The Mega C-Suite Stories
By Shamane Tan
The Mega C-Suite StoriesAug 10, 2020
Leadership Podcast with Dato' Dr. Amir, CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia | EP 36
In this episode, our founder Shamane Tan caught up with Dato' Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO at CyberSecurity Malaysia right in the hearts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) is the national cyber security specialist agency under the purview of the Ministry of Communications and Digital of Malaysia (KKD).
Check out their conversation as Dato' Dr. Amir shared their history and progress in enhancing and securing Malaysia's cyberspace while continuously improving the nation's ability to identify, respond to, and prevent cybersecurity incidents.
Find out what else is coming up ahead for them this year!
Soundbites - A Discussion Extract with Australia's Minister of Home Affairs and Cyber Security | EP 35
This is a recording of a closed-door live forum with board directors, CEOs, CIOs and CISOs and the Minister on Australia’s Progress To A Cyber Resilient Nation. This soundbite offers a focused excerpt from the discussion, spotlighting key insights from the Hon Clare O'Neil MP and thought leader Shamane Tan, touching on areas such as collaboration with the government in cyber security efforts, the development of a world-class threat intelligence platform, the dynamics of intel sharing within the cyber leaders community, and effective communication with boards on cyber security matters.
Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #5 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 34
Welcome to Episode 5 of the podcast series - "Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career". Our guest this week is Reeti Upmon who is Cloud Security and Solutions specialist. Reeti has recently transitioned to cybersecurity and she brings 15 years of rich experience across IT and customer service. Reeti made her way back to Tech due to her love for working with computers. She has a great command over cloud computing environments and holds a number of AWS and Microsoft certifications. The episode begins with Reeti sharing how her daily mindfulness practice brings her calm and peace which are noticed at work as well. She emphasised the importance of meditation for cybersecurity professionals at all levels. Next, Reeti and Jalpa discuss how Reeti pivoted her career more than once; previously due to personal circumstances and more recently due to passion to work in a technical field. Reeti had a knack for Computer Science since her Computer Engineering and Informational Science degrees. Over Covid-19 pandemic, she made a transition back into computing, this time specialising in Cybersecurity. Watch the full episode to hear from Reeti about tips and tricks to break into cyber security. Connect with Reeti on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/reetiu/ Jalpa's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community if you haven't already: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/
Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #4 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 33
Welcome to episode 4 of Your passport to a cybersecurity career. In this episode our host Jalpa interviews Holly Wright who is a Security Architect and a winner of the Best Female Secure Coder award. Holly has expertise across many domains in security, with deep technical knowledge in network detection and response, fraud detection, analytics platforms and applications of machine learning in security.
Holly is based out of the IBM Gold Coast development lab in Australia, and has shared her knowledge globally, presenting at numerous conferences and has many patents in her name. Holly is passionate about encouraging people into STEM and is part of many university and school mentoring initiatives.
Holly wanted to pursue a career in the medical field so she could help people. She didn't know that an exciting career in a cool field like robotics and cybersecurity lay ahead of her where she could also impact society positively with her contributions.Watch the full episode to uncover how Holly's career unfolded and her advice for breaking into cybersecurity.
Connect with Holly on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/h-wright/
Here's the link to Jalpa's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa/
Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community if you haven't already: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/
Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #3 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 32
In Episode 3 of "Your passport to a cybersecurity career", host Jalpa interviews well known public speaking coach Emily Edgeley who has successfully pivoted her career more than once. Emily has an effective story telling style and depicts her career story in a beautiful way. Make sure to follow till the end to find out her advice on how to break into cybersecurity. Emily helps people in tech to communicate with more clarity, impact & confidence. She is a sought after public speaking coach for giving someone the confidence and tools to nail their work presentation or even take the stage for the first time. She has supported conferences such as Black Hat Las Vegas, SANS Awareness Summit, B-sides Melbourne, ANZ UnConf, Seven Delivery Summit, WIS Conf to name a few. Synopsis: Emily starts with sharing that she studied Maths and picked up some skills which were useful in cybersecurity roles realising when looking back retrospectively. She wasn't aware of the transferable skills at the time but some of the skills she learnt during initial call centre role such as analytical skills, treating everyone with respect and communication. Next, Emily provides valuable tips for a job seeker on landing interviews and excelling in hiring the process.
