The Defence Chiefs song - I'm Deluded and I'll Never Quit

Russia’s raising the stakes, risks crossing the line,

Most dangerous time in my thirty-five-year grind.

I warned them of a £28 billion hole in the ground,

But here comes the DIP with fifteen — and I’ll sign it down.

Day-to-day funding’s squeezed till the training runs dry,

We’ll dial back the ops, watch readiness say goodbye.

I know we can’t do the job with this budget so thin,

But the uniform’s comfy and the pension kicks in.

[Chorus]

I’m deluded and I’ll never quit!

Accepting the plan though I know it’s bullshit.

I could speak truth to power, walk out with my pride,

But I like the position and the stars on my side.

No moral courage, just comfortable lies,

I’m deluded and I’ll never quit — watch the forces die!

[Verse 2]

Future tech? They say the plan fails on that score,

Too much on old ships while the cutting edge is poor.

I wrote to the PM, met the chiefs in the room,

Expressed “deep concerns” — then swallowed the doom.

Healey resigned, Carns walked, they had the spine I lack,

I stay in the chair and pat the government’s back.

Longer conflicts coming, we’re not ready at all,

But I’ll toast the DIP at the next NATO ball.

[Verse 3]

I know the men and women deserve better gear and drills,

Operational pressure building, breaking iron wills.

Unaffordable plan that can’t be delivered right,

But criticising ministers? That wouldn’t be polite.

They call my warnings dramatic, overblown and loud,

I nod and agree — blend back into the crowd.

Deluded by the title, the briefings, the power,

I’ll ride this sinking ship till my final hour.

[Bridge – spoken/sung slower, bitter]

Russia probing the skies… threats growing every day…

I could fight for the funding that keeps us from decay…

But why rock the boat when the perks are so fine?

Moral courage is messy — I’ll just fall in line.

[Final Chorus – louder, mocking]

I’m deluded and I’ll never quit!

Accepting the plan though I know it’s bullshit.

I could speak truth to power, walk out with my pride,

But I like the position and the stars on my side.

No moral courage, just comfortable lies,

I’m deluded and I’ll never quit…

God save the forces… while I save my career!

Now the Defence Investment Plan has been announced - what does it really mean?

Philip Ingram has some thoughts in song!

Starmer stood up with a shiny new plan,

£298 billion, yeah, that's what he said, man.

Fifteen extra for drones and some hybrid dreams,

But the chiefs wanted twenty-eight—now we're bursting at the seams!

They trimmed the budgets, raided the pot,

Told the MoD to save ten billion—give it all you got!

But there's a five billion hole staring back at me,

Next Prime Minister's problem—thanks for the legacy!

[Chorus]

Woefully inadequate, that's what they say,

Black hole in the budget, enemies on the way.

Drones in the water, destroyers out the door,

This ain't investment, it's sticking plasters on a open sore!

Indefensible, un-defendable,

Britain's war-ready? Mate, it's barely tenable!

[Verse 2 – NEW]

But here's the real trick, the hospital pass supreme,

4.7 billion dropped on Burnham like a bad dream.

Starmer wraps another review and calls it a win,

Delays in the spending now baked right in.

As the new King Andy Burnham takes the crown with a smile,

He can stall all defence cash for a good long while!

Political football, kicked down the road,

Black hole as a weapon in the Labour code.

[Verse 3]

Hybrid navy coming, Common Combat Vessels they say,

Mother ships for drones, gonna save the day.

But Tom Sharpe's yelling, "Cost-cutting by name!

Drones can't do it all, it's a risky game!"

Type 45s retiring, frigates on the slide,

While the spreadsheet's winning and the Navy's getting fried.

Old weapons still work, tech ain't God yet,

But we're betting the farm on a Ukrainian reset!

[Chorus]

Woefully inadequate, that's what they say,

Black hole in the budget, enemies on the way.

Drones in the water, destroyers out the door,

This ain't investment, it's sticking plasters on a open sore!

Indefensible, un-defendable,

Britain's war-ready? Mate, it's barely tenable!

[Bridge]

Lord Dannatt's fuming, "The price we'll pay's unthinkable!"

Deterrence in the toilet while the Treasury's invincible.

2.7 percent? We were promised way more,

NATO's watching, allies keeping score.

Repackaged promises, massaged figures too,

Half of what we needed—now what we gonna do?

[Verse 4 / Outro]

So raise a glass to the plan that satisfies none,

Cuts and efficiencies under the gun.

From the X feeds raging to the papers in a spin,

This Defence Investment Plan—where do we begin?

Enemies are laughing, watching from afar,

While we're playing drone wars in a budget bazaar...

Philip Ingrams view of the Defence Investment Plan announced by the outgoing Prime Minister - Keir Starmer

Now Labour plots to delay defence boost until 2030s - despite warnings it will put Britain's safety at risk

The Money Laundering Machine: Inside the global crime epidemic

In this episode of the Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion, our trio of hosts discuss paradoxes surrounding money laundering and the reasons it’s so popular, particularly among well-establish organised criminal gangs.

