Fifth Step Podcast

In this podcast Darren Wray (CEO of Fifth Step) and Chris Don talk about the hot topic of resiliency and business continuity, the approaches to take and the frameworks that organisations should look at. Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available for all popular mobile platforms http://www.shiftyjelly.com/pocketcasts/) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/. Find this and other podcasts from Fifth Step on our website, along with supporting material for the Podcast at https://www.fifthstep.com/Podcasts Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com.  

In this podcast Darren Wray (CEO of Fifth Step) and Chris Don talk about the recently published New York Department of Financial Services Cyber Security Proposal (NY DFS), and what it means for not only the organisations that are regulated in New York, but some of the wider implications, as well as how NY DFS links with and overlaps with the forthcoming EU regulation GDPR.   Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fifth-step-podcast/id1120715395?mt=2, or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available for all popular mobile platforms http://www.shiftyjelly.com/pocketcasts/) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/.   Find this and other podcasts from Fifth Step on our website, along with supporting materia for the Podcast at https://www.fifthstep.com/Podcasts   Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com.   Please follow us and ask any questions on Twitter @FifthStep, or on LinkedIn, for questions please use #podcast (c) 2017 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 10 - Trends for 2017   In this podcast we talk about some of the trends that CIOs should be looking at during the course of 2017, including Ransomware, Blockchain & Smart Contracts, Big Information, Data Protection, and Efficiency & Innovation Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fifth-step-podcast/id1120715395?mt=2.   Or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available for all popular mobile platforms) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/.   Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com.   (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 9 - Seeing the Woods for the Trees   In this podcast we talk about helping the person responsible for IT within an organisation understand the strengths and weaknesses that they have within their IT, or to get reassurance of the direction that they're taking Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fifth-step-podcast/id1120715395?mt=2.   Or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available for all popular mobile platforms) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/.   Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com.   Read more about our latest thinkings on our blog: https://www.fifthstep.com/blog.   To learn more about seeing the woods for the trees see Darren's LinkedIn article on the subject: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cios-how-see-woods-trees-darren-wray.

Episode 8 - Brexit Continuity Planning    In this Podcast we discuss how to take a business continuity approach to Brexit, and give the 5 plannning steps that organisations impacted by Brexit should be taking.   Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fifth-step-podcast/id1120715395?mt=2.   Or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available for all popular mobile platforms) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/.   Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com.   Read more about making your business more resilient, along with our latest thinkings on our blog: https://www.fifthstep.com/blog   (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 7 - Unlocking the creative CIO  In this the 2nd Podcast about the changing role of the CIO, Darren Wray, Fifth Step's CEO talks with Chris Don about how to unlock the creative CIO. Please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fifth-step-podcast/id1120715395?mt=2. Or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available for all popular mobile platforms) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/. Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com. Read more about createing a budget checklist on our blog: https://www.fifthstep.com/blog  (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 6 - The Changing Role of the CIO In this Podcast, Darren Wray, Fifth Step's CEO talks with Chris Don about how the role of the CIO is changing and evolving; it is no-longer about keeping the wheels turning, it's increasingly about: Being a profit generator not just an efficiency creator Understanding the business and being able to contribute to innovation and product creation Aiding, enabling and where appropriate creating the digital strategy Creating and promoting agility Thank you for downloading this Fifth Step Podcast, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thinkings please visit https://www.fifthstep.com. Read more about createing a budget checklist on our blog: https://www.fifthstep.com/blog (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 5: Overcoming Resource Challenges and Magnifying Your Resources IT and Cybersecurity resources are constrained, in this In this podcast, Darren Wray, Fifth Step's CEO talks with Chris Don about how you can magnify your resources through the appropriate use of technology, outsourcing and co-sourcing, as well as some of the things to think about along the way. Read more about createing a budget checklist on our blog: https://www.fifthstep.com/blog (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 4: Budget Checklist It’s that time of year again when those with budget responsibility are being asked to submit their budgets numbers. With this in mind, it is worth remembering that of all the areas up for review by the Board, IT will often be the most hefty. Looking into the future: While you may not have a crystal ball to help you with budgeting, intelligent planning will help you make good decisions. In this podcast, Darren Wray, Fifth Step's CEO talks with Chris Don about some of the challenges. Read more about createing a budget checklist on our blog: http://www.fifthstep.com/Drawing-up-an-IT-budget-checklist-2016 (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

What is the impact of the UK Brexit leave vote on organisations? And why is vendor/supplier management an increasingly hot topic for companies at the moment? What should organisations be doing in respect to vendor management. Darren Wray, Fifth Step's CEO talks with Chris Don about some of the challenges. (c)2016 Fifth Step Limited https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 2 Brexit, Data Protection and GDPR The UK stands on the edge of a potentially large change for its citizens and businesses alike. How could these changes impact data and data protection, and what should organisations be thinking about. Darren Wray, Fifth Step's CEO talks with Chris Don about some of the challenges. GDPR is the new EU Data Protection requirement, that comes into force in 2018, what is it and what are some of the implications for businesses, and what should they be thinking about now. Read more about GDPR on our blog: http://www.fifthstep.com/Data_Protection_Changes_Are_Insurers_Ready_for_GDPR (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com

Episode 1 Project Management and Cyber Security Effective cyber security management is anenterprise-wide responsibility. As Fifth Step's CEO, Darren Wray spends a lot of time talking to members ofboards and c-suites around the world about how their organisations deal withCybersecurity risks. The most common question he gets asked? “What should mycompany do about its Cybersecurity?” In this episode, Chris Don speaks to Darren Wray, and asks him to explain the 3 things that he recommends that organisations do, and the reasons why. (c) 2016 Fifth Step Limited, All rights reserved. https://www.fifthstep.com