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Dark Mode is a podcast that discusses technology's impact on humanity. Within the first month of launch in 2022, Dark Mode became a Top 10 technology podcast in Australia and currently enjoys a regular audience of 5,000+ cross platform listeners. The co-hosts, Gabe Marzano and Ben Sullivan, are former military leaders who converged to build a $50M+ cyber security technology business and now partner with experts, industry and our global community to help people thrive in the digital world.

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Dark Mode is a podcast that discusses technology's impact on humanity. Within the first month of launch in 2022, Dark Mode became a Top 10 technology podcast in Australia and currently enjoys a regular audience of 5,000+ cross platform listeners. The co-hosts, Gabe Marzano and Ben Sullivan, are former military leaders who converged to build a $50M+ cyber security technology business and now partner with experts, industry and our global community to help people thrive in the digital world.

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English


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#77 - The Rise of Digital Twins as a Strategic Business Imperative

12/24/2023
As Ben says "Happy Christmas and Merry New Year" to everyone within the Dark Mode community! In this special episode, we host friend and expert Dirk Hodgson, Co-Founder and Director of Cybersecurity at Cognitio Digital. We unravel the intriguing world of digital twins, and of course - discuss the cyber security implications. Be sure to check out Cognitio Digital at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitio-digital-australia/ 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dark-mode-podcast đŸ“Č Substack: https://gabemarzano.substack.com/ đŸ‘Ÿ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/dark-mode-linkedin đŸ‘©đŸœâ€đŸ’» Website: https://bit.ly/dark-mode-website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:47:53

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#76 - Army Leadership & Nuclear Energy as a Solution to Global Challenges

12/22/2023
Jasmin Diab, CSC Jasmin describes herself, somewhat modestly, as a mum, leader, nerd and diversity advocate. She is also the President of Women in Nuclear Australia, the Oceania representative on the Women in Nuclear Global executive, a Partner with Global Nuclear Security Partners Australia, a Senior Associate with Mettle Global, a member of the ARPANSA Nuclear Safety Committee and a Fellow with Engineers Australia. Jasmin joined the Australian Army in 2001 and after graduating from the Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College Duntroon, became a Combat Engineer with the Royal Australian Engineers. With a background in explosive ordnance disposal, Jasmin spent most of her 22 years of service providing operational and training support in countering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats and has seen operational service both domestically and overseas. She thrives leading multidisciplinary teams in uncertainty. On completion of her tenure as a Commanding Officer of an Engineer Regiment, she was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the Kings Birthday Honours 2023 for her leadership. Jasmin is a big advocate for thinking differently and is a co-founder of the Defence Entrepreneurs Forum Australia (DEF Aus) which encourages bottom-up conceptual innovation. Jasmin has a Bachelor of Science in physics and chemistry, a Masters in Defence and Military Studies and a Masters in Engineering Science (Nuclear Engineering). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:46:19

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#75 - An Executive Advisory Lens on Artificial Intelligence Strategy & Implementation

12/3/2023
Theodore Panagacos is the Chief Executive of Kodora.ai, Australia’s first-ever pure play Artificial Intelligence (AI) consulting and technology firm that provides dedicated end-to-end services relating to AI strategy and planning, risk and security, and AI technology identification and implementation. 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dark-mode-podcast đŸ“Č Substack: https://gabemarzano.substack.com/ đŸ‘Ÿ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/dark-mode-linkedin đŸ‘©đŸœâ€đŸ’» Website: https://bit.ly/dark-mode-website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:29:28

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#74 - CISO Security Insights & The Digitization of Everything

11/19/2023
Alex Nehmy is a Chief Security Officer (JAPAC) at Palo Alto Networks, and former CISO of SA Power Networks, BAE Systems, and the University of Adelaide — and joins us to talk about the key megatrends impacting cyber security today. 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dark-mode-podcast đŸ“Č Substack: https://gabemarzano.substack.com/ đŸ‘Ÿ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/dark-mode-linkedin đŸ‘©đŸœâ€đŸ’» Website: https://bit.ly/dark-mode-website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:37:41

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#73 - Open vs Explainable AI: *Elon Musk has entered the chat(bot)*

11/13/2023
Only 9 days ago, on the 5th November 2023, ‘Grok’ was publicly released prompting us to think *Elon Musk has entered the chat (bot)*. This seemed like good contender timing, if it wasn’t for Sam Altman and Satya Nadella sharing the stage during OpenAI’s inaugural DevDay just two days later. Does anyone else consider keeping pace with artificial intelligence is akin to that feeling of running in a dream? In this episode, we unwind the key announcements and what this could mean for the future of humanity. Send us your reinvented Clippy artwork, preferable with Ben's face DALL-E'd into it! 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dark-mode-podcast đŸ“Č Substack: https://gabemarzano.substack.com/ đŸ‘Ÿ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/DarkModeLinkedin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:39:28

