CyberPodEU - The Podcast of SOCWISE

2025/06/06

In this 20th episode of CyberPodEU, we speak with Karolina Mensikova, a cybersecurity operations specialist at MSD, who shares her experience on the front lines of incident response and her passion for teaching tech and business skills to teenagers.

We dive into:
00:00 – 05:22 Intro – About the guest
05:22 – 11:00 Business Builders Academy –  Teaching 
                             Teen Entrepreneurs
11:00 – 12:42 AI in Cybersecurity and Daily Life – 
                            Hype, Help, and is it good?
12:42 – 19:12 Breaking Into Incident Response – 
                            Career Switching and Skills That Matter
19:12 – 22:51 Headline of the Week – 
                           Teens, Tech, and the Future of Learning
22:51 – 32:40 Public vs. Private Sector – 
                             Culture, Collaboration, and Community
32:40 – 37:37 Outro – Reflections, Book Picks, 
                             and Encouragement for Learners

2025/04/22

Welcome to CyberPodEU! In Episode 19, we sit down with Craig Taylor, co-founder of Cyberhoot, to discuss how psychology — specifically operant conditioning — can revolutionize the way we train employees to defend against cyber threats.

00:00 – 05:10 Introduction
05.11 – 08:10 Changes in the area of cyber awareness
08:11 – 14:30 What makes Cyberhoot different
14:31 – 18:15 Utilizing AI
18:16 – 22:54 Headline of the week
22:55 – 29:51 Best way to motivate for invest in training
29:52 – 33:48 Outro

2025/02/28

Welcome to CyberPodEU! In Episode 18, we dive deep into Moldova's cybersecurity landscape with Cristina Jovmir.
We explore how Moldova is fortifying its digital defenses, the role of AI in cybersecurity, and the measures taken to protect the integrity of the latest elections.

00:00 – 10:34 Intro / About the guest
10:35 – 20:53 Challenges for Moldova since the Ukrainian war and
                             during election
20:54 – 30:20 The guest’s tricks, secrets in cyber defense and her 
                              advises
30:21 – 35:23 Cybersecurity expert take on the AI
35:24 – 39:45 Headline of the week
39:46 – 49:52 Moldova's Economic Struggles since the collapse of
                              Soviet Union
49:53 – 54:16 Message to all and to fellow cybersecurity experts
54:17 – 56:03 Outro

2025/02/03

Welcome to Episode #17 of CyberPodEU! In this episode, we explore the critical intersection of Geopolitics, AI, and Cybersecurity with renowned expert and author Alessandro Aresu.
We delve into:
How AI and semiconductor supply chains are reshaping global competition
The impact of geopolitical tensions on European businesses
Why technology, regulation, and economic policy must work together to drive innovation

00:00 – 10:59 About the guest
11:00 – 19:26 Experience during IVLP program
19:27 – 33:03 About his latest book on geopolitics of AI
33:04 – 41:04 Intake on the new Google model
41:05 – 51:30 Impression on the cybersecurity of the AI
51:30 – 54:00 Headline of the week
54:01 — 56:02 Outrow

2024/12/27

In the 16th episode we’re talking with Patrice Chelim from France, who founded a school for cybersecurity. We’ll discuss our common experience in the IVLP program in the US, his school, the challenges for cybersecurity education. Enjoy!

00:00 - 07:24 Introduction / About the guest
07:25 - 20:49 Summary of IVLP program
20:50 - 29:00 About his cybersecurity company, school
29:01 - 34:05 Challenges for cybersecurity education in the near
                             future
34:06 - 38:02 Message for those who not yet work in cybersecurity
38:03 - 45:34 Headline of the week
45:35 - 47:26 Outro

2024/07/01

In the 15th episode we’re talking with Gabor Szabo, Lead Cyber Defense Advisor and SOC expert. Our topic is „Cooperation with NATO”, fusion for SOCs, SOC for OT, for Cloud and for AI. Enjoy!

00:00 - 03:19 Introduction
03:20 - 08:19 About NATO
08:20 - 23:27 Fusion SOCs
23:28 - 26:20 SOC for OT
26:21 - 29:01 SOC for Cloud
29:02 - 33:28 Headline of the week
33:29 - 36:01 AI for SOC or SOC for AI
36:02 - 41:09 Outro

2024/06/07

In the 14th episode we’re talking with Thomas Lang, partner of Valantic, who returned to CyberPod EU to talk about NIS2 again, but now with the current news. Enjoy!

