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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.

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.

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Jon Ronson

Cambridge Analytica data scandal

Drone legislation in the UK

ISF 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.

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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In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin considers cyber in the workplace from the perspective of a digital native and a more experienced security leader. We hear from Mehak Vohra, CEO of SkillBank and member of Gen Z, and the more experienced Rich Guida, Managing Director at Guida Associates, Inc., formerly VP of Information Security at Johnson & Johnson.

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ISF Podcast Season 3, Episode 1: Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point

The Digital Generation Will Become the Cyber-Criminal’s Dream

Five Threat Vectors Destined To Make Waves In 2021

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Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Margaret Cunningham, principal research scientist at Forcepoint. They discuss leading a team that’s working from home, hiring and onboarding post-COVID, building your team’s communication skills, and more.

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Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Thomas Erl, best-selling IT author and founder of Arcitura Education, which offers vendor-neutral training and certification programs. 

Steve and Thomas discuss how to resolve the skills shortage, the purpose of vendor-neutral training, the coming disruption of digital transformation, and more.

Today, we’re bringing you a conversation between ISF CEO Steve Durbin and ISF analyst Dan Norman from the 2020 ISF Congress. Steve and Dan discuss the overall direction of the security profession in the current climate and how to build a team and a culture to promote secure practices throughout your organization.

Addressing Psychological Vulnerabilities

Positively Influencing Security Behavior

In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert give an overview of the podcast’s season 4 theme: The Security Workforce of the Future. 

Over the next several weeks and with a variety of guests, we’ll focus on what enterprises can do to attract, retain, and train the talent they’ll need to manage the demands of security in coming years.