This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; HSE forced to shut down computer systems due to ‘significant cyber attack’ https://www.teiss.co.uk/hse-forced-to-shut-down-computer-systems-due-to-significant-cyber-attack/ The panel discussion is titled “The future role of the CISO” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/the-future-role-of-the-ciso/ This episo...
Jun 04, 2021•48 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; US pipeline giant Colonial Pipeline suffers disruptive DarkSide ransomware attack https://www.teiss.co.uk/colonial-pipeline-darkside-ransomware-attack/ The panel discussion is titled “Measuring your organisation’s cyber resilience” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/measuring-your-organisations-cyber-resili...
Jun 02, 2021•48 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; West Midlands Trains employees emailed ‘worker bonus’ as a phishing test https://www.teiss.co.uk/west-midlands-trains-employees-emailed-worker-bonus-as-a-phishing-test/ The panel discussion is titled “Why do we still see email security as only a perimeter problem?” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/why-do-...
Jun 01, 2021•46 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; Contact-tracing apps: Android phones were leaking sensitive data, find researchers https://www.zdnet.com/article/contact-tracing-apps-android-phones-were-leaking-sensitive-data-find-researchers/ The panel discussion is titled “Security and Privacy by design: avoiding a “bolt-on” approach” https://www.teiss...
May 28, 2021•46 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; Majority of malware now delivered via cloud apps https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94702-majority-of-malware-now-delivered-via-cloud-apps The panel discussion is titled “The evolution of Cloud Security - Then, now and to come” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/the-evolution-of-cloud-security-then-n...
May 26, 2021•49 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/european-union-serious-and-organised-crime-threat-assessment The panel discussion is titled “2021 cyber-crime trends: ransomware, BEC and social engineering” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/2021-cybe...
May 24, 2021•48 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; Welcome to The Age of CISOs Quantifying Risk https://www.teiss.co.uk/welcome-to-the-age-of-cisos-quantifying-risk/ The panel discussion is titled “Removing your ‘cloak of complexity’ in quantifying cyber risk” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/quantifying-and-reporting-cyber-risk-communicating-informed-dec...
May 21, 2021•47 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; Alert overload and false positives still plague the cybersecurity industry https://www.itproportal.com/news/alert-overload-and-false-positives-still-plague-the-cybersecurity-industry/ The panel discussion is titled “Have you got alert fatigue? Managing threat inflation in the pandemic and beyond” https://w...
May 19, 2021•46 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of our cyber security talk show, teissTalk. Join us twice a week for free by visiting www.teiss.co.uk/talk On this episode, we focus on the following news story; EU to propose GDPR-like fines for AI abuses https://www.itpro.co.uk/technology/artificial-intelligence-ai/359205/eu-to-propose-gdpr-like-fines-for-ai-abuses The panel discussion is titled “AI-led threat analysis – where do your humans fit in?” https://www.teiss.co.uk/teisstalk/striking-the-balance-between-...
May 17, 2021•48 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the teissPodcast, we talk to Rich Turner, SVP of EMEA at CyberArk. We talk about how security teams should be using all the new remote working mediums to better communicate security awareness messages with their remote colleagues, espeically as the "bad guys" tend to use these environments to mount more frequent attacks. We also discuss how cyber security strategies need to keep pace with the changing style of the business, in our new world of work. Presenter: Russel...
Aug 13, 2020•13 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the teissPodcast, we talk to Martin Littmann, CTO & CISO of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Texas, about his organisation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how his security team is coping with the increase in remote working. Martin talks about his efforts to replicate the "office experience" for his security team, as well as how they have adapted their phishing tests in response to the pandemic to match what they were seeing in the wild. Present...
Jul 30, 2020•12 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the teissPodcast, we talk to Richard Cassidy, Senior Director Security Strategy EMEA at Exabeam about threats and threat hunting in a post-COVID-19 world. Attackers know that there are going to be configuration weaknesses which leave your users open to social engineering attacks. The tools may be the same, but the techniques have developed. Richard also gives advice to Infosec Leaders on where exactly to start with your threat hunting. With cyber criminals needing credentials,...