Vote UK: 

The geopolitical, cyber and security implications of the upcoming British election…

In a year of global elections, next up on July 4 the UK decides on its next government after 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservative Party. In this episode, our regular panel of Cijax CISO Ian Thornton Trump, Red Goat Security’s Lisa Forte and Grey Hare Media’s Philip Ingram pull apart the scenario to uncover what the impact could be on national and global security. 

Appetite for Change in a Climate of Disinformation

Looking at the current UK polls, our panel discusses whether the predictions can be trusted. Possible outcomes are examined, along with their impact on a current global stage dominated by conflict and uncertainty, and the UK’s international influence and reputation.  

A snap election called by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has left little time for political campaign planning. This has stoked sound bites and disinformation as competing parties strive to make the biggest impact by scoring points over their rivals. Our panel explains why this opens the door to external interference from those that would gain from disrupting the democratic process and drive instability in a country that has extensive geopolitical influence.

Coming Clean on Security

One of the most eye-opening UK election pledges to date is the Conservative’s sudden commitment to introducing National Service for 18-year-old Brits. Our panel dive into the detail to decide whether this is merely sound-bite sensationalism or a credible security strategy that other countries should take on board.

Could the move be a way of shoring up an underfunded UK military by stealth, and how would this policy affect the armed forces? Does this election create an opportunity to stop the serial bluffing about defense capabilities and actually pledge action to solve the problem? Or would this be far too close to the truth for the UK and other major world powers?

A Matter of Trust

As disinformation reigns and a deep fake of Labour Leader Keir Starmer causes consternation, our panel examine whether the resulting skepticism and apathy among UK voters could ultimately decide the outcome of this election. With social media growing in importance as the main political battleground, influencers weald increasing power, click bait rules and hackers look set to have a field day, further eroding trust. What will this ultimately mean for the UK and its global partners? 

Find out all this and more in our latest episode which dissects the perils of modern elections through the lens of the UK.

Thanks to threat intelligence business Cyjax for continued support and sponsorship.

In this episode of the Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion, hosts Ian Thornton-Trump CD, CISO for Cyjax, Lisa Forte, Partner at Red Goat Security and Philip Ingram MBE, CEO of Grey Hare Media debate the geopolitical and security dimensions of The real space race: Inside geopolitics and security of a $1.8T industry. Our PODCAST is sponsored by CYJAX.

The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Discussion — Changing global influence in a year of elections

In Episode 21 of the Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion, hosts Ian Thornton-Trump CD, CISO for Cyjax, Lisa Forte, Partner at Red Goat Security and Philip Ingram MBE, CEO of Grey Hare Media discuss how modern forces manifest, how much power is truly being wielded, and what effect it is likely to have on a year when some of world’s biggest and most influential powers are holding elections.

Broken China? 

China borders 14 countries and is the 4th largest country in the world and second largest in terms of population. It's very surprising to know so little about the Chinese even though western think tanks and news articles have written volumes. It's shocking that a county which is at the very enter of the global supply chain for nearly every other country in the world is enigmatic, challenging, and difficult to understand. Perhaps it's due to China being an officially atheist state with over 40% of the population identifying as agnostic or atheist? This is remarkably different from nearly any other country in the world as is the lack of ethnic diversity 91.6% identify as ethnically Han. China is different, or is it really?

In this video podcast with Comrade Ian Thornton-Trump CD, CISO for Cyjax, Comrade Lisa Forte and Comrade Philip Ingram MBE we wave the Chinese flag passionately as we explore China. Lisa, was our woman on the ground who travelled the length and width of the region including rural Mongolia in -45 Celsius (-49 Fahrenheit) and visited Beijing as well as some rural villages - we can categorically state China has some of the best ice climbing opportunities in the world. The ice climbing opportunities aside this video podcast is supported by a new report from our sponsor Cyjax written by Comrade Nikita Cole whose draft helped structured our discussion - the paper is available here: <INSERY LINK-Y>

This short excerpt from the CIA world fact book paints the picture and rather surprisingly is unbiased in relating to China's resent ascension to the second largest economy in the world (2024).   

"MAO Zedong died in 1976. Beginning in 1978, subsequent leaders DENG Xiaoping, JIANG Zemin, and HU Jintao focused on market-oriented economic development and opening the country to foreign trade, while maintaining the rule of the CCP. Since the change, China has been among the world’s fastest growing economies, with real gross domestic product averaging over 9% growth annually through 2021, lifting an estimated 800 million people out of poverty, and dramatically improving overall living standards."

What the CIA world fact book has left out is the lifting out of poverty has created a massive middle class anxious for western consumer and luxury goods. The 2023 McKinsey China Consumer Report also found the middle class continues to rise. There is still no other country that adds as many households to the middle class each year as China does. Over the next three years, China is expected to add another 71 million upper-middle and high-income households adding to the 693.3 million identified in 2022. It's massive and a massive market opportunity for any firm. 

But all may not be as well as it seems - the panel explores some of doom and gloom associated with China and how cracks may be showing in foreign policy, international relations and its relationship with the world’s largest economy the USA - join us for a fascinating look at a country described by some as a "Frenemy" to the west but has radically transformed in less than 1/2 a lifetime - 45 years.

