ISF Podcast

340: John "Jock" Brocas - Gut Instinct: The Intuitive Edge in Cyber Security

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve sits down with John “Jock" Brocas, a former military member who is now an executive mentor and strategic intuitive inte...

S36 Ep27: Emily Holyoake - Beyond Infrastructure: The Case for Putting People First

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode might sound a little bit different, but it’s a really important conversation. Steve sits down with Emily Holyoake, co-founder of ...

S36 Ep25: Brett Johnson - From Most Wanted to Most Valuable: Inside the 2026 Threat Landscape

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring back one of our favorite guests: former US most-wanted cybercriminal Brett Johnson. It’s been seven years since he was last on the s...

S36 Ep26: Steve Durbin - Global Threats, UK Blind Spots: Cyber Resilience in a Volatile World

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve returns to Business Matters with Juliette Foster. The war continues to rage in Iran, and with it comes an increasing threat of cyber att...

S36 Ep24: Special edition – From Awareness to Action: Prostate Cancer, Community and the Case for Early Detection

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is a special one, recorded to announce an exciting and important new partnership between ISF and the organisation Prostate Cancer R...

S36 Ep23: S36 Ep23: Martina Navratilova

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve speaks with Martina Navratilova. Martina is one of the most accomplished tennis players of all time, holding the record f...

S36 Ep20: Rainer Hersch

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, Steve sits down with conductor, pianist, comedian, and broadcaster Rainer Hersch. Rainer leans on his orchestra experience ...

S36 Ep21: Helena Boschi

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve sits down with Dr. Helena Boschi, globally acclaimed psychologist, to talk about the best security system of all: the human brain. The t...

S36 Ep21: Jaya Baloo

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve is in conversation with Jaya Baloo, COO at Aisle. One of the world’s leading experts on quantum technology and cybersecurity, Jaya sha...

S36 Ep19: Juliette Foster Business Matters

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve returns to Business Matters with Juliette Foster. In this conversation, Steve recaps 2025 in cyber and shares what he sees as the bigges...

S36 Ep18: Sir Jeremy Fleming - Why Government–Business Unity Is Critical to Global Cyber Defence

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve sits down with Tom Hardin, aka Tipperx — best known for helping expose a massive Wall Street insider trading ring. Stev...

S36 Ep17: The Insider Threat Playbook: Reducing Risky Behaviour Before It Starts

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve sits down with Tom Hardin, aka Tipperx — best known for helping expose a massive Wall Street insider trading ring. Stev...

S36 Ep16: Emerging Threats: Threat Horizons Q&A 2026

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we bring you the second half of Emerging Threats 2026, the first episode of which we aired last year. In the previous episode, Steve outlined ...

S36 Ep16: Celebrating the ISF Podcast: Ten Years in Review

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The ISF Podcast celebrates 10 years this year. Over the decade that we’ve been in your ears every week, Steve has interviewed a lot of fascinating ...

S36 Ep14: Emerging Threats 2026

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve looks toward the horizon, at the threats and challenges that enterprises and business leaders will face in 2026 and beyond. He also give...

S36 Ep13: Preparing for AI-Generated Cyber Intrusions

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the second part of his interview with journalist Nick Witchell, Steve and Nick delve into the world of AI and cyber. Steve shares his thoughts on a...

S36 Ep12: Cyber Governance in Transition: What Boards Should Do Next

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Steve sits down with journalist Nick Witchell for a conversation focused on what business leaders can learn from this year's major...

S36 Ep11: Why Cybersecurity Should Be a Boardroom Conversation

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s special episode features Steve’s recent Business Matters broadcast interview with Juliette Foster, featuring conversation about critical c...

S36 Ep10: Dr. Tunisha Singleton - The Psychology of Media: Story, Identity, Influence & Connection

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve sits down with Dr. Tunisha Singleton, Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology Services at University of Arizona and a le...

S36 Ep9: Maria Ross - The Human Side of Cybersecurity: Empathy, Risk, and Resilience

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Ross keynote Speaker and Award-winning journalist welcomes Steve Durbin at the Empathy Podcast for a compelling discussion on the intersection o...

S36 Ep8: Catherine Bosley - Reputation in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Online Identity

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve is in conversation with Catherine Bosley, an award-winning veteran journalist, with more than thirty years of public speaking experience....

S36 Ep7: Dr. Amy Athey - Under Pressure: Leadership & High Performance

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve sits down with Dr. Amy Athey, founder of Athey Performance. Her mission is to make the tools of elite performance accessib...

S36 Ep6: Dr. Glen Moriarty - Human Connection in a Digital World

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve speaks with psychologist Dr. Glen Moriarty, founder and CEO of Seven Cups, a free emotional support service with 570,000 trained voluntee...

5: Dr. Sam Adeyemi - Leadership in a Changing World: Culture, People & Technology

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve sits down with leadership coach Dr. Sam Adeyemi. Sam is an expert in leadership who has coached C-suite executives for over two decades. ...