00:00 – 06:13 Introduction
06:14 – 17:40 NIS2 regulations across the EU and the affect for the 
                             time differences
17:41 – 25:21 Other regulations and the future
25:22 – 30:57 Headline of the week
30:58 – 35:33 Outrow

2024/04/15

In the 13th episode of our podcast, Matt van Italie, CEO of Sema is our guest again! We're talking about Sema’s product which collects comprehensive data about the state of codebases, including security, team, and code quality. Enjoy!

00:00 - 00:18 Intro
00:19 - 03:10 Introduction
03:11 - 05:20 Enterprise level tool for CTO-s
05:21 - 12:14 Generative AI
12:15 - 16:38 Code base health
16:38 - 21:36 Security persepectives of GenAI
21:37 - 31:25 The optimal level of cybersecurity protection
31:26 - 41:44 Headline of the week: Ledger dApp supply chain attack
41:45 - 42:47 GenAI challenges in 2024
42:48 - 44:00 Outlook and outro

2023/11/02

In the 12th episode of our podcast, Steffen Behnke, Head of IT at Prefere Resins is our guest again! We're talking about cloud security, devsecops and the recent Microsoft attacks. Enjoy!

00:00 - 00:18 Intro
00:19 - 01:43 Introduction
01:44 – 27:43 Cloud security
27:44 – 35:29 DevSeCops
35:30 - 43:26 Headline of the week: Microsoft vulnerability
43:27 - 46:28 SASE solutions
46:29 - 51:10 Outlook and outro

2023/10/11

In the 11th episode our host, Gergely Lesku welcomes Helmut Wahrmann, Presales Manager Europe North at NetWitness, to talk about artifical intelligence, ChatGPT and BSI large language models. Enjoy listening!

00:00 - 00:47 Intro
00:48 - 06:03 Introduction
06:04 – 13:57 Brief introduction to Artificial Intelligence
13:58 – 34:56 Chat GPT
34:57 – 40:33 Headline of the week: BSI large language models
40:34 - 41:47 Outlook and outro

2023/06/18

In episode #10 of CyberPod our host, Gergely Lesku welcomes Steffen Behnke, Head of IT at Prefere Resins, to talk about cybersecurity in manufacturing, Germany's Mittelstand, about the CIO of the Year competition and the recent breach at ABB. 
Enjoy listening!

00:00 - 00:52 Intro
00:53 - 10:03 Introduction
10:04 - 28:22 Manufacturing industry cybersecurity challenges
28:23 - 34:01 German Mittelstand
34:02 - 42:08 CIO of the Year
42:09 - 49:02 Headline of the week: recent ABB attack comments
49:03 - 51:02 Outlook and outro

2023/05/17

We open the second season of CyberPod with Roxana Magdo, who was already our guest. Roxana is the EMEA Business Development Director of the Ixia Solutions Group at Keysight. This time we're not talking about NATO EDGE, but about threat visibility in OT networks. Enjoy!

00:00 - 06:04 Intro
06:05 - 12:39 Roxana's first memories of OT-specific attacks and 
                             defense solutions
12:40 - 20:52 Recent attacks and lessons learned
20:53 - 28:52 How Keysight and Ixia can support customers
28:53 - 36:14 Headline of the week: Rockwell incident
36:15 - 39:02 Stopping an OT attack - hands on demo hybrid webinar
39:03 - 40:33 Outlook and outro

2023/01/26

In the 8th episode, our CEO Greg sat down with Johannes Kresse, CEO of sequrium GmbH, to discuss one of the crucial megatrends in cybersecurity: automation!

00:21 – 03:28: Intro
03:29 - 08:24: Automation in the security context and its advantages
08:25 - 13:51: Implementation of security automation
13:52 - 15:57: Expectations of customers wanting to implement a
                             SOC/SOAR
15:58 - 17:17: How automation can help solve the skills shortage
17:18 - 21:32: Headline of the week: Demand for strategic security 
                            consulting is growing strongly by Silicon and importance 
                            of consultancy for automation projects
21:32 - 27:04: Areas which can be automated best & the role of 
                              automation in SOCs
27:05 - 31:24: Threat intelligence
31:25 - 34:25: Outlook and outro

2022/12/15

In the 7th episode, Roxana Magdo, EMEA Business Development Director, Ixia Solutions Group at Keysight, joined Greg for the second special on the NATO Edge Conference.
What are the biggest take-aways from the Conference and what are the latest trends in the current cybersecurity world?

