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What The Hack

Supported by Sysdig

Technology

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/34d. Total Eps: 11

Welcome to What The Hack Show (WTH), the podcast where cyber security gets real, raw, and a little bit rebellious.

A unique series that dives deep into the untold, unfiltered stories from the world of cybersecurity. The What The Hack Show podcast is supported by Sysdig, GCP (Google Cloud Platform), and Predictiv.

Visit the Learn Cloud Native Hub for articles that provide a foundational understanding for the core pillars of cloud and container security.

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🇫🇷 France - technology
26/09/2025
#69
🇫🇷 France - technology
25/09/2025
#92
🇫🇷 France - technology
23/09/2025
#86
🇫🇷 France - technology
22/09/2025
#76
🇫🇷 France - technology
20/09/2025
#69
🇫🇷 France - technology
19/09/2025
#45
🇫🇷 France - technology
10/11/2024
#98
🇫🇷 France - technology
04/11/2024
#97

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https://sysdig.com/ciso-insights/
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https://whatthehack.show/people/rayna-stamboliyska
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https://aws.amazon.com/
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S1 E2: What Budget? with Alexandra Godoi

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • Duration 29:46

In episode 2 of What The Hack, we speak with the brilliant Information Security GRC Lead at Oxfam, Alexandra Godoi. Alexandra discusses her career trajectory, the role of cybersecurity in the not-for-profit sector and her passion for how technology can be used to protect and promote human rights. As for being a CISO? You better be comfortable with the uncomfortable.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Alexandra Godoi. Alexandra is an early-career cybersecurity professional with solid industry experience in the development/humanitarian sector. Her work involves specialist support for vulnerability management, incident management and cybersecurity awareness, as well as building capacity and improving the security posture amongst staff and partners. She is passionate about how technology can be used to protect and promote human rights.

Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:

The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig. For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. The Sysdig platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable teams to prioritize risks and act decisively.

Visit the Learn Cloud Native Hub for articles that provide a foundational understanding for the core pillars of cloud and container security.

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S1 E1 : Hackers Love Holidays with Greg Crowley

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • Duration 30:32

In episode 1 of What The Hack, we speak with the CISO of eSentire and cyber security authority Greg Crowley. With over 20 years in the Information Technology and Cybersecurity landscape, we look at what lessons he took away from his time as Vice President of Cybersecurity and Network Infrastructure at WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), what it means to be a leader in the cyber world and how to effectively communicate and execute a strategic vision to defend and protect. Also, why there’s never time to let your guard down.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Greg Crowley. Greg is an accomplished executive with over 20 years in Information Technology and Cybersecurity with extensive experience in managing enterprise security and mitigating risk for global hybrid networks.

Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:

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Teaser: Welcome to What The Hack

Season 1 · Episode 1

Monday, October 14, 2024 • Duration 00:56

What The Hack is a brand new podcast series where cyber security gets real, raw, and a little bit rebellious.

S1 E3: You Better Be OK Dealing With Change with Joe Sullivan

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 • Duration 38:17

In episode 3 of What The Hack, we speak with the renowned Joe Sullivan, former CISO of Facebook, Uber and Cloudflare. Having worked for the intersection of government, technology, and security since before the Internet went mainstream, Joe talks about how regulation drives better behaviour, the evolution of the role of the CISO and how mastering uncertainty is at the heart of the job.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Joe Sullivan. Joe provides security and leadership advice to executives and board members at startups and larger companies across a range of industries, mentors the next generation of security leaders, speak publicly on trends in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and serves as the CEO of Ukraine Friends, a nonprofit organization providing humanitarian aid to children trying to learn and grow in a war zone.

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S2 E1: Container Security Nightmares

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 • Duration 46:00

In this episode of What The Hack we dive into the world of container security, and how teams can harden their applications running in containers against attack. Our guests, Conor Sherman, CISO in Residence at Sysdig, and freelance journalist Joe Fay, hear from someone who suffered a container security issue, and discuss the costs and problems that teams can face if they don’t get their approach right from the start. They also share their thoughts on how to spot problems before they lead to expensive cloud bills or a dangerous data breach.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guests are Conor Sherman and Joe Fay.

Conor Sherman is the CISO in Residence at Sysdig, bringing over 15 years of experience leading security programs across fintech, Saas, GovTech, and private equity environments. At Sysdig, he works closely with the Sysdig Threat Research Team and CISOs to understand emerging cloud and Al security challenges, translating their needs into product and community impact. Before joining Sysdig, Conor was CISO at Updater, where he built and scaled enterprise security and threat intelligence programs.

Joe Fay has been covering the technology industry for 30 years and has edited publications in London and San Francisco. His work has appeared in a range of publications from TechInformed, The Stack and The Register through to the BBC. His coverage includes a range of technology topics, from the impact of data centres and recruiting military veterans to work in cyber security through to software development and security.

Learn more about our supporters - Sysdig, Google Cloud and Predictiv:

Sysdig delivers cloud security the right way with open innovation, agentic AI, and the uncompromising truth of runtime. In a world of black boxes and blind spots, Sysdig helps security and development teams prevent, detect, and respond to threats in the moment.

S1 E9: AI Is Going To Solve Everything

Season 1 · Episode 9

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • Duration 42:10

In episode 9 of What The Hack we travel to the future with Sergej Epp (technology leader and CISO at Sysdig) and Ed Targett, Founder and Editor in Chief at The Stack. We challenge these cyber security experts on how they see leadership evolving as we approach 2030 and investigate how leaders can prepare for multiple possible futures while maintaining effective security operations today. After all, there are no surprises, just lack of foresight.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guests are Sergej Epp and Ed Targett.

