
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 28, 2019 • 19min
Axel Voss - Mit Veränderungen Datenschutzlandschaft Schritt halten
Die Umsetzung der Allgemeinen Datenschutzverordnung in Deutschland stieß auf große Kritik. Gibt es zu viel Verwirrung um unterschiedliche Rechtsvorschriften und wie effizient ist die DSGVO in Europa heute? In der letzten Folge dieser dreiteiligen Reihe gibt Axel Voss, Vertreter der deutschen CDU im Europäischen Parlament, Einblicke in die Datenschutzlandschaft und was sich Unternehmen in den nächsten Jahren vorbereiten sollten.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-axel-voss-mit-veranderungen-datenschutzlandschaft-schritt-halten/

Jun 27, 2019 • 34min
Dr. Ann Cavoukian: Privacy by Design, Security by Design
In today's podcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF talks with Dr. Ann Cavoukian, the Distinguished Expert-in-Residence of Ryerson University's Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence.
Ann Cavoukian is recognised as one of the world's leading privacy experts. Since 2017, Cavoukian has been the distinguished expert in residence of Ryerson University's Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence. In fact, Ann developed the concept of Privacy by Design and its later evolution, Security by Design.
In today's conversation, Dr. Cavoukian will discuss the necessity that businesses "bake in" security and privacy into their business plan.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-dr-ann-cavoukian-privacy-by-design-security-by-design/

Jun 25, 2019 • 11min
Leo Taddeo - Know what to protect: Think like a cyber criminal
Understanding what assets are critical to your business is fundamental. Adversaries are often able to spot these assets ahead of businesses. CISOs need to be able to think like the adversary to put effective protective measures in place. In the final episode of this three-part series, Leo Taddeo, CISO at Cyxtera and former FBI agent, discusses thinking like an adversary and how the board and CISO can work together to face security threats.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-leo-taddeo-know-what-to-protect-think-like-a-cyber-criminal/

Jun 24, 2019 • 22min
Tech Giants “versus” Gesetzgeber

Jun 18, 2019 • 13min
Leo Taddeo - New York City and Cybercrime
70% of the US financial industry is located within New York City, this sits on a complex urban infrastructure. Impacting this infrastructure (through a physical or cyber-attack) will indirectly impact financial systems, causing mass disruption to businesses. In this environment, how can a CISO keep up with emerging threats? In the second part of this three-part series, Leo Taddeo, current CISO at Cyxtera and former FBI agent, offers insights into the challenges of cybercrime, physical infrastructure attack and the threats posed to the densely populated, urban area of New York City.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-leo-taddeo-new-york-city-and-cybercrime/

Jun 17, 2019 • 17min
Axel Voss - Neue Technologien und Ethik
In der ersten Folge dieser dreiteiligen Serie diskutiert Axel Voss, Vertreter der deutschen CDU im Europäischen Parlament, mit Sebastian Tischer, Regionaldirektor ISF, Datenschutz, DSGVO-Verordnung sowie Ethik und Technologie. Axel gibt Einblicke, wie Tech-Giganten unser soziales Leben, unsere Kultur und Gesetzgebung zunehmend beeinflussen und wie Nationalstaaten ein Gleichgewicht finden müssen, um nicht zu stark von Tech-Unternehmen abhängig zu werden.
In the first episode of this three part series, Axel Voss, representative of the German political party CDU in the European Parliament, discusses with Sebastian Tischer, Regional Director, ISF, data protection, the GDPR regulation and ethics and technology. Axel offers insights into how tech giants are increasingly influencing our social life, culture and legislation and how nation states need to find a balance, so as not to grow too dependent on tech corporations.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-axel-voss-new-technologies-vs-ethics/

Jun 11, 2019 • 15min
Leo Taddeo - From FBI Agent to CISO
In the first episode of this three-part series, Leo Taddeo, Former FBI agent and current CISO of Cyxtera shares his unique history and career path from the military to law enforcement to CISO. Leo discusses with Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF the challenges that he has faced over the years, including technologies, Russian organised crime and more.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-leo-taddeo-from-fbi-agent-to-ciso/

May 14, 2019 • 12min
Threat Horizon 2021: Digital Competitors Rip Up the Rule Book
Competing in the digital marketplace will become increasingly difficult, as threat to businesses grow in speed and precision: Software and application weaknesses will continue to be leaked online with ever-decreasing time to fix them. The break-up of tech giants will plunge those reliant on their products and services into disarray and organisations rushing to deliver ambitious digital transformations will expose their vulnerabilities instead of cementing their resilience.
In the final podcast of the series, Steve Durbin Managing Director, ISF will discuss the third theme of our Threat Horizon 2021 series: Digital Competitors Rip Up the Rulebook. Steve will offer insights into the threats organisations face and the steps CISO’s can take to guard against them.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-threat-horizon-2021-digital-competitors-rip-up-the-rulebook/

May 7, 2019 • 12min
Threat Horizon 2021: Digital Cold War Engulfs Business
The race to develop strategically important, next-generation technologies is laying the foundation for nation state-backed espionage where intellectual property (IP) is targeted. Cloud services will become a prime target for sabotage and drones will become both the weapon and target of choice as attackers turn their attention skywards. The question is, how can organisations, who are increasingly reliant on the cloud, prepare for this environment?
In this podcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF will discuss the second theme of our Threat Horizon 2021 series: How the Digital Cold war engulfs business. Steve offers insights into upcoming cyber threats and offers business leaders key advice to best prepare.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-threat-horizon-2021-digital-cold-war-engulfs-business/

Apr 30, 2019 • 13min
Threat Horizon 2021: Digital Connectivity Exposes Hidden Danger
Today, digital connectivity is essential in everyday life, and this is only set to increase over the next two years as we see technology such as the Internet of things (IoT) playing a vital role in business success. By 2021, vast webs of intelligent devices, combined with increased speeds, automation and digitisation will bring new possibilities within reach of businesses and consumers. However, increasingly complex digital connectivity will increase the number of attack surfaces, amplifying existing dangers and creating new ones.
In the second episode of our Threat Horizon podcast series, Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF will discuss digital connectivity and the potential vulnerabilities that this will expose.
https://www.securityforum.org/videos-podcasts/isf-podcast-threat-horizon-2021-digital-connectivity-exposes-hidden-danger/