Emily highlights the role of mentor to help cybersecurity aspirants to connect the dots between their transferable skills and how they can add value to the cybersecurity role(s). Lastly, Emily covers how important it is to hire based on the attitude and soft skills; not entirely based on technical skills. As tech skills can be taught along the way as well however the personality and attitude go a long way. Connect with Emily on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-edgeley/ For more information on public speaking tips and tool, visit Emily's website www.emilyedgeley.com Here's the link to Jalpa's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa/ Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community if you haven't already: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/
AI Insights - An Interview with ChatGPT | EP 31
As an AI language model, ChatGPT has been making waves in the cyber and AI world, and we're thrilled to have it join us in this very special podcast edition. From putting its humor and joke-telling skills to the test, to even challenging it to rap spontaneously, our host Shamane Tan gets ChatGPT to expand on the various ways humans have been collaborating with it. Join us in this engaging and entertaining interview as we hear the different voices of AI comes to live in this short episode.
Living Life in the Shadows | Secrets of the Undercover Spy | Part II (Final)
This is not your typical podcast edition. It's not everyday you get the real deal James Bond, former KGB agent, on your show with you, revealing the secrets of the undercover spy. In 2015, millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky - "The Spy Among Us". Now, in the part two and final episode, our host Shamane Tan, uncovers the extraordinary stories that lie hidden in the shadows. We rejoin our guest, Jack on the decision that changed his life. Jack Philip Barsky, is a former sleeper agent of the KGB, the longest-surviving known member of their illegals program, who operated undercover in the United States for a decade at the height of the Cold War. In real life, Jack has such a personable, frank and at times, cheeky personality. Candid and unfiltered - as you join us in this podcast, you will feel like you've joined us right in the midst of our fireside chat. More about Jack Barsky: https://jackbarsky.com/ Jack's book "Deep Undercover": https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Undercover-Tangled-Allegiances-America/dp/1496416821/ Podcast series unpacking Jack's story in full detail, "The Agent": https://link.chtbl.com/theagent
Living Life in the Shadows | Secrets of the Undercover Spy | Part I
This is not your typical podcast episode. It's not everyday you get the real deal James Bond, former KGB agent, on your show with you, revealing the secrets of the undercover spy. In 2015, millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky - "The Spy Among Us". Welcome to our special episode edition where our host Shamane Tan, uncovers the extraordinary stories that lie hidden in the shadows. Our guest, Jack Philip Barsky, is a former sleeper agent of the KGB, the longest-surviving known member of their illegals program, who operated undercover in the United States for a decade at the height of the Cold War. In real life, Jack has such a personable, frank and at times, cheeky personality. Candid and unfiltered - as you join us in this podcast, you will feel like you've joined us right in the midst of our fireside chat. More about Jack Barsky: https://jackbarsky.com/ Jack's book "Deep Undercover": https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Undercover-Tangled-Allegiances-America/dp/1496416821/ Podcast series unpacking Jack's story in full detail, "The Agent": https://link.chtbl.com/theagent
Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #2 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 28
This is Episode 2 of our latest series "Passport of a Cyber Security Career", where our CyberRiskers host, Jalpa Bhavsar uncovers career stories of successful cyber security leaders and professionals from around the world; and talks about how they pivoted their career. Our guest in this episode is Sabika Ishaq, who is a CISO at Grant Thornton, Luxembourg. She is also the elected President of WomenCyberForce, which is the Luxembourg chapter of European Women4Cyber organization. Sabika has more than 15 years of experience in a number of different industries including the United Nations. As a security professional and enthusiast, Sabika has been involved in transformative security initiatives where she combined her strong business focus with deep analytical background to bring constructive change. Sabika holds a Master’s degree in Information Security and Management from The London School of Economics and Political Sciences and is a part of notable Security platforms in Luxembourg. Synopsis: The episode begins with Jalpa asking Sabika about her educational background. Both explore the soft skills that Sabika acquired from initial roles