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#72 - Executive Order on AI Safety and Security & the SEC Filing on SolarWinds

11/5/2023
đŸ‘Ÿ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/DarkModeLinkedin Topics: 1. President Biden's Executive Order on AI Safety and Security: On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at promoting safe, secure, and trustworthy development and utilization of AI technologies. This is a significant step towards regulating AI by establishing standards for AI safety and security. The order also mandates the extensive testing of powerful AI systems by third parties to minimize chances of unintended consequences 2. SEC's fraud charges against SolarWinds and its CISO, Timothy G. Brown, following the Sunburst cyberattack in 2020. The SEC charged SolarWinds and its CISO, Timothy G. Brown, with fraud relating to the Sunburst cyberattack in 2020, alleging that they understated cybersecurity risks to stakeholders, thereby defrauding investors. Summary: Both the Executive Order on AI, and the SEC Filing on Cyber, bring to light the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity and AI technology, and the critical role of regulatory bodies in ensuring transparency, security, and responsible innovation in these domains. Resources: Executive Order - AI Safety & Security: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/ SEC filing - SolarWinds CISO: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-227 Global Partnership on AI (G7): https://gpai.ai/ 2023 Digital Quality of Life Index: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/digital-quality-life-internet-affordability-cybersecurity/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:38:45

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#71 - The State of Cyber Security & Resilience in Australia - Kurt Hansen

10/29/2023
đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠⁠⁠⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ host Kurt Hansen, who is the CEO of Tesserent and a former Military Signals Officer in the Australian Defence Force. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 03:19 - Electromagnetic Typewriters & Tempest Testing 08:50 - Tesserent Academy 20:52 - Innovation and Software Development 30:02 - Consultancy Around LLMs & AI Ethics 36:00 - Australia Innovation vs Scalability 42:00 - Leadership Resources: 1. Tesserent 2. Women In Cyber 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:51:07

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#70 - AISA CyberCon 2023 Recap - Ben Sullivan

10/23/2023
Ben Sullivan recaps his time at AISA CyberCon 2023 and discusses the thought-provoking sessions, such as: 1) Sean Duca on How to hack a nation for fun and profit: Unraveling the art of cyber espionage and economic manipulation 2) Heath Moodie on Vets in Cyber: Building an open and honest community 3) Lachlan McGrath Keyboard Warriors: An Australian volunteer cyber corps 4) Roberto Rodriguez on Empowering security teams with generative AI: Fundamentals and applications of GPT models // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:14:35

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#69 - Platformization & GenAI in the Cyber Security Domain - Riccardo Galbiati

10/15/2023
đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠⁠⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ host Riccardo Galbiati a CTO at Palo Alto Networks who engages and advises enterprises and government customers on their overall posture and cyber resilience by undertaking strategic conversations with CISOs and executives at round tables and public speaking events. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Journey to Chief Technology Officer 08:08 - Mentors & Professional Development 12:46 - Chief ‘Transformation’ Officers 19:41 - Platform Prioritisation 25:24 - Acquisitions 28:47 - Generative AI 38:24 - Data Quality & Processing 44:19 - Tesla Vision Resources: 1. Learn how the SOC and Zero Trust complement each other 2. The SASE Show 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:47:37

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#68 - The Entrepreneurial Journey to Combat Technology & Smartphone Addiction - Gary Borham

10/8/2023
đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠⁠ host Gary Borham, a tech startup founder currently leading ScreenCoach and HitPauze as solutions to high addiction digital dependencies. Gary’s projects stem from his 15 years working in adult behaviour change programs throughout Australia-Asia. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 04:40 - War on Digital Screen Time 09:17 - Adult Behavioural Change Programs 13:44 - Introducing Children to Technology 16:49 - HitPauze Application 29:02 - Technology Dependancy Resources: 1. ScreenCoach 2. HitPauze 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:34:09

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#67 - API is the New Network - Dr Chase Cunningham #Round2

10/1/2023
Gabe & Ben host Chase Cunningham for round 2 on Dark Mode. Chase is a strategic advisor to board-level stakeholders, offering unique insights into cyber security and his ability to turn everything into eyebrow-raising analogies! Chase has also done fantastic work in zero trust, having been a principal analyst at Forrester and shaping the ASD Essential 8 Framework in Australia. With that, we zero-trust that you enjoy this episode! // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 05:01 - Chase’s new Leadership book 11:51 - API is the New Network 16:31 - State of the Union 20:05 - Board Level & CISOs 25:53 - Verizon Data Breach Report 30:35 - Artificial Intelligence 36:00 - Manage Security Service Providers 42:20 - Next Generation Vendors 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:45:11

