Episodes

  • Halloween special: Cybersecurity horror stories

    Halloween special: Cybersecurity horror stories
    Nov 1 2024
    It’s All Hallows’ Day, and we’ve still got Halloween on the brain. It’s that time of year when we tell the scariest stories we can – and for those in tech, there are none scarier than that of major cybersecurity incidents.

    In this episode, Rory and Jane talk to Solomon Klappholz, ITPro’s cybersecurity reporter, about some of the spookiest cyber incidents of 2024 and what businesses can learn from these ghoulish tales.

    Footnotes
    • CrowdStrike CEO confirms update "defect" as the source of mass disruption
    • Millions of devices bricked and $5.4 billion in losses: The cost of the CrowdStrike outage continues to mount
    • The National Public Data breach exposed nearly three billion users – now the company has filed for bankruptcy
    • National Public Data breach: Lawsuit claims failed to protect billions of personal records
    • 23andMe's disastrous data breach just landed it a regulatory probe
    • 23andMe data breach response has been a public relations disaster as it blames customers for data breach
    • The 23andMe data breach is getting messier by the day
    • World Economic Forum warns of growing ‘cyber insecurity’ amid heightened threat landscape

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    26 mins
  • SPECIAL EDITION: A pragmatist’s guide to AI

    SPECIAL EDITION: A pragmatist’s guide to AI
    Oct 30 2024
    Every organization has to prepare for the future to the best extent possible, whether that means modernizing one’s infrastructure or adopting cutting-edge technologies like AI.

    In every sector, leaders are faced with the task of keeping their business up-to-date and competitive by integrating AI workloads within their environment. But getting a project underway and ensuring it delivers sufficient ROI can be a challenge.

    In this special edition of the ITPro Podcast, in association with Dell Technologies, Jane speaks with Steve Young, SVP and MD for Dell Technologies in the UK, to explain how businesses can adopt AI smoothly and ensure their route to integration works in their own best interests.

    Read more:
    • Find out more about Dell Technologies Forum Live and register
    • What is hybrid cloud?
    • What is multi-cloud?
    • Dell doubles down on Nvidia partnership with ‘AI factories’ and models at the edge
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    40 mins
  • Classic episode: Putting privacy-enhancing technologies to use

    Classic episode: Putting privacy-enhancing technologies to use
    Oct 25 2024
    This episode was first broadcast 4 August 2023.

    As the economy has become increasingly dependent on data, companies have sought to make more profit from mining user actions such as through loyalty schemes or social media interactions.

    But individual rights also have to be respected, and businesses have to follow strict data protection procedures.

    Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are one method for companies to securely search through data to derive value – for example, a bank could search through customer data to expose fraudulent activity without putting the personal information of all the customers involved at risk.

    This episode, Rory and Jane are joined by Ellison Anne Williams, CEO and founder of privacy-enhancing technology company Enveil, to discuss the dos and don’ts of data use, and how organizations can make use of PETs for enhanced data mining.

    For more information, read the show notes here.
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    29 mins
  • How to sell cybersecurity without the FUD, ft. Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing

    How to sell cybersecurity without the FUD, ft. Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing
    Oct 18 2024
    It’s not every day that cybersecurity marketing professionals get to speak to one another, compare notes, and come up with innovative solutions for getting their voices heard.

    Despite being a cornerstone of the tech industry, cybersecurity is in need of constant marketing on its behalf. Developers need individuals willing to enter the boardroom to advocate for their product and cybersecurity marketers have to arm themselves with the right storytelling skills to get their message across.

    The Cybersecurity Marketing Society describes itself as a community for cybersecurity marketers to network, share skills, and learn from one another – but what does this mean in practical terms?

    In this episode, Jane and Rory speak to Gianna Whitver, co-founder & CEO at the Cybersecurity Marketing Society, and Maria Velasquez, co-founder & chief growth officer at the Cybersecurity Marketing Society, to discuss their work in the sector and the realities of running a podcast all about cybersecurity marketing.