which set her for success for a rewarding career in cybersecurity. Based on Sabika's own experience, she shares valuable lessons and advice for some one looking to break into cybersecurity. Sabika also suggests hiring managers having an open mindset when reviewing candidate backgrounds. Some varied fields of work such as legal, psychology, law and business management can add tremendous value to the legal, human and strategic aspects of cyber security, e.g. risk assessment, compliance and policy development. Additional details: Connect with Sabika on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabika-ishaq/ Also don't forget to reach out to Jalpa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa/) about her call to action. Finally, join our Cyber Risk Meetup community here: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/
Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #1 | How Do We Pivot? | New Series | EP 27
In this brand new series, as part of the original 'Mega C-Suite Stories' podcast channel, meet our CyberRiskers podcast host Jalpa Bhavsar as she covers different stories of successful cyber security industry leaders from around the world. Starting from Sydney, Australia, in this first episode, we hear from Chirag Joshi, CEO & Founder of 7 Rules Cyber, author and a speaker as he shares his journey in this field, and how he transitioned into security all those years ago. Since the cyber skills shortage worsened over the pandemic, Jalpa and Chirag explore how those looking to break into cyber can leverage transferable skills to couple with cyber security skills for a successful start aka securing your passport to cyber security. Synopsis: Jalpa starts this episode by asking Chirag about his formal education and his plans for a career when he first graduated. She then dives into the topic of transferable skills, asking Chirag how he was able to identify the transferable skills from his initial Systems Analyst role and apply them to transition into cyber security specific roles over the years. Chirag also talks about chapter from his book, 7 Rules to Become Exceptional at Cyber Security, about the role of differentiating skills to gain an upper edge. Jalpa then requests Chirag to share an example of his family member who successfully transitioned to cyber more recently, and his advice to anyone else considering the same.
Additional details:
Check out Chirag Joshi's page on https://7rulescyber.au/ and follow him on LinkedIn. Books: 7 Rules to Become Exceptional at Cyber Security | 7 Rules to Influence Behaviour and Win at Cyber Sec Awareness Jalpa Bhavsar can also be connected here on LinkedIn.
Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/
Rewiring the Brain and Understanding Neuroscience for Leadership Success - EP 26
In this episode of the Mega C-Suite Stories, Vannessa McCamley, author of Rewire for Success, and 'Neuroscience of Leadership' Coach joins Host, Shamane Tan, and shares takeaways from her years of research.
This session covers:
- How Vannessa got into the field of neuroscience research
- Four easy steps to implement to create new wiring for neuroplasticity
- The F.O.O.D framework
- How can leaders prime their brain while managing cyber risk
About the speakers:
Guest speaker - Vannessa McCamley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vannessa-mccamley/
REWIRE for SUCCESS is available on Amazon.
Podcast host - Shamane Tan, Chief Growth Officer, Author & Cyber Risk Meetup Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
Hear about the Perspective on Cyber Risk from the CRO of a Giant Telco, Telstra - EP 25
In this episode of the Mega C-Suite Stories, Joanna Knox, Telstra's CRO, joins Host, Shamane Tan, and talks about her world of risks.
This session covers:
- What Jo views as her key #risk priorities
- Where and how #cyberrisk fits in
- How would a #CRO gets their business prepared for the different cyber risk scenarios
- How would a CRO work with their other execs to help them execute their #strategy?
- Top tips on helping your business be achieve #cyberresilience
- 3 questions to assess if you're covering your cyber risks appropriately
Joanna Knox, Chief Risk Officer, Telstra - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-knox-b3343317/
Shamane Tan, Chief Growth Officer, Author & Cyber Risk Meetup Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
Website: www.cyberriskmeetup.com
Former Chief Security & Technology Officer Talks about the Covid-Safe Check-In App, Cloud & Data Breaches - EP 24
In this episode of the Mega C-Suite Stories, Michael Cracroft, former CISO at Service NSW, joins Host, Shamane Tan, and shares what were some of the key success factors in securing the public sector.
This session includes covering some of the elements of consideration in his team being able to deliver the Covid-safe check-in app securely in the pandemic times, all the way through to lessons learnt from data breaches and from his previous cloud journey - for companies moving into cloud, how to avoid opportunities missed.
