Grangia's Got Skills

We talk to cybersecurity expert, author and speaker Greg Van Der Gaast. We discuss his book Rethinking InfoSec, his past life in security and how he's moved into cybersecurity leadership. His approach with life is to gradually become an expert in the things that matter most to you. A great in-depth interview with a highly knowledgeable guest, including how cyber recruitment could be improved.

We're joined for this episode by cybersecurity recruiter Anneli Sandholm. Her background in sales and blue collar recruitment gave her a good base from which to develop her prime role in the cyber resourcing market. Anneli discusses how collaboration has been key to her success, and how IR35 and Covid has been a double whammy for contractors. Great episode.

Information security leader Ben Morris joins us to discuss the challenges of the Covid lockdown as well as developing security teams and investing in great talent in these uncertain times. We touch on recruitment, leadership and the "imposter syndrome". Top tips include working with your networks, creating and sharing unique content and the importance of personal branding. Givers gain... so helping out helps everyone, the giver as well as the receiver. Some great advice in another knowledge packed episode.

Great episode with Holly Grace Williams of Secarma. Holly worked in secure communications in the military, before mastering in Information Security and a career in penetration testing. As managing director of Secarma, Holly specialises in ethical hacking, pen testing, red teaming, as well as physical access and social attacks.  We also touch on the deep and the dark web, and some of the security risks of social media including Tik Tok, the video sharing app that could gather personal data on millions of users. Powerful insight into the world of a front line security professional.

In this episode we look at the technology and security behind open banking with our guest Nick Betts. Nick's career has taken him from IT engineer through to cybersecurity and digital technology consultant. We discuss the thinking behind open banking, what's in it for the consumer, security and what's next. A great insight into this exciting new world, with a great guest.

IAM supremo Mark Gleeson walks us through a high flying career in Identity and Access Management and choosing the right toolset, including working with Cyberark and Sailpoint. He touches on the differences between IAM and PAM, working with security stakeholders, creating a cyber aware culture and looks ahead to the future of IAM. A great guest, a great episode... not to be missed if you're serious about access management.

24 years in IT security, Ben De La Salle from ICA Consultancy discusses remote working, the security industry, mental health, and several other topics. Ben touches on his long career and his rise through senior security roles to now running his own consultancy. A great interview with some great insights, well worth a listen.

25 years in the business continuity industry, Christian Joeres of Daisy walks us through a career in resilience, brings us up to date on the industry, and talks a little about the future. Christian touches on preparing for disaster, the growth of Lancashire-based Daisy over the last two decades, and how 54% of businesses will operate differently post-Coronavirus (the "new normal").

All the way from Switzerland, Calvert Marshall looks back on a career in IT and Information Security. He talks about changing locations, security career moves, and his pursuit of higher learning in cybersecurity. Then we looked ahead to some potential cyber threats we could face in the years ahead.

Steve Fortune is a highly respected veteran of cybersecurity sales. We delved into the impact of the lockdown on sales, business and life generally during this unprecedented period. It was so good to get Steve's insights into sales, life and cybersecurity during lockdown.