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ISF Podcast

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  • The ISF Podcast brings you cutting-edge conversation, tailored to CISOs, CTOs, CROs, and other global security pros. In every episode of the ISF Podcast, Chief Executive, Steve Durbin speaks with rule-breakers, collaborators, culture builders, and business creatives who manage their enterprise with vision, transparency, authenticity, and integrity. From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.
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  • S27 Ep4: Steve Durbin & Julie MacDonald - Risky Business: Aligning enterprise strategy with human-centred security

    S27 Ep4: Steve Durbin & Julie MacDonald - Risky Business: Aligning enterprise strategy with human-centred security
    Jul 16 2024
    Steve recently sat for an interview with veteran journalist Julie MacDonald for a feature with The European. For the next two weeks, we’ll be presenting that conversation in two parts. In the first part, Julie and Steve discuss the regulatory landscape, improving communication across the business, and how enterprises can successfully marry technology with the human element of work.

    Key Takeaways:
    1. Durbin emphasizes the importance of alignment in creating a culture that supports risk management and growth.
    2. MacDonald emphasizes the need for transparency beyond organizational borders, including collaboration with competitors and regulators.
    3. Large organizations have resources to keep up with supply chain risks, while midsize and small enterprises struggle.
    4. Durbin stresses the need for basic security practices and security awareness training, providing feedback in real-time to help individuals remember what they should have done.

    Tune in to hear more about:
    1. Cybersecurity risks and how businesses can manage them effectively (0:00)
    2. Cybersecurity transparency, regulation, and communication (5:13)

    Standout Quotes:
    1. “I think for security people, what they have to be better at is understanding the role that security plays in achieving the business objectives, the business strategy, because if they can do that, then suddenly they have the ear of the business. On the other side, from the business perspective, they need to understand the role that technology plays in achieving what they're trying to do. Because technology equals security equals risk.“ - Steve Durbin

    2. “If you look at the way in which now, technology is all pervasive, we use different elements of technology to do our jobs. So we may be doing something on our own mobile phone, for instance, which we wouldn't have been doing before. So the importance of security awareness has actually increased significantly. “ - Steve Durbin


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • ISF Analyst Insight Podcast

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    14 mins
  • S27 Ep3: Ruth Rathblott - Unseen and Unheard: Creating an inclusive culture through storytelling

    S27 Ep3: Ruth Rathblott - Unseen and Unheard: Creating an inclusive culture through storytelling
    Jul 9 2024
    Today, author and disability diversity expert Ruth Rathblott offers a fresh perspective on how we understand and approach diversity in the workplace. She and Steve discuss how DEI can benefit both your culture and your business, and they give practical tips for leaders looking to build a more inclusive environment.

    Key Takeaways:
    1. Leaders need to go first in being vulnerable and trustworthy.
    2. Hiding is universal and exhausting, and people fear judgement and rejection for keeping secrets.
    3. Unhiding can increase staff retention and engagement.
    4. Leaders who adopt unhiding can be more innovative and creative, and better connect with millennials and Gen Z employees.
    5. Unhiding is the key to connection, and it will make leaders stronger and drive business results in today’s pandemic of loneliness.

    Tune in to hear more about:
    1. Diversity, equity, and inclusion with a focus on disability inclusion (0:00)
    2. Hiding and sharing personal aspects of one’s identity in the workplace, with a focus on disability and diversity (5:08)
    3. Leadership vulnerability and creating a safe space for teams to thrive (10:26)
    4. The benefits of “unhiding” in the workplace, leading to increased trust, retention, and innovation (14:41)
    5. Uncovering hidden potential through self-awareness and connection (18:49)

    Standout Quotes:
    1. It's funny, I was talking to a woman recently. And she said, I love this concept of hiding, I love the work that you're doing, Ruth, and as a leader, I will never unhide to my team. And I said, okay, why? And she said, because I don't trust them. And it got me into the space of thinking, Steve, that either she has the wrong team, or she's the wrong leader. Because if we can't trust our teams, why are we in this business? Because that's our job is to build teams that trust us, that work with us, that get us to our next level in terms of a company. And so how do we create those spaces? And it's by leaders going first, and being vulnerable. - Ruth Rathblott

    2. “There is a privilege in being able to unhide. I recognize that. In terms of being able, whether you're in the securities industry or in a different industry, because there are still in 2024 reasons that people would be fearful, and for good reason be fearful, of sharing parts of themselves, for retaliation, et cetera. I think where I've seen the benefit and the other side is the retention increases. People feel better about the place that they work, because they don't feel like they have to hide that part of themselves. They feel like this is a company who understands me, I'm going to stay longer. They feel more engaged with their peers, because they're not hiding.” - Ruth Rathblott

    3. “I use the methods of therapy. I use the methods of journaling. I use the methods of meditation, to just take a pause in our lives to say, what is holding me back? Where am I hiding part of myself to fit in for fear of judgment and fear of rejection? Take that inventory or that audit on yourself. Acknowledge it.” - Ruth Rathblott


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • ISF Analyst Insight Podcast

    Read the transcript of this episode
    Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts
    Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter

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    26 mins
  • S27 Ep2: Jane Hyun - The Art of Cultural Fluency in the Workplace

    S27 Ep2: Jane Hyun - The Art of Cultural Fluency in the Workplace
    Jul 2 2024
    Today is the second in a two-part conversation centered on cultural fluency with global leadership strategist and corporate coach Jane Hyun. Jane is the author of Leadership Toolkit for Asians: The Definitive Resource Guide for Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling and Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians, and co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences. In this episode, Steve and Jane define cultural fluency and give more tips on fostering cohesion and innovation in global teams.

    Key Takeaways:
    1. To be effective in a global team with diverse languages and continents, leaders must recognize and attend to cultural differences.
    2. Mergers and acquisitions can fail due to cultural differences.
    3. In the security industry, retention is a significant issue, and creating a fun and thriving work environment can help address it.


    Tune in to hear more about:
    1. Cultural fluency and its importance in leadership, particularly when working with people from different backgrounds and cultures (0:00)
    2. Cultural fluency in the workplace (6:17)


    Standout Quotes:
    1. “It's actually about building leadership capacity to work across difference. And it's not just for one cultural group or another; it’s actually for everyone. To build that cultural self awareness and to create an environment where we can ask questions, thoughtfully, that we give some room to each other.” - Jane Hyun

    2. “If the leader can be attuned to those little things and show that kind of empathy that engages someone who feels, perhaps, kind of in the margins, or their voice is not always heard, I think that can make a tremendous difference in how they connect to your company, how loyal they are to you, and how much output you will get from their productivity as well.” - Jane Hyun


    Mentioned in this episode:
    • Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences
    • Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians
    • Leadership Toolkit for Asians: The Definitive Resource Guide for Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
    • ISF Analyst Insight Podcast

    Read the transcript of this episode
    Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts
    Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter

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    13 mins
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