Ian Thornton Trump CD, Lisa Forte and Philip Ingram MBE look at events coming in 2024 and what could influence them from a geopolitical and cyber perspective.  This episode is sponsored by CYJAX.

Ian Thornton-Trump CD, CISO for Cyjax, Lisa Forte, Partner at Red Goat Security and Philip Ingram MBE of Grayhare Media take a look at some of the more interesting world events which are set to take place in 2024. Kicking off our usual banter on this particular topic was an article in the Economist - but due to the “Great British Paywall” I’ve substituted this article https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/1/3/24022864/elections-democracy-2024-united-states-india-pakistan-indonesia-european-parliament-far-right-voting instead which captures the essence of the discussion.

With great analysis from Phil and Lisa we talk about the upcoming Russian election and the tone (as usual)  turns ominous as we discuss reminders of Putin’s responses to critics of his regime. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-russians-fall-windows-putin-ukraine-war-1781790 We can expect more gravity related fatalities soon in the run up to the March 2024 Russian election.

India, the world’s largest democracy will conduct a national election April to May 2024. The growing population of India and it’s important in world affairs is fast becoming a sought after strategic partner for many powerful countries. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/31/bjp-modi-india-general-election-2024 but the massive disinformation capabilities could destabilise the process to a considerable degree. Lisa, citing the recent Brazilian election experience with disinformation across social media platforms and Phil identifying the magnitude of the problem brought to light in this research: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-01-13-social-media-manipulation-political-actors-industrial-scale-problem-oxford-report place the Indian elections in the right context and identify a potential lynch pin in geopolitical relationships. This will be an election which many people will be watching the results not the least of which are the 1.4 billion Indians—and a considerable number of Indian ex-pats across the world. For additional information on this subject please see: https://news.mit.edu/2023/study-microtargeting-politics-tailored-ads-0621

The panel observes the potential impacts of recent layoffs in the big social media companies as well as AI content creation may in the words of Lisa “run amok” and the lack of safeguards or “kill switch” when it comes to viral content has every opportunity to feed a cycle of violence, anger and create the right atmosphere for successful disinformation and manipulation. The broader outcome of the election and the inevitable geopolitical forces lead to the panel to conclude that India may be open to shopping for the right defence partner in the years ahead to further its own geopolitical and national policy goals. 

It’s inevitable when looking at key events of 2024 the panel turns to the big question of Russia Ukraine confit. Phil’s podcast on the tactical situation can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ukraine-day-645-an-update-by-philip-ingram-mbe/id1479994480?i=1000637077000 The

Crypto Cubed

It’s enigmatic and potential problematic. Lisa Forte, Partner at Red Goat Security , Phil Ingram MBE of Greyhare Media and Ian Thornton-Trump CD, CISO for Cyjax go around the table on Cryptocurrencies and the wide-ranging impact they are having on geopolitical conflict and economic conflict. The panel covers a lot of ground. The sensational trial of Sam Bankman-Fried who was found guilty on all seven counts related to the collapse of FTX could land him 115 years in jail depending on how much momentum there is for an appeal – his attorney Mark Cohen said Bankman-Fried respects the jury's decision but maintains his innocence and will continue to "vigorously fight the charges." So, yet another chapter in the saga may yet unfold.

The background to the trial was straight forward. The FTX exchange fell into bankruptcy after users found they could no longer withdraw their funds, worth billions of dollars in aggregate. The money was funnelled it into a sibling company, called Alameda Research, and used it for risky stock trades, political donations, and funding his extravagant lifestyle. He also flamboyantly ignored his lawyer's advice and prior to the trial he conducted many media interviews as well as written testimony to Congress and then as part of the final trial preceding's appeared on the witness stand to defend himself. It's safe to say the jury was unimpressed as he crumbled against all the evidence, he himself had provided to government prosecutors due to his public statements.

The fundraising efforts and overt Iranian funding of the Hamas terrorist organization came under discussion.  Eleven days after the Terrorist attack in Israel the "U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on ten key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators in Gaza and elsewhere including Sudan, Türkiye, Algeria, and Qatar. This action targets members managing assets in a secret Hamas investment portfolio, a Qatar-based financial facilitator with close ties to the Iranian regime, a key Hamas commander, and a Gaza-based virtual currency exchange and its operator." Digging deeper into this it was soon realised crypto currency and exchanges had played a massive part in providing the funds to conduct the sinister attack into southern Israel.  It appears financial sanctions against terrorist organizations were easily bypassed by cryptocurrencies exchanges despite intelligence of digital-currency wallets connected to Hamas receiving about $41 million over the past two years according to Tel Aviv-based crypto analytics and software firm BitOK and information on Palestinian Islamic Jihad receiving $93 million in crypto during the same period, based on crypto researcher Elliptic’s data.

