The Resilience Room

In this episode of The Resilience Room, Sam sits down with Mike Vetri, Senior Director of SecOps at Veeva Systems and a former Air Force Cyberspace Operations Officer. Mike shares his fascinating transition from training as a military pilot to finding his true calling in cyber defense during the early 2010s—a time when the industry was still widely misunderstood. Drawing from his extensive militar...

In this episode of The Resilience Room, Sam Dickison sits down with Lee Stephens, a 31-year veteran at BT. Lee shares his unique journey from sales into cyber security, detailing how the industry's variety and fast-paced environment have kept him engaged at BT across wildly different roles spanning research, marketing, and operations. The conversation dives deep into the realities of modern threat...

In this episode of The Resilience Room , host Sam Dickison and co-host Jamie Knobles sit down with Mahdi Raza, a lifelong tech enthusiast and cyber ecosystem activator. Mahdi shares his nostalgic journey into the digital world—from accidentally brute-forcing his way into AOL at age 12 to navigating today’s complex, fast-moving threat landscape. The conversation dives deep into why traditional secu...

In this episode of The Resilience Room , Sam and James are joined by Nasser Arif , an award-winning cybersecurity leader in the NHS who journeyed from aeronautical engineering to finding his true "home" in cyber. Nasser shares his unique transition from a non-traditional background into a field engineer role, and the pivotal moment an observant manager invited him to join the security team. The tr...

In this episode of The Resilience Room, Sam and James sit down with Hazel, a seasoned cyber security professional who spent 15 years in technical IT before discovering her true calling through an ISC2 pilot programme in the NHS. Hazel opens up about the moment a tutor changed her entire perspective on security — and why that hacker mindset still defines how she approaches the industry today. The c...

In this episode of The Resilience Room, cybersecurity leader Ben Bachmann breaks down why AI-powered SOC tools are still overhyped, how security culture beats any technology investment, and what CISOs are really losing sleep over. From OT security on offshore rigs to the true cost of drowning in data, Ben shares candid insight from years leading security at global organisations. Whether you're a C...