Grab The Mic: Cyber Stories

From undercover copper to boardroom risk. 

In this episode, former covert police officer and intelligence specialist Danni Brooke. Known for her high-risk undercover work and her appearance on Channel 4’s Hunted, Danni now works with executive teams to expose digital vulnerabilities before attackers do.

Jon Staniforth recently served as the CISO for Royal Mail and brings over 20 years of national and international experience in building and leading security programs and teams. In this episode, Jon lifts the lid on the Royal Mail ransomware crisis and covers what goes into responding to such a high-profile incident. 

From a career in marketing to BISO at M&S. Reg Bluman "Grabs the Mic" and runs us through her journey.

With a cyber career spanning 22 years in the UK Ministry of Defence with roles at Next and Jaguar Land Rover UK, now current CISO at Sodexo - Steve Moran is the latest to #GrabTheMic

Crisis management specialist, former cargo ship defender (against pirates) and well-documented adrenaline junkie Lisa Forte is the latest guest to join Eleanor Dallaway on our #GrabTheMic podcast

With 24 years of service as an FBI Special Agent, Miguel Clarke is the latest guest to 'Grab The Mic' and join Eleanor Dallaway in the hot seat.

Miguel covers the FBI's unique hiring process, the cyber team's critical role during 9/11, and how the culture of the FBI in the 90s compares to today. He also talks about empowering the cyber community to move beyond a victim mindset.

The "cyber podfather" and co-host of the popular 'Smashing Security' podcast Graham Cluley joins Eleanor Dallaway for the eleventh instalment of our #GrabTheMic:Cyber Stories podcast.

Graham gives his take on the future of AI, his journey into Cybersecurity, life at Sophos, the CrowdStrike outage, and his unpopular opinion on chess.

Excited to announce that Stephen Khan Chief Business Security Information Officer at Cognizant and recent 'Infosec Europe Hall of Fame' inductee, joins Eleanor Dallaway for our next  #GrabTheMic:Cyber Stories podcast.

With a 20-year career in cybersecurity spanning global businesses like Hargreaves Lansdown, HSBC, RBS, and GSK, Stephen shares his insights on: what's currently keeping CISO's up at night" and "how aspiring CISOs can stand out from the competition when climbing the corporate ladder."

Geoff White is an author, speaker, investigative journalist, and podcast creator focusing on organised crime and technology. In a career spanning 20 years he's covered financial crime, money laundering, cryptocurrency and the emergence of cybercrime as one of the primal threats to modern society.

Ciaran Martin founded the UK’s world-leading National Cyber Security Centre and served as its first CEO for the first four years of its existence. He worked with five Prime Ministers and various senior Ministers across three political parties.

Ciaran grabs the mic, shares some war stories from his time in government, and offers a couple of controversial opinions on ransom payment and disinformation.