Defence & Security Podcast Network

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Liam Garman is joined by senator for Queensland Matthew Canavan to discuss resource and food security, international politics and Australian domestic policy.

• The pair begin the podcast discussing voting trends in Australia and the results of the recent Queensland election.
• They then examine the need for a robust policy platform that supports Australia's resources industry, protecting national sovereignty, delivering jobs and economic growth.
• Senator Canavan and Garman then unpack the economic impact of trade embargoes on Australia's finances, before examining the need for effective biosecurity legislation to protect Australian farmers.
• Finally, the pair discuss the intersection between resources and building a skilled workforce.

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In this special ADSTAR series of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Liam Garman sits down with Australia's chief scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, to discuss quantum technology and how we can facilitate the growth of quantum in Australia.

Dr Foley begins the podcast defining quantum – and how this dual-use technology will revolutionise healthcare, energy and even sports science.

The pair then look at quantum in a national security context, and how it can be employed to understand the impact of disinformation on the human brain, before wrapping up with an analysis of the National Quantum Strategy.

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In this episode of the ADSTAR podcast series, host Liam Garman is joined by Dr Sanjay Mazumdar, executive director of the Defence Trailblazer, to discuss the commercialisation of research to strengthen Australia's sovereign defence capabilities.

The pair then discuss key focus areas for the Defence Trailblazer and their achievements to date, before examining some challenges they've faced along the way.

The podcast will then showcase a live discussion from ADSTAR on accelerating innovation, featuring:

• Karl Hanmore, first assistant director-general mission capability and chief technology officer at the Australian Signals Directorate.
• Dr Rick Muller, director of the US' Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
• Jay Dryer, director of the US' Strategic Capabilities Office.
• Professor Emily Hilder, head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator.
• Dr Sanjay Mazumdar, executive director of the Defence Trailblazer.

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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Sadiq Iqbal, sales engineering lead and evangelist, office of the CTO at Check Point Software, joins host Liam Garman to discuss platformisation in cyber security and the importance of interoperability for cyber security tools.

• The pair begin the podcast by looking at recent developments in cyber security and why businesses continue to be breached despite the wide range of cyber security solutions available today.
• They then examine how to ensure that third-party tools can collaborate to provide holistic security and how Check Point's Infinity platform can keep users safe.
• They wrap up the podcast by discussing how Infinity can ensure regulatory compliance and how Check Point has been able to leverage lessons from its reverse engineering department to support clients.

Enjoy the podcast, The Cyber Uncut team

In this special ADSTAR series of the podcast, Defence Connect partnered with Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) to shine a spotlight on the groundbreaking research undertaken by industry and academia in collaboration with Defence. In this episode, Defence Connect editor Liam Garman sits down with Professor Emily Hilder, Head of Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), and Dan Bennett, co-founder of Salus Ventures, to provide invaluable advice to start-ups and small businesses on how they can make a difference in the world of defence and dual-use technologies. The podcast then showcases the ASCA Pitch Day presentations as recorded live from the conference. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by returning guest, former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison.

Morrison, non-executive vice chairman of American Global Strategies, has recently announced a new role as chairman of Space Centre Australia, a planned spaceport in far north Queensland.

He has also recently concluded a lecture at the Yomiuri International Economic Society in Tokyo in September.

The pair discuss:

• The Australian government's priorities for space policy and support of the domestic space industry, and comparisons to the current defence industry outlook.
• The sudden blooming of interest in space innovation and its increasingly contested environment between international players.
• The AUKUS and QUAD alliances in regard to the Indo-Pacific.
• The upcoming US presidential election on 5 November and forecasts for Australian policy under a Republican or Democratic victory.

Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team

In this special ADSTAR series of the podcast, Defence Connect partners with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) to shine a spotlight on the groundbreaking research undertaken by industry and academia in collaboration with Defence.

In this episode, Defence Connect editor Liam Garman sits down with Professor Tanya Monro, Australia's Chief Defence Scientist and head of the DSTG, to unpack the Innovation, Science and Technology Strategy which lays out a 10-year vision for the Defence IS&T ecosystem.

Following the interview, we share Professor Monro's discussion with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on why the strategy is critical for Australia's national security.

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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Seamus Lennon, vice president of operations for EMEA at ThreatLocker, joins host Liam Garman to unpack why businesses need to strengthen their endpoint security and implement a zero-trust strategy in today's security environment.

• The pair begin the podcast by looking at today's cyber security environment, unpacking why businesses have overlooked endpoint security and the need for zero trust.
• They then examine ThreatLocker's future innovation and how it will continue defending businesses amid increasing sophistication from threat actors, including current ransomware trends.
• They wrap up the podcast by discussing the company's continued Australian growth, including helping local organisations implement the Essential Eight.

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Liam Garman sits down with Rodney Cottam to discuss his work with Invictus Australia and his 560-kilometre run in seven days.

• The pair unpack Cottam's military service and injury which left him with brachial plexus palsy.
• They then discuss the support offered to Australia's veteran community by Invictus.
• Cottam wraps up unpacking his approach to resilience and veteran wellbeing.

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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, co-host Liam Garman is joined by Steve Kuper, senior analyst and government relations manager at Defence Connect, to unpack deepening social tensions in the United States ahead of the US election.

• The pair begin the podcast discussing whether modern journalism, with a focus on opinion over reporting, has worsened the political divide in the US.
• Kuper and Garman then discuss Russian interference during the 2016 election and give insight into the Senate's findings on how protest movements were exploited to achieve Russia's political objectives.

Enjoy the podcast, The Contested Ground team