Destination Cyber

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Episode 19: Matt Mansour
Wednesday, 25 March, 2026

Matthew Mansour is a Senior Lecturer and Cybersecurity professional with a career spanning more than two decades across universities and industry. He teaches cybersecurity, AI, and project management at multiple institutions, and spearheads EduTech Consulting, a consultancy specialising in privacy, AI, and cyber-risk advisory. His work focuses on helping organisations build practical, human-centred approaches to technology and risk. Matthew is also a speaker and mentor, known for making complex topics accessible and for supporting young people in developing confidence and professional skills. Chapters (00:00:03) - The SOC(00:00:17) - Confessions Of A Compulsive Career Jogger(00:00:52) - Matthew Mansour(00:01:55) - How to Balance Teaching and Consulting(00:03:38) - Starting out as a teacher: My story(00:08:47) - Teaching as a practical path to life(00:10:57) - Teaching at 24(00:15:15) - Teaching as a profession(00:16:53) - What is it that teachers need to command an audience?(00:18:20) - A mentor's advice on teaching(00:20:06) - Teaching Social Media(00:24:43) - Talking to customers about the weather(00:25:34) - The high and lows of teaching(00:28:24) - What's the lowest low point of your life?(00:29:42) - How to Teach Cybersecurity(00:31:21) - How to train your cybersecurity team(00:33:29) - How to get out of consulting early(00:36:07) - Cybersecurity for Small Businesses(00:38:56) - So AI is becoming quite prominent in security circles(00:41:07) - In the Elevator of Consulting(00:43:02) - Getting out of the Consulting Studio(00:44:43) - How to Manage Your Time in Consulting(00:48:02) - 5 Rules of Out-of-Scope Consulting(00:48:48) - Should I focus on my degree or micro-courses?(00:54:18) - How to Get Out of College With a Degree(00:55:12) - What Certification Do You Require?(00:57:24) - What Motivates You in the World?(00:58:53) - What's One Certification You Think is Overrated? CEH Certified(01:00:07) - Destination Cyber: Where Did You Come From?