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Archived episodes – Season 1
The cyber security conversation
Original air date: 3 September 2020
Guest: Greg van der Gaast
We finish off the first season of Cyber Security Matters with special guest Greg Van der Gaast. Although Greg now works to protect organizations from cyber crime, he hasn’t always been on the right side of the law. In the early '90s, Greg was apprehended by the authorities for hacking into a nuclear weapons facility.
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Community cyber risk: awareness and education
Original air date: 26 August 2020
Guest: Kathy Macdonald
This week’s guest is Kathy Macdonald, President of Global Cyber Security Courses Inc. In her 25 years of police service, Kathy worked at a crime prevention unit and engaged in cyber awareness training and education. With a heart to help the masses, she now goes into the community and educates them about cybercrimes and cyber risks.
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Cyber security and privacy trends
Original air date: 29 June 2020
Guests: Aaron Walker & Merry Marwig
In this episode, we talk with Aaron Walker and Merry Marwig of G2, the world’s largest tech marketplace for businesses. They talk about why privacy and cyber security are important for both growing and established companies with a growing remote workforce.
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Insider secrets to internet safety
Original air date: 12 August 2020
Guest: Joy McAdams
Dominic and Christian are joined by their guest Joy McAdams, the founder of J.Mcdams Consulting. Joy's mission is to bridge the gap between medical practitioners and patients. Being a person who believes in authenticity, Joy talks about how important it is for organizations to invest in their brand and be authentic and relatable, even in this time of the pandemic.
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Insider secrets to internet safety
Original air date: 5 August 2020
Guest: Terry Cutler
Dominic and Christian have a conversation with their guest Terry Cutler, Founder and CEO of Cyology Labs. With his passion for helping the general public, Terry wrote the book entitled "Insider Secrets to Internet Safety." In this book, he lays out the basics of cyber security and how to get started in a way that non-technical people can understand and appreciate.
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The impact of an unmuted culture
Original air date: 29 July 2020
Guest: Rachel Druckenmiller
Dominic and Christian are joined by their guest Rachel Druckenmiller, Founder and CEO of Unmuted. Rachel shares her story on how she came up with her company, Unmuted.
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Pragmatic approach to cyber security
Original air date: 22 July 2020
Guest: Vaughn Hazen
In this episode of Cyber Security Matters, Dominic and Christian talk with their guest Vaughn Hazen, Chief Information Security Officer at CN Rail. Vaughn shares his journey from being a Multi-channel Communications Equipment Operator in the US Army to his current security leadership role at CN Rail.
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Improving the quality of cyber security
Original air date: 15 July 2020
Guest: Kelly Shortrige
Dominic and Christian talk with Kelly Shortridge. Kelly's career began in Information Security and Data Analytics in Investment Banking. Along with this, she was also interested in the Infotech space, in which she saw lapses and holes in the industry that she passionately wanted to fix. Soon after, she created a startup which was eventually acquired by a large cybersecurity company. From there, Kelly realized that she loved solving real cybersecurity problems that customers have.
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What’s a cyber security engineering team?
Original air date: 8 July 2020
Guest: Christine Smoley
Dominic and Christian are joined by their first Australian guest, Christine Smoley. Christine is a Security Engineer at Paytm Labs, the largest ecommerce company in India with over 350 million users. Christine came from an academic background and has an adventurous story on how she changed her career direction and pursued cyber security.
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Marketing I.T. services
Original air date: 1 July 2020
Guest: Crystal McFerran
Dominic and Christian converse with Crystal McFerran, Chief Marketing Officer at The 20. Crystal talks about the work The 20 does to market and develop business for IT companies across North America. She shares how important relationships, connection and communication is to marketing. Marketing is not just about gaining clients but also gaining relationships.
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What makes a good technology leader?
Original air date: 24 June 2020
Guest: Alan Williamson
Dominic and Christian tremendously enjoyed this conversation with Alan Williamson, CTO of MacLaurin Group and author of 'The CTO Handbook.' In between movie references and banter, Alan talks about what makes a good technology leader, the importance of communication in an organization, and, of course, cyber security.
