ISF Podcast

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and host Tavia Gilbert give a preview of the upcoming season of the ISF Podcast, which features conversations with ISF’s Digital Congress 2021 keynote speakers. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter From the Information Security Forum , the leading authority on cyber, info...

In this episode, originally released in December 2020, Steve welcomes motivational speaker, corporate consultant, and educator Reggie Butler back to the podcast. Reggie last connected with Steve in 2018 for an episode of our videocast (link below). Today’s conversation focuses on what we’ve learned through the experience of working from home during the pandemic, strategies for uniting teams even w...

In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and podcast host Tavia Gilbert dive deeper into this season’s theme of Digital Transformation. We've had a handful of guests, including Jonathan Moore, Bob Phibbs, and Mel Shakir, and today Steve shares his own perspective about this current moment of Digital Transformation. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen t...

In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Mel Shakir , Managing Director of DreamIt Ventures , about his work helping cybersecurity startups reach their full potential. They discuss how helping cybersecurity startups can reach their full potential and how CISOs can keep up with changing cybersecurity software in this time of digital transformation, as well as tips for cybersecurity softwar...

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Bob Phibbs , “The Retail Doctor.” Bob is recognized as a leading expert on brick-and-mortar retailers, and he has consulted for, among others, Caesar’s Palace, Lego, Omega, Vera Bradley, and Yamaha. Bob shares his perspective on digital transformation in the retail market, building a solid team, and effective communication within an organisation....

In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin sits down with Jonathan Moore , CTO of SpiderOak , a data security software design firm in Silicon Valley. Steve and Jonathan discuss digital transformation, creating zero trust models that work, and the future of information security and Big Tech. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us...

In this episode, originally released in November, 2020, Steve is in conversation with philosopher, author, and speaker Anders Indset . Steve and Anders discuss the importance of leaders engaging in what he calls a “self audit,” having the strength and courage to get vulnerable, the importance of listening, and more. Mentioned in this episode: Arne Næss Lofoten The Social Dilemma Read the transcrip...

In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Josh Jackson , Global Head of Government and Public Services for 6clicks and the Executive Director of the AI Association. As the AI Association’s leader, Jackson advocates and educates government agencies, including the U.S. Congress, about artificial intelligence. Steve and Josh discuss the future of AI, how the workforce can survive the coming r...

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Jonathan Brill , futurist and author of the new book, Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change . They discuss ways organizations can prepare for the confluence of small events that can add up to major disruption, developing institutional resilience, and how to strategies to facilitate sound decision-making in the boar...

Our season six theme is disruption, and today ISF CEO Steve Durbin and ISF Podcast host Tavia Gilbert discuss a paper on global cyber crisis. This is a paper that the ISF wrote for the Astana Club, to which Steve is a regular contributor. Last week, we talked about how most governments seem to be struggling with how to rein in big tech companies in order to protect their citizens’ privacy. Today,...

Our theme this season is disruption, and today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and podcast host Tavia Gilbert discuss digital totalitarianism, a topic based on the ISF's reporting for the Astana Club, an international discussion platform that gathers prominent political figures, diplomats, and experts from the world's top analytical centers. Today’s conversation focuses on how most governments are strugglin...

Today is the start of a new season focusing on global disruption. It will feature a mix of conversations between Steve Durbin, CEO of the ISF, our host Tavia Gilbert, and expert guests.   This episode provides a summary of the themes that will be explored in this series, namely: Steve Durbin’s contribution to the Astana Club Top 10 Risks for Eurasia 2021 focused on Digital Totalitarianism and the...

https://bit.ly/3dMNgcH In this episode, originally released on January 26, 2021, ISF CEO Steve Durbin talks with Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London, about the role that listening played when she became the first (and only) female CEO in Lloyd’s more than 300-year history. They also discuss the courage and effectiveness of simplicity in communication, a new style of leadership bui...

https://bit.ly/3w4PjPz ISF CEO Steve Durbin and Tavia Gilbert close out the Authors Roundtable season,  discussing what they’ve learned from interviews over the past four episodes with Thomas Eisenmann , Michele Wucker , Michelle Seiler Tucker , and Matt Blumberg . They review what they learned from each of those conversations and link those conversations directly to the concerns of and opportunit...

https://bit.ly/3ycpEGv In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matt Blumberg , a technology entrepreneur and business builder based in New York City, co-founder and CEO of Bolster, and the author of Startup CEO and the new release, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams. Steve and Matt discuss the ups and downs of starting a business in 20...

https://bit.ly/3vLxFAr In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Michelle Seiler Tucker , speaker, author, and CEO of Seiler Tucker, a business that specializes in mergers and acquisitions. Michelle speaks with Steve about her newest book, Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit . They discuss tips on selling a business at a profit, the current state...

https://bit.ly/3wCmKKo In this episode, Steve Durbin speaks with commentator and policy analyst Michele Wucker , author of The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World . Steve and Michele discuss individual and collective risk appetite, the concept of a risk ecosystem, and how to build...

https://bit.ly/3cmUjZa Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is speaking with Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisnemann about his new book, Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success . Steve and Prof. Eisenmann look at examples of a few of the case studies included in his book that illustrate why some startups succeed, but most fail. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or not, everyone...

https://bit.ly/3wMrLzX In this episode, originally released in November 2020, Steve is in conversation with Dr. Hannah Fry , associate professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, and a researcher in the patterns of human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting. In this conversation, Steve and Hannah discuss the challenge and...

https://bit.ly/34dFpzR Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matthew Doan, Senior Manager at BCG Platinion and Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America. Steve and Matthew talk about growing your skills, finding purpose at work, and what the workforce of the future might look like. Mentioned in this episode: Learning How to Learn with Barbara Oakley A Brief Guide to Learning Faster (and Better)...

In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin considers cyber in the workplace from the perspective of a digital native and a more experienced security leader. We hear from Mehak Vohra , CEO of SkillBank and member of Gen Z, and the more experienced Rich Guida , Managing Director at Guida Associates, Inc., formerly VP of Information Security at Johnson & Johnson. Mentioned in this episode: ISF Podc...

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Margaret Cunningham , principal research scientist at Forcepoint . They discuss leading a team that’s working from home, hiring and onboarding post-COVID, building your team’s communication skills, and more. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter...

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Thomas Erl , best-selling IT author and founder of Arcitura Education , which offers vendor-neutral training and certification programs.  Steve and Thomas discuss how to resolve the skills shortage, the purpose of vendor-neutral training, the coming disruption of digital transformation, and more. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to t...

Today, we’re bringing you a conversation between ISF CEO Steve Durbin and ISF analyst Dan Norman from the 2020 ISF Congress. Steve and Dan discuss the overall direction of the security profession in the current climate and how to build a team and a culture to promote secure practices throughout your organization. Mentioned in this episode: Addressing Psychological Vulnerabilities Positively Influe...

In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert give an overview of the podcast’s season 4 theme: The Security Workforce of the Future.  Over the next several weeks and with a variety of guests, we’ll focus on what enterprises can do to attract, retain, and train the talent they’ll need to manage the demands of security in coming years. Read the transcript of this episode Subsc...