Ctrl Alt Lead

About Ctrl Alt Lead

Computing's Tom Allen and Penny Horwood talk to tech execs about their challenges, their passions and, of course, their technology - from AI to zero-days, and everything in between.

Publisher

Tom Allen

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jun 2024

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

60 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   Cynthia Kaiser, Halcyon: The New Breed of AI-Powered Cyber Criminal

   Former FBI cyber leader Cynthia Kaiser explains how AI is creating new opportunities for everyone - but it may be the “stupid criminals” that create some of the most unpredictable consequences.

2. 

   26 Oct 2026

   How Cloud First became Microsoft First for the UK public sector

   How did Cloud First become Microsoft First? Bill McCluggage of Laganview Associates joins Penny Horwood to examine public sector tech dependence, cloud lock-in, AI, competition and what the CMA can do to help smaller players enter the market.

3. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Inside the News: Cyber, Satellites and the Sovereignty Question

   Tom and Penny unpack the week's biggest technology stories, from retail cyberattacks and US disruption of Ukraine's war efforts, to the next stages of the SaaSpocalypse and growing doubts about AI's economics.

Who has been a guest on Ctrl Alt Lead

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matt Sharp
• Joanna Drake
• Alex Rutter
• Mattie Toia

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32