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What Makes A City Smart? The Technology Or The ...

Hosts: Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Guests: Remi Cohen And Lan Jenson

If you are old enough or enjoy "vintage" cartoons, you may be familiar with The Jetsons—a 1960s/1980s TV show about a family living in a futuristic place called Orbit City. The architecture is Googie style, technology is absolutely everywhere, and all homes and businesses are high up in the sky supported by very tall columns. No need, in this conversation, to dig into the possible environmental or societal catastrophe that may have forced this solution. And, let's keep it as a joke about how that, in the year 2020, there is no such city; and why we are not living that life?

There isn’t a single answer, as this is—just like with every other technological topic—both a global conversation that has the common thread of development and well-being of humanity…and a local conversation with as many different angles that are defined by the cultural diversities, various needs, and short/medium-term goals we may find in different parts of the globe.

In this session, we spoke about surveillance, privacy, safety, IoT, resilient ecosystems, education, and the roles of individuals, communities, nonprofit groups, governments, businesses, and all decision-makers that must come together to drive this change. All of this in the interest of those that will ultimately either be damaged or could benefit from the present and future smart city transformation: the citizens.

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Diversity And Inclusion's Impact On Businesses ...

Hosts: Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Guests: Angel Grant And Chloé Messdaghi

Does your business and security strategy include diversity and inclusion? No? It might be time to go back to the drawing board.

If you are reading this, I am assuming you are human. As a human being, I am also going to think that we share many traits—both physical and behavioral. I am also going to assume that we are very, very different people.

One thing that we tend to forget is that what makes humanity so special is the incredible diversity of which it is made.

In this conversation, we are going to focus on the value of diversity for our industry—cybersecurity—and we will leave the anthropological, sociological, and philosophical discussions for another time, and another place.

Chloé Messdaghi and Angel Grant joined us during RSA Conference to discuss the value of diversity and inclusion as a means to build strong teams, products, and solutions—and to attempt to understand why, at the same time, it represents such a big problem for so many.

If you are interested in understanding why diversity and inclusion are one of the most significant values for your company and your team, how you can make it part of your hiring process, how to leverage it in your day-to-day operations, then this is going to be a conversation worth your time. If you're not interested, you may not get the results otherwise possible.

Either way, stay open-minded and enjoy it.

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State of Cyber Education Awareness | RSA ...

Hosts: Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Guests: Angel Grant And Andrew Woodward

In this conversation, we discuss the role of education in building the next generation of the workforce for the cybersecurity field and how companies and universities can work together to achieve the same goal. Ultimately with better results.

“Companies are made of people” is an old saying that too often we tend to forget, just as we forget that people also build the technology and are ultimately responsible for the future of this and the CyberSecurity industry. As the Digital Revolution keeps moving forward at an oft-restless pace, the roles are becoming more interconnected and so new careers, new educational programs, and new work backgrounds must include skills not even considered relevant a few years ago.

The talent gap is real but is not just an industry gap; it is also an educational institution gap that can be filled with being creative, open-minded, practical, diversity-oriented programs; educating new generations with a mindset of lifelong learning attitude will also prove valuable.

We discuss this and much more, with our guests. And, as it often happens at ITSPmagazine, this conversation starts and ends with the human element. If you are human, we invite you to listen up, and enjoy!

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When Humans and Robots Co-Exist | RSA ...

Hosts: Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Guests: Sara Boddy and Jason Elrod

Fortunately, for this chat, we have a wide range of experience and wisdom from our guests—Sara Boddy and Jason Elrod—as we can look at the capabilities and risks these technologies bring to the table, coupled with how we will need to adapt to a world where we will share tasks—and associated responsibilities—with things that are not human.

Where do we end up in 5 years? Ten years? Beyond that?

This is not about a robot that can clean the floor; this is about moving towards a society where robotics and AI will enable us to extend our humanity beyond the limits of our current human capabilities. A full-scale deployment is not to close, but robotics and AI are among us as we type, and the big revolution may happen sooner than we are ready.

This is why we need these conversations—many of them.

Intrigued? Yeah, me too—and I was there.

Enjoy.

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What Happened In The SOC At RSA Conference 2020 ...

Hosts: Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Guests: Jessica Bair and Neil Wyler

During this exclusive behind-the-scenes interview, Sean and Marco chat with Jessica Bair from Cisco and Neil Wyler (aka Grifter) from RSA Security about the connection between the human element and the technology—along with the collaboration between teams, technology, and intelligence.

Chats on the Road

Chats On The Road To RSA Conference USA 2020 | The State Of Affairs In Our Cyber Society | A Conversation With Juliette Kayyem

By Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli

As the former Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, our guest today, Juliette Kayyem, has probably seen some things that most people and organizations would have serious nightmares about. And, to open up our conversation, she tells that she thinks about really scary stuff all the time and now tries to help others identify and reduce the risk of the bad things happening.

If you listen carefully, you will realize that your InfoSec journey doesn’t have to feel like an old, run-down rollercoaster. Listen to this podcast with Juliette to get some insights on what it takes to protect ourselves, our businesses, and our society, as she prepares to take the keynote stage at RSA Conference 2020 with Admiral James Stavridis.

Chats On The Road To RSA Conference USA 2020 | It's Important To Be An Ally | A Conversation With Carmen Marsh & Jessica Robinson

By Sean Martin &  Marco Ciappelli

The AYA 2020 Celebration in San Francisco takes place on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Please join us in celebrating allies who work to advance equality and make a substantive difference for women in technology.

To kick our celebratory coverage off for this event, we have the pleasure of chatting with the event’s leader, Carmen Marsh, along with one AYA committee member and judge, Jessica Robinson.

We are honored to be part of and to support this event as it shows that it is the numbers that make us stronger—all of us working together can bring the positive change we need.

Ultimately, as Jessica points out, it’s about making an impact—taking this from conversation to action—taking this from action to positive impact. We can get there. Join us!

Chats On The Road To RSA Conference USA 2020 | The Story Behind The RSAC Human Element | A Conversation With Linda Gray Martin and Britta Glade

By Sean Martin &  Marco Ciappelli

The theme for this year’s RSA Conference, which our podcast guests are going to tell us all about, is one that's right up our alley here on ITSPmagazine—The Human Element. And, there's a lot going on during the week of RSAC, all designed to help educate and connect the InfoSec professional and community as they look to arm themselves to be successful in their roles and happy and healthy in their InfoSec lives.

During our chat, in addition to hearing about the decision to select the human element as this year’s theme, we also get additional insights from them regarding what the conference attendees should expect, including:

- Some keynote session picks
- Some Learning Lab picks
- What the Engagement Zone is all about
- College Day and other programs for students of nearly all ages

So, what are you waiting for? Have a listen to Linda and Britta to learn more—then join us and the rest of the community in San Francisco.

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