Michael Cracroft, SNSW's former CS&TO - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcracroft/
Shamane Tan, Chief Growth Officer, Author & Cyber Risk Meetup Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
Website: www.cyberriskmeetup.com
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab's CISO Addresses Cyber Risk in Space - EP 23
This episode covers how Preston Miller, NASA JPL's CISO, aligns cyber risk in accordance to his business risk, what is their number #1 out of the CIA triad, and what is considered as risk against NASA's mission success. Preston also talked through his current campaign of security being the office of 'KNOW', explaining his approach with the business leaders, and on the importance of having a robust disaster recovery plan.
To unpack his top tip for aspiring CISOs or CISOs who are taking up new roles in different industries, check out this session (full recording released).
Discussion Points:
* Preston's journey as a CISO in NASA: 1:02
* Key things he had to do to adapt/ do security differently: 02:51
* Aligning cyber risk according to the business understanding of risk: 07:16
* What keeps the NASA CISO up at night: 12:29
* How a DR plan looked like in NASA JPL's context: 15:53
* Preston's top tip for CISOs & Security Professionals: 20:31
Preston Miller, NASA JPL's CISO - https://www.linkedin.com/in/preston-d-miller/
Shamane Tan, Chief Growth Officer, Author & Cyber Risk Meetup Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
The Global Threat Landscape of Cybercrime and Interpol's Mission - EP 22
In this episode with Doug Witschi, the Assistant Director for Cybercrime Threat Response at Interpol, we talked about the current issues with cybercrime, observations and stories of recent cases that Interpol was involved in, including the role we can play as an ecosystem.
Doug Witschi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-witschi-b0b7a190
Shamane Tan (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #cybercrime #interpol #community #collaboration #incidentresponse #cyberemergency #cyberattack #crisis #CISO #breach
How One of the Globally Top Ranked University Built an Effective Security Culture - EP 21
In this episode with Leong Boon Ang, the Head of IT Security at the National University of Singapore (NUS), we covered the University's key milestones of their security journey, how they dealt and matured in dealing with past cyber incidents, and built an effective security culture over the years.
Leong Boon Ang - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongboon/
Shamane Tan (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #incidentresponse #cyberemergency #cyberattack #crisis #CISO #breach
Solving the Cyber Skills Talent Shortage from the Top - EP 20
In this episode, we featured Phillimon Zongo, CEO of Cyber Leadership Institute who provides executive leadership training for new or aspiring CISO. Phil is also a best selling author of 'The Five Anchors of Cyber Resilience' and we discussed about solving the cyber skills talent shortage from the top, including tips for CISOs on building credibility and personal branding.
*This session was recorded LIVE at a Cyber Risk Meetup clubhouse gathering.
Phillimon Zongo - https://www.linkedin.com/in/philzongo
Shamane Tan (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #cybertalent #cyberskills #CISOs #CISO #leadership #cyberrisk #podcast #infosec
Cyber Risk Finance Optimization: The Real Economic Cost of a Cyber Attack - EP 19
In this episode with Magda Chelly, former CISO who heads up the Cyber Risk Consulting Asia practice for Marsh, founder of WoSEC (women of Security) chapter in Singapore, we covered on cyber risk quantification, explored the best way to optimize it, including how organizations can start this journey and the language to use in conveying business impact.
*This session was recorded LIVE in a Cyber Risk Meetup clubhouse gathering.
Magda Chelly - https://www.linkedin.com/in/m49d4ch3lly
Shamane Tan (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #diversity #womenintech #wosec #cyberrisk #FAIR #ROI #womeninsecurity #stem
The Mental Health Challenge for Security Professionals - EP 18
In this episode with Dr. Kevin Tham, Head of Tech Risk and Cyber Security at WooliesX and immediate past president of the ISACA Sydney Chapter, we cover a somber yet very needful topic. Join us as Kevin examines the historical deaths of past hacktivists, addresses the mental health challenge of security professionals in our industry, and share some simple tweaks that he has implemented in his team meetings.
*This session was recorded LIVE at a Cyber Risk Meetup clubhouse gathering.
Kevin Tham - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thamwk/
Shamane Tan (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #mentalhealth #cyberrisk #security #RUOK #lifeline
If you or someone you know is in crisis, and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call Lifeline on 13 11 14 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for confidential support from a trained crisis supporter.
