Michael Cole, Chief Technology Officer for the European Tour Group, to discuss the unique challenges of running over a hund...

In this episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, Daniele Mancini, Field CISO at #Fortinet explains the three main drivers of change for #cybersecurity and the challenges these present for the #CISO: ➡️ The explosion in data volumes ➡️ The increasing speed of innovation ➡️ The growing interconnection of the digital ecosystem Tune in for a discussion on the importance of balancing technologic...

Welcome to Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, the latest Fortinet podcast series where we discuss the business implications of cybersecurity. In this predominantly business-focused episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, our host, Joe Robertson, talks to Mark Child, Associate Research Director for European Security at IDC, about the elevation of cybersecurity as a board-level priority an...

Welcome to Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, the latest Fortinet podcast series where we discuss the business implications of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity can seem like an impenetrable dark art, but it doesn't have to be. Tune in to the latest episode of Brass Tacks as our host, Joe Robertson is joined by Fortinet's Patrick Grillo to distill key business takeaways and lift the veil on cyber jar...

Welcome to Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, the latest Fortinet podcast series where we discuss the business implications of cybersecurity. Half a century since the first computer virus, most of us are familiar with the usual suspects of cyberattack—bots, phishing, ransomware etc. So what's new? Tune in as our host, Joe Robertson, is joined by Ricardo Ferreira, European Field CISO at Fortinet...

Welcome to Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, the latest Fortinet podcast series where we discuss the business implications of cybersecurity. Tune in as our host, Joe Robertson, is joined by Alain Sanchez, EMEA Field CISO at Fortinet as they discuss how new fiduciary responsibilities and the legal imperative to comply with new regulations such as NIS2 and DORA are elevating network security and...

Welcome to Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, the latest Fortinet podcast series where we discuss the business implications of cybersecurity. We're kicking off the first episode as our host, Joe Robertson, is joined by Wolfgang Bitomsky, Chief Information Officer for FCC Environment CEE, a European leader in sustainable waste management services. Drawing on his extensive experience as a CIO over...

🎙️ Tune-in for another edition of FortinetLIVE as #Fortinet’s Don Walling is joined by Sherron Burgess, Chair, Board of Directors, #Cyversity to discuss fostering diverse talent and creating exciting career opportunities in #cyber. 👩‍💻 👉 https://www.fortinet.com/training/education-outreach-program?utm_source=social&utm_medium=soundcloud-org&utm_campaign=sprinklr

🎙️ Get ready for another episode FortinetLIVE as #Fortinet’s Chris Hinsz and Sandip Borle discuss our latest #FortiSwitch 600 and 2000 series product releases, and highlight Fortinet’s secure connectivity platform. Learn more about the new FortiSwitch: https://www.fortinet.com/blog/business-and-technology/fortiswitch-solutions-for-evolving-campus?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube-org&utm_campai...