Saros Insights Podcast
Practical conversations for leaders shaping the future of business and technology
The Saros Insights podcast explores the strategies and decisions shaping modern business and technology. Covering topics such as IT delivery, data governance, IT due diligence, AI adoption and business growth, we reveal how IT transformation happens and what it takes to make change stick. Each episode features senior executives and industry experts sharing practical insights and real-world lessons to help leaders turn complexity into clarity and change into opportunity.
EP7: The gap between cyber strategy and reality
Cybersecurity is often defined in frameworks, standards, and best practice models. But in reality, organisations operate in a world of trade-offs, constraints, and constant change.
In this episode, Lee interviews Gerard Kirrane, CTO at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), bringing a perspective shaped across industry, advisory, and national cyber defence. From building cyber capability in the private sector to supporting Ireland’s national response, this is a conversation grounded in what actually works.
We explore the practical impact of NIS2, the role of regulation in driving real change, and why a purely theoretical approach to cyber is no longer enough.
Because resilience is not built on a perfect strategy. It is built on pragmatic decisions, made early, and executed well.
EP6: Why email is still your biggest security risk
In this episode of Saros Insights, we meet Niall Mackey from TopSec Cloud Solutions to explore how cybersecurity risk is evolving in a cloud-first and AI-driven world and why many organisations still misunderstand where their real exposure lies.
We discuss why email remains the primary attack vector, how threats now evolve after delivery, and what this means for security architecture and leadership accountability. The conversation also examines how AI is scaling attacks, shifting risk beyond large enterprises, and increasing pressure on existing controls.
For technology leaders, this episode offers a clear perspective on where current approaches fall short, how to think about layered security in a simplified world, and why sovereignty, governance, and human behaviour are becoming central to effective risk management.
EP 5: Cyber risk in financial services: the blind spot
In this episode, we’re joined by Sam Glynn, Cyber Security and Regulatory Compliance Advisor at Secure and Assure. Sam breaks down cybersecurity in a way that makes it accessible beyond the technical teams, bringing the conversation firmly into the boardroom where it belongs.
We explore governance, risk and compliance in the financial sector, one of the most regulated industries, and why treating cybersecurity as a tick box exercise leaves organisations exposed not only to attacks, but to significant regulatory fines. The conversation also unpacks the real risks emerging with AI adoption, and how firms can move forward in a controlled and informed way. If you’re responsible for risk, technology or decision making at a senior level, this is one you can’t afford to miss.
EP4: Building digital trust in the age of AI
In this episode, Lee speaks with Onur Korucu, a cybersecurity and AI governance specialist, about the growing challenge of aligning technology, law, and risk in the age of AI. They explore why organisations struggle to bridge the gap between engineers, legal teams, and governance functions, and why traditional compliance approaches are no longer enough as emerging technologies evolve. The conversation also looks at how multidisciplinary thinking is becoming essential to building real digital trust in modern organisations. Watch the full episode to explore how organisations can begin navigating AI governance and building digital trust in practice.
EP3: Building business cyber resilience before the breach
Our guest is Gerard Craughwell, Independent Senator, with a direct perspective on national security, accountability and the growing impact of cyber risk on Irish business. This episode focuses on why cyber resilience is now a leadership responsibility. What it means to prepare before a breach happens, how organisations should think about exposure and critical infrastructure, and why silence and complacency are no longer viable responses. Watch the episode for a grounded view of cyber risk and what good leadership looks like in practice.
EP2: No shadow AI: Governance, M&A, and IT control
Our guest is Rachel Tobin, Senior Vice President at Crescendo, with a front row view of what it takes to scale AI responsibly inside a fast-growing organisation. This episode goes straight into AI governance in practice. How to eliminate shadow AI, reset governance as strategy shifts, and put IT, security and privacy at the centre of tool adoption. We also explore what really changes after M&A, the IT integration challenges and opportunities that follow, and why outcome-based models are replacing seat-based thinking in an AI-driven world.
EP1: The digital transformation of the construction industry
Our first guest is Cillian Kelly, Group Head of Digital Project Delivery at Sisk. He brings a powerful story of grit, leadership, and what it really takes to drive digital transformation in one of Ireland’s most complex industries, construction. Digital twins, BIM, AI strategy, smart buildings, and the leadership mindset behind it all. If you lead IT, data, or digital change in a complex organisation, this is one you do not want to miss.
