RE: Human Layer Security

Bobby Ford, CSO at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and former CISO at Unilever joins Tessian's CEO this week to share his stories from the world of corporate security, his learnings from his time in the U.S. Army as an Information Security Analyst and his philosophy on cybersecurity today. Security leaders, he says, cannot be the captains of the "no" police if you want to protect employees, and Bobby explains how and why leaders need to equip users with the tools, resources and controls they ...

Want to hear from a former CIA hacker, cybersecurity commissioner to the Obama administration, and advisor to clients including the Obama family, Bill Gates, and a number of Fortune 500 companies? Then this is the episode for you. This week, Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler welcomes Dr Eric Cole to the show to discuss some of the biggest security challenges facing organizations today. He explains the role of the CISO today and why communication is everything in security. Without it, he says, everythi...

At the time of recording, Tracy Z. Maleeff was an Information Security Analyst at the New York Times. She is now employed by the Krebs Stamos Group.On the RE:Human Layer Security podcast this week, Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler is joined by the brilliant Tracy Z. Maleeff - or Infosec Sherpa, as you may know her on Twitter. Tracy explains how she got into the cybersecurity industry - an inspiring story for any career changers out there - and why her skills as a librarian have made helped her become...

Nuno Teodoro, the Cyber Security Officer of Huawei joins Tim Sadler this week to talk about trust, zero-trust and FUD in cybersecurity, at a time when questions around trust and Huawei dominate the news. Nuno also shares his opinions on the role that humans play in cybersecurity and the steps he and his team take to make security every employees' responsibility. No mean feat in a company with almost 200,000 employees!Books referenced in the show: Ghosts in the Wire, Kevin MitnickThe...

Kicking off the new season of the RE:Human Layer Security podcast, we are delighted to welcome James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4. James speaks to Tim Sadler, CEO at Tessian about a new school approach to security education and awareness, the rise of ransomware and why phishing training should lead with the carrot, not the stick. The episode is packed with advice and anecdotes to help you and your business think about the human factor in your cybersecurity strategy.&...

With Tim away this week, Tessian's co-founder Ed Bishop steps in to explain why people continue to fall for phishing scams, particularly during a global pandemic. He speaks to Dave Kennedy, founder of TrustedSec and Jeff Hancock, Stanford University professor and expert in trust and deception online, to understand the psychology behind phishing and the techniques hackers use to manipulate people's trust. Looking for more Human Layer Security insights? Head over to the Tessian blog and y...

How do you change the cybersecurity behaviours of thousands of employees at enterprise-scale? Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler speaks to Simon Hodgkinson, the former CISO at BP to find out. With over 35 years experience in the IT and security field, Simon shares his opinions on why security must be a seamless experience for employees if it's going to work, arguing that if you can allow people to get their jobs done securely without them actually seeing the security, then that's a fantastic outcome. H...

A recent Tessian report revealed that male graduates were almost twice as likely to consider a career in cybersecurity than female grads, despite it being an industry for considerable growth opportunities for women. Why? And how can we change their perception of cyber?As an incredibly successful female CISO, Anne Benigsen, CISO at Bankers' Bank of the West shares her opinions on how we can encourage more women to pursue a career in cyber. You can access the full Opportunity in Cybersecurity 2...

It's interesting how many three-year plans include a lot of “blinky boxes” and “very few tactical objectives other than keep doing phishing tests" to protect humans in the organization, says Anne Benigsen, CISO at Bankers’ Bank of the West in her conversation with Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler this week. Anne and Tim discuss how companies can use technology to protect people from potential cybersecurity mistakes in the same way that safety features of a car - airbags, seatbelts, anti-lock brakes p...

Building a security culture, and getting employees to care about security, is not easy. So, this week, Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler meets the very inspiring Ray Espinoza, CISO at Cobalt - the Pentest-as-a-Service platform that is modernizing the traditional, static penetration testing model - to explain how you can build your security "tribe".Ray discusses how to create a security culture built on trust and with humans at the heart. He provides actionable advice on how to have open conversa...