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Episode 361 Deep Dive: Richard Stiennon | Why AI Security Will Define The Future Of Digital Defence
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Richard Stiennon is Chief Research Analyst for IT-Harvest, the firm he founded in 2005 to cover the 3,051+ vendors that make up the IT security industry. He has presented on the topic of cybersecurity in 31 countries on six continents. He was a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He is the author of Surviving Cyberwar (Government Institutes, 2010) and Washington Post Best Seller, There Will Be Cyberwar.  Stiennon was Chief Strategy Officer for Blancco Technology Group, the Chief Marketing Officer for Fortinet, Inc. and VP Threat Research at Webroot Software. Prior to that he was VP Research at Gartner. He has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and his MA in War in the Modern World from King’s College, London. His latest book Security Yearbook 2022 was released in June, 2022. Get a copy here.

 

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AI in Defence – A Partner, Not a Quick Fix

AI in Defence – A Partner, Not a Quick Fix

​AI has been making waves for years now. It has moved from the pages of science fiction into the control rooms of our defence and security agencies and critical infrastructures, watching over networks and inspecting traffic. Why wouldn’t it be when it promises to work faster than humans and spot the tiniest anomaly possible? For defence and cybersecurity, where every second counts, this is a tempting offer. The Transition to AI The push toward AI stems from the needs and demands of the cybersecurity space. Threats are now multiplying at a rate ...
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Security Metrics That Matter

Security Metrics That Matter

Introduction Organisations must move beyond reactive security postures and embrace data-driven decision-making as the ...
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The Hidden Risk Inside Australia’s Expanding IT Inventory

Introduction Australian organisations' technological maturity has grown exponentially in recent years. Hybrid work is the standard, cloud adoption is accelerating, and new innovations keep emerging to provide a productivity and competitive edge. What were once foreign concepts now underpin every business' workflow, communication, and customer interaction.  Yet as the number of technologies and platforms balloons in...

Australia’s AI Shift from Capability to Control 

Introduction Conversations with CIOs across Australian industries tell a consistent story. AI has decisively moved beyond pilots and proofs of concept. The question is no longer whether AI works, but whether it delivers measurable returns while operating within clear boundaries of trust, governance, and accountability. As Australian enterprises look ahead, success will depend on treating AI not as a technology...

Resilience at Scale: How Modern Organisations Stay Fast Without Increasing Risk

Introduction Australian organisations are not taking resilience seriously enough. According to BDO’s Tectonic States report, only 62 per cent of Australian business leaders ranked resilience as their top organisational priority, this is compared to 78 per cent of leaders in other countries, including the UK and Spain. This signals an opportunity for Australian organisations to build resilience, starting with...

Taming the Gallop On Rising Cybersecurity Risk

Introduction As the Lunar New Year ushers in a new cycle of The Horse, we can look to the traits of the traditional Chinese zodiac, which provide an admirable framework for cybersecurity objectives. Horses are commonly known for unbridled speed, agility, and making forward strides. These aren't just symbolic of cyber resilience: they are the new requirements for digital survival. With AI and automation in play the...
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The ISO27001 Gold Standard

The ISO27001 Gold Standard

Introduction Building a strong information security posture is no longer optional. For tech executives tasked with ...
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