Beyond the Titanic: Cybersecurity in Northern Ireland
In this episode, we look at the growth of the cybersecurity industry in Northern Ireland.
What are the reasons for its success, and why does cyber play an important part in Northern Ireland's post-industrial future? And why should CISOs look there for a source of talent?
Our guest is Simon Whittaker, chair of the steering committee for NI Cyber, and CEO of Vertical Structure, now part of Instil.
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CISO Interview: Mandy Andress, Elastic
Our guest this week is Mandy Andress is CISO at Elastic.
Elastic describes itself as a “search AI company”, and is very much at the forefront of modernising enterprise technology.
A host of businesses use Elastic's tools behind the scenes to manage their data, for security and, of course, for AI.
As CISO, Mandy Andress has the dual responsibilities of keeping Elastic secure, and advising customers on security.
In this CISO interview, we hear about her route into cybersecurity and the pressures of dealing with the increasing intensity, or velocity of cyber attacks.
And we discuss why CISOs need to be more aware than ever of their role in providing security not just within their own organisations but across national infrastructure, and the wider economy.
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Insights Interview: Claudia Natanson, UK Cyber Security Council
Dr Claudia Natanson is CEO at the UK Cyber Security Council.
The Council, which is funded by the Government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, acts as an umbrella body for a range of professional bodies in cybersecurity.
It is the organisation behind chartered status for cybersecurity professionals, sets standards and publishes an ethics code, and acts as a voice of the industry: quite a broad mission for an organisation that is only a few years old.
The Council is, though, very well placed to assess the health of the cybersecurity industry across the UK. And, as Dr Natanson says, it faces a number of challenges, including recruitment, retention, diversity, and ensuring organisations understand what they need from their cybersecurity teams.
But what, exactly, does pouring the perfect pint of Guinness have to do with a successful career in cyber?
Interview by Stephen Pritchard
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Episode 125: Insights Interview, with James Bore
Our guest for the 125th episode of Security Insights is James Bore.
A well-known industry figure and speaker on cybersecurity, James runs the family consultancy firm Bores. He's also an author, book publisher, cyber skills trainer and volunteer.
In this Insights Interview, he shares his forthright -- and sometimes controversial -- views on the way forward for cybersecurity, with editor Stephen Pritchard.
Does cybersecurity blame the victim? What is the relationship between trust and security? And why is investment in security sometimes a bad thing?
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Why CISOs quit: cyber's leadership crisis
Are CISOs leaving the industry in droves?
One survey suggests that as many as one in four senior cybersecurity leaders plans to leave the profession.
The causes include growing responsibilities, increasingly severe threats and ever-greater regulatory burdens.
The result is stress and burn out, with CISOs constantly fighting fires. As one of our guests says, CISOs suffer from an "invisibility of success".
So what can we do? The first step is to recognise the problem; the second is to help CISOs build both organisational and individual resilience.
Our guests are Darren Williams, founder and CEO of BlackFog, which commissioned the research, and Peter Coroneos, founder of mental health not for profit Cybermindz.
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