Ep. 6 - Nick Denning: Combating Threats in Cyberspace

Brian J Matos

Nick Denning joins Brian for a conversation on the current and emerging challenges in cybersecurity that every leader needs to know to protect their organization and the public should be aware of.

Nick is the CEO of Diegesis, a UK-based tech consultancy supporting organizations looking to develop, integrate or migrate legacy systems to the latest, cutting-edge frameworks. His team also delivers a cyber security management platform called Cyber Security Policy Monitor (CSPM) to help small and medium sized businesses set up appropriate and cost effective security policies.

A mathematics graduate, Nick started his career serving as an Officer in the British Army leaving the Royal Signals as a Captain after 8 years’ of service, spend three years at Logica, then the UK’s leading system house before starting his first company Strategic Thought Group, in 1987. STG floated on AIM in 2005 to develop their risk management product Active Risk Manager, used by Lockheed Martin to manage risk on the Lockheed Martin F35 development.

As a company director with his broad background of software development, consultancy, entrepreneurship and business leadership, Nick is well qualified to discuss all aspects of modern cybersecurity risks. He guides organizations large and small on digital transformation, the management of associated risk and how to delivery great business outcomes while placing security by design at the heart of all projects. He is a strong supporter of the UK government Cyber Essentials scheme, for which certification is available for organizations worldwide, promoting CE through sales of CSPM.

In this episode, Brian and Nick discuss a wide range of cybersecurity and recovery topics including:

• The risk assessments that businesses can take to protect themselves from cyber criminals.
• The most common issues with cybersecurity phishing scams.
• Producing response plans for cyber criminality in the event of issues
• Cyber criminals who target subcontractors or individuals connected with large companies, rather than large companies.
• The influence of government policy and bodies on cybersecurity
• What are the most common mistakes that businesses make with cybersecurity?
• What influence have governments had on knowledge of cybersecurity?
• Where should responsibility lie in the case of cyber-attacks?

Learn more about Nick Denning, his company and his work:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nickdenning
• Twitter: @NickHDenning
• Website: http://www.diegesis.co.uk