Ep. 9 From Fashion Design to Cybersecurity with Hortense Rothery
In this episode of Lost in Cyberia, we’re joined by Hortense Rothery, the Relationship Manager at Volkis. Hortense shares her unique career journey from studying fashion design in New Zealand to trans...
5 Mai 202527min
Ep. 8 Revenge of the Nerds: Confronting Gender Bias in Cyber Security and Cybercrime
This episode of Lost in Cyberia is what we (Annie-Mei and Anika) presented at CyberCon Canberra 2025. We look at the evolution of nerd culture, from the dawn of the internet til now. We also discuss:...
21 Apr 202536min
BONUS EP March Madness, Awards and Burnout Realness (We’re Tired)
March nearly broke us, but it also kind of made us. In this episode, Annie-Mei and Anika unpack a chaotic month full of firsts: our first podcast guests (shoutout to Harry from Phronesis and Hortense ...
14 Apr 202531min
Ep. 7 How to seduce a model (large language model) with Harry Smith
Harry Smith (who also goes by Harrison, Hazza or H) is our very first guest on the podcast! Harry works at Phronesis Security in the application security space but has previously done pentesting on LL...
7 Apr 202538min
Ep. 6 Red flags to look for in a job interview
Have you ever been told that a team you're interviewing for are like a family? If you have it's probably a good idea to widen that job search. In this episode we discuss red flags people should look ...
24 Mar 202541min
Ep. 5 Is IWD a Waste of Time?
In this episode hosts Annie-Mei and Anika discuss whether International Women's Day (IWD) is achieving its purpose of promoting equality and diversity in the Cyber Security industry. IWD was first obs...
10 Mar 202550min
Ep. 4 Top 5 Career Achievements in 2024
In this episode of Lost in Cyberia, Anika and Annie-Mei recount their top five cyber security milestones from 2024, including cryptography publications, conference appearances, and hands-on digital pr...
24 Feb 202540min
Ep. 3 How high is your risk tolerance in life?
This episode looks at how people can reach their goals by taking baby steps, whether that's for public speaking, networking or anything else in life. Annie-Mei and Anika discuss their family upbringin...
10 Feb 202526min