    Read more:
    • https://cybersecuritymarketingsociety.com/
    • https://cybersecuritymarketingsociety.com/podcast/
    • How AI is transforming businesses in the tech channel
    • Mandiant exec thinks AI could boost diversity in cybersecurity
    • Security and marketing are the top software spending priorities for 2023
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    27 mins
  • Enabling cloud migration at scale

    Enabling cloud migration at scale
    Oct 11 2024
    To fully embrace the benefits of the cloud, businesses have to distribute existing workloads across hybrid and/or multi-cloud environments. While the benefits of this digital transformation are undeniable, it’s not a process without its challenges.

    This can be particularly true for firms with sprawling environments, perhaps as the result of mergers and acquisitions over the years, or those looking to get data in the right shape to be used for machine learning or AI.

    How can businesses reconcile these problems at scale? And what are the specific steps to success when it comes to cloud consolidation?

    In this episode, Rory speaks to Rajesh Naidu, SVP, chief architect, and head of data platform & data management at Expedia, to discuss the challenges of cloud migration and how converging workloads can help with AI adoption.

    Read more:

    • How Expedia Group used platform convergence to harness the efficiency of generative AI
    • How to prepare and prioritize workloads for cloud migration
    • “The tech guys want to move to the cloud, the finance people want the savings”: IT leaders feel ‘rushed’ to the cloud – here’s why slow and steady wins the race
    • Consolidate to simplify application security: Why this is a business imperative
    • Why 'shadow SaaS' is becoming a major blind spot for enterprise security teams
    • Structured vs unstructured data management
    • What is machine learning and why is it important?
    • What is generative AI?
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    35 mins
  • Salesforce Dreamforce 2024: Delivering on AI hype

    Salesforce Dreamforce 2024: Delivering on AI hype
    Oct 4 2024
    When it comes to the companies leading the way in AI development, Salesforce might not be the first name that springs to mind. The veteran CRM provider launched its flagship ‘Einstein’ AI in 2016, which relied on traditional machine learning methods to improve customer experience, but hasn’t sought to go head-to-head with major AI developers.

    With several years of generative AI hype at its back, the company is trying to carve a out a place for itself as the purveyor of trusted AI tools that live up to the hype – put simply, automated software that helps us work less, and reap more rewards.

    How has the company sold this vision so far at its annual conference, Dreamforce 2024? And is it likely to succeed given the vicious competition in the space?

    In this episode, Jane and Rory speak to Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, live from Dreamforce in San Francisco.

    Read more:
    • Salesforce wants to show what “AI was always meant to be” – Dreamforce 2024 is its chance to do it
    • Salesforce CEO wants to “break the hypnosis" coming from major AI vendors in scathing critique of Microsoft Copilot
    • “Values drive value” for Salesforce Ventures as AI investment ramps up
    • Salesforce may have had its ‘ChatGPT moment’ with AI agents – and it will take a lot to knock the company off its perch
    • High wire acts, Microsoft Clippy, and DIY AI at Dreamforce 2024
    • Dreamforce 2024: All the news and announcements as they happened
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    20 mins
  • SPECIAL EDITION: Why Open Banking from a bank?

    SPECIAL EDITION: Why Open Banking from a bank?
    Oct 2 2024
    How much do you know about open banking? The practice allows companies to share choice information with third parties for the benefit of businesses, but it has yet to be taken up by every bank on the market.

    NatWest is a frontrunner in this regard. Its Payit service allows businesses to process customer payments quickly and easily, all alongside the ability to securely share customer data with added data insights

    But how does Payit work? And what are its standout benefits?

    In this special edition of the ITPro Podcast, in association with NatWest, Jane and Rory are joined by Mark Brant, chief payments officer at NatWest Group, to explore the upsides and inner workings of NatWest Payit.




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    21 mins
  • September rundown: Hyperscalers go nuclear

    September rundown: Hyperscalers go nuclear
    Sep 27 2024
    Energy usage in data centers is an increasingly Hot Topic, particularly with AI applications becoming more popular and widely used.

    While some organizations have talked up their commitment to renewables, such as solar or hydro, others have this month started to discuss a different, perhaps more controversial low carbon path.

    Elsewhere, a new rebellion against home working is beginning – and this time it's not CEOs or ministers leading the charge.

    In this episode, Jane is once again joined by Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to discuss the biggest stories of the past month.
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    20 mins