
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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Jul 13, 2021 • 27min
S5 Ep6: Bonus Episode: Dame Inga Beale — Communication: Listen and Be Heard
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In this episode, originally released on January 26, 2021, ISF CEO Steve Durbin talks with Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London, about the role that listening played when she became the first (and only) female CEO in Lloyd’s more than 300-year history. They also discuss the courage and effectiveness of simplicity in communication, a new style of leadership built on trust, and career advice for both board members and security professionals who are relatively new to the industry.
More about Dame Inga Beale and Lloyd’s of London.
Mentioned in this episode:
Dive In Festival
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Jul 6, 2021 • 32min
S5 Ep5: Steve Durbin — Authors Roundtable in Review
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ISF CEO Steve Durbin and Tavia Gilbert close out the Authors Roundtable season, discussing what they’ve learned from interviews over the past four episodes with Thomas Eisenmann, Michele Wucker, Michelle Seiler Tucker, and Matt Blumberg. They review what they learned from each of those conversations and link those conversations directly to the concerns of and opportunities for cybersecurity listeners.
Mentioned in this episode:
Professor Thomas Eisenmann’s Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success (US and Canada) and The Failsafe Startup (outside the US and Canada)
Michele Wucker’s The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World
Michelle Seiler Tucker’s Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit
Matt Blumberg’s Startup CEO and Startup CXO: Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams
IRAM2—Information Risk Assessment Methodology 2
Threat Horizon Report 2021
Threat Horizon Report 2022
Threat Horizon Report 2023
FAIR
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Jun 29, 2021 • 26min
S5 Ep4: Matt Blumberg — Scaling Up Your Business
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In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matt Blumberg, a technology entrepreneur and business builder based in New York City, co-founder and CEO of Bolster, and the author of Startup CEO and the new release, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams. Steve and Matt discuss the ups and downs of starting a business in 2020, inclusion in the boardroom and beyond, and what a functional executive team looks like.
Mentioned in this episode:
Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams
Startup CEO
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Jun 22, 2021 • 26min
S5 Ep3: Michelle Seiler Tucker — Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business
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In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Michelle Seiler Tucker, speaker, author, and CEO of Seiler Tucker, a business that specializes in mergers and acquisitions.
Michelle speaks with Steve about her newest book, Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit. They discuss tips on selling a business at a profit, the current state of M&A business in the COVID economy, the role of cybersecurity in M&A, and more.
Mentioned in this episode:
Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit
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Jun 15, 2021 • 39min
S5 Ep2: Michele Wucker — You Are What You Risk...
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In this episode, Steve Durbin speaks with commentator and policy analyst Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World. Steve and Michele discuss individual and collective risk appetite, the concept of a risk ecosystem, and how to build a culture and team that can balance your organization’s risk appropriately.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore
You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World
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Jun 8, 2021 • 35min
S5 Ep1: Thomas Eisenmann — Why Startups Fail
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Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is speaking with Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisnemann about his new book, Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success. Steve and Prof. Eisenmann look at examples of a few of the case studies included in his book that illustrate why some startups succeed, but most fail. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or not, everyone in business can learn from these failures.
Mentioned in this episode:
Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success (US and Canada)
The Failsafe Startup (outside the US and Canada)
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Jun 1, 2021 • 18min
S4 Ep7: Bonus Episode: Dr. Hannah Fry — What Data Can & Can’t Tell Us About Ourselves
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In this episode, originally released in November 2020, Steve is in conversation with Dr. Hannah Fry, associate professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, and a researcher in the patterns of human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting. In this conversation, Steve and Hannah discuss the challenge and imperative of communicating across demographics with simplicity and clarity; the power of storytelling; the moral tensions inherent in data mining; and more.
Mentioned in this episode:
Hello World
Jon Ronson
Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Drone legislation in the UK
ISF Threat Horizon 2021
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May 25, 2021 • 25min
S4 Ep6: Matthew Doan — Talent Investment and Retention
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Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matthew Doan, Senior Manager at BCG Platinion and Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America. Steve and Matthew talk about growing your skills, finding purpose at work, and what the workforce of the future might look like.
Mentioned in this episode:
Learning How to Learn with Barbara Oakley
A Brief Guide to Learning Faster (and Better) by Scott Young
Cal Newport
Simon Sinek
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May 18, 2021 • 34min
S4 Ep5: Mehak Vohra & Richard Guida – Generations in Security
In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin considers cyber in the workplace from the perspective of a digital native and a more experienced security leader. We hear from Mehak Vohra, CEO of SkillBank and member of Gen Z, and the more experienced Rich Guida, Managing Director at Guida Associates, Inc., formerly VP of Information Security at Johnson & Johnson.
Mentioned in this episode:
ISF Podcast Season 3, Episode 1: Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point
The Digital Generation Will Become the Cyber-Criminal’s Dream
Five Threat Vectors Destined To Make Waves In 2021
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May 11, 2021 • 29min
S4 Ep4: Margaret Cunningham — Healthy Workplaces and Trust
Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Margaret Cunningham, principal research scientist at Forcepoint. They discuss leading a team that’s working from home, hiring and onboarding post-COVID, building your team’s communication skills, and more.
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