The Cyber Hot Seat: Taking on your Cyber Security challenges

It's time to tackle your biggest Cyber Security challenges head-on. Our team of industry wizards will be in the 'Cyber Hot Seat' to thrash out your burning security issues. Tune in to hear from a range of guest speakers, learn how to solve security pain points and get the inside scoop from the Cyber Security front line.

The Cyber Hot Seat: Taking on your Cyber Security challenges is a news podcast hosted by Equilibrium Security Services, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Equilibrium Security Services hosts The Cyber Hot Seat: Taking on your Cyber Security challenges, a news show with 25 episodes published.

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  Fear, Strategy and the Future - Why AI Adoption Stalls

  May 27, 202627 minS0

  <p>In episode 24 of The Cyber Hot Seat, Anish sits down with James Russell, human behaviour and transformation specialist and board advisor, to explore why AI adoption is stalling inside organisations, and what leaders can do about it.</p><p>James works with boards and senior leadership teams on the human side of change, and brings a fascinating perspective on why so many organisations are talking about AI without actually transforming through it. </p><p>A University of Cambridge study found that while 81% of organisations are adopting AI, only 14% see it as truly transformational. This conversation gets into why.</p><p...

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  The Most Overlooked Cyber Risk: Who We Don't Hire

  Apr 13, 202633 minS0

  <p>In Episode 23 of The Cyber Hot Seat, Anish is joined by Sarah Price from Cyber Girls First to explore one of the most overlooked risks in cybersecurity: the people organisations do not hire.</p><p>Sarah shares her perspective on how Cyber Security is still too often defined through a narrow technical lens, shaped by outdated stereotypes and assumptions about who belongs in the industry. Together, we discuss why that matters, how it affects the talent pipeline, and what organisations miss when they overlook different ways of thinking.</p><p>Drawing on her experience in Cyber Security, education and...

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  Reframing the Paradigm: Understanding the Human Side of Security

  Feb 11, 20261h 1mS1

  <p>In Episode 22 of The Cyber Hot Seat, we are joined by Jonathan Craven, Data Privacy and Cyber Security Consultant and compliance specialist, to explore what it really means to rebuild security culture by putting people back at the centre of cyber resilience.<br/><br/>Jonathan challenges the long-standing belief that employees are the “weakest link” and explains why that mindset may be doing more harm than good. Fear-based messaging and blame-driven compliance can discourage reporting and weaken engagement. Instead, sustainable security is built on trust, clarity and shared responsibility.<br/><br/>Drawing on his experience in data privacy and regu...

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  Episode #21

  When Humans Hold the Keys: Red Team Tales from the Field

  Jan 19, 202639 minS1

  <p>In this episode of The Cyber Hot Seat, we’re joined by Louie Augarde, Director of Offensive Services at OmniCyber Security, to explore why red teaming is one of the most powerful ways to test real-world Cyber Security resilience.<br/><br/>Louie shares real stories from the field, including a red team engagement with a well-known insurance business where his team was so successful the company asked them to stop because it felt “unfair”.<br/><br/>We dig into the human side of security, from social engineering and phishing tactics to physical access moments that prove how quickly one small...

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  Ready for the Breach: Cyber Incident Exercising Explained

  Oct 28, 202528 minS1

  <p>In this episode of The Cyber Hot Seat, host Anish Chauhan sits down with Jonathan Ellwood, Head of Cyber Incident Exercising and Response at IASME. Together, they break down what it really means to be ready when a cyber incident hits.</p><p>Jonathan explains the NCSC’s Cyber Incident Exercising Standard by outlining what it is, why it matters, and how small and mid-sized businesses can use it to prepare. He shares why a plan on paper isn’t enough, and how running exercises turns theory into action.</p><p>From quick tabletop sessions to realistic live-play simulations, the...

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