00:41 - 05:34: Introduction of Roxana and Keysight
05:35-06:30: Reasons for participating at NATO Edge
06:31 - 08:04: Advantages of participating in events
07:41 - 10:55: Expectation vs. reality of NATO Edge
10:56 - 20:21: Technological trends
20:22 - 22:50: Cybersecurity in industrial segments and of defense 
                               players
22:51 - 25:30: Most important aspects of European collaboration to 
                              ensure cybersecurity
25:31 - 28:03: Invitation and outro

2022/12/01

This episode focused on NATO. What does the future hold for NATO's cybersecurity structures? What are the challenges that NCI Agency faces today and tomorrow?
These and many other questions can be answered by Craig Smith, Senior Recruitment Consultant International Government and Defence Division at LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.

00:46 - 06:13: Introduction
06:13 - 08:44: Cybersecurity compartments of NATO
08:45 - 13:08: Reasons for participating at NATO Edge
13:09 - 18:14: Threats and changes in terms of cybersecurity 
                             technologies
18:15 - 26:35: Key takeaways and outlook
26:36 - 28:39: Funniest moment of NATO Edge
28:40 - 29:17: Outro

2022/11/17

In the 5th episode of the Cyberpod, our colleague Greg sat down with Ralf Reinhardt to talk about Pentesting.
What’s the value of Pentesting and why should companies always resort to external testers?

00:49 - 05:31: Introduction
05:32 -13:27: Penetration testing, Red Teaming, Vulnerability 
                             Scanning and their differences
13:28 - 18:53: Advantages of pentesting
18:54 - 23:43: Headline of the week: Only one in two companies has a 
                              contingency plan for cyberattacks by Security Insider.
23:44 - 28:09: Development of pentesting and incident response
28:10 - 36:57: Recommendations for responding to ransomware 
                              attacks
36:57 - 43:50: Role of regulations to improve cyber resilience on a 
                               European level
43:51 - 44:48: Outro

2022/11/03

Resilience as a key-factor in the fight against cybercrime and the progress of cybersecurity policies in the EU - Together with his guest Sven Herpig, Head of International Cybersecurity Policy at stiftung neue verantwortung, Gergely Lesku discusses these and more topics around the Cybersecurity Architecture study.

00:43 - 01:51 Introduction
01:52 -10:13: Cybersecurity Architecture study
10:14 - 12:52: Updates and developments of the study
12:53 - 21:43: Headline of the week: Cybersecurity wish list by 
                              Sueddeutsche Zeitung
21:44 - 25:22: Progress of cybersecurity policies in Germany
25:23 - 34:54: Hackbacks
34:55 - 34:49: Ways to improve European legislative structures
34:50 - 38:27: Outro

2022/10/20

In the 3rd episode of our podcast, our colleague Gergely Lesku and Thomas Lang from INTARGIA Managementberatung are talking about the NIS2 Directive and critical infrastructure.

00:48 - 02:23 Introduction
02:23 - 04:50 Career paths Thomas Lang and Intargia
04:50 - 08:06 Cybersecurity stories
08:06 - 21:50 About NIS 2.0
21:50-25:25 Headline of the week: “Healthcare particularly at risk” by 
                           Security Insider
25:25 - 36:58 NIS 2.0 and critical infrastructure

2022/10/06

In the 2nd episode of the Cyberpod, Gergely Lesku and Morgan Alexander, Head of Cyber Forensics at QUANTUM cyber lab AG, are talking about when their own employees, customers and partners are acting as insider threats within the company.

00:00 - 04:14 Introduction
04:15 - 10:59 Stories about „insider threats“
11:00 - 14:49 Weaknesses and motivation
14:50 - 24:39 Headline of the week: “Home Working Drives 44% Surge 
                             in Insider Threats” by InfoSecurity Magazine
24:40 - 30:25 Prevention of Cybercrime

2022/09/22

In the 1st episode our host Gergely Lesku is talking with Christoph Bechtel, Sales Director at SCADAfence about Israel and its business culture, SCADAfence - The OT & IoT Cybersecurity Company, career paths for young professionals, remote work and outsourcing a company’s cybersecurity because of expertise shortage.

00:00 - 00:45 Introduction 
04:00 - 05:14 Cybersecurity in Israel 
05:15 - 11:29 SCADAfence
11:30 - 30:59 Headline of the week: “Skills shortage threatens 
                            cybersecurity in 85 percent of all companies” published 
                            by the German Medium t3n from June 1st. 
31:00 - 37:31 Challenges of cybersecurity in the future