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Is the modern data stack dead? How can you better leverage your MDS? And how can you stay ahead of the curve in a market which is seeing more and more new trends emerging constantly?

These were questions posed at the recent Modern Data Stack Roadshow; Fivetran's follow-up to the successful Modern Data Stack Conference. These half-day events convene top industry experts to discuss how to drive impact and business growth using data.

With plenty of exciting talking points raised by the industry leaders in attendance, how are some of the biggest movers and shakers talking about the data space right now?

• Keeping up with the modern data stack
• Leveraging your modern data stack
• Advice on tackling complex data challenges

Active Directory security is crucial for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organisation's network resources and data. 

It helps protect against unauthorised access, data breaches, insider threats, and other security risks, ensuring the smooth and secure operation of the IT infrastructure.

In this episode of the EM360 Podcast, Head of Content Matt Harris speaks to Simon Hodgkinson, Strategic Advisor at Semperis and ex-CISO of BP, about: 

• Biggest threats to Active Directory
• Hybrid AD environments
• Top tips for CISOs

From ruthlessly targeting BFSIs to leaking the personal data of cancer patients, the horror stories that surround serious cybercrime are worse than ever before. 

Getting one step ahead of cyber attacks and becoming proactive with your cybersecurity is essential to keeping your company secure, and one way to do that is adopting a deny-by-default philosophy. 

But what is deny-by-default? What are CISOs worrying about most in this current landscape? And what lessons can be learned from assuming your enterprise has already been breached?

• Zero Trust and a deny-by-default philosophy
• Assuming that the attackers are already in
• Dangers of data exfiltration

External data integration is crucial for organisations seeking to enhance their understanding of customers, markets, and industry trends.

By leveraging data from external sources, businesses can gain valuable insights, make informed decisions, and identify new opportunities. But what challenges arise when implementing external data integration, and how can companies navigate some of the common pitfalls?

• External data integration and its advantages
• Addressing challenges
• Best practices and avoiding common mistakes

During his 16 years at the FBI fighting cybercrime targeting U.S. companies and entities, Jason Manar, now Chief Information Security Officer at Kaseya, investigated countless cyber incidents and saw first-hand how organisations can struggle in the aftermath of an attack.

He also witnessed how intruders, once discovered, could wreak further havoc if the breached organisation didn’t tread carefully.

In this episode of the EM360 Podcast, Head of Content Matt Harris speaks to Jason about:

• Lessons learnt from 16 years at the FBI fighting cybercrime 
• How cybercriminals go unnoticed, and linger in environments
• Detecting persistent attacks

Earlier this year, Gartner predicted that companies that implement Continuous Threat Exposure Management, or CTEM, will have 3x fewer incidents year-on-year. 

Visibility is critical when it comes to cybersecurity, and a programmatic approach to that visibility should include CTEM in some capacity, according to SecurityIntelligence.

But how does CTEM actually work? What problems does it solve? And how can it be seamlessly brought into to an enterprise to helps CISOs prioritise initiatives and measure progress?

• Continuous threat exposure management
• Benchmarking an organisation's security posture 
• Solving the challenges that most CISOs face

In today's highly competitive digital landscape, software development has become the cornerstone of innovation and progress.

From creating cutting-edge applications to developing robust systems, developers play a vital role in shaping businesses and how they interact with customers, partners, and the market.

However, amidst the ever-increasing demands for software solutions, developers often find themselves grappling with productivity challenges that hinder their ability to deliver high-quality results efficiently.

• How developers can overcome operational efficiencies
• Reducing development costs
• Simplicity at scale 

Generative AI has taken the enterprise tech world by storm, and its growing influence within the contact centre space is no different. 

So how has AI begun to integrate with unified communications tools? And how can companies overcome challenges and barriers to ensure their successful use of AI in their communication stack?

• How generative AI has changed the face of business forever
• How AI has begun to integrate with contact centres and communication
• Moving from on-prem to cloud and the AI gameplan

In today's interconnected world, where technology plays a vital role in our personal and professional lives, the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures has become paramount and the role of Chief Information Security Officer is under more scrutiny than ever before.  

And with many CISOs dealing with fragmented vendors, lack of talent to pace with a dynamic environment and even an inability to be seen as a driver of value to the business, how can a cybersecurity strategy be scaled into something which actively promotes the survival and success of your business?

• What makes an effective cybersecurity program
• Accelerating risk landscapes requiring prioritisation
• A good operating model for cybersecurity

Data exfiltration has become a serious issue for companies in today’s world.

The unauthorised removal and theft of company data are becoming more commonplace as cybercriminals become more sophisticated in their attacks. 

A good Data Loss Prevention, or DLP, strategy used to be enough to help protect the enterprise from malicious attacks, but has this changed? Is DLP dead?

In this episode of the EM360 Podcast, Analyst Richard Stiennon speaks to Darren Williams, CEO and Founder at Blackfog, as they discuss:

• The current state of cybersecurity
• How companies are struggling to protect their data
• Differences between anti data exfiltration and DLP