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-helplines
The Diversity Solution with the Founder of AWSN - EP 17
In this episode with Jacqui Loustau, founder of AWSN - Australian Women in Security Network, we covered job bias, incorrect industry perceptions, different ways organisations can champion diversity, educate and raise awareness, including practical solutions on bridging the current gaps for a better balanced workforce.
*This session was recorded LIVE at a Cyber Risk Meetup clubhouse gathering.
Jacqui Loustau - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquiloustau/
Shamane Tan (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #diversity #womenintech #womeninsecurity #stem
FireEye's Response to Nation State Cyber Attack, Best BCP and Crisis Lessons with Barack Obama's first CISO - EP 16
In our last 'Blackout Series' of 2020, a special segment with Brigadier General Gregory Touhill, the former #CISO of President Barack Obama, we covered takeaway lessons from leaders who have been made in crisis. This was such a timely episode - especially in the aftermath of FireEye's announcement of their attack by a Nation State Actor.
Greg discussed with Podcast host, Shamane Tan, their example of getting things right in a breach. From the positive lessons that we can learn today from FireEye's response to the pro-active leadership that Kevin Mandia is showing in a time of crisis, Greg also shared about the best #BCP that he has seen.
From the frequency of the technical drills and executive training that should be conducted, to what should be included in the #board education and some of the lessons we can takeaway from the military when it comes to communicating a #crisis externally... Greg also walked through an example of a hacked company that didn't do it right and went bankrupt. Don't miss the last bonus segment as Greg even predicts what 2021 will look like for businesses.
Gregory Touhill - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorytouhill/
Shamane Tan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #hacked #cyberattack #crisis #CISO #fireeye #breach
Leadership in Times of Crisis: Safety VS. Speed with the CIO at Toll Group - EP 15
Hacked again, in just a couple of months. Went offline... resisting ransomware... how did the logistics giant Toll Group, respond to the shutdown of their IT systems after such an attack? We will learn it all, from those who have been there and done it, in the Blackout Series - lessons learnt from leaders made in times of crisis. In this special episode, our host Shamane Tan meets with Toll Group's CIO King Lee, as he shares key insights on his approach, response and learnings post cyber attack.
King Lee - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinglee/
Shamane Tan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
#cybersecurity #hacked #cyberattack
CISO, the Business and the Art of Storytelling - EP 14
Meet Hai Tran, CEO at the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre and our stars from the US, Tayo Rockson, son of a Diplomat, author of 'Use your Difference to make a Difference', Australian author of 'Cyber Risk Leaders' Shamane Tan, together with her co-host Carmen Marsh on this week's episode of 'Cyber Risk Leaders Tell All'.
We covered Chapter 10, 'CISO and the Business: The Art of Storytelling' where Hai and Tayo modelled for us how they've done this. We also looked at Chapter 11, 'The survival of the CISOs', and the impact on hiring when leaders know their strengths and weaknesses. Let's see what Tayo, with his perspective as a renowned communicator has to say about this!
Hai Tran - https://www.linkedin.com/in/haittran/
Tayo Rockson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson/
Carmen Marsh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenmarsh/
Shamane Tan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
Strategies for Cybersecurity Startups and how NOT to pitch to the CISOs - EP 13
Meet Michael Smith, based in US, Greater Boston Area, Cybersecurity Startup Mentor and Founder of Rising Tide Cybersecurity Management as he walked through some inside sales tips, including how to pitch to CISOs, what NOT to do for vendors, and the different strategies for Cybersecurity startups.
Guest - Michael Smith - www.linkedin.com/in/rybolov/
Podcast host - Shamane Tan - www.linkedin.com/in/shamane/
The World's First CISO and the story of a Russian Hack in 1994 - EP 12
- If you have 5 mins in front of a CEO, what would you talk about?
- How did the world's first CISO Steve Katz dealt with the one of the very first known hacks in his bank in 1994?
- What are some of the ways to address business risks?
- Why do you need to sell the trust?
- What is the safety net the CISO should build?
- Key considerations of a new CISO,
- The top 3 things we should be educating the board on Cyber Risks?
