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Welcome to The Monica Talks Cyber Podcast Experience: The fastest, easiest and an engaging way to build and grow your career in cybersecurity and leadership. Monica Talks Cyber is a technology podcast and an engaging platform for real stories, discussions and opinions from renowned global experts on building and growing your career in technology and cybersecurity. The podcast show is hosted by Monica Verma, Hacker, CISO, Founder & CEO, Multiple Award-Winner and Top-50 Women in Tech. On the podcast show, she brings on her experiences along with different cybersecurity and privacy professionals for engaging conversations. If you wish to build and grow your career, sit back, learn and the enjoy conversations on all shades of All Things Cyber! © Monica Verma Disclaimer: The opinions are the personal opinions of the guest speaker(s). The facts and opinions appearing in the podcast show do not bear any resemblance to or reflect the views of the host or host’s employer. The host or its employer does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.

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Welcome to The Monica Talks Cyber Podcast Experience: The fastest, easiest and an engaging way to build and grow your career in cybersecurity and leadership. Monica Talks Cyber is a technology podcast and an engaging platform for real stories, discussions and opinions from renowned global experts on building and growing your career in technology and cybersecurity. The podcast show is hosted by Monica Verma, Hacker, CISO, Founder & CEO, Multiple Award-Winner and Top-50 Women in Tech. On the podcast show, she brings on her experiences along with different cybersecurity and privacy professionals for engaging conversations. If you wish to build and grow your career, sit back, learn and the enjoy conversations on all shades of All Things Cyber! © Monica Verma Disclaimer: The opinions are the personal opinions of the guest speaker(s). The facts and opinions appearing in the podcast show do not bear any resemblance to or reflect the views of the host or host’s employer. The host or its employer does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.

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Episodes

How to Protect Against The Blooming Ransomware Cybercrime Business?

3/12/2023
According to Forbes, in 2021 alone, ransomware cost the world $20 billion, and that number is expected to skyrocket to $265 billion by 2031. Over the last years, ransomware attacks have managed to cause disruptions to energy, gas pipelines, groceries stores and many more businesses and daily lives. In today's video of The Monica Talks Cyber Podcast Experience, Monica Verma sit down with security researcher and blogger, Graham Cluley, to talk about the ransomware, the business email and the...

Duration:00:29:36

How To Manage Imposter Syndrome Without "Faking It"

2/22/2023
“Fake it till you make it” is the worst advice I ever received. 70% of people will experience imposter syndrome in their career. I know, I am one of them. ”How do you HANDLE imposter syndrome?” asked one of my mentees. Fake it till you make it is the worst advice you will ever receive. Instead, in the last 3 years, I applied these 7 principles, every day, to “embrace” my imposter syndrome. Not to "deal" with it, but embrace and manage it, that changed my life forever. Here are 7 steps you...

Duration:00:23:30

Land Your Dream Job Without Applying

2/16/2023
How to land your dream job WITHOUT applying? Dream jobs that I landed, I didn’t apply to them. Instead, I was approached, I was connected to, I was networked with. In the last 7 years, I CHANGED entirely the way I approached job searching. Surely, I have applied to jobs online, but those have had the least impact. The biggest impact came from an entirely different approach. How can you land your dream job, without hunting for it like a mad person, I’ll be sharing with you in today’s podcast...

Duration:00:07:59

How One Decision Can Change Your Life

2/1/2023
In 2009, I took one decision to cold email a hacker, and that changed my life forever. That one decision, that one cold message, changed my life forever. TODAY, for the very first time, I share my entire story on how I took that bold but scary decision, how it changed my life forever, and tips on how it can change your life forever, in my latest episode on Monica Talks Cyber. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma...

Duration:00:18:01

Break into Cybersecurity with No Tech Experience and No Certs - 2023 Edition

1/26/2023
No matter what people tell you, every single day we are seeing people break into this field with no experience and succeeding. They are coming from all kinds of backgrounds such as retail, medical, transportation, and many other industries. Cyber Security is unique because you are able to write your own story on how you want to pursue this field. If you are willing to have the motivation and put in hard work, Monica Verma and Mike Miller are going to steer you down the right path on gaining...

Duration:00:55:45

Talent Gap, Diversity, Inclusion - How to Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity?

12/15/2022
In this episode, Monica Verma, CISO, Hacker, CEO and Founder, talks with Naomi Buckwalter, Directory of Product Security, about the so-called talent gap. Is it the talent gap real? How can we fix it? How do we build diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity industry? Listen to hot takes with Monica and Naomi, on how to break into cybersecurity and leadership, and accelerate your career. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow...

Duration:00:27:50

Fake News, Disinformation and Journalism

10/30/2022
Liz Truss' mobile was hacked allegedly by Kremlin agents. It was so heavily compromised that it had to be locked away in a safe inside a secure Government location. How do you protect people with high-risk profiles? What is the no. one factor to combat fake news and disinformation? In this episode, Monica Verma, CISO, Hacker, CEO, talk with Runa Sandvik, Security Researcher, about fake news, disinformation, security for high-risk profiles, and journalism. Looking for your dream job in...

Duration:00:23:47

Is Your Privacy at Risk?