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#66 - GenAI to Combat Disinformation, Geopolitics and Strategic Latency - Doowan Lee

9/24/2023
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ host Doowan Lee who is relentlessly enabling and empowering distributed and collaborative networks of networks to bring scale, speed, transparency, and public good back to the information environment. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: Gabe & Ben host Doowan Lee who is relentlessly enabling and empowering distributed and collaborative networks of networks to bring scale, speed, transparency, and public good back to the information environment. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models: https://www.gabemarzano.com/ 🌏 Website: https://www.gabemarzano.com/dark-mode-podcast 🎙 Download Our Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dark-mode-podcast đŸ‘Ÿ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/DarkModeLinkedin Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 05:43 - Strategic Latency & Knowledge Sharing 16:42 - Vulnerability of Democratic Populations 25:00 - Synthetic Content 37:00 - National Security Resources: 1. ⁠MITRE 2. ⁠Four Key Ways disinformation is spread online 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:51:25

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#65 - Global megatrends front of mind for the C-Suite (Gartner IT Symposium 2023 Recap)

9/17/2023
Highlights from the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2023 APAC. You can't escape any event at the moment without all the AI-hype, but Gartner did an exceptional job of extensively covering the impact of generative AI and other key areas such as cybersecurity, social responsibility, environmental impact, supply chain and talent. We dive into 5 key areas that are front of mind for the C-suite in navigating this complex landscape, whilst providing value to the business and its shareholders. ChatGPT & GenAI for the Enterprise Shifting Left for the Digital Workplace Disrupting the Misinformation Supply Chain. Seven big disruptions by 2027. Cloud strategy as an evolving innovation. Thanks for tuning in to Dark Mode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:15:36

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#64 - Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics - Rick Howard

9/10/2023
đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠ host Rick Howard the Chief Security Officer at N2K Networks, Champion of the Cyber Threat Alliance, Former CSO at Palo Alto Networks, Former Leader of the U.S Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team (ACERT) — and most recently, with admiration of the global cyber security community, Author of ‘Cyber Security First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics’. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - First Principles Concept 6:57 - Cyber Security First Principle 14:24 - Forecasting Risk 21:56 - Strategy Vs Tactics 30:17 - Workforce Development 38:17 - Uplifting Capability 42:18 - Resilience Resources: 1. N2K 2. Book - Cyber Security First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:47:07

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#63 - The World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cyber Security Global Outlook - Seán Doyle & Joanna Bouckaert

9/3/2023
In this exciting episode of Dark Mode Podcast, đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠⁠ had the privilege of hosting Joanna and Sean on behalf of the World Economic Forum’s Cyber Security Centre. Joanna leads the WEF’s CISO Community and is responsible for cross-sector cyber security partnerships. Sean is the lead author of the WEF’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook Report and manages the Forum’s network of cybersecurity thought leaders through the WEF’s Global Future Council on Cybersecurity. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 02:43 - Center for Cybersecurity 04:56 - Seans & Joanna’s Background 10:13 - CEOs Creating A Secure Ecosystem 14:00 - Information Sharing 22:10 - Integration of Cyber Risk 30:16 - Global Cybersecurity outlook for 2023 39:11 - Global Future Council on Cybersecurity 44:12 - Emerging Technologies 52:50 - Asia Pacific and Oceania of State of Cybercrime 01:02:26 - Public-Private Partnerships Resources: 1. Centre for Cybersecurity 2. Global Cyber Security Outlook for 2023 3. The Business Imperative of Cyber Information Sharing for Our Collective Defence 4. Principles for Board Governance of Cyber Risk 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:01:10:39

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#62 - Defending our Defenders: Mental Health in Cyber Security - Peter Coroneos

8/28/2023
đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠ host Peter Coroneos the Founder of Cybermindz, an organisation that ‘defends our defenders’ with scalable, evidence-based, easy-to-apply mental health interventions to prevent and address burnout. Peter was previously the International Vice President of the global Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) and author of the book ‘The Cyber Breach Communication Playbook’ (2018). // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 02:38 - Human Risk In Cyber Security 07:32 - Behavioural Changes In Technology 16:18 - Cybermindz 19:26 - iRest Protocol 30:51 - Testing, Measuring & Beliefs 35:02 - 24/7 Virtual Attack Cycle 42:01 - Human Brain Evolution & Cortisol 49:02 - Mental Health Resources: 1. Cybermindz 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:51:44

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#61 - Chief Executive Hybridisation and the Scientific Method for Strategic Business Thinking - Allan Alford

