Bytesize Technology: Recent Episodes
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In today's podcast we are joined by Rafe Pilling, Director of Threat Intelligence - Counter Threat Unit at SecureWorks and our Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Ellen Hallam.
Together they are going to be deep diving into the Threat Trends they are seeing at the moment and going into things like:
- Ransomeware Trends
- Geopolitical Influences on Cyber Threats
- Adversary-in-the-Middle Phishing
- Emerging Cyber Security Trends
Want to find out more about Threat Intelligence? Secureworks are hosting their Global Threat Intelligence Summit on October 3rd, offering deep dives into current and emerging cyber threats. Register here.
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In this episode, we dive deep into the ever-evolving world of ransomware.
Join Ellen Hallam, Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Bytes and Peter Mackenzie, Director of Incident Response at Sophos, as they explore:
- Ransomware Trends
- Ransom Demands
- Initial Attack Vectors
- Backup Compromise Attempts
- Ransom Payment Funding
- Recovery Cost
They emphasise the importance of a comprehensive cyber security strategy to combat these threats.
Join us as we discuss how to Prevent, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Plan and Prepare for cyber attacks, ensuring robust defenses and swift recovery.
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Join us as we put a spotlight on API Security, as we dive deep into the world of API security with our special guest, Keiron Shepherd, Solution Architect from F5!
In this episode, Tatenda Chikukwa, Cloud & Network Security Solutions Specialist at Bytes, asks Keiron a series of questions covering:
- What is API security and why it’s crucial
- The evolution and growing importance of APIs
- Key challenges and risks associated with APIs
- The three pillars of API security: Discovery, Monitoring, and Securing
- The impact of AI on API security
- Real-world examples of API vulnerabilities and breaches
APISecurity #CyberSecurity #TechPodcast
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Listen in to our short podcast where our Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Ellen Hallam, provides all the highlights from our June Threat Assessment.
She covers the main highlights in July within threats such as:
- CrowdStrike Outage
- Labour's Plans for Cyber Security
- Threats to the Paris Olympics
- NATO Aid to Ukraine
Find out more in our Monthly Threat Assessment here.
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Listen in as Matt Keable - Head of Cloud Sales, Chris Colledge - Multi-Cloud Pre-Sales Manager & Alameen AlYasiri - Service Lead (Cloud Computing Optimisation) discuss the importance of aligning FinOps with your business goals. Our Cloud Specialists offer insights on:
- Best practices when it comes to achieving efficiency and maximising cost savings
- Exploring innovative approaches to FinOps that enable efficient growth, scalability, and faster product delivery
- What support Bytes offer in enabling your organisation to automate your FinOps strategy through data-driven analysis
- Recommendations of the right tools to maximise efficiency in the most cost-effective way
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Tune in as Chris Gath - Azure Customer Success Manager, Nicole Chesworth - Microsoft Security Specialist, and James Marshall - Senior Azure Success Manager explore the features of Microsoft’s Cloud Defender and discuss proactive strategies for safeguarding your cloud environment. Our Azure Specialists offer insights on:
- Ensuring cloud system security, whether you’re a seasoned user or just beginning
- Identifying and addressing common issues faced by businesses
- Utilising the Microsoft tools available to protect your Azure cloud estate
- The crucial role of cloud service providers, like Bytes, in enhancing cloud security
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Tune into our latest podcast with Sean Robinson, the founder and current director of License Dashboard, and our very own Dan Krayenbrink, our Divisional Director for Service Sales and Nick Hallam, Head of Consulting Technical Pre-Sales - we dive into what License Dashboard is, the benefits and how it can support you in effectively managing your IT expenditure, whilst minimising your costs, optimising software utilisation and streamlining your asset lifecycle, from top to bottom.
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Join us for an enlightening conversation with David Rawle, our Chief Technology Officer, and Michael Paisley, Chief Security & Resilience Officer at Mimecast, as they delve into the critical world of cyber security.
