Cyber Security Talks

In today's episode, we talk with Paul Moreno, who currently works as CISO at Catawiki. Before Catawiki Paul, worked for the biggest tech giants in the world such as Pinterest, Uber, or Adyen and witnessed the rise of Silicon Valley in San Francisco firsthand.  In this episode we talked about the integration of AI in security orchestration and response, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive cybersecurity education for all and the pivotal role of government and privacy laws in ensuring digital safety. To end on a lighter note, Paul wishes everyone to work on things that make them happy and shares valuable insights for everyone getting starting with their #cybercareers.  Get in contact with Paul:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/unic0rn/ Timecodes:  (00:00) - AI for Security Orchestration and Response (12:07) - Rise of Silicon Valley  (18:10) - Pinterest, Uber, Adyen (25:11) - CISO at Catawiki  (32:34) - Personal and Professional Happiness    

In this insightful episode of Cyber Security Talks, Laurens Jagt sits down with cybersecurity veteran Richard de Vries, an author, blogger, and public speaker with three decades of experience. We explore Richard's unique view on cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of curiosity, communication, and the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. Richard de Vries shares his journey from hacking games to becoming a cybersecurity expert, emphasizing on resilience and continuous learning. He discusses his pandemic-era blogging and experiences as an author.  Additionally, Richard explores the transformative role of AI and GPT in cybersecurity, advocating for organizational cultural changes and the importance of embracing technology for effective threat management and a more secure digital future.   Timestamps:  (00:20) Richard de Vries narrates his evolution from an accountant to a cybersecurity expert, emphasizing the role of curiosity in his career. (08:41) He discusses his contributions to cybersecurity knowledge through book writing and blogging, highlighting the impact of AI and GPT technologies. (17:45) Richard explores AI's role in cybersecurity, focusing on strategies for preparation, prevention, detection, and response. (25:15) He advises on understanding personal influence in cybersecurity and the importance of trusting technology to lessen workload. (33:15) The episode concludes with insights into creating adaptable network infrastructures and the necessity of continuous learning for digital safety.  

In this episode, we're diving into an inspiring tale of transformation with Kevin Valk, who went from hacker to cyber security pro, and then jumped headfirst into the startup world. We'll get the scoop on how Codean came to life, emphasizing its remote-only culture and the role of automation and enhanced UX in empowering security experts. Towards the end, they also touch upon how a methodical approach to problem-solving can be a game-changer in both securing the digital space and winning at life.

In this episode, we're privileged to have Rishalin Pillay, Principal Consultant - Red Team at Google, to peel back the layers on cybersecurity's most secretive domain: red teaming. From exploring Rishalin's early hacking days in South Africa to his latest venture at Google, we delve deep into the trenches of digital warfare. Chapters:  (03:15) - Red Teams Unveiled Understanding the true role of red teams in cybersecurity. (06:30) -  Rishalin's Journey From hacking as a teen in South Africa to professional roles at Mandiant and Microsoft. (16:21) - Cyber Threat Landscape Discussing client diversity, state actors, and project challenges. (19:15) - Cloud & Customers Debunking cloud safety myths and addressing customer attitudes. (34:50) - The Google Era Rishalin's move to Google, interview process, and cybersecurity approach.   Find out more about Rishalin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishalinpillay/   Hacking Google Challenge:  https://h4ck1ng.google/

On this episode of Cyber Security Talks, Laurens Jagt sits down with Hugo van den Toorn, the CISO of one of the most renowned Dutch companies - variety chain HEMA.  This action-packed episode covers everything from social engineering exercises in banks, hacking into an airport, and his take on the term "red teaming". Hugo also shares leadership lessons, challenges at HEMA, and career advice for the next generation. A must-listen for real-world cybersecurity insights!

Join us on Cyber Security Talks as our host Laurens Jagt welcomes special guest Lalit Bhakuni, VP Enterprise IT Security & Head of Active Cyber Defense of Volvo.  This episode provides a deep dive into cybersecurity's evolving landscape, starting with an exploration of cyber attacks, threat detection and the role of ethics in cybersecurity. We also talked about insider risks in large organizations, the complexities of threat detection versus threat hunting and the growing importance of predictive analytics in active cyber defense.  This episode is a must for anyone looking to comprehensively understand modern cybersecurity challenges and strategies.

Join Laurens Jagt as he dives into a fascinating discussion with Vaisha Bernard, Chief Hacker and Co-Owner of Eye Security. Vaisha starts from his early career, touching on his impactful stint with the intelligence service that shaped his trajectory of building Eye Security.  Hear about the challenges and opportunities the Covid-19 pandemic brought, the impact of a 17 million Euro investment, and their decision to stop their consultancy services. Vaisha also shares his advice for the younger generation interested in Cyber Security, touching upon imposter syndrome and the importance of investing more in detection and response rather than just prevention.

