NI Cyber Podcast: Recent Episodes
Gillian
NI CYBER is a cluster of companies in Northern Ireland developing world-leading cyber security technologies for customers worldwide.We promote international business, innovation and collaboration opportunities. The cluster consists of companies developing world-leading cybersecurity technologies across a diverse range of sectors including finance, banking, insurance, legal, telecoms, threat intelligence, defence, security and healthcare.In this podcast series we talk to a diverse range of people who are part of the cyber ecosystem to gain insights into the community and sector.
We talk to Thomas Stowasser, Architect Manager MS Secure (Cybersecurity). Thomas began his career in Microsoft as a student consultant (after a chat with an Australian in a beer garden in Munich!).
His current international team (based in 10 countries and spanning 14 nationalities) specializes on targeted cyber-attacks and their countermeasures, helping customers throughout the EMEA region to make their IT systems more secure.
Thomas discusses how Microsoft has gamified cyber (Game of Cyber) to help teams understand threats, the solutions and offerings available, and how important it is to embrace cyber as a critical business function.
Thanks to Microsoft for supporting this episode. And to Bounce Culture for producing.
We talk to two recent graduates of Microsoft's Cyber Security Academy - and hear about their career paths. Karl - a plumber turned software developer who transitioned into the cyber sector, and Catrina - a ballet dancer, running her own ballet school. They chat about the hiring process at Microsoft, which is geared towards inclusivity and encouraging a diverse workplace (e.g., gender, neural, age). They talk about the skills they brought to the role. And finally, they discuss what's next! Thanks to Microsoft in Belfast for supporting this podcast!
Produced by Bounce Culture.