Topics of Discussion:
- Navigating the complexities of Security Risk Management
- Unpacking the intricacies of Email Security
- Understanding the Human Factors in Security
- The art of Decision Making in Security
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry leaders on how to fortify your digital defences.
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Listen in to our short podcast where our Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Ellen Hallam, provides all the highlights from our June Threat Assessment.
She covers the main highlights in June within threats such as:
- The arrest of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group's leader marked a significant victory against cybercrime.
- A major cyber attack on Billericay School in Essex reminds us of the importance of cybersecurity in educational institutions.
- The Synnovis cyber-attack on London hospitals highlights the vulnerabilities in our healthcare systems.
- With elections looming in the UK, US, France, and the EU, the intersection of politics and cyber threats has never been more apparent.
- TikTok's role in election interference and the Snowflake attack's impact on cloud storage customers show the diverse methods of cyber threats.
- The CopyCop network's rewriting of news stories using large language models raises questions about information integrity.
- As we approach the Paris Olympics, the ongoing threats remind us to remain vigilant and proactive.
Let's continue to prioritize cyber security and stay ahead of the threats. Stay safe, stay secure!
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Tune into our latest Bytesize Technology Podcast episode: “Rebooting Identity.”
Dive into the latest on identity management with insights from our experts Toby Noble & Christian Sullivan. Discover the shift to cloud environments, the critical role of user training, and the emergence of ‘Culture AI’ for phishing readiness. Embrace the zero-trust methodology for robust security in the digital age.
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Listen in to our short podcast where our Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Ellen Hallam, provides all the highlights from our May Threat Assessment.
She covers the main highlights in May within threats such as:
- Geopolitical Threat Trends
- Phishing Campaigns
- Ransomware Roundup
- Breaches
- Deep fakes & AI
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Cloud Security enables you to:
- Protect against breaches
- Establish effective disaster recovery management
- Achieve compliance across regulations
- Reduce costs
- Achieve risk-free work management
Listen as Bytes' Network Security Specialist, Andy Lee, and Check Points' Cloud Security Architect, Stuart Green, discuss the state of cloud security, and the importance of enabling effective approaches and tools to establish powerful, agile protection and security of their cloud environments.
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Cloud Security Posture Management enables you to:
- Monitor your multicloud security posture
- Prioritise risks with contextual insights
- Get agent-based and agentless vulnerability scanning
- Maintain compliance with multicloud benchmarks
Listen as Bytes' Cyber Security Solutions Specialist, Ed Fenton, and Tenable’s Cloud Security Specialist for UK&I and South Africa, Peter Hall, discuss the importance of securing cloud environments by ensuring management of cloud identities & compliance, and misconfiguration & risk remediation.
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Listen to Jeremy Edwards, Bytes' Head of Networking & Security Solutions alongside Malcolm Murphy, Mimecast's Director of Sales Engineering, as they discuss building a security conscious organisation.
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Join Courtney Williams, Cyber Security Solutions Specialist at Bytes, and Shariq Hirani, Account Manager at Proofpoint, as they deep dive into user security, the importance of end user training and awareness, and how you can secure your users and create a human firewall in the digital world.
They touch on why security awareness is important, how it has changed and evolved and how Proofpoint do it differently.
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Do you know what MDR is? It seems everyone has a different perspective on what MDR are is and how it can help you.
Listen to this podcast where Jamal Lawrence, Cyber Security Evangelist at Bytes and Assad Bahar, Senior Cyber Security Solutions Architect at SecurityHQ delve into MDR, what a modern MDR platform looks like, how to differentiate between SIEM vs MDR vs MDR and more.
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In this podcast we are going to try to convince you that Network Security is still interesting... Everything is cloud interrelated, there is more to life than just cloud conversations and there is other things happening out there.
Join David Rawle, Bytes' Chief Technology Officer and Deryck Mitchelson, Check Point's Global Chief Information Security Officer as they discuss network security, the increasing costs, cloud strategy, Check Point in the cloud & more.