Zooming out of these specific revelations the panel examined the wider implications of both nation state sanction avoidance, the ability to effectively bypass the American financial system and the role of crypto currencies in funding global political movements - somewhat anonymously. There are rather chilling revelations as cryptocurrencies are found at the very centre of political agendas, disinformation campaigns and financial transactions between countries subject to economic sanctions by both US and EU/UK governments. Despite analysis proclaiming that far more legitimate and legal transactions are occurring on crypto currency blockchains than illegitimate and illegal transactions the simple conclusion is we don't know how bad the problem is until the damage has already been done.

Ukraine Day 645, Philip INGRAM MBE former NATO planner and senior British Military Intelligence officer, and now TV and Radio commentator for Sky News, Talk TV and more,  gives his update on the current situation.

 In Episode 17 of the Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion from Security magazine, hosts Cyjax CISO Ian Thornton-Trump and Sky News security expert Philip Ingram, MBE, of Grey Hare Media are joined by Red Goat Cyber Security's Lisa Forte to analyze current events in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Hamas unfolds. The trio start with an update on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war before analyzing events in the Middle East, from the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation to how cyberattacks have played a role in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

1-16 can be accessed here: https://www.securitymagazine.com/videos/6339837947112?bctid=6339837947112

In this International Cyber Expo (ICE) Special Philip INGRAM MBE chats with Professor Ciaran Martin CB, who is chair of the advisory council for ICE and they talk through some of the areas the free to attend conference and expo will cover.  Get your free pass by clicking here:  FREE International Cyber Expo PASS - and remember it is on over 27 and 28 September 2022 at London Olympia.

In this episode Philip Ingram MBE chats with Lisa Forte Cyber Security - Partner @redgoatcyberand co-founder of respect in Security about disinformation, the Russians and how they use it and the possibility of it influencing the rail strikes starting on 21st June 22

As a former senior military intelligence officer I have studied Russia and Russian tactics and thinking g for many years so in this series of short PODCASTS  I bring to life what is also in some of the blogs you can find at greyharemedia.com. In this one I look at what is going on as we sit and wait.

As a former senior military intelligence officer I have studied Russia and Russian tactics and thinking g for many years so in this series of short PODCASTS  I bring to life what is also in some of the blogs you can find at greyharemedia.com. In this one I look at some of the key intelligence indicators to suggest one option or another. 

As a former senior military intelligence officer I have studied Russia and Russian tactics and thinking g for many years so in this series of short PODCASTS  I bring to life what is also in some of the blogs you can find at greyharemedia.com 

As a former senior military intelligence officer I have studied Russia and Russian tactics and thinking g for many years so in this series of short PODCASTS  I bring to life what is also in some of the blogs you can find at greyharemedia.com 

What does the NSO Pegasus hack mean for Device Security? Philip Ingram MBE chats with Ashish Patel from  Zimperium Technology, Ian Thornton-Trump, CISO with Cyjax and Andi Robinson, with Data Shield UK. The realities of our poor approach  to device security become apparent.

For more information about Zimperium, please visit: https://blog.zimperium.com

Richard Nugee a just retired British Military General will  be cycling nearly 1,000 miles in one of his toughest challenges to date, as an antidote to retirement! From Land’s End to John O’Groats,  a huge uphill task in aid of the Scar Free Foundation.

They are the leading UK charity pioneering medical research into all aspects of wound treatment and healing.

We talk about his career briefly, the Environment and Defence, he was the Defence leads and the environment and security which he will be talking about on 29th September at The International Security Expo at London Olympia https://www.internationalsecurityexpo.com

If you can please give what you can to this fantastic cause by visiting his page here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=RichardNugee&pageUrl=1

In this powerful and moving episode Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Jeff Imri.

Tragedy and life including the loss of his son and gambling, took Jeff Imri  on this remarkable path and a visual expression of his vision can be found in the  famous Angel wings in Creacon Wellness Retreat and a healing centre in New York.   He is now a university lecturer, master welder, healer and artist.

Please note there are some emotionally hard hitting insights in this episode.

In this episode Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Rob Balloch a Senior VP  with MARSS who produce solutions for identifying people falling overboard from cruise liner and luxury yachts that can also be used to detect drones.

MARSS develops innovative marine and land-based solutions for asset protection and saving life using integrated sensor surveillance and proprietary software. So if you want to know about everything from detecting drones to man overboard from cruise ships, this is the PODCAST to listen to. 

We all use mobiles to process everything, especially with lockdown, but are they secure? Can they be secured?  Philip Ingram MBE talks to Ash Patel from Zimperium and Andi Robinson from DataShield.


https://blog.zimperium.com/
https://datashield-uk.com

Philip Ingram MBE today is chatting with Ian Thornton Trump the CISO with Cyjax about Intelligence led cyber business decisions. Two intelligencers chewing the cud... this could go anywhere!

You can find out more about Cyjax here: https://www.cyjax.com

And we chat about threat documents they release - an example can be found here: https://www.cyjax.com/2021/04/06/geopolitical-and-cybersecurity-weekly-brief-6-april-2021/

Today I am chatting with the inspirational Karen Whelan, an amazing Irish Psychotherapist and author  who has just published a book with my previous guest Angela Doyle Stuart.