Jun 18, 2020•16 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the teissPodcast, we talk to Mick Jenkins, CISO of Brunel University, about Advanced Persistent Threat actors, espionage and the targeting of Intellectual Property. Mick talks about the University's 5 year strategy to improve their cyber security, and how this has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mick shares how he communicates cyber security messages to the wider university community, who might not realise that their data is the target of nefarious actors. Present...
Jun 04, 2020•18 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast On this week's teissPodcast, we discuss how Information Security leaders should be looking to adapt their security awareness training for new starters during the COVID-19 crisis. We talk to Zari Haji Rasoul, Senior Privacy Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands, about the challenges of communicating confidential data remotely - even when using "approved" internal platforms - as well as highlighting the potential risks posed by new employees at this time. Pre...
May 14, 2020•17 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s teissPodcast we discuss “contact tracing apps” - the smartphone software which - according to the health secretary, Matt Hancock - is to be available in weeks in the UK. The idea is the app alerts users when someone they were recently near becomes infected with Covid-19 - a good way of slowing down the spread of the virus - but at what cost to our privacy? Charity Wright, former NSA Chinese Offensive Operative and Cyber Threat Analyst at global threat intelligence firm, IntSights,...
Apr 30, 2020•18 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast What’s at the root of most security breaches? Is there a common theme? This week on the teisspodcast, Greg Van Der Gaast, Head of Information, University of Salford, discusses the basic common issues that go unnoticed by security departments which - more often than not - are the cause of major breaches. Greg explains how organisations can improve their security without spending huge sums of money, as well as why he refuses to use metrics with the board and why he feels CISOs need to embrace more...
Apr 23, 2020•24 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast When it comes to cyber security, the supply chain is never too far down on the agenda of potential security threats...and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, on this week’s teissPodcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the Information Security Forum (ISF), outlines the information and privacy risks to watch out for in the supply chain during our current global crisis. With on-site assessments not possible, and existing security evaluations no longer accurate, we discuss the challen...
Apr 16, 2020•19 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Without a doubt, the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting businesses - both small and large. So in these unsettling times, what should board members be focusing on and how should leadership respond to the crisis as it unfolds? On this week’s teissPodcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the Information Security Forum (ISF), offers advice on how leadership should engage with shareholders, customers and their employees, as well as why he thinks there’s no better time than the present to reassess how ...
Apr 09, 2020•26 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast How are we all doing? We are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - many of us are in lockdown - working from home - uncertain of when we'll be able to roam freely again and when things will return to normal. During these stressful times - it's important that we take care of our mental and physical well-being - so on this week's teissPodcast I speak with the CISO of JUST EAT, Kevin Fielder, who's passionate about well-being and looking out for each other. On the podcast we d...
Apr 02, 2020•29 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast This week, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic I thought it appropriate to focus on the cyber security threats brought on by the crisis. What are the threats to your organisation? What are the scams to watch out for? Will there be an increase in insider threat activity? On this week's teissPodcast Andrew Tsonchev, Director of Technology at Darktrace, outlines the cyber security challenges for us during these uncertain times, as well as sharing some excellent advice we can all adopt now....
Mar 26, 2020•31 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast This week we tackle the debate around encryption on the teissPodcast. I hope you’re keeping healthy and sane in these unsettling times triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re cooped up at home, in need of some distraction – then listen to this podcast with Jake Moore, cyber security specialist at ESET. We dissect the debate around encryption and discuss government policy on backdoors, whether government mandated backdoors combined with data protection legislation can work together and find...
Mar 18, 2020•24 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast A bit of a special one for you this week on the teissPodcast – a recording of the live security leaders’ panel at teissLondon2020 . The panellists are security researcher, Leigh-Anne Galloway, Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Communisis, Michelle Giffrey, and Thom Langford, Founder TL(2) Security. Articles referenced during the discussion include one about hackers exploiting vulnerabilities at petrol station card machines and another on a scam which cost a British housing charity $1 dollars ....
