CCN

Conversations

 

Real Conversations from the Community

 

Hosted by Francois Guay, this weekly series brings forward the voices of the people doing the work across Canada and beyond. Each episode features practitioners, builders, and specialists, sharing real world experience from the front lines of cybersecurity. 

From SOC realities and emerging technology to hard earned lessons and the human side of the job, CCN Conversations is an open space for honest discussion and practical insight.


“ Deepfakes exploit a biological vulnerability. Our brains default to trust when we recognize a face or a voice."
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Tracey Nyholt
TechJutsu
“ Decisions made in the first hours of a crisis shape shareholder confidence customer trust brand reputation and long term resilience. ”
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Simon Hodgkinson
Semperis
“ Cybersecurity insurance is no longer a financial backstop. It is becoming a validation of organizational resilience. ”
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Jonathan Weekes
Boxx Insurance
“ Cybercriminals do not break into systems. They break into people. ”
Scott Augenbaum
Scott Augenbaum
CyberSecure Mindset
“ Cyber risk has moved from a technical issue to a question of national and economic resilience. ”
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Amisha Parikh
Mastercard
“ Canada should be a global cyber superpower. It can get there, but not by relying on incremental change."
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Francois Guay
Canadian Cybersecurity Network
“ Security leaders must assume that compromise is inevitable and design for containment, not perfection. ”
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Evgeniy Kharam
Discern Security
“ We are not trying to solve cyber problems. We are solving business human problems that we face. ”
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Enza Alexander
ISA Cybersecurity
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