Vertali Mainframe Podcast

In this episode of the Vertali Podcast, host Ed Nell is joined by Kev Milne, Cyber Threat Manager at NatWest Group who also runs a mainframe pen testing course and is writing a book on Mainframe Hacking. Kev gives us a deep dive into cyber risk quantification, red teaming, and the growing need to include mainframes in modern cyber security testing. Kev draws on more than 30 years of experience in...

In this episode of the Vertali Podcast, Ed Nell talks with MainTegrity’s Al Saurette about why static cyber reporting no longer works for modern mainframe security and what a real-time, human-in-the-loop defense looks like. They dig into ransomware’s business model, why milliseconds matter, how to spot reconnaissance early, and the practical mechanics of “freeze first, verify, then resume” so atta...

In this episode of the Vertali Podcast, Broadcom’s Michael Jordan (Distinguished Engineer, Cybersecurity & Compliance) and Jessica Daugherty (Senior Product Manager, Security & Compliance) about “Y2Q”, the day quantum computers can break today’s cryptography, and what enterprises must do now to prepare. They unpack how RSA falls to Shor’s algorithm, why “harvest now, decrypt later” makes q...

In this episode of the Vertali Podcast, host Ed Nell talks with senior software developer Nathan Carroll about how AI is changing mainframe software development, from day-to-day tooling to security, governance, and the shifting role of developers.  Nathan shares how he uses AI as a “rubber duck” for high-level architecture, why agentic AIs increasingly feel like junior team members, and how w...

In this episode, Ed Nell is joined again by Leanne Wilson, Senior Technical Delivery Manager and Security Consultant at Vertali. They dive into the world of mainframe security assessments and penetration testing, clarifying the differences between the two, when to use them, and why they’re both essential. Leanne shares real-world examples and explains how combining both approaches offers the most...

In this episode, Ed Nell is joined by Leanne Wilson, Senior Technical Delivery Manager and Security Consultant at Vertali, to explore the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and its impact on the financial sector. Leanne unpacks the regulation’s key pillars, risk management, third-party oversight, and operational resilience and discusses how financial institutions can approach compliance wit...

In this episode of the Vertali Podcast, Ed Nell is joined by Mark Wilson, Technical Director at Vertali, to explore the intersection of generative AI and cyber security. They discuss the rapid rise of generative AI and its potential benefits, such as improving efficiency in fraud detection and document summarization, while also addressing the risks it poses to cyber security. Mark delves into how...