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The Role and Importance of Ethical Hacking

In this episode, Sujit and Chathura discuss the role and importance of ethical hacking. Ethical hacking involves breaking into networks and applications with proper authorization and consent. It goes beyond just identifying vulnerabilities and exploits, but also focuses on assessing the impact, having detective controls, and response controls. Anyone can…

Introduction to Offensive Security

In this conversation, Sujit Christy and Chathura Abeydeera discuss offensive security and the importance of testing the strength of an organization’s security controls. They emphasize the need for offensive security assessments to understand the threat landscape and identify vulnerabilities. They also highlight the importance of offensive security in the context…

Fostering Empowerment & Leadership

In this conversation, Chadika Yahampath discusses fostering empowerment and leadership in the cybersecurity industry. She emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive and respectful environment, building trust, and empowering women who have the capability. Chadika shares her experience as a fellow with the United Nations Women in Cyber Fellowship and…

Empowering Women with Digital Technologies

Chadika Yahampath discusses the educational and training opportunities provided by ICTA’s capacity building program called Lighting Digital. She highlights the need to empower women and different communities with digital technologies and addresses the low economic contribution of females despite high levels of education and digital literacy. Chadika emphasizes the importance…

Recognizing & Celebrating Female Leaders

In this episode, Sujit Christy and Chadika Yahampath discuss the importance of role models in promoting gender equality in the IT sector. Chadika shares how she is spearheading efforts to recognize and celebrate the achievements of female leaders in the industry. They also discuss the barriers that may be hindering…

Addressing Gender Bias in the ICT Industry

In this conversation, Sujit Christy and Chadika Yahampath discuss empowering women in cybersecurity and the efforts being made to address gender bias in the industry. They highlight the need for equal representation and opportunities for women in the ICT industry, particularly in cybersecurity. Chadiqa shares her experiences in encouraging women…

Building a Diverse Workforce

In this episode, Sujit Christy interviews Chadika Yahampath about building a diverse workforce in the technology industry. Chadika emphasizes the importance of creating an enabling and respectful environment for all employees, regardless of gender or physical appearance. She discusses the benefits of diversity and inclusion, such as a wide range…

The Day After 7/19: Revelations, Reflections & Lessons Learned (blue screen of death)

The conversation discusses the recent blue screen of death incident caused by a content update from CrowdStrike, impacting millions of computers globally. The CEOs of Microsoft and CrowdStrike were transparent about the issue. The conversation explores the shared responsibility in such cases and the need for effective communication between stakeholders.…

Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property – Part 10

In this final episode on AI and Intellectual Property, the focus is on the evaluation of AI’s impact on the economic and valuation aspects of intellectual property. The conversation covers topics such as accelerated innovation, quality and complexity of AI-generated innovations, changes in IP valuation models, market concentration, IP depreciation,…

Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property – Part 9

In this episode, Sujit and Thanuki discuss the emerging trends and future directions for AI and intellectual property. They explore the impact of technologies like deep learning and reinforcement learning on the innovation process and patent filings. They also delve into the challenges posed by the complexity of AI innovations,…