15 episodes

Upwards is the podcast making security accessible for startups and tech leaders.

Phil Howie, founder and CEO of cloud security platform Onwardly, chats candidly to startup founders and tech pros about their security and leadership journeys.

As your startup scales, so will your security and privacy roles and responsibilities. Hear from other leaders that have navigated the challenges of cybersecurity and leadership with success.

This podcast helps you to better understand your security posture and how you can build momentum within your startup in an accessible, affordable and achievable way.

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Upwards is the podcast making security accessible for startups and tech leaders.

Phil Howie, founder and CEO of cloud security platform Onwardly, chats candidly to startup founders and tech pros about their security and leadership journeys.

As your startup scales, so will your security and privacy roles and responsibilities. Hear from other leaders that have navigated the challenges of cybersecurity and leadership with success.

This podcast helps you to better understand your security posture and how you can build momentum within your startup in an accessible, affordable and achievable way.

    Security leadership: A survival guide | David Higgins

    Security leadership: A survival guide | David Higgins

    Interested in learning what it takes to become a leader in the ever-changing world of #cybersecurity? 🤔

    🎙️ Tune into our latest episode with security thinker David Higgins. David is here to share his top strategies for surviving and thriving in #security leadership.

    Unleash your inner superhero and level up your security career. 🦸‍♀️

    👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onwardly

    👉 Start a 7 day free trial of Onwardly: https://onwardly.io

    • 38 min
    ChatGPT: Opportunity or threat? | Hilary Walton from Microsoft

    ChatGPT: Opportunity or threat? | Hilary Walton from Microsoft

    We're back for Season 2 with special guest Hilary Walton, Technology Strategist at Microsoft and host of the Digital Culture Ideas podcast, as we discuss ChatGPT, the AI-powered language model everyone is talking about, and the impact it's having on the world of #cybersecurity.

    Learn about the potential of ChatGPT for automating customer service, improving chatbots and revolutionising the way we work. But with great power comes great responsibility… we'll also explore the security and privacy considerations that businesses need to keep in mind when using ChatGPT. 👏

    👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onwardly

    👉 Start a 7 day free trial of Onwardly: https://onwardly.io

    👉 Hilary's podcast, Digital Culture Ideas: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/digital-culture-ideas-with-hilary-walton/id1511740317

    • 26 min
    GDPR: How your business can meet the requirements | Daimhin Warner from Simply Privacy

    GDPR: How your business can meet the requirements | Daimhin Warner from Simply Privacy

    Meta has just been hit with another hefty fine ($275M 🤯) for breaching the European data protection law.

    We've come full circle with our very first guest of #Upwards, Daimhin Warner from Simply Privacy Ltd, joining Phil Howie (founder & CEO of Onwardly) for the final episode of 2022. 🚀

    🎙 In this episode, Daimhin and Phil discuss how your business can understand if you're in scope for the GDPR's requirements. ⬇️

    👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onwardly

    👉 Learn more about our partnership with Simply Privacy here: https://www.onwardly.io/product-features/privacy

    • 30 min
    Security is a team sport | Pete Simmons from MyHR

    Security is a team sport | Pete Simmons from MyHR

    Security is more achievable when everyone plays as a team. 🚀

    Pete Simmons, CTO at MyHR & Onwardly customer, says ⬇️

    "Keeping things organised and driving forward is part of a team effort now. Knowing that's going on in the background means I don't have to spend and invest all that time."

    Join Pete and Phil Howie (CEO & Founder at Onwardly) for a live chat about the principles around accomplishing security and privacy work as a team, based on Pete's experience at MyHR.

    👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onwardly

    👉 Start a 7 day free trial of Onwardly: https://onwardly.io

    • 24 min
    Why security is a business-wide problem | Walter Rumsby from CONQA

    Why security is a business-wide problem | Walter Rumsby from CONQA

    This week on the pod, Walter Rumsby (Head of Product Engineering at CONQA) joins us to discuss his journey into engineering & security leadership. 🚀

    👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onwardly

    👉 Start a 7 day free trial of Onwardly: https://onwardly.io

    • 33 min
    Running an effective bug bounty program | Ankita Dhakar from Capture The Bug

    Running an effective bug bounty program | Ankita Dhakar from Capture The Bug

    Bug bounties are a valuable tool for helping to keep your systems secure. 🚀  

    There are many benefits to running an effective program, including ⬇️  

    🌟 Improved visibility over your security posture
    🌟 More resources in-house to focus on risk management
    🌟 Ability to tap into the skills of security experts & researchers

    In this episode of Upwards, Ankita Dhakar (Founder of Security Lit & Capture The Bug) shares how your business can harness the power of crowdsourcing. 

    👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onwardly

    👉 Start a 7 day free trial of Onwardly: https://onwardly.io

    • 26 min

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