Karen's story is shocking, moving, motivating and deeply personal and I am honoured she shared it with me and you. There are a few trigger warnings through our chat but you can see how they have lead to this inspirational woman  co-authoring  "Sunday Morning Cure: No More Hangxiety." 

Once you here her story, you will have to get this book and it is available through amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B08X2P5Z4Z

Today I am chatting with the inspirational Angela Doyle Stuart, an Irish journalist and broadcaster, who has had four tragedies in her life, losing her mother, her sister being murdered, the loss of a baby and then her father, yet her resilience shines through and sets an example for us all. She has captured much of her thinking in her new book, "Sunday Morning Cure: No More Hangxiety," written with  Accredited Psychotherapist Karen Whelan. 

Once you here her story, you will have to get this book and it is available through amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B08X2P5Z4Z

In this exciting episode Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Guy Hizkiau and Nimrod Barel from SpecterX.  

SpecterX aims to maximise the organisation’s control over their data in a seamless, secure and compliant way. Giving a great insight to how data in any organisation is being processed by whom and where. It gives a level of GDPR control not seen elsewhere. You can get more details from their website here: https://www.specterx.com

In this episode Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Justin Crump the CEO of the Intelligence Company Sibylline. In this PODCAST we put the world to rights and give a detailed understanding of the global threat landscape.

Sibylline (https://www.sibylline.co.uk) is a leading strategic risk consultancy delivering timely, accurate, relevant and actionable intelligence; tailored to increase organizational resilience and decision advantage.

The second of my chats with John Cammegh QC from 36 Crime as today we look at the links between Serious and Organised Crime and Terror - examining some of the successes the UKs National Crime Agency have had and noting a failure or two! And generally put the world to rights.

Warning, no bacon was consumed in the production of this PODCAST.

In previous years John gained vast experience in international practice. He acted as lead counsel for the former rebel leader Augustine Gbao on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Special Court of Sierra Leone (2004–09). Uniquely, this case was the first in international legal history to try the use of child soldiers, forced marriage/sexual slavery and the abduction of UN peacekeeping forces, each of which Gbao alone was acquitted.

Having been barred by the Bangladeshi government from acting as lead counsel in situ for several defendants tried for genocide at the international Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, John advised local defence teams remotely 2011-14 until the eventual conviction and execution of all but one of the defendants.

In this episode, Philip Ingram MBE chats with John Cammegh QC from 36 Group chambers.  He is a criminal defence practitioner and we chat about international law at one point John highlights how the UK undermined the authority of the ICC.

In previous years John gained vast experience in international practice. He acted as lead counsel for the former rebel leader Augustine Gbao on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Special Court of Sierra Leone (2004–09). Uniquely, this case was the first in international legal history to try the use of child soldiers, forced marriage/sexual slavery and the abduction of UN peacekeeping forces, each of which Gbao alone was acquitted.

Having been barred by the Bangladeshi government from acting as lead counsel in situ for several defendants tried for genocide at the international Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, John advised local defence teams remotely 2011-14 until the eventual conviction and execution of all but one of the defendants.

In Episode 19 Philip Ingram MBE gets to chat with Tracy Edwards MBE. In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded an MBE honour. She has written two books about her experiences.

Tracy founded The Maiden Factor . org (https://www.themaidenfactor.org)  having recovered and restored her her beloved yacht Maiden with some help from HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan.

Maiden’s mission now is supporting and working with community programmes all over the world which empower and enable girls into education

Please listen to her amazing story, for my security listeners Tracy spent some time woking with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and Jim Gamble.

She is an inspiration to all, with some great insights to surviving lockdown.

Please support her fantastic charity by donating here: https://www.themaidenfactor.org/donate

And via the CrowFunding page here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/my-maiden-voyage#start

And Double Dare - she needs some brave men to join the crew at times! Listen and find out!

In this episode of Chatting With Ingram, Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Pierre Racz the President, CEO and founder of the Canadian Company Genetec.  

Pierre has over 30 years of hardware and software development experience and holds extensive knowledge in the physical security industry. He is recognised as a global security visionary.

In Episode 17, Philip Ingram MBE chats with the legendary FC and Dr Jess from Cygenta looking at developing cyber threats, how the pandemic has changed things and the importance of education.  This is one episode where listeners Will actually learn something! 

In Episode 16, Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Kenny Long a super recogniser with Digital Barriers.  Kenny is chatting from self isolation in his caravan so he can safely work in hospitals helping with confidence building thermal camera installations. 

Kenny, a former a Super Recogniser with the MET Police gives his informed perspective on automated facial recognition and how it is a valuable tool for super recognisers. 

Warning - you might actually learn something.

Episode 15 of Chatting with Ingram has Philip Ingram MBE talking to James Gilding the Managing Director, Cleaning and Environmental Services, Mitie Group Plc.

He and his team are leading with much of the support including Security support to the New Dragons Heart Hospital part of the Nightingale, Field Hospital series, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

In this PODCADST we pull out some of the lessons learned and find out why MITIE was perfect for the job in hand.

