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In this episode of What The Hack?!, Gerry Grant, Cyber Security Manager of NHS Tayside.

Gerry is responsible for the security of all NHS Tayside's digital assets ranging from laptops and PCs to MRI scanners.  Gerry graduated from Abertay University in 2017 with a degree in Ethical Hacking and prior to joining NHS, helped numerous companies from various sectors to help mitigate the risks faced by Cyber Security.

He is passionate about making sure users understand the risks that they face and how they can help their organisations become more cyber aware.

In this episode, we discuss how children can become more cyber conscious when using platforms like social media, and what to look for in basic cyber attacks such as phishing emails.

In this episode of What The Hack?! I am joined by Kirsty Steele and Declan Doyle from the Scottish Business Resilience Centre or SBRC.

Kirstie joined the SBRC in July 2020 from her previous role in the Scottish Government Cyber Resilience Unit.  She continues to support Scottish organization to build cyber resilience through a range of capacity building and engagement activity.  

Declan is head of Ethical Hacking at the SBRC.  He has been working with the organisation for 3 years first as an ethical hacking student and now as head of the program.  He is also the lead facilitator for the Exercise In A Box project, delivering sessions to several organizations each week, and it is today that we will be discussing the exercise in a box project.

In this episode of What The Hack?!, we talk with Roger Grimes, Author, Ambassador and Advocate for KnowBe4.

Roger is the author of 12 books and over 1000 national magazine articles on computer security, specializing in host security and preventing hacker and malware attacks. He is a frequent speaker at national computer security conferences and was the weekly security columnist at InfoWorld and CSO magazines between 2005 - 2019. He has worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including, Foundstone, McAfee, and Microsoft. Roger is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media including Newsweek, CNN, NPR, and WSJ.

In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, including what the future of Bitcoin and other major 'currencies' looks like.

In this episode of What The Hack?!, I am joined by Martin Smith CB MBE and Keith Chappell from Cyber Prism to discuss working with Operational Technology.

During a 33 year military career, Martin Smith worked extensively in maritime security and maintained a strong focus on information superiority.  He led Britain’s maritime counter-terrorism force, modernised the Royal Marines’ information and intelligence capability, commanded multinational counter-piracy operations and was responsible for Britain’s amphibious force.  He spent three periods in Afghanistan, both in command of forces on the ground and in Government-level advisory roles, in addition to several other operational deployments around the World.  He commanded service personnel at every rank and left the Armed Forces in January 2018 having led the Nation’s 7,000 Royal Marines as their Commandant General.

Keith has worked in senior, hands-on cyber security roles for twenty years including the cyber-protection of safety-critical systems on a wide range of vessels and of critical national infrastructure, at home and abroad.  He has been employed in government security agencies and more recently was Technical Business Director of L-3 Group. His work has included cyber security surveys on military and civilian vessels from Offshore Patrol Vessels to container ships, cruise liners and superyachts, and the subsequent remedial design and implementation of cyber-attack protection.  Keith contributed to the network security architecture of Britain’s Type 26 Frigate, and has developed and implemented technologies that allow Operational Technology (OT) equipment on vessels to be protected and monitored. He contributed to the BIMCO Cyber Security Guidelines for Shipping.  Keith is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and is the only Information Auditor within the GCHQ Certified Cyber Professions scheme declared at Lead Professional level (the highest level achievable): indeed, he has recently been asked to act as the competency and experience assessor for others seeking to achieve this qualification.

In this episode of What The Hack?!, I am joined by Christine Kipke from KnowBe4 to discuss the Impacts of Social Engineering and Phishing.

Christine Kipke is a security awareness advocate and ambassador in the DACH region for KnowBe4. She has over seven years of security experience and is a cofounder of Exploqii in Berlin, Germany, which has been a wholly owned subsidiary of KnowBe4’s DACH region since 2018. Early on, she served as managing director of the Berlin team, and she joined the advisory board in summer 2020. Christine has developed concepts for security awareness and compliance education formats used by an array of stakeholders internationally since 2014. The multi-lingual, multicultural security content has received multiple international awards. Before exploqii/KnowBe4, Christine held various positions in the IT and media industries and acquired experience in theatre and television production. For more than 11 years, the communications and creative expert worked in the field of explanatory video communication.

Red Flags - https://www.knowbe4.com/hubfs/Social-Engineering-Red-Flags.pdf

In this episode of What The Hack?!, I am joined by Melanie Oldham from Bob's Business to discuss the benefits of Separating Your Digital Life.

Melanie Oldham is the founder and driving force behind Bob’s Business, an award-winning and leading cyber security awareness training and phishing simulations provider.

Melanie challenges the traditional approach to security training by recognising that employees can be the strongest defence against cyber attacks. Melanie is a real advocate for empowering the workforce from the bottom up to be cyber aware and in turn cyber resilient. The core business is aimed at demonstrating a positive approach to cyber security to really embed behaviour and culture change within the organisations she works with.

As well as being the CEO of Bob's Business, Melanie acts as an advisor to the government and holds a number of board positions advising on cybers skills, growth, and how to create a secure, equal, and diverse culture across the cyber security sector. Melanie has racked up over 10 years of experience in the cyber security sector and has become a reputable and well-respected force within the industry, having recently been awarded a Fellowship, the highest level of attainment by the Chartered Institute of Information Security.

Melanie is also the founder of the Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster, a collaborative group that works together to reduce cyber security within the region. The cluster brings together local businesses, academics, the police and experts to discuss, collaborate and educate on the key issues facing the region.

In this episode of What The Hack?!, I am joined by Javvad Malik from KnowBe4 to discuss Understanding Your Digital Footprint.

Javvad Malik is a security awareness advocate for EMEA at KnowBe4. A security professional of 20 years, Malik has began his career as an IT security administrator. He’s since worked as a consultant, an industry analyst, and a security advocate. Malik is well-known within the information security industry, having spoken at many events and conferences around the world in addition to being a YouTuber, podcaster, blogger, and researcher. With a distinctive style, he takes a fresh and often innovative look at even mundane topics and presents them in an entertaining and informative light. Tackling the most complex issues with ease in this witty style is Malik’s forte.

In this episode of What The Hack?!, I am joined by Stephen Chapendama from Foundervine to discuss the benefits of Separating Your Digital Life.

Stephen Chapendama is a DevSecOps & Cybersecurity professional currently working for Raytheon UK as a Senior Software Engineer within Cyber & Intelligence. An alumni of the University of Hertfordshire with a BSc in Computer Science (Networks), Stephen has previously worked for the Infrastructure Development team at the University of Hertfordshire, focusing on SIEM and cyber security. Passionate about diversity in tech, Stephen has been working with Foundervine as Technology Manager helping tomorrow's founders shape the future. Foundervine works with ambitious leaders and entrepreneurs to create, test and sustain entrepreneurial ventures across the UK.