Phishy Business

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Ready to change how you think about cybersecurity? Every other week, Mimecast’s Brian Pinnock and Alice Jeffrey are joined by a special guest for tales of risk, reward and just a dash of ridiculousness. Whether it’s a tech expert who is not your average CIO or an expert from a field you wouldn’t expect, we’ll be exploring the lesser seen side of cybersecurity – to learn how we can all improve in the fight to stay safe.

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Peeking beyond the forms at the mysterious world of marketing

Cybercrime can be a very mysterious area. But for the uninitiated, the world of marketing can seem equally obscure. It’s easy to feel lost between complex marketing theories and incredibly sophisticated technology. But the realms of cybersecurity and marketing are colliding ever more frequently, with the rise of brand exploitation and growing role of data. And of course, both are fundamentally about building trusted relationships. It’s time for us to peek beyond the forms, venturing beyond the s...

Apr 26, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Recruiting incredible women in cybersecurity

Picture a room full of one hundred IT specialists (or in today’s world, a screen of one hundred IT specialists). Going by the industry average, only 18 of those specialists would be female – while if we were looking at the C-suite, it would fall to just three. When cybersecurity is facing a skills shortage, it’s madness that the industry is failing to attract women. And Kerissa Varma, the Group CISO of Old Mutual Limited, and Clare Johnson, Partnerships and Outreach Manager for Digital and STEM ...

Apr 12, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4

How modern cybercrime works – and pays

In just three months in 2020, there were more than 900,000 spam messages and 48,000 malicious URLs – all related to Covid-19. At the same time, groups from the World Health Organisation to Interpol were issuing warnings about a surge in online threats. There’s no doubt cybercrime has become headline news. But author and investigative journalist Geoff White has been covering hacking since it was a niche topic. Geoff believes the dynamics behind cybercrime are fascinating – and attitudes towards v...

Mar 29, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3

POPIA and GDPR after Brexit – Dario Milo, Lawyer

Acronyms have been taking the data privacy world by storm. Who can forget GDPR coming into force in 2018? Well, now there’s a shiny new protection of personal information law on the scene: South Africa’s POPIA, which comes into force in July 2021. And of course, 9,000 miles due north, Brexit is yet another development impacting data privacy and protection. It’s a lot for businesses to unpick. But luckily, we’ve been joined by Dario Milo, an expert in information law, data protection and privacy....

Mar 15, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Why difference (and mints) are strengths in cybersecurity – Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker

We all know a business’ cybersecurity is only as strong as its people. And that’s where Jenny Radcliffe comes in. Known as the People Hacker, Jenny is a psychologist and social engineer who helps her clients assess their security by breaking into their organisations, often without technology. In the very first episode of Phishy Business, we discuss: Stories of Jenny’s work in physical penetration testing, including her strangest break-ins and some close calls with the law How a childhood kidnapp...

Mar 01, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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