Cyber Leaders Podcast

The Rise and Fall of Conti with Geoff White | 37

In this episode, Ciaran and James are joined for a second time by investigative journalist and author Geoff White to discuss the extraordinary story of the Conti ransomware gang.

Defending with the Same AI that’s Coming for You with Chris Cochran | 36

As AI begins to outpace the defenders tasked with containing it, what happens when the very tools we build to protect us become the most sophisticated threat we've ever faced? In this episode, Ciaran and James speak with Chris Cochran, Field CISO and Vice President of AI Security at SANS Institute, to discuss AI and cyber defense.

She Convinced the Pentagon to Let Hackers In. Legally. With Katie Moussouris | 35

In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with Katie Moussouris, Founder of Luta Security and one of the pioneers of vulnerability research and bug bounties, to discuss how the industry has changed over time.

Still Getting Cloud Wrong. Here’s what to Fix. With Simon Vernon | 34

In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with Simon Vernon, Head of Research and Development at SANS Institute, to discuss cloud and AI security. As a practitioner in the field, Simon shares his experience building hands-on training, where cloud security still goes wrong, and how AI is changing attacker behaviour and creating new risks.

The Weakest Link in a Global Life Sciences Company? People. With Dr. Kevin Jones | 33

What does it actually take to secure a global life sciences company — and what happens when the weakest link isn't a system, it's a human? In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with Dr. Kevin Jones, Group CISO of Bayer and honorary professor at Cardiff University, to discuss cybersecurity across critical industries.

Your CISO is Now Your Chief Trust Officer with Jitender Arora | 32

Is the CISO role quietly becoming one of the hardest jobs in business — and is the industry doing enough to keep the people in it? In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with Jitender Arora, Partner and CISO for Deloitte North and South Europe, to discuss the human side of cyber leadership and how the role is changing.

Stories from an Expert Threat Hunter | 31

If an attacker has already been inside your network for months, would you know? In this episode, Ciaran and James are joined by Taz Wake, Digital Forensics & Incident Response expert, to talk about the realities of defending organisations today.

How Zalando Deployed GenAI Without Handing Attackers the Keys with Florence Mottay | 30

How do you hand your workforce a technology that could transform your business — without handing attackers the keys at the same time? In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with Florence Mottay, CISO of Zalando, to discuss the state of cybersecurity in business.

Weathering the AI Vulnerability Storm with Gadi Evron, Rob Lee and Ed Skoudis | 29

In this episode, Ciaran and James sit down with Gadi Evron, Rob Lee and Ed Skoudis to discuss Claude Mythos and the paper co-authored with SANS, the Cloud Security Alliance, [un]prompted and OWASP in response.

Defending Critical Infrastructure in Hot War with Tim Conway | 28

In this special episode of Cyber Leaders, Ciaran and James are joined once again by Tim Conway, Technical Director of Industrial Control Systems Security at SANS, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Iran.

Bonus: How Secure by Design and Public-Private Partnerships Drive Deterrence: A Conversation with Jen Easterly | 27

In this episode, Ciaran and James are joined by cyber policy and practices leader Jen Easterly.

Bonus Live Special: Securing the Connected World with Thomas Harvey | 26

In this special live episode of Cyber Leaders, Ciaran sits down with Thomas Harvey, CISO at Santander UK.