In this episode, Laurens Jagt sat down with Wim Hafkamp to chat about all things cybersecurity.  From setting up the first-ever Cyber Security Department at AkzoNobel in the 90's, to becoming the global CISO of Rabobank, and even visiting the White House about national security issues. Wim's career is packed with "WOW" moments, and currently Wim the Managing Director at the Z-CERT, a non for profit organization, designed to protect the Dutch Health Care Sector This episode is full of great stories, hard-learned lessons, and insider information from Wim's exciting journey. 

In episode one of Cyber Security Talks Podcast's third season, we uncover the revolutionary field of Zero Trust security with Zero Trust Architect and expert Jacky Willems.   Learn about his transition from private to governmental roles, his perspective on cyber security recruitment, and the move towards cloud-based systems. Gain entrepreneurial insights for cyber security careers and learn how to identify passion during recruitment, all while exploring the importance of Zero Trust Architecture in modern cyber security. A must-listen for anyone interested in staying ahead of the rapidly evolving cybersecurity sector.   Find more out more about the Zero Trust Collective:  https://watchmen.io/   Find out more about Cyber Security Recruitment  https://csrecruitment.nl/    

In this episode, we talk to Olaf Hartong, one of the founders of Falcon Force. We talk about shifting careers and comfort zones and how he made the shift from a safe IT job into photography and then finally into cyber security. Olaf started out his career in the IT industry and shifted careers for the first time to seek his passion in photography and then later on ended up in the cyber security industry which then ultimately lead him to founding Falcon Force after leaving one of the Big4 consultancies.  We discuss his special founding story of Falcon Force, how photography helps him with carrying out his job as a founder and why it is important to be more truthful to your own board of directors.    Find out more about Olaf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olafhartong/ https://olafhartong.nl    

Today we had the pleasure of talking to Cyber Security and Privacy evangelist  - Jort Kollerie. Jort is a seasoned professional who is currently Manager of Security Architecture & Security Services at Orange Cyberdefense. In this episode, we talked about his evangelist role, the ever-evolving threat landscape, his management style and why there should be no competition between cyber security companies.   Find out more about Jort:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jortkol/ https://jort.kollerie.info/  

We are back with an exciting episode with  Manuel Garat, Head of Identity and Access Management at Booking.com. In this episode, we talk about his three passions: IT Engineering, Cyber Security and Agile Product delivery as well as his unconventional way into cyber security, how access management is done in multi-nationals and upcoming challenges to fight cyber crime.  Find out more about Manuel Garat:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-garat-loureiro-a19aa840/ https://twitter.com/manuelgarat  

Today we switch it up and instead of interviewing an exciting start-up or company from the Cyber Security Industry, we take a look behind the scenes with Reinout vander Meulen who is in charge of the Dutch Security TechFund for TIIN Capital on how investment decisions are made to find the next unicorn in the industry. In this episode we talked about his start-up experience, the similarities of aerospace and cyber security and his vision of scouting the next unicorn in the Cyber Security space.   Find out more about Reinout:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinout-vander-meulen-4b24681/ https://tiincapital.nl/en/dutch-security-techfund/  

In this week's episode, we had the honor of welcoming the founder of Hadrian - Rogier Fischer and Oliver Beg to the podcast. Hadrian is a hacker-led cybersecurity startup that offers automated security insights through its AI-driven testing SaaS platform, which recently secured €10.5M in an unsolicited seed round. In this episode, we talked about the seed funds for Hadrian, hacking stories with Kim Kardashian and the importance of autonomous technology in the cyber security landscape.   Find out more about Hadrian:  https://hadrian.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogierfischer/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierbeg/    

Feliks Voskoboynik, CISO of the A.S Watson Group joined us on the Cyber Security Talks Podcast to talk about his childhood dream to become a FBI agent, the importance of teamwork in cyber security and why security specialists have to come up with a better story to get buy-in within the organization than instilling fear. A powerful and entertaining episode with fun anecdotes and practical tips for all industry experts.

This is the first Cyber Security Talks episode with a CISO on our microphone and not any CISO, but the CISO of the Dutch Cancer Institute - Joost Boele. We talked about his impressive career that started with researching cancer cells as part of his PHD program, to later on fully indulging into the cyber security space in which he left his mark in many organizations until he joined the Dutch Cancer Institute as a CISO. An impressive career with many twists and turns - but never without fun and a challenge. 

In this episode we switched sides and our virtual assistant Kendra asks the questions to our host Laurens Jagt. We look back on the first season of Cyber Security Talks to highlight the main learnings, how the cyber security industry can improve and a look into the future of the cyber security labour market. We are back with season two shortly. If you haven't done it yet, please subscribe to the podcast and keep an eye out for our socials for more updates in the cyber security industry.    More about the Guardianship:  https://guardianship.nl https://csrecruitment.nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurensjagt/      

In this episode we spoke with Shairesh Algoe, the CISO at TM-Pro and advisor of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure. The first CISO in our podcast spoke about his move to the Netherlands to become a CISO, instead of pursuing a career as a heart surgeon. Yet, he has not forgotten his passion for medicine and throughout the conversation he often compares the underlying parallels between our immune system and cyber security. With all his experience in the field he shares insights on product development with a hacker mindset, tips for other CISO's and what he means with the infinite game in cyber security.  More about Shairesh:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaireshalgoe/ TM-Pro: https://tm-pro.eu/ DIVD: https://www.divd.nl

