In this episode of Seidea Spotlight, host Stephanie Itimi sits down with Maria Macaloney, Executive Director of Talent Acquisition at Teradata, to discuss the key elements of leadership, career transitions, and the power of mentorship. Maria shares her journey from an ambitious young professional to an international leader, navigating diverse work environments across Europe, Asia, and beyond. She opens up about overcoming challenges, building resilience, and why believing in yourself is essentia...
Jan 16, 2025•28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In the words of Nicola Owen, The deputy chief executive of Lancaster University: “Students have been remarkably resilient. They’ve made the best of what has been a challenging period for them, and I think they have really appreciated efforts that have been made [by the university], seen that we’ve innovated as we’ve gone along, and participated in that innovation.” In this podcast we are joined by Faith Teberen, discussiing her career journey, transition from economics to cybersecurity amd how s...
Aug 02, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The cyberthreats facing electric-power and gas companies include the typical threats that plague other industries: data theft, billing fraud, and ransomware. However, several characteristics of the energy sector heighten the risk and impact of cyberthreats against utilities. In this episode, we are joined with Sherifah Lahan, a Government Policy Adviser with a background in national security policy to discuss the regulatory perspective of this space. About Speaker: Sherifah Lahan is a Government...
May 04, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 2
A resilient enterprise is able to recover its key business services from a significant unplanned disruption, protecting its customers, shareholders and ultimately the integrity of the financial system. Avoiding disruption to a particular system that supports a business service contributes to operational resilience. Speaker Profile: Pranathi is an experienced technology risk and cyber consultant with demonstrated experience serving global financial services organizations. She works to support her...
Jan 13, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode we sit down with three Nigerian Cybersecurity Experts, Sophie, Eyitemi and Yomi to talk about the #EndSars Movement and also provide security tips on ways Online and Offline protestors in the movement can increase their privacy and counter surveillance. What is the #EndSars Movement? End SARS or #EndSARS is a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), ...
Oct 27, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 9
An investigation from privacy advocacy group Privacy International found that period-tracking apps downloaded by millions of users shared alarmingly sensitive data with Facebook and other third-parties, including users' drinking habits, medical symptoms, and when they last had sex. In this episode with expert Laura Shipp, we discuss the privacy issues with period apps, alternative solutions and way you can increase your privacy while using these apps.
Aug 24, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 8
When it comes to data-privacy scandals, Facebook and Google immediately spring to mind as the key culprits. These companies are the scapegoats whose shady data-privacy practices get plastered all over the news and lead to investigations, but there are other companies that operate away from the spotlight, unbeknownst to most internet users. In this episode, we discuss data brokers, the industry, skills needed for the industry and ways you can reduce your digital footprint online. About Speaker: R...
Jul 22, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Globally, women are 27 times more likely to be harassed online. The online world is an extension or, in some ways, a mirror of offline realities and therefore violations of human rights and threats to our democracy also happen online. Over a third (34%) of Black, Asian or minority ethnic people (BAME) witnessed or experienced racial abuse in the seven months following the Brexit vote in June 2016, a TUC poll has found (1). Online abuse not only violates an individual’s right to live free from vi...
Jun 22, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Technology can be very helpful to survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking, but is also often misused by abusers to harass, threaten, coerce, monitor, exploit, and violate their victims. The resources below explore the extent and nature of technology-facilitated abuse. In this podcast we discuss with Julia Slupska to discuss how smart home devices can be a tool for domestic violence and ways we can improve the security around it. Speaker Profile: Julia Slupska is a doctoral ...
May 25, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no deal. The UK Government has, however, recently issued papers about various topics in a ‘no deal’ situation and one of these entitled: Data protection if there’s no Brexit deal. In this podcast we speak with Harry Boje, a Data Privacy expert. Speaker Profile: Harry Boje is a Certified Data Protection Officer and GDPR certified data protection specialist, with ...
Apr 27, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Email Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity through an email. Speaker Profile: Aisha is a lawyer and Director of Business Development at Orbital Witness, she previously worked at cyber security company Tessian. Aisha is also Co-Founder of WEDS (We Empowering Diversity in Start-ups). WEDS is a network founded by women in start-ups who believe that diversity and inclusion...