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Humans 2.0
Original air date: 17 June 2020
Guest: Mark Metry
Mark is best selling author of the book, 'Screw Being Shy', Global Top 100 Humans 2.0 Podcast Host (Over 500 episodes to date), cast member of Amazon Prime's 'The Social Movement', keynote speaker at conferences, schools, and Fortune 500’s and international TEDx speaker and Forbes Featured keynote speaker. In this timely and personal conversation, Mark shares his life story of experiencing racism and anxiety all throughout his life, having been physically and mentally abused as a teenager.
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Purpose-driven, planet-conscious, profitable companies
Original air date: 10 June 2020
Guest: Mike Winterfield
Dominic and Christian are joined by guest Mike Winterfiled, the CEO and Founder of Active Impact Investments.Mike helps entrepreneurs and companies that are focused on doing great things for people and the planet.
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Time to invest in cyber security
Original air date: 3 June 2020
Guest: n/a
Dominic and Christian discuss cyber attacks that may endanger businesses without proper cyber security protections. Business owners should also make sure their IT/ IT service providers are following best practices. Not all IT/ IT service providers are equal and there might be times when it's better to part ways with your current IT/IT service provider in favor of one who is security-conscious and operating responsibly.
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Work lessons: what they don’t teach in school
Original air date: 27 May 2020
Guest: Sabrina Woodworth
Sabrina shares with Christian & Dominic from her experiences that have culminated into her book: 'Work Lessons 101'. This book is the 'how-to corporate survival handbook'. It targets career development to aspiring professionals transitioning to the work environment from college and prepares young professionals for their post-academic life, helping them avoid making rookie mistakes.
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Shifting the cyber security conversation
Original air date: 20 May 2020
Guest: Adam Shostack
Today's guest on Cyber Security Matters is Adam Shostack. After working at Microsoft for close to 10 years, solving important security problems and influencing the design of products such as Microsoft Windows, Office & Xbox, Adam became a cyber security advisor for startups and SMBs.
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Social media marketing crash course
Original air date: 13 May 2020
Guest: Kylie Francis
We're bringing value of a different kind on this episode of Cyber Security Matters. Today Kylie Francis takes Christian and Dominic back to school and teaches a class on social media marketing for businesses. Kylie is a seasoned veteran of helping businesses get their business on social media. Her passion is sharing how to grow a business on social media the right way.
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Cyber security on a budget
Original air date: 6 May 2020
Guest: Michael Castro
Michael is the founder of RiskAware and has a unique background of both Information Technology and Cyber Security leadership. Michael explains that IT has an important, fundamental role in supporting an organization. Cyber security is also here to support the organization, including the IT department, through governance, training, expertise and specific skillsets; the focus is on building the strengths and resiliency of the people and the processes.
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Building powerful brands via vulnerability and authenticity
Original air date: 29 April 2020
Guest: Raquel Borras
Raquel’s expertise in social media and branding started with LinkedIn, where she studied other social media moguls and influencers. Raquel believes that bringing valuable content, authenticity and vulnerability to your social media is the key to gaining a strong following and presence. Raquel explains that if you want people to listen to what you have to say, you need to be consistent with putting out content that adds value. Central to that value is that people need to connect with a person.
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Cyber criminals are still bullish on ransomware
Original air date: 22 April 2020
Guest: n/a
Ransomware keeps going strong for cyber criminals. Are businesses doing enough to prevent it from happening, detect when it's happening and handle it if they do get hit with ransomware? In this episode of Cyber Security Matters, Dominic and Christian hammer into the harsh realities for businesses that fall victim to ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a threat which must be taken seriously.
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Creating a generosity culture
Original air date: 15 April 2020
Guest: April Shprintz
Dominic & Christian speak with April Shprintz in this episode of Cyber Security Matters. April is the Founder of Driven Outcomes, where she helps companies accelerate their businesses. She is a military veteran, public speaker and the Creator of The Generosity Culture. The Generosity Culture is about being generous and giving value to your employees, clients and your broader community. Taking better care of your employees and clients will always an effect on the bottom line profits and success of your business.
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