Lisa Short | Founder Mind Shifting
Philip Ingram MBE | Founder Grey Hare Media
Professor Mammo Muchie | South African Research Chair Innovation Studies [SARChI]

The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn [Alvin Toffler]. A fireside podcast discussing ‘what is the new normal’ for people, business, learning and the economy. How will reshaping broadcast education to learning, using frontier technology infrastructure, delivering rapidly scaled 21C & digital skills impact current business outcomes and drive business resilience moving forward at a global level?

What tangible scaleable learning and ‘hand holding’ is immediately required to satisfy the vertical growth in digital capability demand currently being experienced by business. How do we connect these demands rapidly to ecosystems of existing technology innovation around the world?

Themes:

Featured Session
EdTech
Business Investment
Work

You can contact Philip via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipingrammbe and Lisa via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagshort

In episode 14 Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Hugo Rosemont - Director Security and Resilience with ADS.  We look back at this years Security and Policing conference and expo at Farnborough and look at how ADS are helping their members through the pandemic period.  We also discuss what priorities there are for security within the Government at the moment.

In Episode 13, Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Tom Sykes who is a freelance news cameraman with the BBC and ITV amongst others, he is a self employed video production professional and has been working in the industry for over 20 years. He also runs solo16 who provide high quality affordable live streaming services as well as corporate, promotional and event video production.

In this episode he gives tips as to how to improve and professionalise your use of video conferencing, so important during the current pandemic.

Link to Tom's cameraman site - www.ukcameraop.co.uk

Link to Tom's company site - www.solo16.co.uk

Article on Virtual Events - https://www.solo16.co.uk/post/live-streamed-event-saves-over-70-tonnes-of-carbon

Link toTom's video tips - https://youtu.be/taKl9DkL9w4 

Some other good video articles are here https://www.solo16.co.uk/blog

In Episode 12 Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with Flavia Kenyon a Barrister with 36 Commercial about the Integrity of Content: Fighting Disinformation, Deepfakes, and a Deadly Virus.

Flavia was born in Romania, educated at Oxford University and called to the bar in 2005. Flavia specialises in International litigation, Commercial and Insolvency, Commercial Crime, Fraud, Regulatory, Cyber litigation, Cyber Fraud, Espionage, and Human Rights.

Flavia is the first British barrister fluent in Romanian. She provides general legal assistance to the Romanian Embassy and has become the 'go-to' lawyer amongst the Romanian diaspora. She is a media commentator on legal issues involving Romanians, and has appeared on national and international media.

Read Flania's paper here: https://36group.co.uk/content/files/36-cyber-bites-07-04.pdf

In Episode 11, Philip Ingram MBE is chatting with John Campbell SC of the London Based 36 Commercial about Privacy Law and Data.

John is a highly regarded silk in South Africa, specialising in large commercial trials, competition proceedings, Judicial Review and actions and injunctions for defamation and privacy.

He has extensive experience in these fields and has also written for academic journals – both in South Africa and internationally – in most of them.

In the last few years, he has acted for a large European bank in Competition Tribunal proceedings arising from the alleged fixing of currency exchange rates of emerging markets in New York; for an international commodities trading company in lifting a freezing order over a consignment of cobalt from the DRC; for South African Breweries in an arbitration dispute under Uncitral rules arising from a contract for the delivery of its product which necessitated a close knowledge of the logistics business; and in a Judicial Review arising from the award of a tender worth approximately half a billion rands per year.

His breadth of experience equips him to act across wide ranging commercial fields from banking and contract law to civil fraud, judicial review and negligence, and in commercial injunctions.

John has appeared in courts at all levels both in South Africa and the United Kingdom, including the South African Constitutional Court and the United Kingdom Supreme Court, as well as in arbitrations.

To contact John please go via his clarks on:

Telephone: 020 7421 8051
Email: clerks@36commercial.co.uk

In Episode 10 Philip Ingram MBE is talking to Lisa Short, she is in the top 100 B2B Thought Leaders in the World to follow in 2020.  

Recognised as a visionary and transformational strategist whose 30 plus years of experience, combined with lifelong learning has enabled delivery of quantum leap change in global ageing, Industry 4.0, education, social impact, women’s empowerment and business leadership. 

Her ethos is that “big challenges require big solutions” and don’t be afraid of achieving them. She is an Ambassador of Change for Frontier Technology, Education, Business & Social Impact, Women's Leadership.

Philip Ingram MBE talks to Sinead King, a leading employment barrister with the London based 36 Group. COVID-19 is forcing a lot of businesses to shut down sites and change the way they do business.  There is a lot of confusion about how the furlough scheme intersects with the law governing business reorganisation and redundancy. This is a PODCAST which aims to clear up the confusion.  We talk about Reorganisation, redundancy and the job retention scheme: the business perspective in the current COVID-19 environment.

And we end with a NETFLIX recommendation for good violent escapism!

If you need to contact Sinead for further advice she can be contacted through her clerks at 36 Commercial.

Email: clerks@36commercial.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)20 7421 8051

Web: https://36group.co.uk/commercial

In this episode of the WithIngram, PODCAST series Philip Ingram MBE chats with Andy Jaquith from QOMPLX.

Andy is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and General Manager, Cyber at QOMPLX.