Yes, believe it or not, we discussed all these (and more!) in less than 30mins in this week's episode of the Mega #CSuite #Stories!
Official website: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com
Effective Leadership in Crisis Times & the Ingredients of Building Great Teams - EP 11
Have you ever wondered what does effective #leadership looks like during #crisis? What are the various ways for leaders to cope and stay calm in high stress situations? Or perhaps how can leaders encourage their team when it comes to learning and #innovation? What are the important ingredients of building successful teams?
In this episode 4, we hosted a few very special guests from the US at the global #virtual Cyber Risk Leaders Book club. Join Shamane Tan, author of 'Cyber Risk Leaders' and co-host Carmen Marsh, CEO of Inteligenca, as we have our fireside chat with Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions, and first female #CIO at the #WhiteHouse, overseeing the IT operations for President George W.Bush, together with Jason Elrod, Exec Director at Sutter Health.
We also enjoyed a sneak preview of Theresa's latest book: "#Manipulated: Inside the #Cyberwar to hijack elections and distort truths". Listen to find out more!
Official website: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com
The Hybrid Warfare: the Next Normal in Business Competition - EP 10
Casey Fleming is the Chairman and CEO of BlackOps Partners. Casey is recognised as a top expert, visionary, and keynote speaker for the leading strategic issue facing all organizations: new era, existential risk created by adversarial nation-states and groups. He regularly advises senior leadership of the private sector, Congress, Department of Justice, The White House, government agencies, the military, and academia on security strategy, cybersecurity, and national security.
In this episode and candid conversation, Casey shared his views about the asymmetrical Hybrid Warfare where technology makes everyone a target and a weapon in a new kind of war. He also walked through some sensitive and confronting issues where state actors have been behind some of the most sinister and successful cyber-attacks and breaches.
Official website: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com
GDPR and its impact, Post-Pandemic Challenges and Empathy - EP 9
Episode 3 is now out! When you put four #cybersecurity #privacy women #influencers together across 3 different timezones, the discussion is going to be so good! We ran out of time (obviously). In this episode, we talked about how different our world looks like now post-pandemic and the challenges leaders of the companies must deal with to get companies back on track. And then there is the human side of their leadership as they use #empathy to bring employees safely to the #newnormal. We also talked about how different countries and companies are dealing with GDPR during the pandemic and the differences in impacts pre and post-pandemic. Do we understand the full impact yet?
Join host Carmen Marsh and author of 'Cyber Risk Leaders' Shamane Tan as they sit down with Adriana Sanford from LA, a global Threats Expert and international TV Commentator, together with Lisa Ventura, from the UK, CEO & Founder of the UK Cyber Security Association. Listen to them tell you more about the latest!
Official website: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com
Meet your Cybersec Authors (Australia Edition) - EP 8
Tune in to hear from Phillimon Zongo - Author of 'The Five Anchors of Cyber Resilience', Amanda-Jane Turner - Author of 'Unmasking the Hacker: Demystifying Cybercrime', Craig Ford - Author of 'A Hacker, I Am' Book series and Shamane Tan - Author of 'Cyber Risk Leaders'.
This session covered real insights on their career and writing journeys, book takeaways and overcoming the imposter's syndrome.
#impostersyndrome #cybersecurityauthors #cybersecurity #writers #hacker #cyberresilience #cyberrisk #cybercrime
The Board VS. The Executives: A Peek into their World - EP 7
"CISOs need to have a seat at the boardroom, cyber security needs to be a board-level discussion." But first, let's back track... for our #CyberRiskLeaders to have confidence in playing a more active role and presence in the boardroom, we need to first have a better understanding of the perspectives from the boardroom.
In this episode of Cyber Risk Meetup's Mega #CSuite #virtual series #Board Edition, we met with our featured #BoardDirectors Cassandra Crowe, and Ale Vendramin and discussed the following topics:
- Differing roles and responsibilities of the Board VS. Executives
- The mindset pivot from Management to Board Directing
- What we can all learn from effective board directorship
- The benefits of greater diversity and inclusion across boards
Official website: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com
Artificial Intelligence & its impact on Cyber Security Strategies + Driving Change with Awareness - EP 6
In this 'Cyber Risk Leaders' Tell All - the second edition of the Global Virtual Book Club, we heard from our featured guests: Matthew Rosenquist, CISO at Eclipz.io Inc in California, Jonathan Hiroshi Rossi, Founder of CJK Group, based in Los Angeles, co-host Carmen Marsh (CEO of Inteligenca, California) together with the author of 'Cyber Risk Leaders', Shamane Tan, based in Sydney, Australia.