Mar 23, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Over the past few years, we have seen an unprecedented number of data breaches and a huge amount of personal information exposed. This has resulted in an increase in Identity Theft. According to Breach Level Index, identity theft accounted for 64% of data breaches between January and June 2016. We got to speak to Yoti about Identity theft, it's size, impact and ways in which we can secure our Digital Identity. Speaker Profile: Julie Dawson, Director of Regulatory & Policy, Yoti Julie leads r...
Feb 24, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Personal data is used to make very important decisions in our lives. Personal data can be used to affect our reputations; and it can be used to influence our decisions and shape our behavior. It can be used as a tool to exercise control over us. And in the wrong hands, personal data can be used to cause us great harm. We had a chat with Sophina Kio-Lawson, Founder of SheSecure. Speaker Profile: Sophina Kio-Lawson is an Information Security Professional with over three(3) years of experience in t...
Jan 31, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 1
A hacked WordPress site can cause serious damage to your business revenue and reputation. Hackers can steal user information, passwords, install malicious software, and can even distribute malware to your users. In this episode we talk about the security risks involved with Self-Hosting WordPress Site websites and daily tips you can use to protect their websites. Speaker Profile: Yejide Adeoye is an indispensable WordPress Security Specialist. She is a thought provoker who specialises in support...
Nov 11, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The Internet of Things (IoT) is riddled with flaws. Many of these are systemic; a security flaw in one product will affect every device within that product line. Guided by Cigdem Sengul, Senior Researcher @ Nominet), this podcast provides the foundation of IoT Security. Speaker Profile: Cigdem Sengul a Senior Researcher in Nominet, mainly working on privacy and trust in Internet of Things. She has more than 10 years of experience in research and development in mobile and wireless networks in bot...
Jul 01, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this podcast episode we are joined by Cybersecurity Expert Ibukun on Emmanuel-Adebayo to dicuss the WhatsApp Hack and how we can protect our phones. Speaker Profile: Ibukun Emmanuel-Adebayo is a mum of five, and a long-standing Fellow of the British Computer Society plus a Vice-President and Senior Cybersecurity Expert for a global investment bank. As an experienced CIO/CISO and GRC leader, she has led and worked with many exceptional individuals within various sectors including as IT Chief a...
Jun 07, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode we discuss Cyber-Related Financial Crime with Ibukun Emmanuel-Adebayo, who is a Vice President of a multinational bank. We discuss the various types of financial crimes, common vulnerabilities within organisation and how to stay protected from financial crime. Speaker Profile: Ibukun Emmanuel-Adebayo is a mum of five, and a long-standing Fellow of the British Computer Society plus a Vice-President and Senior Cybersecurity Expert for a global investment bank. As an experienced CIO...
Apr 26, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Surveillance technology is widely seen in spy fictional movies but it’s much closer to reality than perceived. In this podcast segment we talk about surveillance technology, facial recognition and how it discriminates black women and the trans community. We also touch points on how we can increase our privacy online. Speaker Profile: Louise Marie Hurel is a cybersecurity and Internet governance researcher coordinating Igarapé Institute’s projects on the Cybersecurity and Digital Liberties Progra...
Mar 21, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Anyone active in social media can’t deny that they have posted a personal rant or shared a trending post. Even I can’t deny that I’m guilty of this. There is nothing wrong with sharing things online, though, we may know someone (or this maybe you) that gives too much personal information. They fill our news feeds with their day-to-day activities, location check-ins, or relationship updates. In this podcast we discuss the dangers of oversharing on social media. Speaker Profile: Stephen Chapendama...
Mar 02, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
An unfortunate number of women are become victims of cyber crimes. This podcast looks at why women need to be protect online as well as tips on digital safety. Speaker Profile: Stephanie Itimi is a social entrepreneur who is enthusiastic about internet education and security. She founder of Seidea , a social enterprise focused on helping BAME women build cyber-security careers and Seinfo, a digital library tackling unemployment by empowering African women and youth with the skills needed for rem...
Jan 26, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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