“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” Eliezer Yudkowsky In this episode, Monica Verma talks with our guest Eirik Gulbrandsen from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, about Artificial Intelligence, demystifying its possibilities and perils, use cases and challenges, and what it could mean for cybersecurity, privacy and society. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to...
Nov 19, 2020•20 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Monica Verma talks with Carsten Maartmann-Moe, CEO, Transcendent Group, about hacking, the big bang of the internet, connected devices, Internet of Things and emerging technologies. They talk about the evolution and the threat landscape, risks and consequences of both legacy and emerging tech, the ethics behind it, use of data and more. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (Linke...
Nov 10, 2020•30 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Chris Kiønig from Watchcom talks with Monica Verma about the EU standard and framework called TIBER - Threat Intelligence Based Ethical Red Teaming. - What's the goal and purpose of the framework? - How to implement and build resilience and ensure financial stability during external events such as cyber attacks? - What's are the challenges, for example with regards to budgets, real attack simulations, GDPR, etc? If you are in financial sector or any other sector that is...
Nov 03, 2020•23 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast This episode of We Talk Cyber is dedicated to HACKER to HACKER conversation. In this episode, Chris Dale from River Security talks with Monica Verma about 1. upstream thinking to security 2. high-value pen-testing & the psychology behind it 3. the threat landscape & its global consequences Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content on...
Oct 29, 2020•29 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Join CISOs and Ethical Hackers, Chris Roberts and Monica Verma, on the latest episode of We Talk Cyber as they talk about the era of cyborg the security risks, ethics and the privacy implications data security and awareness around augmentation, artificial intelligence and more. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content on cybersecurity, tech...
Oct 19, 2020•26 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast We have talked in the previous episodes that 100% security doesn’t exist. But what about traceability? How do you know what digital footprint do you have out there? Can you manage, protect and “truly” delete all or even a part of it? Once you are online, your existence and your data is out there. You are a target, even when you don’t believe so and your data is valuable, even when you don’t care about it. In this episode, Per Thorsheim and I talk about the myths around digital identities and foo...
Oct 13, 2020•39 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Monica Verma in conversation with Lance Spitzner, Director at SANS Security Awareness, on top human risks, key questions leadership should be asking, and key behaviors we need in order to secure and manage those human risks. You can only make so many behavioral changes. In this episode, we talk about how to focus and prioritize, what strategies to use and how to understand the psychology behind a successful security awareness program. Looking to become an influential and effective security leade...
Oct 05, 2020•23 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Monica Verma talks with Lars Eirik Berg, CSO and CISO, DNB, about 1. a business leader’s perspective on cybersecurity, threats and risks 2. is security really just about securing or does it serve a bigger purpose and 3. how to approach security, risk and crisis management to help businesses and society They talk about COVID-19, pandemic, deep fakes, phishing, data breaches and more. This episode is for every security leader, business leader, risk management leader and anyone and ...
Sep 30, 2020•21 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Monica Verma talks with Deidre Diamond, CEO and Founder, CyberSN, about career challenges cyber security talent face in our industry importance of succession planing and retention and what can we do about it to help both young talent and professionals in our industry, as well as to build a business that’s not only successful but also cost effective. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica ...
Sep 15, 2020•24 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Here comes the long awaited podcast episode with a highly requested topic on cyber resilience. In this episode of We Talk Cyber, Monica Verma talks to Hanne Tangen Nilsen, Cyber Security Officer and Security Director Business from Telenor Norway, about key elements of cyber resilience, what role do threat intelligence and SOC/CERT play to build a cyber resilient organization and what are the key challenges and learnings over the years. As Hanne describes it “To build a cyber resilient organizati...
Aug 31, 2020•27 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode, Monica talks with Tanya Janca on challenges businesses face with regards to cybersecurity talent, how algorithms and data can be (unintentionally) biased, and what can we do for better communication and diversity. Tanya and Monica share their stories and passion for podcasts, learning and sharing knowledge. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber...
Aug 18, 2020•26 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode of We Talk Cyber with Monica, Cloud Researcher Mark Nunnikhoven, Trend Micro, talks about complexity, responsibility and visibility in cloud, how that affects cloud security and what you can do about it! Get your coffee/tea and enjoy the scintillating discussions, experiences and philosophies on cloud security. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Tal...
Aug 04, 2020•24 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Security experts, Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen talk with Monica Verma about what is asset discovery, why is it important and why should businesses care. If you are interested in listening to amazing stories about how Jeremiah and Robert came to download the entire Internet, tune in right now! Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content ...
Jul 17, 2020•26 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Roar Thon, Specialist Director Security Culture at the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM - Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet) joins Monica Verma on the podcast series We Talk Cyber. Roar talks about the human aspect of cybersecurity and the challenges of terminology and communication in the security industry. Looking to become an influential and effective security leader? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for...
Jul 16, 2020•26 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