AI is a tremendously powerful tool that is evolving at a ridiculous rate and being leveraged by both cyber attackers and defenders. It will radically change the #cybersecurity strategies that protect our digital world. We covered AI's impact on Cyber Security Strategy and also Jonathan's recent experience in organising 10x Cybersecurity Awareness Tour where 30 countries across the world participated. In this episode, we explored the role of awareness and the creative process that brings it all together in this mission of driving change.
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Grab a copy of Cyber Risk Leaders here - https://www.mysecuritymarketplace.com/crl/
Also available on Amazon/ Kindle - https://www.amazon.com.au/Cyber-Risk-Leaders-Leadership-Influence-ebook/dp/B07ZSDQSQF/
Geopolitics, Cyber Attacks, Magician Coder and Pandemic CISOs - EP 5
In this 'Cyber Risk Leaders' Tell All - the first edition of the Global Virtual Book Club, we heard from our featured guests: Sander Swinkels (CEO of DTACT from Singapore), Theo Nassiokas (Ex-CISO, APAC, Barclays Singapore), co-host Carmen Marsh (CEO of Inteligenca, California) together with the author of 'Cyber Risk Leaders', Shamane Tan, based in Sydney, Australia.
All sorts of crazy topics were covered! From #geopolitics to the patterns of #cyberattacks, key skills a good #CISO should have in these #pandemic times and even #creativity and #diversity in #hiring for our #cybersecurity #infosecurity #talent.
Subscribe here so that you won't miss out on upcoming episodes:
Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUeDYxi6xuIx_GsjwOzVjA
Podcast channel - https://anchor.fm/shamanetan
Grab a copy of Cyber Risk Leaders here - https://www.mysecuritymarketplace.com/crl/
Also available on Amazon/ Kindle - https://www.amazon.com.au/Cyber-Risk-Leaders-Leadership-Influence-ebook/dp/B07ZSDQSQF/
When the Chief Strategist Gets Real - EP 4
Our two special C-exec guests feature was: Magda Chelly, International Keynote Speaker and #CISO at Responsible Cyber in Singapore, and Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist from NTT Corporation in Japan. Together with the Tokyo Chapter Lead of Cyber Risk Meetup, Steven Li, we covered the below topics:
- Key attack patterns we're seeing in the APAC region
- Career advice for our #cybersecurity listeners to remain competitive in today's market
- Roles that our industry leaders can play in bridging the gap in cybersecurity and bringing new ideas to the field
- Advice for companies to raise the right level of awareness with their remote workforce
- Top #privacy and #security tips since we were in the Privacy Awareness Week (#PAW)
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Live Chat with the Chief Risk Officer - EP 3
Our special C-exec guest feature in this Episode is Jeff McArthur, CRO at Greater Bank in Sydney, Australia.
What are the common challenges a #CRO faces? How should one influence strategic risk objectives but also balance between the financial and operational constraints? How should our CISOs/ other #cybersecurity leaders be talking to the Board or their other C-execs? In addition to the above topics of discussion, Jeff also threw in some practical tips to equip our aspiring CROs and industry leaders. This is an episode not to be missed!
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Through the Lens of a Chief Financial Officer - EP 2
Our special C-exec guest feature is Paula Kensington, CEO of the LBD Group in Australia, and CFO Conversations being a former CFO herself. Amongst other topics we discussed, an interesting focus was on how our industry leaders can tweak their language when it comes to speaking to the Board or the other C-execs.
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How I Almost Got Fired as a CISO - EP 1
Our special 'Cyber Risk Leaders' book feature Dan Lohrmann is an ex-NSA and the first government CISO for the state of Michigan in the US. Dan also wrote the #pandemic playbook for #H1N1 back in 2009. Amongst other #CISO success and failure stories, Dan shared some learnings that can be applicable in today’s COVID-19 context.
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