teissPodcast - Cracking Cyber Security

According to the National Crime Agency more than 2,500 arrests were made last year in the UK, after Facebook reported offenders for trying to entice children into sharing indecent images or meeting in real life. Today’s children and teenagers have grown up in the online world, and with all its benefits, these arrests are proof of the darker side of the digital space. So how can we better our child...

Apparently there’s an election on December 12th, so on this teissPodcast we’re exploring which cyber threats are going to impact the upcoming UK election. Our expert guest this week is Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat intelligence at Recorded Future, who’s researched the security threats facing elections globally, with a large focus on disinformation campaigns.   On the podcast Pri...

Red teaming is one of the most fascinating activities an ethical hacker can be involved in. The practice usually involves an independent group that assumes the role of a hacker to show organisations what vulnerabilities or backdoors pose a threat to their cyber security. Sounds like every organisation should employ one…but is it always necessary? And if so, how do you know if your organisation is...

We are told that the expected cyber skills shortage is estimated to be 1.8 million by 2022 and yet just 12% of the cybersecurity workforce is under the age of 35. This week I speak with Mark Walmsley, CISO, Freshfields, about finding, nurturing and growing the next generation of cyber talent.  Mark has a wealth of knowledge and experience in sourcing and recruiting talent – particularly in the mor...

There’s a saying that culture trumps strategy every time, but how do you build a strong, positive culture in the first place? I caught up with Steve Moore, VP and Chief Security Strategist at Exabeam. Steve’s been on the podcast before and it’s always inspiring to hear his thoughts on leadership, nurturing talent and creating a culture which allows people to grow and thrive in their roles.  Easy r...

Welcome to the Security Leaders’ Roundtable Podcast, where I am joined by two exceptionally talented CISOs, Brian Brackenborough, CISO of a major broadcaster and Nick Nagle, CISO of the Publishing House, Conde Nast International.  On this podcast, recorded in July 2019, I asked them to bring two cyber security news stories to the table, as well as a “grudging respect” – a story/hack/response to a...

Whether it’s external threats to an organisation or bracing personal challenges, how do you respond to the unknown unknowns? Well fortunately our guest this week, Colin Anderson, CISO at Levi Strauss & Co, has had much experience in this realm. I had the opportunity to speak with him at the Exabeam user conference in San Francisco last week where we spoke about his leadership style, how he for...

What can we learn from the way cybercriminals recruit and train people in their networks to help us with our own cyber security skills shortage?  On this podcast we are visiting the dark side of the moon with teissPodcast friend and regular, Joe Carson, Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO at Thycotic. We explore how criminals recruit and train people in their network and how quickly can t...

This week the teissPodcast jumps right into the heart of cyber security innovation at LORCA (the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement) –  a Government-backed cyber accelerator which supports the most promising cyber security innovators in scaling and growing solutions to the cyber problem. teiss speaks with programme director, Saj Huq about the emerging trends in cyber innovation, the...

This week, The teissPodcast is at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes. If you’ve not already been there – GO - it’s a treasure trove of historic computers…In fact, it's home to the world’s largest collection, from the Turing-Welchman Bombe and Colossus of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, to the rise of personal compu...

There’s a cyber skills shortage, but are cyber security hiring and retention processes doing more harm than good to your organisation? This week I speak with Vicki Gavin, about recruitment, talent retention and leading teams. Vicki is an advisor on security, privacy and resilience and was previously CISO for the Economist; with years of experience under her belt I thought she was ideal to discuss...

Can you imagine a world where our water, energy and transport systems just stop working? How about our hospitals, telecoms and financial services? It’s a picture I struggle to visualise, and yet we are told that the risks to our national security have never been greater. So, how safe actually is our National Critical Infrastructure right now and are we able to protect ourselves? Questions we’ll be...

How can we tackle the cyber skills shortage? What’s the best way to up-skill your cyber security workforce? Does it take more than just passion to work in cyber security? These are questions we’ll be exploring on this week’s Cracking Cyber Security podcast. This week I chat with Principal Security Consultant (CCSAS) at Trustwave SpiderLabs, Matt Lorentzen. We are told that cybersecurity skills sho...

