S6 Ep2: Steve Durbin — Digital Totalitarianism
Our theme this season is disruption, and today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and podcast host Tavia Gilbert discuss digital totalitarianism, a topic based on the ISF's reporting for the Astana Club, an international discussion platform that gathers prominent political figures, diplomats, and experts from the world's top analytical centers. Today’s conversation focuses on how most governments are strugg...
26m Aug 03, 2021
26m
S6 Ep1: Season 6 Introduction: Global Disruption with CEO Steve Durbin
Today is the start of a new season focusing on global disruption. It will feature a mix of conversations between Steve Durbin, CEO of the ISF, our host Tavia Gilbert, and expert guests.   This episode provides a summary of the themes that will be explored in this series, namely: Steve Durbin’s contribution to the Astana Club Top 10 Risks for Eurasia 2021 focused on Digital Totalitarianism and ...
15m Jul 27, 2021
15m
S5 Ep6: Bonus Episode: Dame Inga Beale — Communication: Listen and Be Heard
https://bit.ly/3dMNgcH In this episode, originally released on January 26, 2021, ISF CEO Steve Durbin talks with Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London, about the role that listening played when she became the first (and only) female CEO in Lloyd’s more than 300-year history. They also discuss the courage and effectiveness of simplicity in communication, a new style of leadership...
27m Jul 13, 2021
27m
S5 Ep5: Steve Durbin — Authors Roundtable in Review
https://bit.ly/3w4PjPz ISF CEO Steve Durbin and Tavia Gilbert close out the Authors Roundtable season,  discussing what they’ve learned from interviews over the past four episodes with Thomas Eisenmann (https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6452) , Michele Wucker (https://www.wucker.com/about/about-me/) , Michelle Seiler Tucker (https://seilertucker.com/) , and Matt Blumberg (ht...
32m Jul 06, 2021
32m
S5 Ep4: Matt Blumberg — Scaling Up Your Business
https://bit.ly/3ycpEGv In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matt Blumberg (https://startupceo.com/) , a technology entrepreneur and business builder based in New York City, co-founder and CEO of Bolster, and the author of Startup CEO and the new release, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams. Steve and Matt discuss the ups and down...
26m Jun 29, 2021
26m
S5 Ep3: Michelle Seiler Tucker — Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business
https://bit.ly/3vLxFAr In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Michelle Seiler Tucker (https://seilertucker.com/) , speaker, author, and CEO of Seiler Tucker, a business that specializes in mergers and acquisitions. Michelle speaks with Steve about her newest book, Exit Rich: The 6P Method to Sell Your Business for a Huge Profit. They discuss tips on selling a business...
26m Jun 22, 2021
26m
S5 Ep2: Michele Wucker — You Are What You Risk...
https://bit.ly/3wCmKKo In this episode, Steve Durbin speaks with commentator and policy analyst Michele Wucker (https://www.wucker.com/about/about-me/) , author of The Gray Rhino: How To Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World. Steve and Michele discuss individual and collective risk appetite, the co...
39m Jun 15, 2021
39m
S5 Ep1: Thomas Eisenmann — Why Startups Fail
https://bit.ly/3cmUjZa Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is speaking with Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisnemann (https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6452) about his new book, Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success. Steve and Prof. Eisenmann look at examples of a few of the case studies included in his book that illustrate why some startups succeed,...
35m Jun 08, 2021
35m
S4 Ep7: Bonus Episode: Dr. Hannah Fry — What Data Can & Can’t Tell Us About Ourselves
https://bit.ly/3wMrLzX In this episode, originally released in November 2020, Steve is in conversation with Dr. Hannah Fry (https://hannahfry.co.uk/) , associate professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, and a researcher in the patterns of human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting. In this conversation, Steve and Ha...
18m Jun 01, 2021
18m
S4 Ep6: Matthew Doan — Talent Investment and Retention
https://bit.ly/34dFpzR Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Matthew Doan, Senior Manager at BCG Platinion and Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America. Steve and Matthew talk about growing your skills, finding purpose at work, and what the workforce of the future might look like. Mentioned in this episode: Learning How to Learn with Barbara Oakley (https://www.coursera.org/learn/learni...