Sergej Epp is the CISO at Sysdig and is a tech-savvy cybersecurity and technology leader, with extensive international tech and financial services industry experience. Trusted advisor to customers and partners. Advocate for collaboration and threat intelligence sharing among public and private sectors. Successful track record in cybersecurity architecture, cyber defense operations / SOC, security risk management, cloud security, DevSecOps, global cyber and digital forensics investigations (DFIR).

Ed Targett is the Founder and “Editor-in-Chief” at The Stack, a B2B technology website aimed at CIOs and other C-level technology leaders. Prior to founding The Stack, Ed was the editor at Computer Business Review and has held editorial lead roles in sustainability and business publications.

Learn more about our supporters, Sysdig and AWS:

The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig and AWS - together, Sysdig and AWS help enterprises strengthen cyber resilience and accelerate secure cloud innovation.

Visit the for articles that provide a foundational understanding for the core pillars of cloud and container security.

S1 E8: Security Skills, State Actors & the Quantum Curveball

Season 1 · Episode 8

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 • Duration 41:15

In episode 8 of What The Hack, jointly supported by Sysdig and AWS, Ann-Marie Corvin, Deputy Editor of TechInformed and technology journalist Joe Fay discuss the stories they tracked during the year and what issues IT leaders have to contend with in the next twelve months. Ann-Marie covers how security companies are being targeted by North Korean hackers for roles, while Joe covers how new developments like quantum will affect security planning in the future. Both of them cover the importance of training, skills development and awareness campaigns in 2025.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guests are Joe Fay and Ann-Marie Corvin.

Joe is a freelance reporter. He has been covering the technology industry for 30 years and has edited publications in London and San Francisco and Ann-Marie is a highly established technology journalist, currently working for TechInformed.

Learn more about our supporters, Sysdig and AWS:

The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig and AWS - together, Sysdig and AWS help enterprises strengthen cyber resilience and accelerate secure cloud innovation.

Visit the Learn Cloud Native Hub for articles that provide a foundational understanding for the core pillars of cloud and container security.

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S1 E7: The Good, The Bad & The Breached

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, December 23, 2024 • Duration 47:14

In episode 7 of What The Hack, jointly supported by Sysdig and AWS, we bring together cybersecurity journalists Kate O’Flaherty, Geoff White and Dan Raywood to discuss their stories of the year, the challenges that security leaders will face in 2025, and what individuals can learn from the media about how to handle potential issues. Kate covers both business and consumer security, Dan dives into enterprise IT security, and Geoff shares his experience looking into the cross-over between cryptocurrency, hackers and organised crime.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guests are Kate O’Flaherty, Geoff White and Dan Raywood.

Kate is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist with well over a decade’s experience covering the issues that matter to users, businesses and governments.

From billion-dollar cyber heists to global money laundering rings and crypto-gangsters – Geoff has covered it all. As an author, speaker, investigative journalist and podcast creator, his work’s been featured by Penguin, the BBC, Audible, Sky News, The Sunday Times and many more.

With more than 20 years experience of B2B journalism, including 12 years covering cybersecurity, Dan brings a wealth of experience and information security knowledge to the table. He has covered everything from the rise of APTs, nation-state hackers, and hacktivists, to data breaches and the increase in government regulation to better protect citizens and hold businesses to account

Learn more about our supporters, Sysdig and AWS:

The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig and - together, Sysdig and AWS help enterprises strengthen cyber resilience and accelerate secure cloud innovation.

S1 E6: The Crown Jewels with Jon Staniforth

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, December 16, 2024 • Duration 42:26

In episode 6 of What The Hack, we speak with the hugely talented cyber security leader Jon Staniforth, whose extensive experience and phenomenal expertise tracks across global organisations. With over 20 years of experience working across multiple sectors, including Logistics, Telecom, Technology, Retail and Financial Services, we hear how businesses need to align appropriate security solutions to meet their risk appetite and how security threats are like taxes - they’re going to be around forever.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Jon Staniforth. Jon is a Senior Cyber / Information security and risk executive with a successful track record in global organisations. With over 20 years experience working across multiple sectors, including Logistics, Telecom, Technology, Retail and Financial services, Jon has demonstrable experience addressing the security challenges faced by organisations. Jon's experience in risk management, compliance and behavioural change combined with technical background enables him to align business requirements with appropriate security solutions to meet the business’ risk appetite.

Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:

Visit the Learn Cloud Native Hub for articles that provide a foundational understanding for the core pillars of cloud and container security.

S1 E5: Crisis After Crisis with Kayle Giroud

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 • Duration 27:11

In episode 5 of What The Hack, we speak with Kayle Giroud, Director of the international Common Good Initiative at Global Cyber Alliance, a collaborative effort aimed at galvanizing action to strengthen the Internet's resilience. Kayle talks to us about the urgent need for awareness of cybersecurity non-profits and how the cybersecurity industry must shape not only the security of their own organisation but also strengthen society's digital resilience at large to ensure technology remains a force for good.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Kayle Giroud. Kayle is Director of the international Common Good Initiative at Global Cyber Alliance, a collaborative effort aimed at galvanizing action to strengthen the Internet's resilience. Kayle has more than 5 years of experience in international cooperation and is passionate about the impact of emerging tech on our societies and fundamental rights, and is a strong advocate for organisations that make a genuine contribution towards the well-being of the world.

Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:

Visit the Learn Cloud Native Hub for articles that provide a foundational understanding for the core pillars of cloud and container security.

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