In our latest episode we talked with the National Security Officer of Microsoft - Jelle Niemantsverdriet. We spoke about the human factor in cyber security, his surprising hiring criteria's of young cyber professionals, how companies can prepare for security incidents and the impact of a cyber attack that goes beyond the online world.   More about Jelle:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelleniemantsverdriet/    

In this episode we had the pleasure of talking to Melanie Rieback, the CEO of Radically Open Security. During the episode we talked with the award-winning computer scientist, about how she started the world's first non-profit computer security consultancy company, her involvement in the Human Genome Project at MIT, her world-renowned RFID publication "Is Your Cat Infected with a Computer Virus?" and many useful tips for all (future) founders.    How to get in touch with Melanie Rieback:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrieback/ More information about Radically Open Security https://www.radicallyopensecurity.com/ More Information on the Post Growth Incubator:  https://nonprofit.ventures/  

In this episode we are joined by true authority of the cybersecurity industry - Bert Heitink. In the past 20 years, he has helped numerous multinationals to set up their security operation. Bert talked with us about how the industry has changed over the years, explaining what is it like to run your own cyber security company and how people can be more conscious about their privacy.    OTHER USEFUL LINKS: Linkedin Bert Heitink: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertheitink/ Cyber Mentor homepage: https://cybermentor.nl

In this episode we interviewed the young self-starter Santiago Aragón, who is currently working as a tech lead for XLINQ. Before that, he started up several companies, worked across different countries and cultures and wrote well-known industry publications. Join us on this exciting talk with lots of funny anecdotes and exciting war stories.    Useful links:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-aragon/ https://hellomentor.nl https://xlinq.io      

In this episode we had the CTO of Anvil Secure, Vincent Berg at our microphones. Anvil Secure is a boutique information security firm that helps the largest technology companies in the world. In the podcast we talked about his early beginnings in the security field, angry German developers, the kitchen table idea in Mexico and why humans are more important than technology.    Show Notes & Links:  (01:17) - What you need to know about me: In this segment we introduce Vincent with our special quick questions.  (03:52) - The beginnings:  At the age of 12 Vincent started to indulge in the world of computers which was the beginnings of an impressive career so far. After his first steps in the security field, he studied computer science in Twente. During his masters degree he received a life changing phone call that got him his first job at Microsoft and from there his career took off with his first job in the US.  (15:54) - Humans over technology: From his first job alone with a big German client to his early realisations, that as a consultant you need to take care of the humans first and only then working on fixing the technology. This chapter is all about his work philosophy.  (22:10) - This is Anvil Secure: Vincent describes how his co-founder and himself created the idea of Anvil Secure at a kitchen table in Mexico and how it became an open and transparent company where all employees get shares in the companies' success. We also talked how Anvil Secure started, the unique selling points - especially on the human level and why Elon Musk from Tesla would be his absolute dream client.  (38:12) - Talent over certifications: In an industry where certifications are an important indication of skill, Vincent takes a different approach and hires people with the right skill-set regardless of their certifications, except it is specially required from some of his clients.  (40:49) - My greatest hack: While working with a client, Vincent created a proof of concept for a client that produced smart meters. In this process he used google maps to create an exciting proof of concept, to determine what people looked on google maps as part of a traffic analysis, which he was later invited to speak about at a conference in Australia.  OTHER USEFUL LINKS: Linkedin Vincent Berg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-berg/ Anvil Secure homepage: https://www.anvilsecure.com      

In this episode we are joined by Eward Driehuis the founder of 3Eyes. We talked about his impressive career moves from the “dawn of the Internet” in the 90's to working with the biggest tech companies worldwide, his learnings and achievements and his view on the future of the cyber security market.    Show Notes & Links:  (01:16) - What you need to know about me: In this segment we introduce Eward with our special quick questions.  (02:10) - The beginnings: Eward shares how he got started to get interested in cyber security. While not finishing his undergrad studies and in need of a job, he got his first job as a beta tester for a software company where his passion for computers and software really started. (11:10) - The career milestones: From Fox IT to Secure Link and countless titles such as Chief Research Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Technology Officer we zoom in how he achieved these impressive career milestones and reflect on his biggest achievements, plus first hand information of what is his next career move.  (21:21) - The orange cyber army: A very interesting discussion why so many worldwide tech companies trust Dutch cyber security specialists and what Max Verstappen meme has to do with it.  (37:15) - The future of cyber security: Eward talks about his vision of the cyber security markets and what companies can do to prevent cyber attacks or ransomware to happen before it even begins as well as what young starters need to    Other useful links: Connect with Eward Driehuis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewarddriehuis/ 3EYES homepage: https://www.3esec.com Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure: https://www.divd.nl

Welcome to Cyber Security talks. In this podcast we talk to industry experts about the latest trends, real life war stories and their exciting career paths.