25m May 25, 2021
25m
S4 Ep5: Mehak Vohra & Richard Guida – Generations in Security
In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin considers cyber in the workplace from the perspective of a digital native and a more experienced security leader. We hear from Mehak Vohra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehakvohra/) , CEO of SkillBank (https://www.joinskillbank.com) and member of Gen Z, and the more experienced Rich Guida (https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-guida-6415037/) , Managing Dir...
34m May 18, 2021
34m
S4 Ep4: Margaret Cunningham — Healthy Workplaces and Trust
Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Margaret Cunningham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-cunningham-ph-d-02b6941/) , principal research scientist at Forcepoint (https://www.forcepoint.com/) . They discuss leading a team that’s working from home, hiring and onboarding post-COVID, building your team’s communication skills, and more. Read the transcript of this episode (h...
29m May 11, 2021
29m
S4 Ep3: Thomas Erl — Training for Digital Transformation
Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Thomas Erl (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaserl/) , best-selling IT author and founder of Arcitura Education (https://www.arcitura.com/) , which offers vendor-neutral training and certification programs.  Steve and Thomas discuss how to resolve the skills shortage, the purpose of vendor-neutral training, the coming disruption of digital tra...
33m May 04, 2021
33m
S4 Ep2: Dan Norman — Influencing Security Behaviour
Today, we’re bringing you a conversation between ISF CEO Steve Durbin and ISF analyst Dan Norman from the 2020 ISF Congress. Steve and Dan discuss the overall direction of the security profession in the current climate and how to build a team and a culture to promote secure practices throughout your organization. Mentioned in this episode: Addressing Psychological Vulnerabilities (https://ww...
22m Apr 27, 2021
22m
S4 Ep1: Steve Durbin — Security Workforce of the Future
In today’s episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert give an overview of the podcast’s season 4 theme: The Security Workforce of the Future.  Over the next several weeks and with a variety of guests, we’ll focus on what enterprises can do to attract, retain, and train the talent they’ll need to manage the demands of security in coming years. Read the transcript of this episode ...
23m Apr 20, 2021
23m
S3 Ep4: Steve Durbin — Security Fails in a Brave New World
Today’s episode is the last in a special four-part series in which ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert discuss the ISF’s latest report, Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point. Today, we discuss the report’s third major threat: Security fails in a brave new world. Learn more about the ISF Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point (https://www.securityforum.org/threa...
15m Apr 06, 2021
15m
S3 Ep3: Steve Durbin — Identity Is Weaponised
Today’s episode is the third in a special four-episode series in which ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert discuss the ISF’s latest report, Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point. Today, we dig deeper into the report’s second threat: Identity is weaponised. Learn more about the ISF Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point (https://www.securityforum.org/threat-hori...
13m Mar 30, 2021
13m
S3 Ep2: Steve Durbin — Machines Seize Control
Today’s episode is the second in a special four-episode series in which ISF CEO Steve Durbin and producer Tavia Gilbert discuss the ISF’s latest report, Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point. Today, we focus on the report’s first major threat: Machines seize control. Learn more about the ISF Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point (https://www.securityforum.org/threat-horiz...
19m Mar 23, 2021
19m
S3 Ep1: Steve Durbin — Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point
Today, we begin a special four-episode series focusing on the ISF's latest report, Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point. This episode sets the stage for this threat report, and over the next few weeks, we'll dig deeper into each of the three major threats featured in the report. Learn more about the ISF Threat Horizon 2023: Security at a Tipping Point (https://www.securityforum.org...
19m Mar 16, 2021
19m
S2 Ep6: Kate Stone — The Role of Analogue in the Digital Age
In today’s episode, Steve speaks with Dr. Kate Stone, a "creative scientist" whose company, Novalia, blends art and science to create fusions of new and old technology. Dr. Stone talks to Steve about the creative process, the role of analogue in the digital age, the importance of privacy and the consequences when basic rights to privacy are violated, the importance of digital friction in preser...
