This week, Tessian's Tim Sadler is joined by Dave Cole, CEO and co-founder of Open Raven - a company whose mission is to reinvent data security for a modern era and put an end to data exposure. A well-known figure in the security industry, Dave has previously worked as the Chief Product Officer at Tenable Network Security, CrowdStrike and he also held multiple senior positions at Symantec. Tim and Dave discuss why data security needs reinventing, how the rise of ransomware has changed s...

This week, Tessian's Tim Sadler is joined by Leo Cunningham, CISO at Flo Health - one of the world’s most used women’s health apps on the market right now, with 200 million users across the world.They discuss how he and his team secure the sensitive data of millions of people who use the Flo Health app and also how the team educates the growing number of employees employed by the start-up. He shares his top tips for security leaders in a similar position. Tim and Leo also discuss CISO burnout...

Did you know that nearly two-thirds of security leaders believe that employees will cause their next data breach? Two-thirds. That's pretty high. This is something that Jessica Burn, a senior analyst at Forrester, wants to discuss on this episode of the RE: Human Layer Security podcast. With Tim away this week, she meets with Tessian's Henry Trevelyan Thomas to discuss why so many security leaders think this, and how they can overcome these fears by addressing the following questions - ...

This week, Tim is joined by Jon Oberheide, the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Duo Security - one of the most successful security start-ups the world has seen. Its mission was clear; democratize security by making it easy and effective.Since founding the company in 2009, the concept of zero trust becoming a market-recognized category was considered a ridiculous moonshot - but today, it’s broadly recognized as the way to build an effective security program. Jon shares views on how a...

This week, Tim welcomes Josh Yavor, Tessian’s Chief Information Security Officer and former security leader for Duo Security, Facebook and Cisco Secure. He shares why he believes the human factor is so important in cybersecurity, particularly when you consider the variety of attacks that people are faced with today - like social engineering and business email compromise. Josh explains how security leaders can - and should - empower and entrust users if they are going to overcome these major c...

Did you know that organizations with a poor security culture demonstrate a 52-time higher risk of employees sharing account credentials? This week, Tim Sadler welcomes Kai Roer to the show - a renowned Security Culture Researcher with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and the recently appointed Chief Research Officer at KnowBe4. He defines what a security culture actually is, why leaders should care and what you can do to build a good security culture in your business. If you want ...

In this episode, Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler speaks to Ben Aung, Chief Risk Officer at SAGE. He shares his perspective on human layer risks like insider threats and human error, drawing on his experiences in his role at SAGE and also from his time as a deputy government Chief Security officer in the UK government. Looking for even more Human Layer Security insights? You can sign up to the Tessian newsletter and stay up to date .

If there's one piece of advice Confidence Staveley would give you when it comes to cybersecurity? "Stop and think," she says. Doing something out of fear can never be a good thing - and that's what the cybercriminals are counting on. The cybersecurity awareness evangelist, entrepreneur, and recently crowned Cybersecurity Woman of the Year 2021, joins Tessian CEO Tim Sadler this week to discuss fraud and social engineering attacks, and why they are so effective. She explains how she is success...

Lena Smart is the kind of CISO every organization needs. In 2019, she became MongoDB's first CISO - her third chief security position - and, since joining, she has implemented programs that have transformed the company's security posture and culture. In a conversation with Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler, she reveals how and why launching a security champions program has successfully reduced phishing click-thru rates, minimized threats caused by human error and helped build a stronger security cultu...

A warm welcome to Debbie Reynolds - aka The Data Diva - who discusses one of the biggest challenges IT and security teams face today... data loss prevention. She and Tim dive into the issues surrounding hybrid work, the rise of ransomware, and employee error, and explore how they impact and influence organizations' data protection and privacy strategies. As a world-renowned technologist and advisor to multinational corporations on global data privacy and data protection, Debbie shares h...