Episodes

  • Episode 16: Rohit Borekar

    Episode 16: Rohit Borekar
    Dec 18 2025
    Rohit Borekar is a seasoned IT and Cyber Security professional with over 20 years of experience. He is known for his motivation, adaptability, and leadership. For the past five years, he has actively mentored students and professionals, earning accolades such as: Cyber Security Mentor of the Year (2023) – AISA Conference Cyber Security Professional – Government & Defence (2025)– Australian Cyber Awards Rohit has served in the Army Reserve for 15 years, recently promoted to Captain, becoming one of the few Cyber Officers in the Defence Force. He is the founder of Solution Tech, a Cyber Security start-up running internships since 2022, which led to […]
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    47 mins
  • Episode 15: Lesley Carhart

    Episode 15: Lesley Carhart
    Nov 21 2025
    Lesley Carhart is the Director of Incident Response for North America at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, Inc., leading response to and proactively hunting for threats in customers’ ICS environments. Prior to joining Dragos, Lesley was the incident response team lead at Motorola Solutions. Following four years as a Principal Incident Responder for Dragos, Lesley now manages a team of incident response and digital forensics professionals across North America who perform investigations of commodity, targeted, and insider threat cases in industrial networks. Lesley is also a certified instructor and curriculum developer for Dragos’ incident response and threat hunting courses. Lesley […] Chapters
    • (00:00:03) - 12 Cyberpaths
    • (00:00:52) - Leslie Carhart's Cybersecurity Origin Story
    • (00:03:35) - How to Get Out of Cybersecurity Early
    • (00:07:09) - The Incident Response Specialist Who Fixed a Mine's Internet
    • (00:11:36) - How to start hacking in the 90s
    • (00:12:48) - Understanding legacy systems in cybersecurity
    • (00:15:15) - The challenges of legacy systems and cybersecurity
    • (00:22:14) - Has Cloud Increased the Risk of OT Systems?
    • (00:24:03) - Is Cybersecurity More Important in Industrial Environments?
    • (00:25:53) - What Do You Do For Your Job in Cybersecurity?
    • (00:28:16) - What are the most common misconceptions about incident response?
    • (00:29:56) - Critical Skills for Cybersecurity Incident Response
    • (00:36:00) - Cybersecurity in the Industrial Space
    • (00:41:18) - How to Find a Cybersecurity Mentor
    • (00:44:17) - The Virtual DEFCON During the Pandemic
    • (00:48:23) - Cybersecurity Junior Roles at Leslie Dragos
    • (00:49:54) - Fast and Furious: What's Your Favorite Keyboard?
    • (00:50:33) - Destination Cyber: Where Did You Start?
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    51 mins
  • Episode 14: Prescott Pym

    Episode 14: Prescott Pym
    Oct 20 2025
    As Principal Security Consultant at Cosive, Prescott has over 25 years of experience in managing Security Operations Centres and Cyber Threat Intel programs globally. He has led major Security Operations projects across Australia, India, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA. In his role at Cosive, Prescott enjoys helping organisations unlock value in their SOC and CTI programs. He is passionate about fostering growth and collaboration within the cyber industry by sharing knowledge and supporting broader communities for the greater good.
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    38 mins
  • Episode 13: Kate Raulings

    Episode 13: Kate Raulings
    May 5 2023

    In a career spanning more than 25 years, Kate has worked across multiple industries, including telecommunications, retail, public sector, health, and others. Throughout this time, Kate has moved from roles in digital communication and innovation, through to senior strategic roles in government and private enterprise. Leveraging a diverse background in communications, user experience and design thinking, Kate easily translates technical concepts to strategically aligned business focused imperatives.

    As a Senior Consultant for Logicalis Australia, and certified Information Security Manager, Kate works with a diverse range of clients providing advice and strategic guidance on cyber security, IT operating models, information management, and protection. Kate’s ability to help organisations develop and align ICT, cybersecurity, and information management strategies to their corporate and strategic goals, has meant Kate is a much sought-after consultant.
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    42 mins
  • Episode 12: John Karabin

    Episode 12: John Karabin
    Apr 21 2023
    John Karabin is the Senior Director of Cybersecurity for NTT Ltd in Australia, and is responsible for Australia’s security strategic direction, capability and go-to-market. He builds trusted partnerships with clients and technologists, bringing a keen focus to customer-centric delivery and operations. John specialises in risk-based information security, combining a consulting led approach to meet the […]
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    36 mins
  • Episode 11: Dominic Vogel

    Episode 11: Dominic Vogel
    Apr 14 2023
    As Founder & Chief Strategist at CyberSC, Dominic Vogel holds a proven track record within cyber security across a multitude of industries (financial services, logistics, transportation, healthcare, government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure). Dominic is a well-respected cyber security thought lead for appearing on media news outlets across North America and Internationally on BBC World News. […]
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    32 mins
  • Episode 10: William Makdessi

    Episode 10: William Makdessi
    Apr 7 2023
    William is an IT Professional and ISACA-certified Cyber Security Auditor with over 15 years experience in Networks and Information Technology across a broad range of industries including local government, insurance, public health, construction, automotive and commercial design. William is the Cyber Risk Lead at InConsult, helping organisations to develop or improve their Cyber Resilience. In […]
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    33 mins
  • Episode 9: Garrett O’Hara

    Episode 9: Garrett O’Hara
    Mar 31 2023
    Garrett O’Hara is Mimecast’s Field Chief Technologist. His appointment to the business in 2015 coincided with the opening of the Sydney office, as his experience was considered invaluable to lead the growth and development of the local team. His experience extends across development, UI/UX, technology communication, training development and mentoring. A seasoned leader of technical […]
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    37 mins