Host Alice Violet sits down with cybersecurity leader Cath Golding (formerly of GCHQ, now Critical National Infrastructure) for an in-depth conversation on translating cyber risk into clear, business-relevant language.

From leadership to technical teams, this episode dives into:

• Why fear-based cyber marketing fails—and what to do instead
• Communicating cyber risk to CEOs, investors, and everyday users
• The Marks & Spencer data breach and what it reveals about today's threat landscape
• Turning complex security frameworks into strategic value

Whether you're a founder, comms lead, security pro or policy-maker, you’ll leave this episode with actionable insights to help you make smarter, human-centric cyber decisions.

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Government-scale ambition meets start-up speed live at the Cyber Made Human Series 2 launch party in Cheltenham.

Host Alice Violet interviews BBC-award-winning inventor-turned-GovTech founder Rebecca Bishop (Zest Intelligence) on:

• Turning heavyweight compliance (Cyber Essentials, ISO, GDPR) into a competitive edge

• Why “speedboats” (start-ups) still need life-jackets—risk, resilience and funding realities

• How policy makers can stop over-regulating the next wave of UK cyber innovators

• Practical routes into government frameworks without burning cash

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Quantum vs. Blockchain: who wins the next cyber arms race?

In this episode of Cyber Made Human, host Alice Violet sits down with Joe Cox Lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of Gloucestershire, to unpack:

• What is a blockchain?

• Why quantum computing threatens today’s encryption standards

• The scramble for post-quantum algorithms and NIST’s looming deadlines

• Digital warfare, zero-trust, and the future of decentralised finance

• Sustainability questions nobody’s asking about quantum hardware

• Cyber Made Human Bookshelf: Book reccomendations

  
  

Whether you’re a CISO plotting your five-year roadmap or a tech-curious founder who just wants the jargon decoded, this conversation delivers practical insight in plain English.

Chapters03:45 — Blockchain 101
05:37 — Teaching tomorrow’s generation
09:26 — Defending against digital warfare
15:01 — Quantum explained—and why current encryption is vulnerable
18:59 — NIST’s post-quantum standardisation: what to expect
23:11 — Quantum’s environmental footprint
24:30 — Cyber Made Human Bookshelf picks

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