The Cyber-Elephant in the Boardroom

We conclude our conversation with Nicole Perlroth the cyber security reporter from the New York Times and the author of the new book “This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends." In part two, Nicole talks about the ways to increase cyber awareness, how to communicate the importance of cyber security, and what the Biden administration is doing to tackle cyber espionage.

In past episodes we’ve spoken to CISOs and thought leaders who are on the ground protecting us from the inside, but this week we're taking a look at cyber security from a global perspective with Nicole Perlroth. Nicole is the cyber security reporter from the New York Times and the author of the new book “This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends.” In part one, Nicole shares the inspiration for her new book, which countries are heavily involved in cyber warfare, and which targets are the most vulnerable to attacks.

Mathieu and Joe wrap up their conversation with Heather Hinton, the Chief Information Security Officer at Cloud communications company, RingCentral. Heather has more than 30 years of experience in Information Technology which includes her time at IBM where the oversaw the firm’s compliance issues for its internal and external consumers. In part two, Heather discusses her favorite cyber-awareness initiatives, how to talk cyber security with board members, and what it felt like to be inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame.

This week Mathieu and Joe welcome Heather Hinton to the podcast. Heather is currently RingCentral's Chief Information Security Officer and has more than 30 years of experience in the Information Technology space. In part one, Heather discusses her accomplishments at IBM, the over 100 groundbreaking patents she is credited with, and how RingCentral adapted during the pandemic.

Mathieu concludes his conversation with Alorica's Chief Information Security Officer, Jean-Paul “JP” Calabio. In part two, JP shares some of the first steps he took when he joined Alorica, how cyber security has evolved in the boardroom, and what keeps CISOs up at night.

Joining Mathieu this week is Jean-Paul “JP” Calabio, the Chief Information Security Officer at Alorica. JP shares how he became Alorica’s first-ever CISO, how Alorica was able to transition their entire team to a work-at-home environment during the pandemic, and how he learned to better communicate with board members.

Mathieu concludes his conversation with John Grimm, the head of research, development, and innovation at the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center. In part two, Mathieu and John discuss the primary motives for cyber-espionage attacks and why fraud against senior executives is so prevalent.

2020 concluded with news of the ‘Worst hacking in US history.' Why does this continue to happen? And who is involved? This week Mathieu finds out more from John Grimm, the head of research, development, and innovation at the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center and the author of the Verizon Cyber-Espionage Report.

Mathieu concludes his chat with Ira Winkler, the acclaimed cyber security expert and world-renowned security researcher, In part two, Ira discusses the inspiration for his new book, “You Can Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions” and what he thinks of Mathieu's award-winning 5 Pillars of Security Framework.

This week Mathieu and Joe are joined by Ira Winkler, the acclaimed cyber security expert, world-renowned security researcher, and author of the new book, “You Can Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions”. In part one, Ira talks about the most common security mistake businesses are making today and what he thinks of Twitter's hire of a famous hacker to be their new head of cybersecurity.