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ISF research team members Mark Ward, Richard Absalom, Max Brook, Lee Munson, and Paul Watts discuss the topics they will be focusing on in 2024, including shorter and more frequent reports. They also talk about their plans for Threat Horizon, exploring new perspectives on security leadership, and changes at the ISF. In between, they engage in lighthearted banter about childhood TV shows and the controversial pineapple on pizza issue.

The podcast discusses favorite books on information security, cyber, and IT, including 'Cyber Security First Principles'. It explores big tech's exploitation of personal data, cross-cultural management, reflections on the history of the early internet and security, and shared knowledge and reading habits of the speakers.

In many industries, the art of story-telling has the power to get across important and difficult messages. In a bid to change security culture at his organisation, Rouzbeh Barzegar explains to Mark Ward and Paul Watts, how he developed an epic tale of King Infosecios and his three daughters Peoplia, Processia and Technia, to illustrate the concept of people, processes, and technology. If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

Experience an exclusive session from the ISF World Congress in Rotterdam where Mark Ward assembled an accomplished panel of experts to dissect the past, present and future role of the CISO. Gain insight from first-hand CISO experiences, learn what is keeping them up at night, and hear debate around what is needed for security leaders to tackle the challenges of a modern enterprise. If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

Experts discuss challenges in vulnerability management, cybersecurity lifecycle complexities, effective communication in threat intelligence, and the importance of threat intelligence in organizations.

​​​​​​Scenarios are an essential component needed to explore the many plausible futures - everything from cyber risks to long-running regional conflicts. Dr. Matt Finch, from Oxford's Said School joins Max Brook and Mark Ward to explain the power scenarios have in helping security practitioners  see beyond present problems and plot a path to a future that benefits everyone in the organisation.​​​​​​ If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

Age is not the only divider of generations, social networks contribute to the generational gap in their own right. Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok for the younger populace, Facebook for the older cohort.  ISF researchers and analysts Arunoshi Singh, Scott Binning and Ayesha Sayyad educate Mark Ward on living with social media. Detailing the digital detox and the connections they maintain via those networks and how the platforms might evolve in the near future and beyond. If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

AI causes issues for organisations, but what about artists and creators? Musician, performer and broadcaster LJ Rich explores the promise and peril of these tech tools with ISF analysts Paul Watts and Mark Ward. If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

Climate change, AI, politics – all pressing topics that have continued to garner attention both within and beyond the cybersecurity industry. Key topics that could feature in the next edition of Threat Horizon. Listen as ISF Analysts Max Brook, Richard Absalom and Mark Ward debate how the uncertainties and changes born from these trends will shape the near future.  If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

Infosec practitioners and business folks often seem like a community divided by a common language. In this week’s episode, former historian Jemina Lakka-Kolari together with ISF analysts Paul Watts and Mark Ward, explores the importance of understanding what words mean to different groups, and how to use those meanings to make lessons about security stick. If you would like to find out more about the topics covered in this episode, get in touch with Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the ISF. Subscribe to the ISF Analyst Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.