 He is a cyber-security and risk executive with proven ability to safeguard business information assets without limiting growth or flexibility. Experienced in startups, with two successful exits, and well as in global Fortune 100 environments, he has managed a broad spectrum of technology risk areas, including: enterprise risk management, vulnerability management, Sarbanes-Oxley and audit assurance, regulatory affairs, controls monitoring, operational risk, reporting, analytics, data science, and security strategy. Persuasive writer, presenter and communicator with customers, staff and to the board. He literally wrote the book on security metrics, used by a generation of risk professionals to connect security to the corner office. Competencies include:

Executive management
Positioning, vision and strategy
Enterprise risk management
Security risk measurement
Systems design and execution
Line 1/2 risk measurement
Exploratory data analysis
Data science
Cloud security

He is a well-known contributor to the field. “Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt” is used as a college textbook; reviewers praised it as “one of the best written security books ever.” 

Philip Ingram MBE in episode 7 of the WithIngram PODCASTS talks to Ian Thornton-Trump the CISO with CJAX Ltd. We talk COVID-19, Cyber threat, technology and sorting the world out.

Ian Thornton-Trump, CD, is an ITIL certified IT professional with 25 years of experience in IT security and information technology.

From 1989 to 1992, Ian served with the Canadian Forces (CF), Military Intelligence Branch; in 2002, he joined the CF Military Police Reserves and retired as a Public Affairs Officer in 2013. After a year with the RCMP as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Ian worked as a cyber security analyst/consultant for multi-national insurance, banking and regional health care. His most memorable role was being a project manager, specializing in cyber security for the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. Today, as Chief Information Security Officer for Cyjax, Ian has deep experience with the threats facing small, medium and enterprise businesses.

His research and experience have made him a sought-after cyber security consultant specializing in cyber threat intelligence programs for small, medium and enterprise organizations. In his spare time, he teaches cyber security and IT business courses for CompTIA as part of their global faculty and is the lead architect for Cyber Titan, Canada’s efforts to develop the next generation of cyber professionals.

In Episode 6 Philip Ingram MBE takes a look at the whole COVID-19 Pandemic worry by asking; What is a virus?, What is COVID-19 and where did it come from? How dangerous is it? How have the government planned their response? Why is our response different to others? Philip Ingram MBE a former senior Military Intelligence officer and specialist in CBRNE. He grew up in a family immersed in disease identification and control as his late father, Brian, ran a laboratory at the local hospital and his biomedical science journals were Philip's youthful reading.

If you want to read the article this PODCAST is based on please copy this address to your browser: https://greyharemedia.com/covid-19-an-intelligence-assessment/

Episode 5 of this seasons WithIngram PODCAST series sees Philip Ingram MBE chatting with Paul Dodds, the county manager for UK and Ireland with the forward thinking technology provider Genetec.  Paul is also the winner of the City Security Magazine Article of the Year. Genetec have just moved their UK office from Reading to a very plush setting at the heart of the City of London this was a great opportunity to get some real insight into the priorities of a leading technology manufacturer and to understand what is influencing the security industry and wider market.  This folks is (as always) a good one, but a challenge - see if you can find the obvious edit ;-). 

Philip Ingram MBE in this Episode 4 of Season 2 of the With Ingram PODCAST series talks to the wonderful Ellie Hurst from Advent IM. We berate the infosec community, look at skill set shortages, discuss C suite engagement with security and highlight the importance of communications. Whilst no bacon was harmed in the making of the PODCAST, Roy Cooper from Professional Security Magazine, did provide a bacon roll as I had missed them when I first got to his event. Well done Roy and the team.

Series 2 Episode 3 touching on the difficult area of getting people with the right technical skills for the security industry.  Who better to chat to than a specialist recruiter and expert in getting people with the right technical skills, Dr Sanjeev Mehta who is the CEO-Sush Talent.  Dr Mehta will be participating in a panel discussion at The Security Event at the NEC which is on from 28-30 April 2020.

Philip Ingram MBE chats with Vasco Amador the CEO of Global Intelligence Insight about  ISIS and Al Qaeda and what is happening with them across the globe in this latest WithIngram Podcast. We look at how they communicate, how does he access information on them and where does he get it, what should we be concerned about and so much more.

Season 2 of the With Ingram series of PODCASTS kicks off with Philip Ingram MBE having a chat with Jerry Akubo who works with the Nigerian Police but is the founder and CEO of the Technology Against Crime NGO which is delivering technological ideas and solutions to issues across the African Union member states. The first thing to deliver is a common understanding and it is clear Jerry has a clear understanding of where technology can help.

A special #LunchWithIngram episode where Philip Ingram MBE chats over lunch (no bacon involved) with Darren Stanton, the Human Lie Detector.  A psychologist and former prison officer then police officer, there is not much Darren doesn't know about this who lie.  But what does he look for, how can he tell? Darren gives some of his insights.  He also gives a few opinions about some high profile incidents in 2019 such as election interviews and THAT interview with Prince Andrew.  This is unmissable.