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Join Giuseppe Damiano, Bytes' Pre-Sales Solution Consultant as he is joined by Forcepoint’s Snr. Manager, Sales Engineering, Stuart Wilson discussing Data Protection and Loss Prevention.
Take a listen to this podcast whilst on a walk with your dog as they delve into different aspects of DLP, including data challenges, changing IT environment, compliance & regulations and emergence of Generative AI.
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Listen in as Nicole Chesworth, our Pre-Sales Solution Consultant, and Ellen Hallam, our Threat Intelligence Analyst, continue their discussion from the last episode of CyberBytes and deep dive into Email, Cyber Resilience and Supply Chain Management.
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Listen to Abbey Long, Microsoft Security Specialist and Ryan Mulliner, Senior Microsoft Commercial Executive at Bytes as they delve into the second episode of the E5 Step Up and how they are here to help customers to get the best from their Microsoft Licensing investment.
In this installment of Step up to M365 E5 – The Journey, Ryan and Abbey discuss the ways that E5 can be licensed, the difference between agreements and the main components within the suite.
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Listen to Abbey Long, Microsoft Security Specialist and Ryan Mulliner, Senior Microsoft Commercial Executive at Bytes as they delve into the fourth episode of the E5 Step Up and how they are here to help customers to get the best from their Microsoft Licensing investment.
In this episode, Abbey and Ryan introduce Nicole Chesworth, Pre-sales Cyber Security Consultant at Bytes, to delve deeper into the capabilities of the products included in M365 E5.
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Listen to Abbey Long, Microsoft Security Specialist and Ryan Mulliner, Senior Microsoft Commercial Executive at Bytes as they delve into the third episode of the E5 Step Up and how they are here to help customers to get the best from their Microsoft Licensing investment.
On this episode Abbey and Ryan are back with Liam Acton, Microsoft Customer Success Manager at Bytes to discuss how we can help you with the move to E5.
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We are currently seeing a lot of people ask how different technology developments in the mainstream like AI are effecting people's security architecture and how their approach to monitoring technologies and controls should be changing.
Join Adam McCaig, Bytes' Head of Cyber Security, and Ritesh Singhai, Secureworks' Vice President Global Presales discuss the threat landscape, the definitions of XDR and MDR, whether EDR is enough to mitigate threats and reduce risk and more.
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During this episode, our Microsoft Program manager, Nathan Miller and Anthony Taylor, our Microsoft Channel Sales Specialist come together to discuss the recent news on legacy CSP retirement and the inclusion of NCE in public sector.
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Listen in as Nicole Chesworth, our Pre-Sales Solution Consultant, and Ellen Hallam, our Threat Intelligence Analyst, deep dive into discussing Identity, Cloud Defense, Threat Intelligence and recent exploits.
Don't miss out, next time they will be discussing Email, Cyber Resilience and Supply Chain Management.
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Listen to Abbey Long, Microsoft Security Specialist and Ryan Mulliner, Senior Microsoft Commercial Executive at Bytes as they delve into the first episode of the E5 Step Up and how they are here to help customers to get the best from their Microsoft Licensing investment.
In this episode they are discussing the value of M365 E5 across the various solution areas and what is included in the M365 E5 suite.
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Join Kenny Lowe from Dell, and Andrew Cheung and Chris Colledge, from Bytes as we take on the hype around “the cloud exodus”, Hybrid Cloud, Multi Cloud, and how we see the future of infrastructure platforms panning out.
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In this podcast, Jacob Ross, Network Security Lead at Bytes and Stuart Wilson, Senior Manager Sales Engineering at Forcepoint delve into the ever changing cyber landscape and the challenges businesses are seeing around hybrid working and cloud adoption. Is it SASE vs Zero Trust or SASE and Zero Trust? Listen to find out what they think.
Look out for an invite for Forcepoint's webinar in May!