9/9/2022
As technology, social media and smart devices have seeped into our private and business lives, do we have privacy as a human right any more? In this episode Monica Verma, CEO & CISO, talks with Debbie Reynolds "The Data Diva", on the myths around privacy as human rights, privacy challenges related to social media, artificial intelligence and emerging technology, as well as how it's disrupting our private and business worlds. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to...

Duration:00:28:55

Code Red: The Cyber Health of Healthcare

7/27/2022
How has the cyber health of healthcare evolved and what challenges lie ahead of us? In this episode Monica Verma, CEO | CISO, and Joseph Davis, Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft, talk about cyber threats, trends, risks and recommendations connected to healthcare services, medical devices, brownfield environment, and their interconnection and convergence with IoT, cloud and more. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica...

Duration:00:26:24

A Peek Inside the World of Ransomware!

4/28/2022
In today's episode, CISOs and hackers, Chris Roberts and Monica Verma dive deep into the world of ransomware and talk about exploitations through ransomware and it's impact on businesses, the advancement in technology & how it is shaping the ransomware landscape, the ethics landscape aka to pay or not to pay, what does it take to build a better defense against ransomware attacks, and more. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow...

Duration:00:25:34

How To Protect Your Business and Combat Cybercrime

4/5/2022
In today's episode Monica Verma, Keynote Speaker and CISO, talks to Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft on how is the threat landscape and the cyber criminals evolving? What are some of the key factors of better defense going forward and key recommendations to combat cybercrime? How do we protect privacy and include ethics, especially with the convergence of the physical, the digital and biological worlds? So if you wish to learn, grow, and be a part of this journey,...

Duration:00:26:58

How Can Security Provide Real Business Value

3/17/2022
In today's episode, CISOs Monica Verma and Gary Hayslip talk about how to communicate and report to the board, real value of cybersecurity and its ROI, managing both current and future risk, how to make security seamless, and tips for communication around breaches. For video check out MonicaTalksCyber. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content on...

Duration:00:37:12

Why Cyber Insurance And Key Elements

1/31/2022
In today’s episode Monica Verma talks to one of industry leaders within Cyber Insurance, Michael Spreitzenbarth on why you should care about cyber insurance, why you need it, what are the key elements to consider when underwriting a policy and some of the important gotchas, loopholes or myths around insurance policy. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content...

Duration:00:30:11

Don't Rain on My Cyber Threat Intelligence

11/21/2021
In today’s episode Monica Verma talks to Katie Nickels on importance of cyber threat intelligence, evolution of threat landscape over the last decade, trends today and moving forward, as well as security and privacy challenges with threat intelligence. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content on cybersecurity, technology, leadership and innovation, and 10x...

Duration:00:28:30

My Risk Was Calculated but man, I'm Bad at Math

10/16/2021
In this episode, Monica Verma talks to Marc Vael, CISO and risk management expert on cyber and systemic risks, cyber risk exposure, how to make your risks more tangible, visible and understandable, and key elements for effective risk management, integration and communication. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content on cybersecurity, technology, leadership...

Duration:00:29:45

Demystifying and Defending Cyberwarfare

7/22/2021
In today’s episode Monica Verma talks with an industry leader and a cybersecurity researcher Keren Elazari on cyberwarfare, cybercrime, national security, critical infrastructure and more. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about it? Follow Monica Verma (LinkedIn) and Monica Talks Cyber (Youtube) for more content on cybersecurity, technology, leadership and innovation, and 10x your career.

Duration:00:28:01

Culture and Awareness - Can we measure 'good'?

6/23/2021
In today’s episode Monica Verma talks with an industry leader Kai Roer, who has worked with security awareness & security cultures for decades. He is a security culture coach, an author and creator of security culture framework. In this episode, they cover: What is 'good' security culture? Can you define and measure good security culture? Does the security culture start and stop? Are there clear demarcations? Has Covid brought additional challenges for security awareness? What are some...

Duration:00:30:00

The Privacy Battle: What's going on with Schrems?

5/5/2021
In today’s episode Monica Verma talks with an industry leader and a technology lawyer. Yup, hard to find those combinations. Monica sits down and talks to Jan Sandtrø, who is a renowned legal expert and has been working with technology, privacy and their intersections for more than two decades. In this episodes engaging conversations, they covering We talked to our experts about these and more. Let’s hop into the episode right away. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know...

Duration:00:29:02

Solving security the cloudy-way

4/7/2021
Monica Verma talks with Anton Chuvakin, Head of Solutions Strategy at Google and former Research Director at Gartner. It this episode they talk about some of the security issues with cloud, especially with regards to cloud migration. Can we trust cloud less to trust more? What are some of the key paradoxes when it comes to cloud breaches and how can we increase accountability when it comes to cloud breaches? How do we help organizations and security leaders shift to a cloud security...

Duration:00:26:11

Robotics vs. Security - Changing the Status Quo

12/20/2020
Here we are with the season finale and an absolutely engaging topic for you - Robotics vs. Security. On the season finale, Monica talks with Mark Folmer, VP Security and Industry, Robotic Assistance Devices, on the robotics industry, the state of security within the robotics industry, Industry 4.0, augmentation, challenges, risks and implications, opportunities it brings with itself and more. Looking for your dream job in cybersecurity? Don't know where to start or how to go about...

Duration:00:27:27

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