The Mega C-Suite Stories

The Mega C-Suite Stories

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The Mega C-Suite Stories episodes

  • Leadership Podcast with Dato' Dr. Amir, CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia | EP 36

    In this episode, our founder Shamane Tan caught up with Dato'​ Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO at CyberSecurity Malaysia right in the hearts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
    CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) is the national cyber security specialist agency under the purview of the Ministry of Communications and Digital of Malaysia (KKD).
    Check out their conversation as Dato' Dr. Amir shared their history and progress in enhancing and securing Malaysia's cyberspace while continuously improving the nation's ability to identify, respond to, and prevent cybersecurity incidents.
    Find out what else is coming up ahead for them this year!

    17 min
  • Soundbites - A Discussion Extract with Australia's Minister of Home Affairs and Cyber Security | EP 35

    This is a recording of a closed-door live forum with board directors, CEOs, CIOs and CISOs and the Minister on Australia’s Progress To A Cyber Resilient Nation. This soundbite offers a focused excerpt from the discussion, spotlighting key insights from the Hon Clare O'Neil MP and thought leader Shamane Tan, touching on areas such as collaboration with the government in cyber security efforts, the development of a world-class threat intelligence platform, the dynamics of intel sharing within the cyber leaders community, and effective communication with boards on cyber security matters.

    8 min
  • Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #5 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 34

    Welcome to Episode 5 of the podcast series - "Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career". Our guest this week is Reeti Upmon who is Cloud Security and Solutions specialist. Reeti has recently transitioned to cybersecurity and she brings 15 years of rich experience across IT and customer service. Reeti made her way back to Tech due to her love for working with computers. She has a great command over cloud computing environments and holds a number of AWS and Microsoft certifications.

    The episode begins with Reeti sharing how her daily mindfulness practice brings her calm and peace which are noticed at work as well. She emphasised the importance of meditation for cybersecurity professionals at all levels.
    Next, Reeti and Jalpa discuss how Reeti pivoted her career more than once; previously due to personal circumstances and more recently due to passion to work in a technical field. Reeti had a knack for Computer Science since her Computer Engineering and Informational Science degrees. Over Covid-19 pandemic, she made a transition back into computing, this time specialising in Cybersecurity. Watch the full episode to hear from Reeti about tips and tricks to break into cyber security.
    Connect with Reeti on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/reetiu/
    Jalpa's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa
    Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community if you haven't already: ⁠https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/

    24 min
  • Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #4 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 33

    Welcome to episode 4 of Your passport to a cybersecurity career. In this episode our host Jalpa interviews Holly Wright who is a Security Architect and a winner of the Best Female Secure Coder award. Holly has expertise across many domains in security, with deep technical knowledge in network detection and response, fraud detection, analytics platforms and applications of machine learning in security.


    Holly is based out of the IBM Gold Coast development lab in Australia, and has shared her knowledge globally, presenting at numerous conferences and has many patents in her name. Holly is passionate about encouraging people into STEM and is part of many university and school mentoring initiatives.


    Holly wanted to pursue a career in the medical field so she could help people. She didn't know that an exciting career in a cool field like robotics and cybersecurity lay ahead of her where she could also impact society positively with her contributions.Watch the full episode to uncover how Holly's career unfolded and her advice for breaking into cybersecurity.

    Connect with Holly on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/h-wright/

    Here's the link to Jalpa's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa/

    Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community if you haven't already: ⁠https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/

    25 min
  • Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #3 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 32

    In Episode 3 of "Your passport to a cybersecurity career", host Jalpa interviews well known public speaking coach Emily Edgeley who has successfully pivoted her career more than once. Emily has an effective story telling style and depicts her career story in a beautiful way. Make sure to follow till the end to find out her advice on how to break into cybersecurity.

    Emily helps people in tech to communicate with more clarity, impact & confidence. She is a sought after public speaking coach for giving someone the confidence and tools to nail their work presentation or even take the stage for the first time. She has supported conferences such as Black Hat Las Vegas, SANS Awareness Summit, B-sides Melbourne, ANZ UnConf, Seven Delivery Summit, WIS Conf to name a few.
    Synopsis:
    Emily starts with sharing that she studied Maths and picked up some skills which were useful in cybersecurity roles realising when looking back retrospectively. She wasn't aware of the transferable skills at the time but some of the skills she learnt during initial call centre role such as analytical skills, treating everyone with respect and communication. Next, Emily provides valuable tips for a job seeker on landing interviews and excelling in hiring the process.

    Emily highlights the role of mentor to help cybersecurity aspirants to connect the dots between their transferable skills and how they can add value to the cybersecurity role(s). Lastly, Emily covers how important it is to hire based on the attitude and soft skills; not entirely based on technical skills. As tech skills can be taught along the way as well however the personality and attitude go a long way.

    Connect with Emily on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-edgeley/
    For more information on public speaking tips and tool, visit Emily's website www.emilyedgeley.com
    Here's the link to Jalpa's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa/
    Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community if you haven't already: ⁠https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/⁠

    27 min
  • AI Insights - An Interview with ChatGPT | EP 31

    As an AI language model, ChatGPT has been making waves in the cyber and AI world, and we're thrilled to have it join us in this very special podcast edition.

    From putting its humor and joke-telling skills to the test, to even challenging it to rap spontaneously, our host Shamane Tan gets ChatGPT to expand on the various ways humans have been collaborating with it. Join us in this engaging and entertaining interview as we hear the different voices of AI comes to live in this short episode.

