Cyber Dialogues by Palo Alto is your trusted source for clear, strategic conversations on today’s most critical cybersecurity issues. Each episode brings together Palo Alto Networks experts, industry leaders, and forward-thinking customers to unpack emerging threats, resilient security approaches, and the innovations shaping the digital landscape.
Through thoughtful dialogue and real-world insight, Cyber Dialogues empowers security professionals with the perspective and knowledge they need to make confident decisions.
Whether you’re leading transformation, navigating risk, or staying ahead of the threat curve, Cyber Dialogues keeps you informed, inspired, and equipped to protect what matters.
The Gen AI Talk: Practical Online Safety for the Next Generation
Cyber Dialogues: The Gen AI Talk: Practical Online Safety for the Next Generation Welcome to Cyber Dialogues, powered by Palo Alto Networks! In this essential episode, host Sharmin Jassal dives into the fastest-moving trend in cyber - the digital lives of our children with the brilliant minds behind Cyberlite, co-founders Nina Bual and Michelle Yao. The digital world is changing too fast to track, and our kids are at the forefront. Nina and Michelle share some truly eye-opening statistics: ...
10 Oct 2025
Agentic AI: The Autonomous Threat and the New Frontier of Defense
Guest: Andrew Milroy, Distinguished Analyst and Founder of Veqtor8 In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, we explore the rapid emergence of Agentic AI, autonomous systems that can perceive, reason, plan, and execute actions independently. Host Sharmin Jassal speaks with renowned analyst Andrew Milroy about the unprecedented security challenges and defensive opportunities this technology presents. Andrew explains that the current rush to adopt AI for productivity is creating an exponentiall...
8 Sept 2025
Nano-Learning: Your Shortcut to Cybersecurity Smarts with Grainne Oates
Welcome back to Cyber Dialogues! In a world filled with digital threats, the question isn't just what we need to learn, but how we learn it. In this episode, your host Sharmin Jassal, sits down with the visionary founder of Quitch, Grainne Oates, to discuss a groundbreaking new partnership with Palo Alto Networks. We dive deep into the power of nano-learning—a mobile-first, gamified approach that’s making cybersecurity training accessible, engaging, and incredibly effective. Grainne shares th...
10 Jul 2025
Lisa Sim - Protecting the Brand
In our latest episode of #CyberDialogues, Lisa Sim, VP of Marketing, Asia Pacific, and Japan at Palo Alto Networks, discusses why cybersecurity matters for marketers. “As marketers, we’re custodians of the brand. In a digital world where trust is fragile and data is everywhere, a cyberattack can do significant harm, not just to systems, but to reputation.” Lisa shares two key reasons why marketers need to be proactive: 1. We’re often the first responders when a breach happens. Communicatin...
11 Jun 2025
Steven Sheurmann - Cybersecurity Is a Shared Responsibility
In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, host Sharmin Jassal sits down with Steven Scheurmann, Regional Vice President for ASEAN at Palo Alto Networks, to explore how collaboration between governments and the private sector is shaping the future of cybersecurity across Southeast Asia. With the ASEAN region experiencing rapid — and uneven — digital adoption, securing critical infrastructure has become a shared challenge. Steven unpacks how governments are moving toward cloud-first strategies, why r...
15 May 2025
Raj Sharma - The Browser is the New Front Line
Nearly half of all cyber incidents now begin with the browser — the everyday tool we all take for granted. In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, Raj Sharma, Cybersecurity Strategist at Palo Alto Networks, joins host Brad Howarth to unpack why the browser has become one of the most exploited points of entry in the enterprise threat landscape. Raj shares practical insights on how organizations can reduce their attack surface, defend against browser-based threats, and adopt a safer model for hybri...
21 Mar 2025
Bruce Byrd - Balancing Innovation and Regulation
If you’re a policymaker, legal leader, or just someone who wants to stay one step ahead in the cyber landscape — you’re in the right place. In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, host Sarah Sloan is joined by Bruce Byrd, a seasoned legal executive and General Counsel and Executive Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, to explore the evolving intersection of law, leadership, and cybersecurity. With decades of experience advising global enterprises on legal risk, compliance, and crisis response, B...
12 Dec 2024
Dipak Golechha - Critical Intersection of Cybersecurity and Finance
Whether you’re a CFO, risk leader, or just curious about the shifting dynamics between finance and cyber, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Today’s episode dives into a critical intersection: cybersecurity and finance — and how CFOs are stepping into a growing role in managing cyber risk. Joining Brad Howarth is Deepak Kalra, Global Chief Financial Officer at Palo Alto Networks. With a career spanning fast-moving consumer goods, education, and technology, Deepak brings a unique persp...
8 Nov 2024
Phillipa Cogswell - Unit 42: On the Frontline of Cyber Defence
What does it take to respond to over 100,000 cyber incidents a year — and still stay ahead of the next one? Welcome to Cyber Dialogues, brought to you by Palo Alto Networks. In our series finale for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re joined by Philippa Cogswell, JAPAC Managing Partner at Unit 42 — Palo Alto Networks’ elite threat intelligence team. Philippa takes us inside the high-stakes world of global cyber response — where threat actors move fast, but data, AI, and human insight move fa...
28 Oct 2024
Simon Green - Bridging the Gap Between the CFO and CISO
As cyber threats grow more complex, the financial impact is now front and center — and CFOs are stepping into the cybersecurity conversation. In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, Simon Green, President of Palo Alto Networks for Asia Pacific and Japan, joins host Brad Howarth to explore how finance and security leaders are joining forces to tackle one of the biggest risks to business today: cybercrime. Simon shares a sharp, inside view on: • Why CFOs are rethinking cyber as core to business ris...
17 Oct 2024
Hiroshi Alley - Japan’s Cybersecurity Landscape
Japan is one of the world’s most advanced and highly automated economies — and that makes it a prime target for cyber attackers. In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, Hiroshi Eli, President of Palo Alto Networks Japan, joins host Brad Howarth to unpack the distinct cybersecurity challenges facing Japanese organizations — and why their approach has lessons for global enterprises. You’ll hear how Japan’s heavy reliance on IoT, its aging population, and industry-specific automation all shape its c...
11 Oct 2024
Riccardo Galbiati - How SOCs Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern — it’s a business-critical issue that’s commanding serious attention in boardrooms across the JAPAC region. In this episode of Cyber Dialogues, Riccardo Galbiati, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for JAPAC at Palo Alto Networks, sits down with Brad Howarth to explore how security leaders can better align with business strategy — and how to make cyber risk a conversation everyone at the table understands. From translating techn...
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