This week, Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler is joined by Dan Raywood, journalist and former deputy editor of Infosecurity Magazine. Looking back over the past 12 months, Dan and Tim talk about resilience and how recent events have changed cybersecurity, from SolarWinds to Covid-19 - to which Dan poses the question, "Has anything actually really changed?!" They also discuss where IT leaders need focus efforts in 2021 and why the human factor is a major consideration. Looking for more Human Layer...

How do you enhance productivity without compromising security? This week, Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler speaks to Jerry Perullo, the CISO at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) about why businesses need to work with users, use the data, and give employees the tools to protect themselves and make cybersecurity decisions. He and Tim talk about ICE's own security strategies and discuss why solving the problem with human error has been a long time coming. Jerry shares his tips and advice, explai...

Hacking humans is easy. Hacking software is not. And that's why hacking humans is still the easiest way to hack into organizations today and why social engineering type attacks are continually rising. But how do hackers hack humans? Tim Sadler speaks to Craig Hays, an ethical hacker, to find out . They discuss how attackers select their targets, leverage publicly available information online and craft successful social engineering scams to hack people and their organizations.Their conversatio...

What makes your organization tick? What does it love and what does it hate? Where do your employees 'hang out' and share information? Are your employees happy?These are the things that social engineers are looking to find out. These are things that help hackers hack humans to hack organizations - and they're getting pretty good at it. World-renowned social engineer and people hacker Jenny Radcliffe joins Tim Sadler on the podcast this week to discuss the art of persuasion, manipul...

The dictionary defines ‘cybersecurity' as “measures taken to protect a computer or computer system against unauthorized access or attack." There is no mention of people or humans. Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler speaks to Bruce Hallas - an advocate, trainer and consultant in information security awareness, behavior and culture - about why this needs to change.With so much to cover, Bruce drills down into why the cybersecurity industry needs to open its arms to other areas of expertise, beyond ...

The cybersecurity industry has relied on the concept of fear, uncertainty and doubt for years. It even has its own acronym - FUD. But is fear really the way to encourage people to make smarter cybersecurity decisions? Or does scaremongering actually has an adverse effect? Tim Sadler speaks to Dr Karen Renaud, Professor at Abertay University and Dr Marc Dupuis, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Bothell to find out. Specializing in the human factors of cybersecurity, these aca...

Think we'll be going back to old ways of working post-pandemic? Think again, says Stephane Kasriel, former CEO of freelancing website Upwork. He speaks to Tim about why he believes remote work is a win-all situation for employers, employees and society. He explains how to overcome challenges and reveals the top things your business should consider when planning your future remote work strategies. You can find more insights at the Tessian blog and you can subscribe to the Tessian newsletter to...

There's a common misconception that people are the weakest link when it comes to cybersecurity. Tim Fitzgerald, CISO at ARM and former CSO at Symantec, believes this way of thinking underserves people’s intent. In his conversation with Tim, he explains that people are just trying get their jobs but sometimes mistakes happen - and this is a problem that leaders need to solve. He shares his advice on how you, too, can build a cybersecurity strategy that not only improves people's security behav...

If you separate the culture from the strategy, nine times out of 10, you aren't going to achieve your business' goal. Why? Because the execution is going to be flawed.It's been a year like no other and one question that comes up time and time again is how do you keep your teams and employees motivated when times are tough? Tim speaks to Howard Schultz, the former chairman and chief executive officer of the Starbucks Coffee Company to find the answers. With stories from his days at Starbucks, ...