Protecht's Mike Franklin on the importance of creating a strong company cyber security culture and prioritising critical assets

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, host Liam Garman is joined by Mike Franklin, Australian cyber security lead at Protecht, to discuss the current cyber security landscape, the importance of top-down cyber security culture, and the impact of AI on cyber security. Garman and Franklin begin with a discussion on the current cyber security landscape, such as the importance of risk management and the evolving techniques used by malicious actors. The pair also discuss the importance of differentiating IT risk, such as product availability and other operational issues, and cyber risk. Franklin then highlights the importance of understanding and prioritising an organisation's critical assets and the need for a strong top-down cyber security culture. Finally, Franklin discusses the impact of AI on cyber security and how the role of the technology is quickly evolving from both a defence and an offence perspective. Enjoy the episode, The Cyber Uncut team