
Episodes

5 days ago
Ep. 179: Better Security for Less Money
5 days ago
5 days ago
In this “fantastic” episode of Cyber Security Matters, Christian and Dominic talk with David Cooper, Solutions Manager, and Hashim Hussein, Regional Sales Manager, for Netskope.
In this episode we will cover:
- How cybersecurity can help an organization move forward and stand out from the competition.
- How to balance and optimize data protection without hindering the user experience.
- What a business with a limited employee capability and budget can do to optimize risk reduction.
- What a non-technical business leader should be looking for in a cyber security product.
- How SSE and SASE work and what they mean for an organization.

Wednesday May 17, 2023
Ep. 178: A Positive Message for Women in Tech
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
In this long anticipated episode of Cyber Security Matters, Christian and Dominic talk with Rav Bumbra, the founder of Structur3dpeople and Cajigo.
In this episode we will cover:
- What the current climate is like for women interested in entering the tech industry.
- Present challenges that women in tech are facing in their careers.
- What things can be done today in business that can help bring women into tech and help them succeed and advance in the industry.
- Discussion topics when talking to and mentoring young people in careers in tech
- How we can raise awareness of the challenges of getting women and girls interested in and participating in the tech industry
- How technology should be used to enable and support women and girls.
If you would like to help mentor and support women and girls in tech please check out www.cajigo.com

Wednesday May 10, 2023
Ep. 177: You’re Only as Good as Your Reputation
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this power packed episode of Cyber Security Matters, Christian and Dominic talk with Karim Ladha, the Co-founder and CEO of Styx Intelligence.
In this episode we will cover:
- How far your data can spread once it is stolen.
- What are examples of external attack surfaces that make a company’s data vulnerable.
- How important it is to stay on top of your company brand.
- Why business executives need to be concerned about protecting themselves and their own brand.
- What are some initial building blocks of security for a business.
- How Styx Intelligence software helps businesses manage their digital risk score.

Wednesday May 03, 2023
Ep. 176: Security is a Process
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
In this episode of Cyber Security Matters, Christian and Dominic talk with David Monnier, a Chief Information Officer and Chief Evangelist for Team Cymru.
In this episode we will cover:
- How does a company manage their ‘attack surface.’
- What types of people are looking to attack business networks.
- What are some basic steps for businesses starting on their security journey.
- How cyber security isn’t just an IT problem but also a strategic leadership responsibility.
- What cyber security metrics should be monitored in a business.
- What types of people you need in your business to manage cyber security.
- How Team Cymru builds profiles of attackers using IP addresses to build threat intelligence.

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Ep. 175: The ROI of a Healthy Workplace Culture
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
In this energized episode of Cyber Security Matters, Christian and Dominic chat with Natasha Purnell, a workplace culture expert and the Chief Culture Officer (CCO) at Park Insurance.
In this episode, we will cover:
- How a happy employee = huge ROI when it comes to customer/client satisfaction
- What the current cultural climate looks like in the insurance industry
- Some signs of a toxic workplace culture
- Steps that can be taken to create a positive experience for employees
- How workplace culture is set and demonstrated from the top down

Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Ep. 174: Prove That Your Data is Secure!
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
In this power packed episode of cyber security matters, Christian and Dominic chat with Deb Bond, a cyber security expert advisor with a deep well of knowledge accumulated over decades in the cyber security trenches.
In this episode, we will cover:
- Who owns cyber risk in an organization
- The difference between data privacy and data security
- Building trust and removing silos within your internal teams
- Establishing and building the digital trust that your customers have in you
- How to effectively manage third party cyber risk

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Ep. 173: Security is Not Easy
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Diego Matute is a returning guest on today’s episode of the Cyber Security Matters podcast, hosted by Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw.
Diego Matute is the founder of Cyphercor. Cyphercor is a leading smartphone and desktop-based two-factor authentication (2FA) provider. Cyphercor's flagship product, LoginTC, is a mobile app that can contain multiple tokens to securely access LoginTC-enabled websites. Cyphercor provides LoginTC capabilities for free to educational institutions and non-profit organizations.
In this episode, we will cover:
- Current cyber security events and the state of cybersecurity
- The current state of cyber insurance
- Some simple things that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) can do to help them on their security journey to increase their level of security
- What the different types of multi-factor authentication (MFA) are
- How Cyphercor can help SMBs assess their MFA status (for free!)

Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Ep. 172: Privacy for Cars - There’s a Lot More Road to Go
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Andrea Amico and Brett Jones are today's guests on the Cyber Security Matters podcast, hosted by Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw.
Andrea Amico is the founder and CEO of Privacy4Cars. Brett Jones is the President of HeyAuto and Vivid Theory.
Privacy4Cars app was created by Andrea to intuitively and rapidly delete Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from vehicles while building a compliance log to meet privacy regulations. HeyAuto is Canada’s fastest growing car marketplace that has partnered with Privacy4Cars to bring this technology to Canada’s automotive retail industry.
In this episode, we will cover:
- How our vehicles acquire and store our personal data through internal sensors and create a “mini copy” of our connected smart devices
- Examples of what kind of data is being captured by the vehicles we drive: such as home address, garage door codes, text messages, contact lists, etc.
- The need for clear industry standards and processes around wiping private data from used cars
- How the vehicle retail industry still has a lot more road to go in when it comes to protecting people’s private data that is stored in vehicles

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Ep. 171: Continuous Security Improvement & Compliance
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Stas Bojoukha and Simon Shaddock from Compyl are today's guests on the Cyber Security Matters podcast, hosted by Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw.
Stas Bojoukha is the CEO and Founder of Compyl and Simon Shaddock is the Co-Founder.
Compyl is the only all-in-one Information Security and Compliance Automation Platform. Compyl aggregates data from different sources into a single platform, allowing customers to gain visibility, establish baselines and continuously improve their security while they grow their business.
In this episode, we will cover:
- The basic element of formulating a solid security foundation for your organization
- How to automate the fundamentals and day-to-day tasks of your organization’s security team
- The key security problems that Compyl solves for their customers
- How Compyl can provide your team with an umbrella overview of your information security program

Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Ep. 170: Closing the Gap Between Promise & Reality in Data Privacy
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Mark Rowan is today's guest on the Cyber Security Matters podcast, hosted by Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw.
Mark is the CEO of Data Sentinel Inc. Data Sentinel is a data trust and compliance platform that helps businesses continuously manage their data privacy compliance, governance, and quality in real-time. Data Sentinel’s proprietary deep learning discovery technology illuminates the true nature of an organization’s data across all sources and systems, monitoring, measuring, and remediating the data to ensure compliance with company policies and evolving data management privacy regulations.
In this episode, we will cover:
- How to identify what is your organization’s most sensitive data
- What you should be worried about when it comes to protecting your organization’s data
- What is dark data, and why your organization need to be proactive in governing that data
- What gap Data Sentinel fills in the data privacy market