29m Feb 16, 2021
29m
S2 Ep5: Shoshana Zuboff — The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Today, Steve speaks with Harvard professor, social psychologist, philosopher, and scholar Shoshana Zuboff, author of three influential books on tech and society. In this episode, she discusses the themes in her latest book, ​The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: ​The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power​, the new economic order that claims human experience is free raw material fo...
26m Feb 09, 2021
26m
S2 Ep4: Kate Montague — How to Rethink, Reset, and Refocus
In today’s episode, Steve speaks with actress, voice coach, leadership consultant, and expert in core energetics, or body-led psychotherapy, Kate Montague. Kate discusses the effectiveness in taking time to reset, what happens when you stay connected to your body and your breath, how to take the temperature of the room when the rooms are remote, and more. Learn more about Kate Montague (https:...
27m Feb 02, 2021
27m
S2 Ep3: Dame Inga Beale - Communication: Listen and Be Heard
In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin talks with Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London, about the role that listening played when she became the first (and only) female CEO in Lloyd’s more than 300-year history. They also discuss the courage and effectiveness of simplicity in communication, a new style of leadership built on trust, and career advice for both board members and sec...
27m Jan 26, 2021
27m
S2 Ep2: Captain Tammie Jo Shults - Habits, Hope and Heroes in a Time of Crisis
Today, Steve is in conversation with Tammie Jo Shults, retired Southwest Airlines captain and former naval aviator. Captain Shults received wide acclaim when, on April 17, 2018, she and her crew successfully landed a Boeing 737 after catastrophic engine failure and rapid decompression, saving the lives of 148 people. In today’s conversation, Steve and Captain Shults discuss leadership during a ...
33m Jan 19, 2021
33m
S2 Ep1: Steve Durbin - Leadership in a Time of Transition
Producer Tavia Gilbert talks to ISF CEO Steve Durbin about the episodes in our second season focusing on Leadership in a Time of Transition. We preview conversations with retired Southwest Airlines captain and former US naval aviator Tammie Jo Shults; global business insurance leader Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London and the only female CEO in its more than 300-year history; ...
34m Jan 12, 2021
34m
S1 Ep7: ISF Annual Threat Update — Emerging Threats for 2021 with Steve Durbin
Producer Tavia Gilbert talks to ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin about emerging security threats to expect in 2021. Steve breaks down the top five threats for security professionals to be mindful of going into 2021, and offers some tips for securing your organization against them. Mentioned in today’s episode: Cyber Security Strategies: Achieving cyber resilience (https://www.securityforum....
26m Dec 15, 2020
26m
S1 Ep6: Reggie Butler — Bringing Your Home to Work
Today, Steve welcomes motivational speaker, corporate consultant, and educator Reggie Butler back to the podcast. Reggie last connected with Steve in 2018 for an episode of our videocast (link below). Today’s conversation focuses on what we’ve learned through the experience of working from home during the pandemic, strategies for uniting teams even while socially distanced, and why leaders shou...
37m Dec 01, 2020
37m
S1 Ep5: Sir Bob Geldof — Challenging Orthodox Thinking
In this episode, Steve speaks with a guest whose focus includes human culture, behavior, and storytelling: singer/songwriter and activist Sir Bob Geldof, lead singer of the Boomtown Rats and founding member of Band Aid, famous for raising money for Ethiopian famine relief. Steve and Sir Bob discuss the effect of the Covid19 pandemic on creativity, the political turmoil facilitated by rapidly ad...
35m Nov 24, 2020
35m
S1 Ep4: Brigid Schulte - Remeasuring Values
Today Steve speaks with writer and researcher Brigid Schulte, author of the New York Times bestselling book on time pressure, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play When No One Has the Time. Formerly an award-winning journalist for The Washington Post and The Washington Post Magazine, and part of the team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Schulte is a global speaker on time, productivity, leisure, and ...
32m Nov 17, 2020
32m
S1 Ep3: Hannah Fry - What Data Can & Can’t Tell Us About Ourselves
Today, Steve is in conversation with Dr. Hannah Fry, associate professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, and a researcher in the patterns of human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting. In this conversation, Steve and Hannah discuss the challenge and imperative of communicating across demographics with simplicity and c...