S36 Ep4: Kathleen Perley - Turning AI Into Business Growth

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve talks with Dr. Kathleen Perley, founder of DemystifAI and faculty and AI advisor to the deans at Rice Business. Dr. Perley explains why l...

S36 Ep3: Karena Man - Cultivating Trust: Engaging Boards on Cyber and AI

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve speaks with Karena Man, whose expertise is connecting organizations with experts in technology as a Senior Client Partner ...

S36 Ep2: Debra Andrews - Balancing Human Insight with AI in Marketing

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, Steve sits down with Debra Andrews, president and owner of Marketri. Marketri, a strategic marketing firm. Steve and Debra t...

S36 Ep1: Baroness Beeban Kidron - Privacy in the Age of AI and Surveillance

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve sits down with Baroness Beeban Kidron, a member of the House of Lords in the UK and a global authority on online privacy and tech regulat...

S35 Ep9: SUMMER LISTENING Margaret Heffernan - Cyber, CISO and the Board: Turning awareness into action

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Explore how CISOs can educate the board, build resilience, and invest effectively in security, with Steve Dubin, ISF CEO, and Margaret Heffernan, a Pr...

S35 Ep8: SUMMER LISTENING Dragos Tudorache - AI for Good: EU's vision

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Steve speaks with Dragos Tudorache, one of the members of the European Parliament who is responsible for writing the EU’s AI Act. D...

S35 Ep7: SUMMER LISTENING Seán Doyle - Cyber and the World Economy

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin speaks with Seán Doyle, Lead for the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum. They discuss the role of publi...

S35 Ep6: SUMMER LISTENING Omera Khan - Future-Proofing Our Supply Chains

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ISF CEO Steve Durbin sits down with strategic supply chain risk expert Omera Khan. They talk about the current risk landscape vis a vis supply chain, ...

S35 Ep5: Jimmie Lee - Leading with Vision and Empathy: The North Star Approach

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve speaks with Jimmie Lee, a leadership expert with decades of experience as a senior leader at companies like Boeing, Meta, and Microsoft. ...

S35 Ep4: Yolanda Williams - Cyber on the Ground: Building Resilience in a Fragmented Landscape

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode will focus on the challenges of the cyber landscape in the United States, as Steve sits down with Yolanda Williams, who is the Cyber...

S35 Ep3: The Silent Risk in M&A: Cyber Security Oversights That Cost Millions

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Financial due diligence is common practice when companies merge or one business acquires another. Cyber security due diligence, however, is not quite ...

S35 Ep2: Lauren Farina - Rest After Stress: The Psychology of High Performance

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve speaks with Lauren Farina, psychotherapist and founder of Invited Psychotherapy & Coaching. Lauren and Steve discuss how wellness is ...

S35 Ep1: Retaining Control: Empowering Innovation Without Losing Sight of Risk

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve Durbin and ISF Podcast Producer Tavia Gilbert are in conversation exploring the role of cybersecurity, governance and leadership in an ag...

S34 Ep4: Dr. Shonna Waters - Leading Through Disruption: Managing Risk and Resilience

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the podcast today is Dr. Shonna Waters, a leading researcher on the workplace of today and the future, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Fractiona...

S34 Ep3: Faisal Hoque - Preserving Humanity in the Age of AI

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Durbin engages in a compelling conversation with Faisal Hoque, a world-renowned technologist and best-selling author including his recently rele...

S34 Ep2: Christopher Sestito - Stay Ahead or Fall Behind: The AI Challenge for Modern Businesses

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Steve speaks with Christopher Sestito (also known as Tito), chairman of the board, CEO, and co-founder of HiddenLayer, a cyber sec...

S34 Ep1: Threat Horizon 2027: Grasping for Control

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve talks about ISF's flagship foresight report "Threat Horizon 2027: Grasping for Control." In a world defined by disruption and acceleratio...

S33 Ep6: The Human Advantage: Thriving in Times of Technological Uncertainty

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve speaks with Tavia about how AI and other emerging technology are reshaping society, and how we as humans should react to i...

S33 Ep5: Bonus Episode: Ellie Pavlick - Balancing the Risk and Reward of AI

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Steve speaks with Dr. Ellie Pavlick, a professor of computer science at Brown University. Dr. Pavlick’s research focuses on c...

S33 Ep4: Bonus Episode: Federico Varese - Organised Crime Goes Digital

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in to this bonus episode where Steve is speaking with Prof. Federico Varese, a professor of criminology and head of the sociology department at N...

S33 Ep3: The Drop In CEO - Steve Durbin’s Journey and Advice to Leaders

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Steve Durbin, Chief Executive, ISF, hosted by CEO and Founder of The Drop In CEO Podcast, Deborah A. Coviello. Originally publishe...

S33 Ep2: Neil Coole - Building Trust and Transparency in your Supply Chain

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve sits down with supply chain expert Neil Coole, who currently serves as Enterprise Partnership Director at BSI. He emphasizes the need to ...

