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Oct 27, 2022 • 47min

Manuel Garat - Cybersecurity as enabler

We are back with an exciting episode with  Manuel Garat, Head of Identity and Access Management at Booking.com. In this episode, we talk about his three passions: IT Engineering, Cyber Security and Agile Product delivery as well as his unconventional way into cyber security, how access management is done in multi-nationals and upcoming challenges to fight cyber crime.  Find out more about Manuel Garat:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-garat-loureiro-a19aa840/ https://twitter.com/manuelgarat  
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Oct 13, 2022 • 46min

Reinout vander Meulen - Cyber Security ’Made in Europe’

Today we switch it up and instead of interviewing an exciting start-up or company from the Cyber Security Industry, we take a look behind the scenes with Reinout vander Meulen who is in charge of the Dutch Security TechFund for TIIN Capital on how investment decisions are made to find the next unicorn in the industry. In this episode we talked about his start-up experience, the similarities of aerospace and cyber security and his vision of scouting the next unicorn in the Cyber Security space.   Find out more about Reinout:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinout-vander-meulen-4b24681/ https://tiincapital.nl/en/dutch-security-techfund/  
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Sep 28, 2022 • 44min

Rogier Fischer & Oliver Beg from Hadrian - Send help yesterday

In this week's episode, we had the honor of welcoming the founder of Hadrian - Rogier Fischer and Oliver Beg to the podcast. Hadrian is a hacker-led cybersecurity startup that offers automated security insights through its AI-driven testing SaaS platform, which recently secured €10.5M in an unsolicited seed round. In this episode, we talked about the seed funds for Hadrian, hacking stories with Kim Kardashian and the importance of autonomous technology in the cyber security landscape.   Find out more about Hadrian:  https://hadrian.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogierfischer/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierbeg/    
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Sep 1, 2022 • 41min

Feliks Voskoboynik - Think Team

Feliks Voskoboynik, CISO of the A.S Watson Group joined us on the Cyber Security Talks Podcast to talk about his childhood dream to become a FBI agent, the importance of teamwork in cyber security and why security specialists have to come up with a better story to get buy-in within the organization than instilling fear. A powerful and entertaining episode with fun anecdotes and practical tips for all industry experts.
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Aug 18, 2022 • 49min

Joost Boele - Fun and a challenge

This is the first Cyber Security Talks episode with a CISO on our microphone and not any CISO, but the CISO of the Dutch Cancer Institute - Joost Boele. We talked about his impressive career that started with researching cancer cells as part of his PHD program, to later on fully indulging into the cyber security space in which he left his mark in many organizations until he joined the Dutch Cancer Institute as a CISO. An impressive career with many twists and turns - but never without fun and a challenge. 
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Mar 16, 2022 • 14min

Cyber Security Talks Season 1 recap with Laurens and Kendra

In this episode we switched sides and our virtual assistant Kendra asks the questions to our host Laurens Jagt. We look back on the first season of Cyber Security Talks to highlight the main learnings, how the cyber security industry can improve and a look into the future of the cyber security labour market. We are back with season two shortly. If you haven't done it yet, please subscribe to the podcast and keep an eye out for our socials for more updates in the cyber security industry.    More about the Guardianship:  https://guardianship.nl https://csrecruitment.nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurensjagt/      
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Mar 2, 2022 • 50min

Shairesh Algoe - Protect Your Immune System

In this episode we spoke with Shairesh Algoe, the CISO at TM-Pro and advisor of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure. The first CISO in our podcast spoke about his move to the Netherlands to become a CISO, instead of pursuing a career as a heart surgeon. Yet, he has not forgotten his passion for medicine and throughout the conversation he often compares the underlying parallels between our immune system and cyber security. With all his experience in the field he shares insights on product development with a hacker mindset, tips for other CISO's and what he means with the infinite game in cyber security.  More about Shairesh:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaireshalgoe/ TM-Pro: https://tm-pro.eu/ DIVD: https://www.divd.nl
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Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 2min

Jelle Niemantsverdriet - It’s about the People, Stupid!

In our latest episode we talked with the National Security Officer of Microsoft - Jelle Niemantsverdriet. We spoke about the human factor in cyber security, his surprising hiring criteria's of young cyber professionals, how companies can prepare for security incidents and the impact of a cyber attack that goes beyond the online world.   More about Jelle:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelleniemantsverdriet/    
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Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 8min

Melanie Rieback - Life is not linear

Melanie Rieback, CEO of Radically Open Security, shares her journey starting a non-profit computer security consultancy company and her involvement in the Human Genome Project. She discusses the distinction between profit extraction and reinvestment in businesses, the harm of the startup ecosystem and big tech, and the impact of tech companies on society. She emphasizes the importance of inclusive programs, long-term thinking for entrepreneurs, and individual responsibility in shaping the world.
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Jan 20, 2022 • 47min

Bert Heitink - Be a little paranoid

In this episode we are joined by true authority of the cybersecurity industry - Bert Heitink. In the past 20 years, he has helped numerous multinationals to set up their security operation. Bert talked with us about how the industry has changed over the years, explaining what is it like to run your own cyber security company and how people can be more conscious about their privacy.    OTHER USEFUL LINKS: Linkedin Bert Heitink: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertheitink/ Cyber Mentor homepage: https://cybermentor.nl

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