Aesop's Fables are a favorite through generations - we love learning valuable lessons from stories. 

Sometimes, you may even have that lightbulb moment before the story ends. On this new episode of the podcast, we hope to give you at least two lightbulb moments as cybersecurity veteran Jeremy Snyder relates a shocking war story and one that's humorous (on hindsight of course).

He also shares his thoughts about the Log4J vulnerability and looks at the future trends in cloud security, such as API security, you need to take notice of.

The Ask A CISO podcast is a production of Horangi Cyber Security, Asia's leading cloud security provider. The show is hosted weekly by cofounder and CEO, Paul Hadjy.

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Many Security Leaders today are burned out from having to overcome challenges like the misalignment of cybersecurity programs with organizational strategy and answering the question of where cyber really lies within the organization. What can you do to get buy-in from the Board for your security programs?

Mathew Sharp and Kyriakos “Rock” Lambros had very different starting points to their cybersecurity careers, but there is one thing they agree on: there is a dire need for CISOs to gain business knowledge to understand the business they operate in and therefore be equipped to effectively communicate security needs to the Board to garner support for their programs.

The co-authors of The CISO Evolution: Business Knowledge for Cybersecurity Executives (which was recently featured in the Forbes Executive Library) share what inspired them to write the book, their personal learning journeys, and evolutions as CISOs, and answer the question: do we need more business-savvy CISOs or technology-savvy Board members?

The Ask A CISO podcast is a production of Horangi Cyber Security, Asia's leading cloud security provider. The show is hosted weekly by cofounder and CEO, Paul Hadjy.

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Matthew Sharp's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciso-mba/

Greg Edwards, the CEO of CryptoStopper, walks us through the history of ransomware, what accelerated the use of ransomware by cybercriminals, how Ransomware-as-a-Service and ransomware gangs work, and how you can protect yourself and your organization from an attack.

About The Guest: Greg Edwards

Greg Edwards is the founder and CEO of CryptoStopper, a company offering ransomware detection software to stop actively running ransomware infections on Windows workstations and servers.

Greg has been a technology entrepreneur since 1998.

Before Greg founded CryptoStopper, he started Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry. In 2015, Axis Backup was acquired by J2 Global, freeing Greg to create CryptoStopper and focus exclusively on cybersecurity.

Greg loves talking about cybersecurity, ransomware, airplanes and piloting, and entrepreneurialism.

About The Host: Paul Hady

Paul Hadjy is co-founder and CEO of Horangi Cyber Security.

Paul leads a team of cybersecurity specialists who create software to solve challenging cybersecurity problems. Horangi brings world-class solutions to provide clients in the Asian market with the right, actionable data to make critical cybersecurity decisions.

Prior to Horangi, Paul worked at Palantir Technologies, where he was instrumental in expanding Palantir’s footprint in the Asia Pacific.

He worked across Singapore, Korea, and New Zealand to build Palantir's business in both the commercial and government space and grow its regional teams.

He has over a decade of experience and expertise in Anti-Money Laundering, Insider Threats, Cyber Security, Government, and Commercial Banking.

No Experience? No Problem. Dr. Gerald Auger, the co-author of Cybersecurity Career Master Plan and Host of Simply Cyber, walks us through some things you can start doing today to improve your chances of starting on or making a switch to a career in Information Security, and how employers can retain good cybersecurity staff.

Dr. Gerald Auger is the host and chief content creator of Simply Cyber, an information security YouTube channel designed to help individuals go further, faster in the Information Security field.

He is also the co-author of Cybersecurity Career Master Plan, a book offering proven techniques and effective tips to help cybersecurity professionals advance their careers.

Dr. Auger has been in the cybersecurity field for 17 years and hails from South Carolina in the United States of America. He likes to talk about cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and information security.

Paul Hadjy is co-founder and CEO of Horangi Cyber Security.

Paul leads a team of cybersecurity specialists who create software to solve challenging cybersecurity problems. Horangi brings world-class solutions to provide clients in the Asian market with the right, actionable data to make critical cybersecurity decisions.

Prior to Horangi, Paul worked at Palantir Technologies, where he was instrumental in expanding Palantir’s footprint in the Asia Pacific.

He worked across Singapore, Korea, and New Zealand to build Palantir's business in both the commercial and government space and grow its regional teams.

He has over a decade of experience and expertise in Anti-Money Laundering, Insider Threats, Cyber Security, Government, and Commercial Banking.

Cloud Technology Makes Life Easier for Cloud Security People In Reality. How? Listen in as Lucas Kauffman, Security Consultant with AWS Singapore chats with CEO and Co-Founder of Horangi, Paul Hadjy, about his experience in Asia and how improving your cloud security posture is not that difficult, but within REA&H.

On this episode of Ask A CISO, Raphaël Peyret, Horangi's VP of Product, took the opportunity to ask Jeremy Snyder, a veteran cloud security practitioner, about the evolution of cloud security - how it became what we have today from its early, simpler days. Jeremy also gives us a glimpse of where cloud security is heading and three practical tips on how you can get started on your cloud security journey.

Ask A CISO host Mark Fuentes sits down with Manggala Eka Adideswar (Adi), Senior Head of Cyber Operations, Indonesia, to talk about ISO 27001, what it is, and the misconceptions surrounding achieving certification. They even include a protip for organizations looking to start on the certification journey!

Click here to get more information about how you can start on your journey to ISO 27001 certification.

In this podcast, Horangi  Principal Cybersecurity Consultant and resident MAS TRM expert Vincent  Lim speaks to Director of Cyber Operations Mark Fuentes about the ins  and outs of the Singapore regulation, plus the ways in which Horangi has  helped many customers meet these regulatory requirements.

In this episode of Ask A CISO, Paul Hadjy interviews author of Android Apps Security Sheran Gunasekera to find out more about his new book that shows you how to best design and develop Android apps with security in mind.

In this podcast, Horangi CTO and Co-Founder Lee Sult joins Yang Teo to talk about recent ransomware attacks and ransomware strains, evaluating how organizations hit by ransomware ought to respond to attackers.