S33 Ep1: Kailyn Johnson - C-Suite Guide to Navigating Cyber and Geopolitical Risks

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve speaks with Kailyn Johnson, cyber intelligence and geopolitical risk lead at UK consulting firm Sibylline. Kailyn and Steve discuss the c...

S32 Ep7: Dr. Kate Darling - Robot Ethics and the Future of Human-Robot Interaction

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve is in conversation with Dr. Kate Darling, Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab and Research Lead at the Boston Dynamics AI Institute. ...

S32 Ep6: Paul McKenna - Harnessing the Power of Positivity

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Steve speaks with best-selling author and hypnotist Paul McKenna about something that affects all of us — stress at work. Paul talk...

S32 Ep5: Duncan Wardle - Embedding a Culture of Innovation into Everyone's DNA

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve sits down with Duncan Wardle, the former head of innovation and creativity at Disney. Duncan talks to Steve about his current work teachi...

S32 Ep4: Sylvie de Giusto - The Power of Choice

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Steve sits down with author and leadership expert Sylvie di Giusto. Sylvie delineates five areas for everyone to consider in order to...

S32 Ep3: Rear Admiral Brian Luther - Leadership in the Face of Chaos: Preparing your team for the unexpected

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve is speaking with Rear Admiral Brian Luther. After more than 30 years in the US Navy and at the Pentagon, Brian is now president and CEO o...

S32 Ep2: Paul Bartel - The New Front Lines: How we win the war on misinformation

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve sits down with Paul Bartel, a senior intelligence analyst with PeakMetrics. Paul was previously with the Defense Intellige...

S32 Ep1: A Sneak Peak into Season 32...

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re starting 2025 with a preview of the episodes ahead, featuring Steve in conversation with thought leaders and security experts from around the ...

S31 Ep4: Emerging Threats for 2025: Q&A

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re listening to the second half of Steve’s recent Emerging Threats webinar for security leaders. In this episode, Steve responds to audie...

S31 Ep3: Emerging Threats for 2025

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is our annual lookahead to next year, as we present Steve’s recent Emerging Threats webinar for security leaders. You’ll get to ...

S31 Ep2: Cyber Security under a Trump Administration: Thoughts on what lies ahead

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, journalist Nick Witchell speaks with Steve for the second of a two-part conversation about the coming Trump administration. Nick...

S31 Ep1: Why Cyber Security Deserves a Place in the Political Spotlight

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, journalist Nick Witchell speaks with Steve about the coming Trump administration will mean for businesses. In the first part of ...

S30 Ep5: Stephen Pritchard - Insights Interview: Geopolitics and cyber threats, with the ISF's Steve Durbin

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Steve Durbin, ISF CEO, by Security editor Stephen Pritchard. Originally published by Security Insights Podcast. Cybersecurity and g...

BONUS: Raffael Marty - Getting Inside the Mind of the Hacker

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Raffael Marty, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cybersecurity Management ...

BONUS: Dr. Christopher Hand - Nurturing Online Wellbeing: Exploring digital identities

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the first part of a two-part conversation between Steve and Dr. Christopher Hand. Chris is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Univ...

BONUS: Geoff White - From Cartels to Crypto: The digitalisation of money laundering

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve is speaking with investigative tech journalist Geoff White, who has been covering tech and financial crime for more than 20 years. Listen...

S30 Ep4: BONUS: Brian Lord - AI, Mis- and Disinformation in Election Fraud and Education

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second of a two-part conversation between Steve and Brian Lord, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Protection Group Internati...

S30 Ep3: David Weisong - Clean Energy: A CISO’s perspective on cyber security challenges

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve speaks with David Weisong, CIO of Information Systems at Energy Solutions, a growing company with many US government clien...

S30 Ep2: Steve Satterwhite - Learning to Build a Tech-Savy but Emotionally Intelligent Team

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Steve speaks with Steve Satterwhite, the founder and CEO of Entelligence, and author of "Above the Line: How the Golden Rule Rul...

S30 Ep1: Dr. Andrew Newell - Deep Fakes: An attack on human identity

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Steve sits down with Dr. Andrew Newell, Chief Scientific Officer at the British biometrics firm iProov, for a conversation about deep fakes. As...

S29 Ep4: Unity Amid the Chaos: Finding common ground in a de-stabilised society

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you the second conversation with ISF CEO Steve Durbin around the increasing impact of technology on society and business. Societies hav...

S29 Ep3: The AI-Quantum Revolution: Today, tomorrow and the future

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is the first of three conversations with ISF CEO Steve Durbin around the coming impact of technological development on society and b...

S29 Ep2: Steve Durbin & Nick Witchell - Rethinking Technology Governance in a Fragmented Policy Landscape

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, BBC journalist Nick Witchell interviews Steve about the threat landscape in light of a number of damaging hacks that have recently been made pu...

S29 Ep1: Jannis Kallinikos - Redefining Data to Reinvent the Market Economy

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s conversation is a fascinating discussion on the nature of data with Jannis Kallinikos, professor of Information Systems at the London School...