When the World Economic Forum decides that cybersecurity is one of the top global risks alongside climate change, extreme weather and natural disasters you know it's serious. Their recent report on the top global risks identified cyber threats as something that has the capacity to disrupt society on a massive scale.This episode features Nick Coleman who at the time of recording was IBM’s Global Head of Cyber Security Risk where he specialised in evaluating risks from cyber adversaries, digital transformation and regulation. He has recently taken up the role of Chief Security Officer for Vocalink, a Mastercard company.Before joining IBM he served as The UK Government’s National Reviewer of Security, and authored “The Coleman Report” for the UK Parliament. Nick holds an MBA with distinction, and is a Fellow and Chair of Digital at the Institution of Engineering & Technology.He regularly advises boards around the world on digital leadership, and how to manage risk that results from traditional and emerging business models, and how to create trust and resilience.We spoke about topics such as:Where are we at in 2020 with cybersecurity?The WEF has designated cyber as a global riskThe average data breach takes 279 days to fixSpotting patterns to help detect attacksDo consumers care enough about cyber security?Should executives and the board be cyber aware?Getting business schools interested in cyber securityHow ready are you for a crisis?Running cyber fire drillsUsing AI to prevent attacksHyperpersonalised attacksThe employee as part of the 'last mile' of securityRemoving the friction from cybersecurityCloud security and GDPRThe 5 stages of responding to an attackAddressing the cybersecurity skills gapCyber role modelsWhat can small companies do to get ready?Three things to do this week1. Think about what is critical2. Think about what "good" looks like3. Who do you call when something bad happens?Your Host: Actionable Futurist® & Chief Futurist Andrew GrillFor more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com Andrew's Social ChannelsAndrew on LinkedIn@AndrewGrill on Twitter @Andrew.Grill on InstagramKeynote speeches hereAndrew's upcoming book