Philip Ingram MBE chats to the Gatwick Police commander Justin Burtenshaw who dealt with the drone incident at Gatwick Airport that started a year ago today. This recording was done in the summer but it is appropriate it is released on the anniversary.  With Ingram Series 1 Episode 12

Martin Cronin the CEO of the Canadian based company Patriot One chat with Philip Ingram MBE about his remote sensing technology which is able to help tackle the scourge of knife crime on the streets of our cities. He explains who Patriot One are, who he is, a little about the tech and how it works and where it was developed.  This fascinating short PODCAST is episode 11 in the 2019 WithIngram series.

#WithIngram Philip Ingram MBE has a chat with one of the leading female security lights, Nicole Eagan, the CEO of the award inning Darktrace. The chat was a couple of years ago in Singapore but is still relevant today. Unfortunately no bacon was consumed in the production of this PODCAST but dear listeners, you.might actually learn something. 

Philip Ingram MBE for Episode 9 of the #WithIngram PODCAST series sits down for a chat with Mr Adam Welsh, Head of Asia Pacific Public Policy and Mr Romeo Durscher, Director of Public Safety Integration from DJI. We talk about cyber integrity, drones, data integrity and so much more.  Did you know all DJI video outside China is held on US Servers? Recorded in Singapore and after breakfast so NO bacon was consumed in the making of this PODCAST. 

#WithIngram Episode 8: Philip Ingram MBE chats with Barrie Millett

Barrie is a security legend, he is running the 2020 London Marathon for CrimeStoppers so please please click on the link below and give what you can.
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/barrie-millett-SAVMLMBONDS333-2020-174221

We discuss the security challenges around the financial industry, Critical national Infrastructure, threat from hostile states, GDPR, the importance of international events and much much more. In fact, I think we put the world to rights, find out for yourselves.  

Mass communications is essential when there is an incident. Targeted communications is better. Keeping people informed is essential. How can governments or companies pass information to their people and where necessary steer them away from danger? As part of the #WithIngram series, Philip Ingram is chatting to Tom Pressley the VP International Marketing with Everbridge.  as always there is a warning. You may actually learn something.  For those who are interested, no bacon was consumed or harmed in the production of this PODCAST.

#WithIngram Episode 6 Chatting to Mick O'Connell of the NEC Corporation about Biometrics, Artificial Intelligence, privacy and more. The balance between what technology can do and what technology should do and getting a real understanding as to how technology is developing.  There are no punches pulled, Mick is quizzed on what is right, the dangers to intelligence officers is discussed and so much more.

What is the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation, what does it do, what are its priorities? In this episode 5 of the #WithIngram series of PODCASTS, Philip Ingram MBE chats with Anita Hazenberg, the Director of Innovation at the  Interpol Global Complex for Innovation based in Singapore.

In the past 36 years of her career in the Netherlands Police, Anita was involved in various operational duties across the Netherlands specializing in ‘Violence against Women and Children’ and 'International Police Cooperation'. She progressed into the international foray to take up several trailblazing roles, including as the Director of the European Network of Policewomen (ENP); the first Programme Director 'Police and Human Rights' for the Council of Europe (France); the founder and first Director of the School for Police Leadership; the first Coordinator for International Strategic Alliances and Deployment of the Staff of the Dutch National Police Commissioner; and as the initiator and Conference Director of the global annual law enforcement think-tank consisting of top-level executives - ‘Pearls in Policing.’ Ms Hazenberg holds Master Degrees in Public Administration and Change Management.

#WithIngram Philip Ingram is chatting to Peter Jones, CEO of the Nineteen Group who have just bought the Emergency Services Show, launched the new The Security Event as well as running events for fire, health and safety, facilities and maintenance at the NEC in Birmingham. All underpinned by the hugely successful International Security Expo with its co-located International Disaster Response Expo based at Olympia in London. So what is Peter's philosophy, where is he going with his acquisitions, what sets Nineteen apart, we have some great insights to what in military planning would be described as "The Commanders Intent."

This is a PODCAST version of my blog "DSEI makes me feel cheated" on GreyHareMedia.com about September 11th 2005 when I was in Iraq and my mate Major Matt Bacon was killed on his way to see me. Partially at fault was the lack of coherent intelligence tools and databases. My very personal but abridged recollection is here to listen to. #byIngram

#WithIngram Philip Ingram chats with Digital Barriers CEO and Forbes writer Zak Doffman where they discuss surveillance, the rights and wrongs of facial recognition technologies, facebooks concerns regarding iOS and Android tracking and much more

#ChattingWithIngram : Philip Ingram MBE chats with John Currie Head of Security with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and Executive Director with the National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS) getting a real insight to the challenges facing our healthcare professionals on the frontline and to those charged with keeping them safe. This is eye opening in places. #nNoBaconSandwiches 

Series 1, Episode 1, #breakfastwithIngram, Philip Ingram MBE chats with Hugo Rosemont the Director of Security and Resilience with ADS over bacon rolls, red sauce and tea of course (Hugo had coffee) and all in The Delaunay in Aldwych in London.  We put the Security world to rights and solve all issues. Bacon Rolls were pretty good!