Leading IT - APAC Insights

About Leading IT - APAC Insights

This podcast is hosted by 2 leaders in the Australian Technology sector - CIO Tom Leyden and Josh Rubens Managing Director at IT Consultancy Empyrean. They take an informative and conversational look at topical IT matters on a monthly basis. They discuss key topics such as; IT strategy and digitisation, Cloud computing, AI, IT  security, IT infrastructure, Vendors, and people leadership. Each episode reviews industry news and takes a deeper look at IT vendor strategies and innovation with special guests and experts on various topics.

Publisher

Josh Rubens & Tom Leyden

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2020

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Beyond the Firewall: How Do You Keep AI Secure at Work?

   Firewalls, MFA and patching still matter. But if your team is using AI, is an enterprise plan enough to keep company data safe? Josh talks with David Stevenson, Empyrean’s Cyber Lead, about shadow AI, what staff put into prompts, and what AI agents can access. They discuss practical guardrails beyond a subscription, including data loss prevention (DLP) to block or redact sensitive information, and the concept of an AI “harness”—a governance layer that applies consistent rules across the models your team uses.

2. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Cybersecurity at Machine Speed

   Host Josh Rubens and Tom Leyden interview Dr. Kawin Boonyapredee, exploring how agentic AI transforms cybersecurity threats and defense strategies for IT leaders.

3. 

   26 Jul 2026

   Microsoft Fabric: The Platform That Turns Data into Competitive Advantage

   Microsoft Corporate VP of Fabric, Yitzhak Kesselman, interviews Josh and Tom about how Microsoft Fabric leverages fresh data and business context to unlock operational efficiency and drive competitive advantage.

Who has been a guest on Leading IT - APAC Insights

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

• Kawin Boonyapredee
• Yitzhak Kesselman
• Andrew Welch
• Chris English
• David Stevenson

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

1,971

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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

Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

67

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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