In this episode, our host Chloe Seaton is joined by John White, Leader of Information and Cyber Security at Virgin Atlantic. In this episode John talks about how cyber security can support digital transformation, the importance of simplifying IT and getting the basics right, ransomware resilience, tackling the cyber talent gap - and his interesting career journey from personal trainer to CISO.

In this episode, our new host Chloe Seaton is joined by Lucie Usher, EMEA Intelligence Officer for FS-ISAC and Luc Manfredi, a Director in our Cyber Security team in the UK to discuss what is driving cyber resilience up the regulatory agenda in sectors such as financial services, energy and utilities; the key cyber risks for organisations in regulated sectors, including supply chain attacks, the growing use of operational technology in industrial operations and geopolitical unrest; how the regulatory landscape is evolving around cyber resilience - nationally and globally; and what organisations in regulated sectors can do to increase cyber resilience and ensure compliance through greater information sharing, rigorous self-assessment and continuous exercising and testing. -What is driving cyber resilience up the regulatory agenda in sectors such as financial services, energy and utilities -The key cyber risks for organisations in regulated sectors, including supply chain attacks, the growing use of operational technology in industrial operations and geopolitical unrest. -How the regulatory landscape is evolving around cyber resilience - nationally and globally - and what does this mean for organisations -What organisations in regulated sectors can do to increase cyber resilience and ensure compliance, including greater information sharing, rigorous self-assessment and continuous exercising and testing.

In this episode we’re joined by Kevin Storli and Phil Venables to look at the changing role of the chief information security officer (CISO). We discuss: 1. How they’ve seen the role of the CISO change over their careers. 2. How CISOs can mitigate security risks while enabling their organisation to achieve its goals. 3. Current areas of concern, including supply chain risk and securing the cloud. 4. What they look for when hiring and the skills CISOs need to recruit for over the next few years. Host: Abigail Wilson, Cyber Threat Operations Manager, PwC UK Guest: Kevin Storli, Global CTO and UK Chief Information Security Officer, PwC Guest: Phil Venables, Chief Information Security Officer, Google Cloud

In this episode we’re joined by Sean Sutton and Cara Haffey to discuss how organisations can secure their operational technology (OT). We discuss: 1. How OT security differs from IT security. 2. Threats we’ve seen targeting operational technology, with a focus on the manufacturing sector. 3. Steps you can take to tackle threats and build resilient operations. Host: Abigail Wilson, Cyber Threat Operations Manager, PwC UK Guest: Sean Sutton, Cyber Security Partner, PwC UK Guest: Cara Haffey, UK Industrial Manufacturing Leader, PwC UK

In this episode we’re joined by Richard Horne to discuss how CEOs can reduce complexity and make their organisations more securable. We discuss: whether CEOs are taking enough of a role in tackling cyber risk; how embracing simplicity can benefit their organisations; how CEOs can embed cyber security into transformation plans. Host: Abigail Wilson, Cyber Threat Operations Manager, PwC UK Guest: Richard Horne, UK Cyber Security Chair, PwC UK

In this episode we’re joined by Kris McConkey and Krystle Reid to discuss the latest cyber threats you need to defend against. We cover: - the key threat trends from last year - threats we expect to be prominent in 2021, including cyber risk considerations around the hybrid working mode - how organisations can combat these threats. Host: Abigail Wilson, Cyber Threat Operations Manager, PwC UK Guest: Kris McConkey, Cyber Threat Operations Lead Partner, PwC UK Guest: Krystle Reid, Threat Intelligence Manager, PwC UK

In this episode we’re joined by Gabriel Currie and Will Oram to discuss the SUNBURST hack and the issues identified. We discuss: - analysis of the attack - the risk areas highlighted - how you can defend against supply chain risks Host: Abigail Wilson, Cyber Threat Operations Manager, PwC UK Guest: Gabriel Currie, Cyber Incident Management Lead, PwC UK Guest: Will Oram, Cyber Remediation Lead, PwC UK

In this episode we’re joined by Philippe Korur to discuss how advanced quantification of cyber risk helps improve communication between the CISO and c-suite, ensuring that cyber security investments support their strategic goals. Host: Abigail Wilson, Cyber Threat Operations Manager, PwC UK Guest: Philippe Korur, Cyber Risk Reporting Platform Lead, PwC UK

Abigail Wilson is joined by Kris McConkey and Hamish Cameron to answer the question "why are companies still suffering form cyber breaches?".

Abigail Wilson is joined by Louise Taggart and Rachel Mullan from our cyber threat intelligence team to discuss what they are anticipating in the future threat landscape.

We're joined by Dr Richard Horne and Laura Duncan to talk about the basics of cyber security and discuss the challenges organisations face in getting these right.

Abigail Wilson is joined by Will Semple and Stephen Morrow to chat about untrusted applications and discuss the issue of how big a risk third party software is to your business.

Abigail Wilson is joined by Matt Wixey and Holly Rostill to chat about the importance of research and development in cyber security and why it is key to building a secure digital society.

Our new host Abigail Wilson is joined by Derek Gordon and Daisy McCartney to chat about both the technological and cultural sides of authentication, and why it is passwords and not people that are the weakest link in the security chain.

Louise Taggart chats to Matt Wixey, threat and vulnerability consultant at PwC UK, about his cutting-edge research into emerging cyber threats to organisations. Find out more about the latest techniques being used by hackers to bypass security mechanisms, involving light and sound.

We're joined by Louise Taggart, PwC threat intelligence analyst, to look at the threats companies face from individuals, groups and even states who are sponsoring and funding cyber attacks. We discuss this rapidly growing area of concern and how it's being impacted by the global political landscape.

In our fifth episode, we're joined by Christian Arndt, cyber security director at PwC, to look at the role of the chief information security officer. The CISO is often a senior level executive who is responsible for multiple areas of an organisation’s security strategy, resilience and vision. What will the future CISO look like? What characteristics should organisations expect of someone in this role?

Ian is joined by Richard Mardling, director of access governance at PwC to discuss the importance of identity and access management. In this podcast Richard discusses the key risks to contemporary organisations through his personal journey of securing local intranets to the current challenge of BYOD and remote access. Richard highlights the story of a French trader who was jailed for three years after the 2008 Société Générale trading loss, which cost the bank nearly €5bn, due to unauthorised use of the bank's computers.