Speakeasy Security

Following a summer of headlines about OpenAI’s rogue AI agents and their so-called autonomous attacks on Hugging Face, co-hosts Tony Anscombe and Kirsten Bay explore one of the biggest questions facing businesses today: who is ultimately responsible when AI goes wrong? From unpacking what “autonomous” really means to examining the role humans play every step of the way, the discussion explores the practical side of AI adoption, including how businesses can train employees to use AI responsibly, create effective prompts with appropriate guardrails, and manage emerging cyber risks.

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Even within the cybersecurity industry, confusion remains around the differences between cyber warranties and cyber insurance. In this podcast, we’ll take a closer look at what sets them apart, where each begins and ends, and even how cyber warranties and insurance come into play for organizations that rely on managed service providers (MSPs). As AI accelerates the pace and complexity of cyber threats, we’ll explore how coverage needs and expectations are evolving, and whether some businesses may be carrying more protection than they actually need.

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Supply chain incidents are on the rise, yet many companies are disregarding these threats. These blind spots can cause maximum disruption to businesses, even bring a business to a complete halt. On this podcast we discuss some examples of such incidents, how many layers of the supply chain you should manage, and the position of cyber insurers to supply chain risk and a blind spot incident. 

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Banning under 16’s from social media is now a reality in some countries, and in many others, there is a trending conversation on following suit. In Australia, where the ban was first implemented around 7 months ago, it’s estimated that between 70-80% of teens continue to access the banned platforms. On this podcast we discuss whether the ban is an admission of failure to address the real issues of illegal and inappropriate content, addiction, bullying and such like. Without addressing the core issues whether the firehouse of social media content hitting a new user at 16 will be overwhelming. And whether Legislation that is complex to implement and does not address the root cause of the issue has any true value.  

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Small business owners feel confident that their business is cyber resilient and can withstand a cyber incident – at least that’s what they told us in this year’s ESET Cyber Readiness Index. On this podcast we delve into timely data from this year’s survey, including businesses’ growing reliance on cyber insurers – not only to manage risk but oversee cybersecurity operations. As managed services become a strategic imperative for businesses, we delve into these new trends and the pitfalls of over-reliance on the cyber risk insurance market. 

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The first episode of series 8 introduces a new co-host for this season, Kirsten Bay, Co-Founder and CEO of Cysurance. Kirsten and Tony discuss “Trust in Technology—AI and Driverless Cars”, starting off with the key question – ‘Would you take a ride in a driverless vehicle?’. Waymo driverless vehicles are a part of everyday life in some cities in the US and while early adopters may leap at the chance to ride, not everyone in society may share the same opinion. With technology integrating into every part of our personal and professional lives just how comfortable and trusting should we be with the new AI powered devices and services? Hear the viewpoint of your Speakeasy hosts.

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Prof. Leslie Wilcox, Professor at London School of Economics, talks to Peter Warren about the problem with digitalisation, and the importance of balancing cost-efficiency and cyber resilience. 

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Hear Peter Warren discuss insights from Prof. Leslie Wilcox, Professor at London School of Economics; Lord Francis Maude, former Minister of State for Trade and Investment; Prof Keith Martin, Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security for the Everyday; Prof. Neil Barrett, former advisor of cybercrime to then Home Labour Secretary ,Jack Straw; Martin Borrett, IBM Security’s UK Technical Director; David Chavez, Cyber Insurance Product Manager and Tushar Nandwana, Risk Control Technology Segment Manager at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, and Dr Constance Dierickx, Founder and President of CD Consulting Group.

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Hear from Peter Warren’s conversations with Lorenzo Callerio, Senior Director of Alvarez and Marsal; Paul Cragg, CTO of Norm Managed Security Service Provider; David Chavez, Cyber Insurance Product Manager and Tushar Nandwana, Risk Control Technology Segment Manager at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions to learn more. 

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More data means more risks. More risk means more legislation, but how can new legislation mitigate cyber risk? Hear Peter Warren talk to Robert Santifort, Principal Associate at Eversheds Law Firm, and Richard Breavington, Partner at RPC Law Firm to find out. 

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