    8 min
  • Living Life in the Shadows | Secrets of the Undercover Spy | Part II (Final)

    This is not your typical podcast edition. It's not everyday you get the real deal James Bond, former KGB agent, on your show with you, revealing the secrets of the undercover spy.

    In 2015, millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky - "The Spy Among Us". Now, in the part two and final episode, our host Shamane Tan, uncovers the extraordinary stories that lie hidden in the shadows. We rejoin our guest, Jack on the decision that changed his life. Jack Philip Barsky, is a former sleeper agent of the KGB, the longest-surviving known member of their illegals program, who operated undercover in the United States for a decade at the height of the Cold War.
    In real life, Jack has such a personable, frank and at times, cheeky personality. Candid and unfiltered - as you join us in this podcast, you will feel like you've joined us right in the midst of our fireside chat.
    More about Jack Barsky: https://jackbarsky.com/
    Jack's book "Deep Undercover": https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Undercover-Tangled-Allegiances-America/dp/1496416821/
    Podcast series unpacking Jack's story in full detail, "The Agent": https://link.chtbl.com/theagent

    17 min
  • Living Life in the Shadows | Secrets of the Undercover Spy | Part I

    This is not your typical podcast episode. It's not everyday you get the real deal James Bond, former KGB agent, on your show with you, revealing the secrets of the undercover spy. In 2015, millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky - "The Spy Among Us".

    Welcome to our special episode edition where our host Shamane Tan, uncovers the extraordinary stories that lie hidden in the shadows. Our guest, Jack Philip Barsky, is a former sleeper agent of the KGB, the longest-surviving known member of their illegals program, who operated undercover in the United States for a decade at the height of the Cold War.
    In real life, Jack has such a personable, frank and at times, cheeky personality. Candid and unfiltered - as you join us in this podcast, you will feel like you've joined us right in the midst of our fireside chat.
    More about Jack Barsky: https://jackbarsky.com/
    Jack's book "Deep Undercover": https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Undercover-Tangled-Allegiances-America/dp/1496416821/
    Podcast series unpacking Jack's story in full detail, "The Agent": https://link.chtbl.com/theagent

    20 min
  • Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #2 | How Do We Pivot? | EP 28

    This is Episode 2 of our latest series "Passport of a Cyber Security Career", where our CyberRiskers host, Jalpa Bhavsar uncovers career stories of successful cyber security leaders and professionals from around the world; and talks about how they pivoted their career.

    Our guest in this episode is Sabika Ishaq, who is a CISO at Grant Thornton, Luxembourg. She is also the elected President of WomenCyberForce, which is the Luxembourg chapter of European Women4Cyber organization. Sabika has more than 15 years of experience in a number of different industries including the United Nations.
    As a security professional and enthusiast, Sabika has been involved in transformative security initiatives where she combined her strong business focus with deep analytical background to bring constructive change. Sabika holds a Master’s degree in Information Security and Management from The London School of Economics and Political Sciences and is a part of notable Security platforms in Luxembourg.
    Synopsis:
    The episode begins with Jalpa asking Sabika about her educational background. Both explore the soft skills that Sabika acquired from initial roles which set her for success for a rewarding career in cybersecurity. Based on Sabika's own experience, she shares valuable lessons and advice for some one looking to break into cybersecurity. Sabika also suggests hiring managers having an open mindset when reviewing candidate backgrounds. Some varied fields of work such as legal, psychology, law and business management can add tremendous value to the legal, human and strategic aspects of cyber security, e.g. risk assessment, compliance and policy development.
    Additional details:
    Connect with Sabika on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabika-ishaq/
    Also don't forget to reach out to Jalpa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavsarjalpa/) about her call to action.
    Finally, join our Cyber Risk Meetup community here: ⁠https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/⁠

    20 min
  • Your Passport to a Cyber Security Career #1 | How Do We Pivot? | New Series | EP 27

    In this brand new series, as part of the original 'Mega C-Suite Stories' podcast channel, meet our CyberRiskers podcast host Jalpa Bhavsar as she covers different stories of successful cyber security industry leaders from around the world. Starting from Sydney, Australia, in this first episode, we hear from Chirag Joshi, CEO & Founder of 7 Rules Cyber, author and a speaker as he shares his journey in this field, and how he transitioned into security all those years ago. Since the cyber skills shortage worsened over the pandemic, Jalpa and Chirag explore how those looking to break into cyber can leverage transferable skills to couple with cyber security skills for a successful start aka securing your passport to cyber security.

     
    Synopsis: 
    Jalpa starts this episode by asking Chirag about his formal education and his plans for a career when he first graduated. She then dives into the topic of transferable skills, asking Chirag how he was able to identify the transferable skills from his initial Systems Analyst role and apply them to transition into cyber security specific roles over the years.
     
    Chirag also talks about chapter from his book, 7 Rules to Become Exceptional at Cyber Security, about the role of differentiating skills to gain an upper edge. Jalpa then requests Chirag to share an example of his family member who successfully transitioned to cyber more recently, and his advice to anyone else considering the same.

    Additional details:

    Check out Chirag Joshi's page on https://7rulescyber.au/ and follow him on LinkedIn.

    Books: 7 Rules to Become Exceptional at Cyber Security | 7 Rules to Influence Behaviour and Win at Cyber Sec Awareness
    Jalpa Bhavsar can also be connected here on LinkedIn.

    Join our Cyber Risk Meetup community: https://www.cyberriskmeetup.com/

    24 min

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