Cybersecurity Sessions

In this month’s episode, Andy Still hands hosting duties over to Netacea’s cybersecurity content specialist, Yasmin Duggal, for a special edition of the podcast for International Women’s Day.

Just 16% of the cyber workforce is female, compared to 28 % in other UK digital sectors. So, Yasmin sat down with three women working across cybersecurity to find out why. The result is a conversation about gender stereotypes, breaking biases and working collectively to invite more young females in. Listen now on the latest episode of the cybersecurity sessions podcast.

Uma is a dynamic information security leader with 20+ years IT industry experience, committed to enabling the business to achieve success while having confidence in the security and resiliency of their technology foundations. She is a cyber-champion who brings innovation to the safeguarding of customers, employees, and business interests and an industry specialist with deep technical and functional experience in managing and developing global teams and addressing multi-regional security requirements.

Aileen’s executive career spans software engineering, operations and strategy with a variety of firms including Huawei, TM Forum, Motorola and Alcatel. She is widely recognized as a leader in the global tech industry, has been named by Silicon Republic as one of the top 25 Irish leaders in the Sci-Tech world, and by IT Security Guru as one of the most inspiring women in cybersecurity in 2021.

Paulina works closely with Netacea’s Data Science and Threat Research teams to develop new models for detecting anomalous web traffic, combining this with machine learning to produce recommendations for clients. She is a rising star in the world of data science, encouraging other women to enter STEM careers via various speaking opportunities internationally. She is co-founder of BSides Tirana, an international security conference. She received her Master’s degree in Mathematics and Informatics Engineering at the University of Tirana where she was later an Assistant Lecturer.

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In this month’s episode, we’re talking about ad fraud and the role bots play in this lucrative space. Marketers care intensely about engagement and pay advertisers good money to get it, but how do they know they aren’t paying for visits from malicious bots? And what other kinds of harm do ad fraud bots cause businesses as a result?

To find out, Andy invites Beacon’s Stewart Boutcher onto the Cybersecurity Sessions. As two CTOs focused on tackling bots, but from different perspectives, Andy and Stewart find plenty to discuss!

Stewart has been engaged in the technology sector at a senior project manager and board level since 1995. Complementary to his position as CTO and Data Lead at Beacon, Stewart is a member of DMA North Council, leading its ‘Artificial Engagement’ project. He is also Digital Project Lead supporting the important work done by the UK Police Memorial.

The Cybersecurity Sessions podcast is presented by Netacea - The world's first fully agentless bot management solution.

The online casino industry is a big target for fraudsters, from sign-up bonus abuse through to sidestepping account bans and exploiting business logic to guarantee a profit. This month’s guest on the Cybersecurity Sessions can attest to this – he used to exploit online casinos professionally!

Now using this experience to help operators rather than exploit them, gambling security consultant Ozric Vondervelden (Director, Greco) joins Andy to reveal the devious tactics cybercriminals are using to abuse online casinos.

Ozric Vondervelden, Director at Greco

After years of exploiting online casinos professionally, Ozric Vandervelden now uses his knowledge and experience to help gaming and betting companies prevent online abuse. After two years of consulting with over 30 operators, his team has developed Greco, a Gameplay Risk Engine for the iGaming industry.

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The Cybersecurity Sessions podcast is presented by Netacea - The world's first fully agentless bot management solution.

With drones now capable of massive cluster displays at events like the Olympics opening ceremony, and being used in sectors like healthcare, what role does cybersecurity play in making these devices safe?

In this month’s episode of the Cybersecurity Sessions podcast, Andy talks to drone pilot and experienced cybersecurity expert Frank Morris about the emerging technology of drones, their growing list of use cases and how important security is in their wider adoption. Frank answers Andy’s burning questions about how IOT device security principles relate to the mobile and sometimes autonomous nature of drones, and their expanding applications in the real world.

Frank Morris is Head of Security Architecture at Capita, with previous experience in cybersecurity management at KPMG. He specializes in cybersecurity architecture and operations. Frank is also a CAA approved drone pilot and is an advocate of considering the security implications of drones and autonomous devices.

The Cybersecurity Sessions podcast is presented by Netacea - The world's first fully agentless bot management solution.

In this podcast, Andy Still and Deri Jones discuss the importance of customer experience to eCommerce, and how both web performance and cybersecurity play a role in this. With Black Friday approaching, they consider where these overlap in sometimes unexpected ways, and how typical security concerns like bots can also impact performance.

A serial tech entrepreneur, Deri started with a degree in Electronics from Cambridge University, led the marketing at the Fibre Optics networking pioneer, and played a key role in the UK’s first internet provider. He is now CEO at ThinkTribe, helping 50 blue-chips with the increasing challenge to ensure their users’ CX is a fast and error-free experience whilst the digital technology becomes more complex.

The Cybersecurity Sessions podcast is presented by Netacea - The world's first fully agentless bot management solution.

Cybersecurity Sessions is a concise yet insightful monthly podcast featuring Netacea’s CTO, Andy Still, alongside other technology experts.

At Netacea we are interested not just in the technology behind cyber-attacks, but also the intent. How do they affect different businesses, sectors, and even wider society? What stories are out there of cybersecurity woes and wins?

To find out, we invite experts from all over the tech world to share their experiences and learnings. From zero-day exploits to the dark web, scalpers to ransomware, no subject is off-limits for discussion on the Cybersecurity Sessions.

Join Andy as he welcomes a new guest each month and dives headfirst into a fresh cybersecurity topic.