In S2 E5 of What The Hack we dive into the world of deepfakes, and hear a confession on how the IT security lead confronted an attack on the finance team. Our guests this week are Flick March of Accenture, one of the leading cyber security experts working around this topic, and security journalist Danny Palmer.

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What The Hack is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guests are Flick Marsh and Danny Palmer.

Flick March is EMEA Cyber Strategy Lead & Global Cyber C-Suite and Board Lead at Accenture, providing Board Reporting, Executive Advisory, Protection and Education and Board Crisis Management to the company’s clients. With more than 30 years experience in cyber security, she plays a key role in leading EMEA Cyber Strategy covering Risk, Regulatory, Compliance, Controls, Human Risk, Organisation and Education. She is also the company’s global lead on Deepfake attacks and how these will affect cyber security and business risk planning.

Danny Palmer is an experienced, award-winning cybersecurity writer, reporter and editor. He has worked in journalism and editorial for over 15 years and spent over a decade covering cybersecurity and the impact it has on people, businesses and society. His goal is to make complex issues around cyber security, regulation and technology simpler to understand.

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