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In this podcast, Bytes Head of Technology Solution Development, Gennaro Migliaccio, and Mimecast's Regional CISO, Neil Clauson, discuss all things Zero Trust security - from common misconceptions, to key benefits of the model & why all organisations should consider the methodology as part of their Cyber strategy for 2023 & beyond.
This podcast discusses:
- How is Started vs How it's Going
- Common Challenges
- Myth Busting Zero Trust - A Marketing Buzzword? A Product? A Fad?
- Managing your Zero Trust expectations - Understanding the Process & Achieving the ZT Aspiration
- The Value & Benefit to all organisations across the world
In this podcast, Bytes Head of Technology Solutions Development, Gennaro Migliaccio, and Bytes’ Cyber Security Evangelist, Adam McCaig, unpack & discuss the key takeaways from the Bytes Cyber Security report.
This podcast discusses:
- Key Challenges & Priorities for 2023
- The Cyber Skills Gap
- User Awareness Training
- Zero Trust Security
- Cloud Security Approaches in 2023
In this podcast Bytes Head of Technology & Solutions Sales, Jeremy Edwards, and Netskope Chief Technologist, Rich Davis, discuss the true meaning & value behind XDR Security.
Bytes, Red Hat, and Pure Storage explore the the drawbacks of securing your own K8S clusters, and how investing in tooling can save time, money, and headaches.
During this episode Bytes' CTO, David Rawle, Check Point's CTO EMEA, Deryck Michelson, unpack and discuss the true meaning, value & significance of a consolidated approach to Security.
Included in this session:
- Consolidated Security: The True Definition
- Enabling a 'Single Pane of Glass' approach by consolidating security dashboard across Cloud & On-Prem
- An Honest Expert Exploration of Past & Present Trends
- The True Value of Consolidation: Simplified Management, Optimised Protection
During this episode Bytes CTO, David Rawle, Cyberark EMEA Technical Director, David Higgins and Tenable UK&I Territory Manager, Taj Jassar discuss their thoughts on baking security into your business to ensure change is done securely.
Included in this session:
- Enabling Secure Hybrid working
- Why not to run admin rights on staff endpoints
- Ensuring consistency of controls
During this episode Bytes CTO, David Rawle, Mimecast Field CTO, Johan Dreyer, and Netskope Head of Solutions Marketing, Rich Davis discuss their thoughts and divulge their knowledge on Zero Trust.
Included in this session:
- Achieving Zero Trust in your business
- Why Zero Trust is not a product
- How email forms part of a Zero Trust strategy
During this episode Bytes CTO, David Rawle, and Crowdstrike Solutions Architect, Justin Harris, discuss their thoughts and divulge their knowledge on Cloud Security.
- Multicloud encompasses more than you expect
- Using security specific tools to enhance your multicloud security
- Why building everything in code is so string
On this episode, we welcome back Simpsons Associates for the second instalment of our Data Analytics Series. The focus of this episode surrounds data strategy as discussion turns towards three big head to head questions that all data strategists face:
- Low Code vs No Code?
- Buying Solutions vs Building Solutions?
- RPA vs Integration?
On this episode of the Bytesize Podcast, Peter Ely (Head of Modern Workplace at Bytes) is joined by Microsoft's Karl Kocar, where they discuss how Microsoft Viva brings together communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights in the flow of work.
What can you expect?
- What is Microsoft Viva?
- How Viva supports your hybrid working approach
- Next Steps- how Viva can help your employees thrive
During this session Bytes Head of Corporate Security, Jeremy Edwards, and Varonis Technical Director, Matt Lock share their thoughts and knowledge on putting Data Security at the front of business transformation.
Included in this podcast:
- Delivering successful cloud projects
- Things to look out for when migrating data to the cloud
- How a data centric approach can be a business enabler
Hear from Bytes' own David Rawle, Chief Technology Officer and Gennaro Migliaccio , Head of Technology Solutions Development as they discuss Azure Sentinel:
- Where did SIEM start?
