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In this episode of Building Cyber Resilience: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide, host Josh Howell sits down with Dr. Sam Bhatia, Medical Director for Innovation in Microsoft’s Health & Life Sciences division. With a career that spans clinical practice, pathology-focused informatics, and global technology leadership, Dr. Bhatia brings a rare dual perspective on how hospitals can protect patient care when core systems fail. He breaks down how to define the Minimum Viable Hospital, why clinicians must shape recovery priorities, and how hybrid downtime models powered by AI can help health systems navigate the next decade of cyber disruptions.

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This one's going to ruffle some feathers. Over the past eight years, something has fundamentally changed in the cybersecurity industry. Prices are climbing faster than most UK and European budgets can absorb. Vendor renewals that used to be predictable are now eye-watering. Consultancy rates have shot up. And it's not just about inflation or rising costs.

Cybersecurity is pricing itself out of reach. Over the past eight years, private equity and VC acquisitions have driven massive price increases across security consulting, vendor products, pentesting and compliance services. SMBs are struggling with vendor renewals climbing up to 40% while security budgets can't keep pace. From endpoint security to SIEM solutions, baseline cybersecurity is becoming unaffordable for the organisations that need it most.

Security leaders are not ignored because governance or risk no longer matter, they are sidelined because speed and efficiency are treated as the only metrics that count. AI is sold as a competitive edge, so any warning about second order effects sounds like friction, even though speed without control creates asymmetric risk that grows out of sight.

In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore speaks with Manuel "Manu" Ressel, CISO at SAUTER Group, about his unconventional journey from classroom teacher to cybersecurity leader—and why the "Four Cs" of modern education provide a powerful framework for building effective security programs. Drawing from years as both a teacher and school principal in Germany, Manu introduces Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity as essential leadership skills that fundamentally challenge how the industry approaches awareness training and incident response.

The Network is Complex. Operating It Shouldn't Be. Forward AI transforms network operations by reducing manual analysis, expert dependency, and guesswork. By combining conversational interaction with a mathematically accurate digital twin, teams can validate intent, understand actual network behavior, and act with confidence across even the most complex environments.