19m Nov 10, 2020
19m
S1 Ep2: Anders Indset - Responding to Disruption
Today, Steve is in conversation with philosopher, author, and speaker Anders Indset (https://www.businessphilosopher.com/) . Steve and Anders discuss the importance of leaders engaging in what he calls a “self audit,” having the strength and courage to get vulnerable, the importance of listening, and more. Mentioned in this episode: Arne Næss (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_N%C3%A6ss) Lo...
24m Nov 03, 2020
24m
S1 Ep1: Steve Durbin on Leadership
Producer Tavia Gilbert talks to ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin about what we’ve gained and lost from altering our workplaces and our workflows during the pandemic; how heads of enterprises can support their teams throughout this unprecedented period of change; the difference between good leadership and great leadership; and more. Today’s episode marks the beginning of our podcast’s fifth y...
41m Oct 27, 2020
41m
S1: A Celebration of Five Years of ISF Podcasts
As the ISF Podcast enters its fifth year of production, we’re celebrating with a listen back to some of the timeless insights our guests have shared over the past few years. Featured in this episode: Col. Chris Hadfield (https://chrishadfield.ca/) Dr. Mary Aiken (http://www.maryaiken.com/) Dr. Ann Cavoukian (https://www.ryerson.ca/pbdce/about/ann-cavoukian/) James Arroyo OBE (https://www.d...
31m Oct 27, 2020
31m
S1: Welcome to the ISF Podcast Series
Do you want to know how innovative leaders are guiding their enterprises through unprecedented global upheaval? How visionary executives hold themselves accountable to the values that guide their business? And how personal responsibility for safeguarding security can infuse corporate culture at ever level? Welcome to the ISF Podcast, bringing you cutting-edge conversation, tailored to CISOs, C...
30s Oct 20, 2020
30s
CxO series – Cyber Resiliency in a defining moment in history
Cyber Resiliency in a defining moment in history Episode 1: Cyber Resilience - Reaping the Benefits Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF William Beer, Member of the ISF USA planning team Recorded 14th July 2020  30 mins In this first episode of our CISO series, William and Steve explore how despite the unexpected, complex and far-reaching implications of COVID-19, the verdict is clear – plan...
29m Jul 20, 2020
29m
Threat Horizon 2022: Internet of forgotten things
We’ve been encouraged to embrace IoT for its convenience and its integration into our daily lives. But what happens when the Internet of Things bites back?  In today’s ISF podcast, ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin and podcast host Tavia Gilbert brings you the third episode in a series focusing on Threat Horizon 2022: When digital and physical worlds collide. In the series so far, Steve has e...
14m May 20, 2020
14m
Threat Horizon 2022: Behavioural Analytics and Deepfakes
“Highly connected ecosystems of digital devices will enable organisations to harvest, repurpose, and indeed sell sensitive behavioural data about consumers without their consent, with attackers having the potential to then target and compromise poorly secured systems and databases at will.” In today’s ISF Podcast, we bring you the second episode in a series focusing on Threat Horizon 2022: Dig...
15m May 13, 2020
15m
Threat Horizon 2022: Digital and physical worlds collide
“So the real challenge I think that we have to face up to here is that organizations are simply not going to be able to disentangle the digital from the physical. And they will be forced to respond to this growing blend of threats from new technologies, people, and indeed nature.” We are heading into an era, unlike anything we've ever seen before. Digital and physical worlds are on an irrevers...
15m May 06, 2020
15m
Sherina Edwards - The Growing Pressure on Critical Infrastructures
“I think there are two different concerns here, right? There's an infrastructure issue, period, regardless of the pandemic. And then, of course, there's the additional pressure and increased precautions needed to address this current crisis that we're in.” In today’s ISF Podcast, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF is joined by Sherina Edwards, Partner at Quarles and Brady LLP. Sherina ...
23m Apr 29, 2020
23m
Technology in a Brave New World
"I do think actually that one of the positive outcomes from COVID-19 will be that people will perhaps realise that the human element, the natural element, has a probably more significant role to play in society than technology. Technology should only ever be a tool. And I do wonder what the world will be like post-COVID-19." In this week's podcast, ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin and ISF Po...