This week we are talking about leadership, imposter syndrome and humour with Thom Langford on the Cracking Cyber Security podcast.  Founder of (TL)2 Security Ltd and former CISO at Publicis Groupe, Thom is a well-known figure in the security world, prolific public speaker and an active and engaging social media user – so to hear that he describes himself as “naturally shy” – came as a bit of a sur...

How should organisations deal with the Insider Threat? Can you stop the insider before they cause harm? What are the red flags to look out for?  This week on the Cracking Cyber Security Podcast we speak with Lisa Forte, cybersecurity expert and founder of Red Goat Cyber Security about the “Insider Threat”. Lisa began her career in maritime security before moving into counter-terrorism intelligence...

Head of Threat Intelligence at Cybereason, Assaf Dahan, shares some fascinating research about the latest cyber security trends. Assaf, shares some of the most notable attacks we’ve seen over the past year, which techniques were used, what were the attackers after and what you need to know about how to protect yourself from such attacks. We also discuss how the criminals are collaborating and what...

Can defenders trick their attackers? Can organisations use deception successfully to level the playing field and dupe cybercriminals? This week on the Cracking Cyber Security podcast we’ll be discussing the “art of tricking the trickster”. This week Carolyn Crandall – who has the coolest title in cyber - Chief Deception Officer and CMO at Attivo Networks , joins us on the podcast and explains how...

On this episode of the Cracking Cyber Security Podcast, Stephen Moore, Chief Security Strategist at Exabeam says that organisations need a new breed of CISO – one who is groomed for the challenging audiences of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the CEO, subcommittees, and the Board. Furthermore, he shares advice on how to speak to the board in a language they understand, how to avoid sugar-coat...

Why has the US banned the use of Chinese company Huawei’s technology? To what extent is Huawei a security threat? What are the deeper issues at play in this power struggle? These are questions we’ll be exploring on this week’s cracking cyber security podcast. Malcolm Taylor, Head of Cyber Security at ITC Secure Networking, joins me to discuss what’s really at the root of tensions between the US, U...

What can we learn from the way 'national security' government organisations think about and buy security?    This week I’ll be speaking with ex-BAE Systems cyber security technical director and now co-founder of Garrison, Henry Harrison . He tells us what we can learn from government organisations in their approach to security and advises on the mind-set and strategies companies should a...

On this podcast we speak with CEO and co-founder at Tessian, Tim Sadler, about whether - amidst high stress and anxiety – CISOs can afford to be creative and take risks in their decision-making. We also ask, can the role of defender really be a creative one? Tim also shares advice on how to *creatively recruit* for *creative thinkers* and how he keeps his own leadership inspired. Also, our podcast...

Our theme this week is “Zero trust” – what is it and how can you implement it in your organisation.  On the episode I’m joined by Richard Archdeacon, Duo Security’s Advisory CISO about a ‘Zero Trust’ approach to security (ie ‘trust no-one, verify everything’) and how this addresses some of the biggest concerns for Security Professionals: from digital transformation to enabling remote working. We d...

That’s the question we’ll be tackling on this episode of the cracking cyber security podcast.  Peter Woollacott, CEO and Founder of Huntsman Security, joins us this week to discuss the changing face of cyber risk and how businesses can better understand their cybersecurity posture.  We cover security scorecards, cyber insurance and whether it’s possible to place a price on risk, as well as reflect...

Cryptographer Bruce Schneier once said, "only amateurs attack machines, professionals target people" and yet how far should we be blaming humans for the breakdown of our cyber security? Joining us on this podcast is Flavius Plesu, former CISO at Bank of Ireland and co-founder and CEO of OutThink – a platform which is transforming the way companies are engaging with their employees. Many...

March 12 2019 marked the 30 year anniversary of the World Wide Web and it was around this time that I met with former senior British Intelligence Officer and Head of Cyber Security at ITC, Malcolm Taylor. The serendipity of the occasion provided an opportune moment to ask Malcolm how he thinks the web has evolved since its inception and whether it’s, ultimately, been a force for good or bad…We als...