Mar 12, 2020•56 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Michele Hanson, CISO at software company Micro Focus, features on the teissPodcast this week. I met Michele at cyber security conference, Cyber Connect UK , where she discussed the value of listening to improve security, the importance of role modelling to drive diversity of talent and learning to run, compromised …She states on her LinkedIn profile that she’s an “advocate in the promotion of bringing a positive and modern culture of cyber security”...So my first question to her was to tell me m...
Mar 05, 2020•21 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the teiss Security Leaders’ Roundtable Podcast former CISO – Thom Langford, Founder, TL(2) Security, and Data Protection Consultant – Bilal Ghafoor, meet head to head. There’s a lot covered in this episode – from the misconceptions about the CISO and DPO roles, to the challenges around privacy and data protection. We talk ethics, language and whether the ICO is all carrot and no stick… Presenter: Anna Delaney Music: Light the Fuze, Audio Network and Late Night (Loops), Joseph McDade...
Feb 27, 2020•58 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast It’s back to Nashville, Tennessee this week on the teissPodcast as I speak with Chris Hallenbeck, CISO for the Americas at Tanium, the endpoint security and systems management company. I caught up with Chris at Tanium’s recent annual conference – Converge – where we discussed the industry’s need for critical thinkers, mentors, as well as the challenges around visibility, human nature and the "unchanging" threat landscape. Before joining Tanium in 2016, Chris worked for six years on the...
Feb 20, 2020•21 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast What is behavioural economics, and how can it derail successful security training? That’s our topic this week on the teissPodcast with Bridget Kenyon, DIS EMEA CISO and Information Security Programmes, at Thales. I caught up with Bridget at the security conference Cyber Connect UK back in November. Bridget never fails to fascinate me with her ability to talk about any topic in great detail and this time she delved into why security training isn’t working in its current form – instead of working ...
Feb 13, 2020•22 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s teiss Security Leaders Roundtable Podcast - Shan Lee, CISO, Transferwise and Thom Langford, Founder TL(2) Security Ltd debate whether a CISO can make a significant change to an organisation’s culture in just 18 months (the average time a CISO stays in a company). They also discuss the Travelex breach , the spate of ransomware attacks against US state institutions and their security predictions for 2020! Please note that this was recorded on January 3rd 2020 – before it was confirm...
Feb 06, 2020•49 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s podcast we speak with Chris Hodson, CISO for cyber security provider, Tanium. I met fellow Brit in Nashville, at the end of last year, at Tanium’s annual conference . Previously CISO at Zscaler, Chris is one of the movers and shakers of the industry – as well as his role at Tanium, Chris is a prolific writer and vlogger about all things security, and he's named as one of the 'Top 10 Cyber Risk Experts to Follow' by Vulcan Cyber. In between conference sessions, I sat...
Jan 30, 2020•20 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s teiss podcast I am joined by Helen Rabe, Global CISO for biotech company, Abcam. I met up with Helen at Cyber Connect UK Conference at the end of last year where we discussed resiliency – both personal and for business, the language of security and how not to alienate your end-users, and how to be the constant eye in the storm as a security leader. Helen oozes warmth and charisma and had plenty of advice to divulge in the interview, so I hope you enjoy. Presenter: Anna Delaney Mus...
Jan 24, 2020•22 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s teiss Security Leaders Roundtable Podcast - Thom Langford, Founder of (TL)2 Security Ltd and Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, discuss cyber security news stories such as organisations failing to maximize use of Microsoft 365 security , the “people” element in a cyber security strategy , and fake voicemail alerts in suspected whaling campaigns. I hope you enjoy the themes and the all-round bantz. Music: Light the Fuze, Audio Network and Natural Duality, Joseph ...
Jan 16, 2020•39 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast 