- How to get the best out of Azure Sentinel
- Could a managed service be beneficial?
During this session Chris Colledge, Cloud Solutions Specialist at Bytes is joined by Andrew Edge and Tom Hughes from Simpson Associates to discuss everything data.
- Data Strategies
- What are the challenges that need to be overcome?
- How organisations can transform to a data driven business
In partnership with Simpson Associates
Join Jeremy Edwards, Sam Humphries & Neil Thacker as they discuss one of the most pressing and important topics for any organisation or sector today. During this session our host and guests explore:
- What does diversity mean to you and your organisations?
- How can we embrace diversity more openly in the workplace?
- What resources are available for organisations who what to learn more about diversity?
During this session, Joe Hepburn Head of Data Management at Bytes and Pierre Francois, CTO, Rubrik, discuss the ever changing trends we are seeing with backup and disaster recovery. They talk about how Ransomware has become more sophisticated since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trends and additional threats
- What's new with ransomware attacks
- Secure backup options
In partnership with Rubrik.
Join our commercial consultants, Glen Rogers and Dominic McHugh, as they discuss some of the current challenges within IT procurement. Discover how hybrid work, security and the cloud are all affecting licensing, how businesses can protect themselves - and what the future might bring.
Got a question for Glen or Dom? Contact us at tellmemore@bytes.co.uk
Listen to Bytes' Head of Solutions Development, Gennaro Migliaccio, and Microsoft's Security & Compliance Technical Specialist, Maha AbuRumman as they discuss all things data and information compliance & security, including key market trends, frameworks, common challenges & drivers, plus best practise recommendations.
During this episode host Chris Colledge, Cloud Solution Specialist at Bytes, discusses recent announcements from Microsoft Inspire, and what the future holds for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 (W365) with Tom Hickling , Azure Program Manager at Microsoft.
- From WVD to AVD - Technical changes vs a re-brand?
- How are Microsoft planning to incorporate cloud-based approaches into their virtual desktop platform?
- Looking at the similarities and differences between AVD + W365 - Which one is right for you?
- A glimpse into the future - Support for Windows 11
During this session Peter Ely, Modern Workplace Lead, Bytes and Spencer Pitts, Chief Technologist, VMWare discuss the initial rush to home working, it’s challenges and what to do next.
- The importance of Digital Employee Experience
- Bytes commissioned Forrester market report findings
- What the next 12 months looks like for the return to work plan
During this session Steve Marshall, Bytes' CISO, challenges his guests Patrick Bayle, Palo Alto Networks System Engineer, and Sam Humphries, Exabeam's Head of Security Strategy, on:
- Would management reporting of security breaches be helpful?
- Should there be some way for Vendors to report breaches to customers and users?
- Do we think it would help to hold Executives responsible for the code their company puts out?
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During this session, host Jeremy Edwards, Head of Corporate Security at Bytes, discusses top trends for 2021, and the challenges faced by multi-cloud adoption with Ian Porteous, Check Point Regional Director, Security Engineering and Francis Gaffney, Mimecast Director of Threat Intelligence.
- Comments on Gartner's top trends for 2021
- What challenges we are seeing with Multi-Cloud adoption
- The challenges Multi-Cloud adoption will bring the future
During this session, host Jeremy Edwards, Head of Corporate Security at Bytes, discusses top trends for 2021, and the challenges faced by multi-cloud adoption with Sam Humphries, Exabeam's Head of EMEA Security Strategy, and Feras Tappuni, CEO & Co-Founder of SecurityHQ.
- What does the future of Cyber Security hold?
- How important it is to know what you have in your network.
- How phishing has changed in the last year.
During this session Steve Marshall, Bytes' CISO, challenges his guests Patrick Bayle, Palo Alto Networks System Engineer, and Sam Humphries, Exabeam's Head of Security Strategy, on the Covid Passport:
- Is this going to end up being like track and trace?
- What are the Data security implications?
- And more…
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