ISF Podcast

Our theme this season is disruption, and today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and podcast host Tavia Gilbert discuss digital totalitarianism, a topic based on the ISF's reporting for the Astana Club, an international discussion platform that gathers prominent political figures, diplomats, and experts from the world's top analytical centers. Today’s conversation focuses on how most governments are struggling with how to rein in big tech companies in order to protect their citizens’ privacy.

The Astana Club

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Today is the start of a new season focusing on global disruption. It will feature a mix of conversations between Steve Durbin, CEO of the ISF, our host Tavia Gilbert, and expert guests.
 
This episode provides a summary of the themes that will be explored in this series, namely:

The Astana Club
Jonathan Brill
Josh Jackson

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In this episode, originally released on January 26, 2021, ISF CEO Steve Durbin talks with Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London, about the role that listening played when she became the first (and only) female CEO in Lloyd’s more than 300-year history. They also discuss the courage and effectiveness of simplicity in communication, a new style of leadership built on trust, and career advice for both board members and security professionals who are relatively new to the industry.

More about Dame Inga Beale and Lloyd’s of London.

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• Dive In Festival

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ISF CEO Steve Durbin and Tavia Gilbert close out the Authors Roundtable season,  discussing what they’ve learned from interviews over the past four episodes with Thomas Eisenmann, Michele Wucker, Michelle Seiler Tucker, and Matt Blumberg. They review what they learned from each of those conversations and link those conversations directly to the concerns of and opportunities for cybersecurity listeners.

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Professor Thomas Eisenmann’s Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success (US and Canada) and The Failsafe Startup (outside the US and Canada)

Michele Wucker’s The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World

Michelle Seiler Tucker’s Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit

Matt Blumberg’s Startup CEO and Startup CXO: Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams

IRAM2—Information Risk Assessment Methodology 2
Threat Horizon Report 2021
Threat Horizon Report 2022
Threat Horizon Report 2023
FAIR

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In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matt Blumberg, a technology entrepreneur and business builder based in New York City, co-founder and CEO of Bolster, and the author of Startup CEO and the new release, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams. Steve and Matt discuss the ups and downs of starting a business in 2020, inclusion in the boardroom and beyond, and what a functional executive team looks like.


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In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Michelle Seiler Tucker, speaker, author, and CEO of Seiler Tucker, a business that specializes in mergers and acquisitions.

Michelle speaks with Steve about her newest book, Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit. They discuss tips on selling a business at a profit, the current state of M&A business in the COVID economy, the role of cybersecurity in M&A, and more.

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In this episode, Steve Durbin speaks with commentator and policy analyst Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World. Steve and Michele discuss individual and collective risk appetite, the concept of a risk ecosystem, and how to build a culture and team that can balance your organization’s risk appropriately.


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Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is speaking with Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisnemann about his new book, Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success. Steve and Prof. Eisenmann look at examples of a few of the case studies included in his book that illustrate why some startups succeed, but most fail. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or not, everyone in business can learn from these failures.

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Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success (US and Canada)

The Failsafe Startup (outside the US and Canada)

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In this episode, originally released in November 2020, Steve is in conversation with Dr. Hannah Fry, associate professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, and a researcher in the patterns of human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting. In this conversation, Steve and Hannah discuss the challenge and imperative of communicating across demographics with simplicity and clarity; the power of storytelling; the moral tensions inherent in data mining; and more.

Mentioned in this episode:Hello WorldJon RonsonCambridge Analytica data scandalDrone legislation in the UKISF Threat Horizon 2021

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From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

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Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matthew Doan, Senior Manager at BCG Platinion and Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America. Steve and Matthew talk about growing your skills, finding purpose at work, and what the workforce of the future might look like.


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Learning How to Learn with Barbara Oakley
A Brief Guide to Learning Faster (and Better) by Scott Young
Cal Newport
Simon Sinek

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