
ISF Podcast
The ISF Podcast brings you cutting-edge conversation, tailored to CISOs, CTOs, CROs, and other global security pros. In every episode of the ISF Podcast, Chief Executive, Steve Durbin speaks with rule-breakers, collaborators, culture builders, and business creatives who manage their enterprise with vision, transparency, authenticity, and integrity. From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.
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Oct 4, 2022 • 28min
S14 Ep2: Steve Durbin - Why Cyber Awareness Is Imperative
In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert discuss how organizations can take advantage of Cybersecurity Awareness Month to educate their employees on cyber hygiene and security awareness, rehearse what to do in case of a breach, and take advantage of the free cybersecurity resources available to them.
Mentioned in this episode:
ISF Cyber Awareness: Stay Safe with ISF
Tailored Training from ISF
ISF Analyst Insight Podcast
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Sep 27, 2022 • 30min
S14 Ep1: Seán Doyle - Cyber and the World Economy
Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Seán Doyle, Lead for the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum. They discuss the role of public-private partnerships in the current cyber landscape, the importance of running tabletop exercises to promote resilience, and improving cybersecurity legislation and regulation around the world to promote economic interests.
Mentioned in this episode:
Cybersecurity Technology Efficacy: Is cybersecurity the new 'market for lemons'? Research Report by Joe Hubback
ISF Analyst Insight Podcast
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Sep 13, 2022 • 24min
S13: The Best of the ISF Podcast 2022... So Far
Over the past few weeks, you’ve heard encore presentations of some of our favorite episodes so far this year, and today, as we prepare to move forward into Season 14, we’re looking back on some of the highlights of our guest interviews from 2022.
Mentioned in this episode:
The ISF Analyst Insight Podcast
David Thornewill — The Impact of the Persistent CISO
Marc Gibson - Building a Security Career in the SME Space
Alexander Seger — How Global Law Enforcement Fight Cybercrime
Mark Ralls — The Cost of the FUD Approach to Security
Carl Allen — Keeping the M&A Process Secure
Adam Rumanek — Protecting IP in a World of Streaming and Sharing
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Sep 6, 2022 • 41min
S14 Ep4: Stephen Poloz - The Next Age of Uncertainty
In this episode, we’re featuring a conversation Steve had with Stephen Poloz, a world renowned economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013-2020. Steve and Stephen discuss some of the themes Poloz addresses in his recently released book, The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future. They discuss communicating in the midst of crisis, how the fourth industrial revolution compares to past historical moments of change, and risk management and resilience amidst global turmoil.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future
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Aug 30, 2022 • 21min
S14 Ep3: Brett Beranek — Deep Fakes and Biometric Security Breakthroughs
Summer Listening - Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Brett Beranek, Vice President and General Manager of security and biometrics at Nuance Communications. Steve and Brett discuss some of the potential and the challenges of biometrics in the security space, including recent advancements in deep neural networks and deep fakes.
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Aug 23, 2022 • 25min
S14 Ep2: Federico Varese — Organised Crime Goes Digital
Summer Listening - Today, Steve is speaking with Prof. Federico Varese, a professor of criminology and head of the sociology department at Nuffield College at Oxford University. Prof. Varese talks with Steve about the history of organised crime in Russia and around the world, the mafia’s movement into cybercrime, and what the future may hold for these criminal organisations.
Related Resources from ISF:
ISF Podcast, Alexander Seger — How Global Law Enforcement Fight Cybercrime
ISF Podcast, Inside the Mind of Today’s Cybercriminals, Brett Johnson Part 1
ISF Podcast, The Life of a Cybercriminal, Brett Johnson Part 2
Misha Glenny: The Evolution of Cybercrime with Misha Glenny, author of McMafia
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Aug 16, 2022 • 28min
S14 Ep1: Steve Durbin - Security in the Boardroom and Beyond
Summer Listening - Today, we’re featuring highlights of a recent “fireside chat” hosted by global tech services and consulting firm Infosys, and featuring our own ISF CEO Steve Durbin. Steve’s interviewer is his long-time colleague and friend Vishal Salvi, who serves as Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber Security Practice at Infosys.
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Jul 26, 2022 • 19min
S13 Ep4: The Ethical Dilemma of AI & Innovation: Part two
Today we’re back for the second episode of a two-part conversation around ISF CEO Steve Durbin’s NovelFest presentation on “The AI Revolution: Democratisation and the Ethical Dilemma of Innovation.” If you haven’t listened to Part 1, you may want to go back to that episode and listen to it first.
Last week gave us a pretty positive overview of what responsible AI could do to eliminate or to mitigate discrimination. But we know that AI is value-neutral, so the opposite of responsible AI could also become a reality. How can AI be used to facilitate digital discrimination?
Mentioned in this episode:
The AI Revolution: Democratisation and the Ethical Dilemma of Innovation, Part 1
2019 Global Risk Management Study - Accenture
Reid Blackman: A practical guide to building ethical AI – Harvard Business Review October 2020
The AI Public-Private Forum: Final report — from The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority, February 2022
IBM’s Fairness 360
Google AI
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Jul 19, 2022 • 21min
S13 Ep3: The Ethical Dilemma of AI & Innovation: Part one
Today episode is the first of two parts in which ISF CEO Steve Durbin and host Tavia Gilbert discuss a presentation he gave for the Nobel Fest in April 2022, titled, “The AI Revolution: Democratisation and the Ethical Dilemma of Innovation.”
Mentioned in this episode:
2019 Global Risk Management Study - Accenture
Reid Blackman: A practical guide to building ethical AI – Harvard Business Review October 2020
The AI Public-Private Forum: Final report — from The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority, February 2022
IBM’s Fairness 360
Google AI
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Jul 12, 2022 • 19min
S13 Ep2: Beyond Buzzwords: AI, ML, and the Future of Cyber
Today, we’re featuring an interview of ISF CEO Steve Durbin by Göran Walles, CTO at NetNordic Sweden, recorded back in May 2022. Göran has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, and has been CTO at NetNordic Sweden since 2018. Steve and Göran recorded this conversation in May 2022, and they discuss the double-edged sword of AI and machine learning, how it can best be implemented to defend organisations’ security, and the need-to-know basics for CISOs and cyber professionals.
Relevant ISF Resources:
“Artificial Intelligence: The Future Of Cybersecurity?” — Forbes, 23 September 2021
Josh Jackson — AI, Automation and Cyber Ethics: Changing the Game — ISF Podcast, 24 August 2021
Steve Durbin — Machines Seize Control — ISF Podcast, 23 March 2021
Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in Information Security
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