19m Apr 22, 2020
19m
Jay Edelson - Data Privacy: The People of Illinois Vs Facebook
"The reason why it was so hard to get a settlement of this size wasn't because Facebook was worried that if they lost $550 million, it would hurt them. They can pay the 550. What they were worried about was setting some sort of precedent where now this is the price for privacy violations, and that's what we're fighting so hard for" In this episode, ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin speaks wit...
24m Apr 15, 2020
24m
Dr Mary Aiken - Cyberpsychology and the Impact of Technology on Human Behaviour
"Everything is connected, from the protocols that we use to advise and educate parents in terms of how their children interact with technology, all the way through to hard-core cyber criminal activity. It's connected." In this ISF Podcast, Cyberpsychologist Dr Mary Aiken sits down with ISF Managing Director Steve Durbin to discuss the difference between cyberspace and real life, whether or not...
18m Apr 08, 2020
18m
Peter Hinssen - The Day After Tomorrow: Surviving Radical Innovation
"Then there's what I call the day after tomorrow. New ideas, new technologies, new innovations, new challenges, new players, new business models that can really change the nature of the game that you're in. And how much time do you as companies or leaders think about today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." In this week's ISF Podcast, Peter Hinssen, serial entrepreneur, best selling author...
4m Apr 01, 2020
4m
COVID-19: Top Security Tips for Working From Home
"I think it's about understanding how you combat the remote element, how you provide advice and guidance to people about what they should be doing, how they should be working." The COVID-19 outbreak has turned many regular office goers and commuters into home workers. They have been thrust into an environment that can pose novel risks for both staff and their employers.  In today's Podcast, I...
20m Mar 30, 2020
20m
James Arroyo: Cyber 2025 - This Time it's Personal
"Reputation is everything. If you lose some money, then that's bad, it's worse if you lose personal data, people's personal data, and then they're subject to cyber attacks. That's really bad. But you can make restitution for that. If you lose your reputation, you've lost everything." In this week's ISF Podcast, James Arroyo OBE, Director of the Ditchley Foundation, sits down with ISF Managing ...
19m Mar 25, 2020
19m
Nicholas Witchell & Steve Durbin: Cyber in Society
"Threat Horizon is there to try to identify upcoming threats so that we are forewarned and forearmed. And what the ISF has always done with that Threat Horizon is try to pull out issues, yes, at the basic security level, but also then say, what does this actually mean from a business standpoint? And what does a business, an organization need to do in order to avoid some of those threats, mitiga...
27m Mar 18, 2020
27m
Colonel Chris Hadfield - An Astronaut's Guide to Managing Risk
"It requires persistence of professionalism. A recognising that even if I'm great at this, there are still ways for failure to happen, for it to rear its ugly head. You have to build an ever-increasing base of readiness to deal with things going wrong, readiness for failure." In this week's special ISF Podcast, Colonel Chris Hadfield, decorated astronaut, engineer and pilot, sits down with ISF...
19m Mar 11, 2020
19m
The CEO vs The CISO: The Security Breach Blame Game
"In today's modern way of doing business, when cyber breaches and information security make or break an organisation, there is an increased need for company structure and better use of technology."  Organisations focus most of their efforts on meeting strategic and financial targets. However, the board and security leaders need to be aware that this is when cybercriminals are most likely strik...
11m Mar 04, 2020
11m
#Cyber2020 - Striving for Cyber Resilience
“One of the criticisms around all this is that the cost of creating a cyber-resilient organisation might on the surface appear excessive. That is until a cyber crisis occurs.” In this week’s podcast, we bring you the fifth and final episode in a series focusing on forecast 2020: the global security threat outlook.  Throughout the series, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF, has discuss...
9m Feb 26, 2020
9m
#Cyber2020 - China, USA, and the Geopolitical Arena
“The geopolitical area is set to remain fairly complex. I would also say sort of turbulent and fragile as the US and China battle it out for global dominance” In this week’s podcast, we bring you the fourth episode in a series focusing on Forecast 2020: the global security threat outlook. Throughout the series, Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF, has discussed the race for technology d...
15m Feb 19, 2020
15m