Everyone loves to celebrate "Digital Transformation" in the boardroom, but no one wants to talk about the grueling, unglamorous foundational work required to actually pull it off. If your culture ignores the teams keeping the lights on, your transformation is already failing.

Welcome to Part 2 of our special DTX Edition of the SECURE | CYBER CONNECT Podcast, recorded live in Manchester. If Part 1 was about the vision of the future, Part 2 is the ultimate reality check. Today, Jay and Warren take you inside the trenches. Featuring an exclusive walk-around and interviews with a leading IT Director and the elite vulnerability management team at Patch My PC, we expose the massive friction between "shipping the future" and "securing the present."

🔥 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:

- 📍 Live From the Trenches: Unfiltered, raw insights straight from the DTX expo floor. We capture the genuine frustrations, fears, and triumphs of the people actually doing the heavy lifting in tech today.

0:00 - Intro: Live from DTX Manchester (Frontline IT Operations) 📍

0:21 - The Reality of Enterprise Vulnerability & Patch Management 🏦

03:00 - Is AI Going to Replace Software Engineers & Developers? 🤖

04:35 - The Most Overrated Cybersecurity Buzzwords in Tech Right Now ⛔️

07:27 - IT Leaders Share Their Most Embarrassing Tech Failures 💀

13:08 - How an IT Director Manages Digital Transformation & Cyber Risk ♟️

15:13 - Real-World AI Governance & Managing Shadow IT 🔍

20:20 - The Frustrating Reality of Managing Enterprise Software Budgets 😣

22:53 - AI Use Cases in Engineering, Manufacturing & Digital Twins ♊️

26:53 - Do You Really Need ISO 27001 Certification? (vs Cyber Essentials) ⁉️

30:00 - Retaining Women in Tech & Breaking the Gender Pay Gap 🤑

32:32 - 3 Questions You MUST Ask Enterprise AI Vendors Before Buying 🧐

35:24 - Ransomware, Insider Threats & Protecting Public Sector Client Data 🔐

38:14 - AI Liability: Who is Legally Responsible When AI Fails? 📑

40:33 - Upskilling a Multi-Generational IT Team for the Future 📚

47:16 - Preventing Tech Burnout: Why IT Leaders Need the "14-Minute Rule" ⏲️

49:44 - How Cybersecurity Professionals Teach Cyber Hygiene to Their Children 🧑‍🧒‍🧒

55:46 - What Tech Hiring Managers Are Actually Looking For Today 🧠

🔹 David Price - IT & Digital Transformation Director at Curtins. With a strong focus on cyber security, risk, and building resilient IT functions in complex organisations. He leads technology strategy across multi-site environments, making sure systems are secure, reliable, and actually support how the business operates day to day. David works closely with senior leadership on cyber risk, data protection, and how to balance security with performance and growth.

🎁Learn More About Curtins: https://www.curtins.com/

🔹 The Team at Patch My PC (Keeran Mistry, Andrew Osiname, Ada Aitonean & Sam Bamber) - The absolute defenders of the foundation. They shed light on the critical, often-overlooked world of automated patch management and why third-party vulnerability management is the bedrock of enterprise defence.

🎁Learn More About Patch My PC: https://patchmypc.com/

📅 Learn more about the Digital Transformation EXPO: https://dtxevents.io/

👇 The Challenge: What is the most unglamorous, frustrating part of your daily grind in tech that people outside the industry just don't understand? Drop your truth bomb in the comments below!

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