The cyber sessions podcast

This podcast series explores current and relevant cyber security topics affecting health and care, from threat intelligence to the importance of diversity in cyber teams.

Throughout the series we hear from NHS England cyber specialists who are joined by guest speakers to share their insights and stories. Together we demystify the latest cyber risks, helping us to be more resilient in an ever-changing landscape.

Cyber security is just an IT problem, right?

Creating a robust defence requires more than just the latest technology. We need a cyber strategy, governance and policies in place, but we must be agile to respond to change. We also need diverse teams and people with different skills – and it’s not just the IT or cyber team that have a responsibility for security.

Diary of a cyber attack

What happens when a cyber attack takes place? In this episode, we take a look behind-the-scenes of cyber incident response. It’s not just technical teams who are involved. Clinicians, communications teams, and other specialists have an important role to play and must work together to efficiently minimise the impact of attack.

Anatomy of a cyber team

What makes a great cyber team? Cyber criminals don’t only come from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) backgrounds or follow the same pattern when attacking an organisation. In this episode we’ll explore how different experiences, skills and perspectives help meet the increasing challenges from cyber attacks to keep our patients and NHS data safe.

Cyber threats are relentless, but so are we!

In this episode, we take a deep dive into CSOC’s dramatic evolution, discussing how they’ve introduced a range of innovative tactics to always stay one step ahead of the growing cyber threat.

Cyber security on the frontline

When you’re working in a busy frontline healthcare setting, there are many risks you need to consider. Just as washing your hands is routine in a clinical environment, we need to make cyber security part of our daily habits.

Fail to plan, plan to fail

For many public sector organisations, it’s a question of when, not if, a cyber attack will take place. In this episode we discuss the evolving landscape of cyber threats and what steps we can take to become more resilient to cyber risks.

Mind the gender gap

The cyber security skills in the UK labour market 2023 report revealed that only 17% of the cyber sector workforce is female and just 14% of senior roles are filled by women. Cyber threats continue to evolve rapidly and require creative thinking from people with different perspectives to prevent against attacks. In this episode we discuss why there’s a gender gap in cyber security and explore ideas on how to get more women into cyber.

Old tech, new threats or new tech, old threats?

The original health and social care system was not built with cyber security in mind. As we continue to innovate and use technology and data to improve patient care, are we introducing cyber security risk?

Last edited: 21 May 2025 9:41 am