8/20/2023
In this exciting episode of Dark Mode Podcast, đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠ had the privilege of hosting Allan Alford, who has 20+ years in information security, serving as a CISO across various industries at companies ranging from 5 to 50,000 employees. Allan is now the President & CISO at Allan Alford Consulting and host of the Cyber Ranch Podcast. The topics discussed include the evolution of the C-Suite, upskilling Humans for the AI Revolution, the digital divide and hypothesis-driven approaches in problem-solving and decision-making within the digital space. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Evolution of the Chief Information Security Officer Role (CISO) 6:50 - The Rise of Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) & Chief Digital Officer (CDO) 11:53 - Up skilling Humans for AI Revolution 18:38 - The Digital Divide 23:21 - Definition of Technology 26:35 - Cyber Ranch Podcast 31:18 - Hypothesis Driven 38:17 - Podcasting at RSA Resources: 1. Allan Alford Consulting 2. The Cyber Ranch Podcast 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:44:42

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#60 - New World Threats: ChatGPT & AI's Impact on the Future of Humanity

8/13/2023
On this special episode of Dark Mode, we publish the recent webinar hosted in collaboration with the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) Cloud Branch. Gabe Marzano, Cyber Security Evangelist and Alex Nehmy, Director Industry 4.0 at Palo Alto Networks, join us to discuss ‘New World Threats: ChatGPT and AI’ from March 2023. ChatGPT has exploded in popularity since its release in November 2022. Whilst providing exciting opportunities for the future, ChatGPT also poses significant new risks when leveraged by cyber criminals. In this session, we will explore the threat actors and use cases behind ChatGPT, including malware development, social engineering, disinformation, phishing, malvertising and money-making schemes. We will explore what ChatGPT & AI means from an infosec perspective: - How ChatGPT is transforming how we work, study, and play. - Pros and cons for cyber security and how to address the challenges. - How to achieve trust, transparency and accountability. - The role of cyber education to tackle new risks. Gabe & Alex take us on a journey of future possibilities provided by AI, whilst exploring the necessary risk mitigation considerations required to defend against the malicious use of ChatGPT in 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:58:06

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#59 - Large Language Models & The History of Conversational AI - Dan Aherne-McInteer

8/6/2023
đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gabe Marzano⁠⁠ & đŸŒȘ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Sullivan⁠⁠⁠⁠ host Dan Aherne-McInteer, who is a ‘first on ground’ technology leader for the Asia-Pacific region at Moveworks, the Enterprise-Wide Copilot revolutionising the way employees interact with technology in the workplace. Dan has been working in high-tech for 15+ years and was previously at the high-growth powerhouse that is AppDynamics. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠⁠⁠ 🌏 ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 ⁠⁠⁠Download Our Podcast⁠⁠⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 02:28 - Moveworks 4:00 - Large Language Models 10:28 - Conversational AI 18:37 - Chatbots Suck 22:00 - Multi Hop & Multi Turn 25:03 - Architecture of Moveworks 28:58 - Training Multimodal Models & OpenAI Whisper 32:00 - Enterprise Business Value 36:28 - Sentient AI 41:47 - Advice For Getting Into PreSales Resources: The Enterprise Architect’s Guide to Conversational AI 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:47:23

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#58 - The Global State of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & Decentralized Finance by Chainalysis Founder - Michael Gronager

7/30/2023
Gabe & Ben host Michael Gronager the CEO & Co-Founder of Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform that provides data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies all over the world. Chainalysis has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases and grow consumer access to cryptocurrency safely. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // 📧 ⁠Subscribe to the Marza-notes, and receive a copy of my favourite mental models⁠ 🌏 ⁠Website⁠ 🎬 ⁠YouTube⁠ 🎙 ⁠Download Our Podcast⁠ đŸ‘Ÿ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ đŸŒȘ ⁠Ben Sullivan⁠ đŸŒȘ ⁠Gabe Marzano Show Notes: 00:00 - Founding Story of Chainalysis 05:54 - How did Chainalysis’ technology allow law enforcement to trace the flow of funds and identify the individuals behind AlphaBay? 08:49 - Blockchain Technology 15:22 - Chainalysis’ 2023 Crypto Crime Report 25:05 - Consumer Trust & Regulations in Accessing Cryptocurrency Safely 34:20 - Internet of Value 39:37 - The Vision for Cryptocurrency in truly Integrating into the Global Financial Infrastructure 41:38 - How to Learn About Decentralized Finance Resources: 1. Public Key Chainalysis Podcast 2. The Chainalysis 2023 Crypto Crime Report 🔔 Turn on notifications to stay updated with new episodes discussing educational topics around Technology, Cyber Security and Universal Mega Trends shaping the future of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dark-mode-podcast/message

Duration:00:44:34