The Business of Cybersecurity

In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I’m joined by John Queally, Senior Director of Revenue Operations at Clari, for a conversation that goes far beyond spreadsheets and pipeline forecasts. We explore why RevOps has become mission-critical for cybersecurity firms facing escalating threats, intense market pressure, and growing expectations around AI.

John unpacks how cybersecurity leaders from Okta to Fortinet are rethinking the entire revenue engine to fund innovation, reduce friction, and stay ahead of attackers. We discuss the growing gap between AI ambition and data reality, and why 67% of revenue leaders are not trusting th...

In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I’m joined by Christian Reilly, Field CTO for EMEA at Cloudflare, to unpack what real-world cyber resilience looks like across industries and what’s holding many organisations back. From legacy systems in healthcare and education to cloud-native agility in gaming and fintech, Christian explains why some sectors are better prepared for modern cyber threats and what the rest can learn from them.

We explore the power of simplicity in cybersecurity strategy, the shift toward zero trust, and the cultural importance of treating employee training as a relentless, personal miss...

In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I speak with Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure at Illumio, to unpack some eye-opening truths from their latest ransomware report.

We explore why more than half of global companies still have to halt operations when ransomware strikes and why so many UK businesses remain reluctant to report incidents. Trevor shares candid insights into what is working, what is not, and why shifting focus from prevention to containment could be the real key to resilience.

He explains how modern containment tactics like advanced obfuscation and one-click ringfencing...

When I spoke with Mark Lluic, CEO in Residence at Zscaler, on the Business of Cybersecurity podcast, we didn't spend time rehashing the basics. We looked at how leadership thinking must evolve. If your security posture is still built for light rain, what happens when a hurricane hits?

Mark has spent years helping organizations rethink security from the ground up. Instead of chasing alerts or layering new tools onto outdated systems, he advocates for a proactive, systems-first approach. One that prioritizes architecture and continuity over quick fixes.

Zero Trust Isn't Just for Remote Work

Are junior cybersecurity professionals outpacing their senior colleagues in readiness for modern threats?

In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil C. Hughes sits down with Max Vetter, Vice President of Cyber at Immersive Labs, to examine a surprising trend: less experienced team members are consistently completing more difficult training content than veterans with eight or more years in the field. It’s a data point that challenges assumptions and raises urgent questions about how organizations approach skills development in cybersecurity.

Max shares findings from recent research that expose worrying gaps in readiness, especially at...

Legacy systems are everywhere, quietly powering core operations in some of the world’s largest enterprises. But behind that familiarity is risk. In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Paul Savill, Global Practice Leader of Networking and Edge Compute at Kyndryl, joins me to break down why aging infrastructure is becoming a major liability in today’s security posture.

We talk candidly about the security implications of 44 percent of enterprise technology being “out of life” and unsupported. Paul shares how that vulnerability becomes even more exposed as IoT devices proliferate and AI-powered attacks grow more sophisticated. It’s no...

Nearly half of all internet traffic is now generated by non-human sources, and a growing share of that activity is driven by increasingly sophisticated bots. In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil is joined by Lynn Marks, Senior Product Manager at Imperva, to break down the findings from the latest Bad Bot Report and explore what businesses need to know as these threats accelerate.

Lynn explains why the shift in bot activity is no longer about brute force or exploiting technical vulnerabilities. Today’s attackers are targeting business logic itself. From automated purchasing of high-demand it...

Recorded live at IGEL Now & Next 2025 in Miami, this conversation with John Walsh, Field CTO for Critical Sectors at IGEL, explores how organizations can rethink edge security through a preventative lens. With decades of experience in high-assurance environments,

John shares how zero trust is moving from theory into applied strategy and why endpoint protection is still ground zero in the modern threat landscape. From hybrid work challenges to AI-powered threats, this episode breaks down how IGEL’s immutable OS and collaborative approach are helping secure some of the most sensitive sectors in the world. Are your endpoints re...

What happens when a country aims to carve its own cybersecurity regulatory path post-Brexit while the rest of the region moves toward harmonized frameworks like the EU’s NIS2 directive? In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity Podcast, we unpack the evolving conversation around the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill with Ricardo Ferreira, Field CISO at Fortinet.

Ricardo offers a sharp, comparative analysis between the UK's proposed bill and the EU's more prescriptive NIS2 directive. He explains why the UK's current approach lacks the specificity needed to tackle critical issues like supply chain security, boar...

What does it take to protect financial institutions when they're the number one global target for DDoS attacks? In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil C. Hughes welcomes Richard Meeus, Director of Security Technology and Strategy EMEA at Akamai Technologies, to explore insights from Akamai's latest State of the Internet (SOTI) report focusing on cybersecurity trends in the financial services sector.

Richard shares a decade's worth of threat intelligence backed by trillions of daily DNS requests and billions of cyberattack observations, offering a data-rich perspective on why financial organizations are squarely in the crosshairs. From...

What happens when the digital systems powering our national energy, water, and healthcare services become the next frontline in cybersecurity? As smart grids, connected utilities, and cloud-first operations rapidly reshape critical infrastructure, the threats facing these systems are evolving just as quickly. In this episode, Tony Burton, Managing Director of Cyber Security & Trust at Thales UK, joins the podcast to unpack the findings from the Thales Data Threat Report and explore what it really takes to secure the backbone of modern society.

With over two decades in national security and resilience, Tony brings sharp insight into the...

What does it really mean to trust nothing and verify everything? In this first episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil is joined by John Kindervag—the creator of the Zero Trust cybersecurity model for a conversation that redefines how we think about protecting digital systems.

John shares the untold story behind the creation of Zero Trust, from challenging traditional perimeter-based models to watching the concept grow into a global movement now embedded in national cybersecurity mandates. Far from being a buzzword, Zero Trust is presented here as a strategic framework that begins with a single protect su...