The Fight To Protect Our Health Services Zero Trust Everywhere & Deception Tech

Описание: When we think of hospital heroes, we picture doctors and nurses, but there is an invisible frontline of cyber defenders working around the clock to keep every life-saving machine running.

We are exploring how the latest breakthroughs in Zero Trust and deception technology are flipping the script on cyber threats, ensuring our healthcare professionals are never stopped from saving lives.

Welcome to our new special-edition series: The Fight to Protect our Health Services.

In partnership with Convenzis Group, we’re bringing you raw, frontline conversations live from Cybersecure 2026: The NHS Cyber Security Conference, featuring exclusive keynote insights and behind-the-scenes interviews with the leaders securing the future of digital healthcare.

In this inaugural episode, we are joined by the inspiring Mike Culshaw, a true healthcare IT disruptor who has spent nearly two decades in the NHS trenches. From managing regional service desks to serving as Chief Technology Officer at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Mike understands the heavy reality of defending hospital networks from the inside out. Driven by his core belief that "Tech + Humans is where the magic happens," he earned the prestigious 2024 NHS Cyber Innovator Award for relentlessly challenging the legacy IT status quo. Today, as a Healthcare Solution Consultant and Security Specialist at Zscaler, Mike brings that invaluable frontline perspective to the broader industry, championing Zero Trust transformation to secure the cloud, empower clinical staff, and ensure our health services can safely and securely operate from anywhere.

🔥 IN THIS EPISODE:
• 🎥 Exclusive 2026 Conference Insights: Groundbreaking takeaways and raw footage directly from the floor of the NHS Cyber Security Conference.
• 🚨 The Evolving Cyber Landscape: The biggest challenges Zscaler is seeing on the frontlines today, how AI-driven ransomware is shifting, and what healthcare IT must do to stay ahead.
• 🔒 Zero Trust Everywhere: From users to things, and data to AI - how the principle of least-privileged access is transforming NHS security and compliance.
• 🪤 Deception Technology: A look at the "digital decoys" and traps being set to outsmart attackers and stop ransomware before it deploys.
• 🛡️ The Invisible Shield: How IT teams are modernizing infrastructure so frontline workers can focus entirely on patient care.
• 💙 The Human Element: Why protecting our health services means protecting the mental resilience and wellbeing of the cybersecurity professionals in the trenches.

Zscaler, Inc. is the global leader in cloud-native security, pioneered by Founder and CEO Jay Chaudhry in 2007. As of early 2026, the company is a cornerstone of the cybersecurity industry, known for its mission to accelerate digital transformation by making the cloud a safe place to do business.

Zscaler operates the world’s largest security cloud, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™. This platform is designed to replace traditional legacy network security, such as VPNs and firewalls, by securely connecting any user, device, or application over any network, regardless of location. The platform's architecture is built on the principle of least-privileged access, ensuring that users are only connected to the specific applications they need.
For more info visit www.zscaler.com

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