When Cyber Risk Becomes Personal with Lucy Burnford
Mon Jan 12 2026
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In this episode of The Defuse Podcast, Philip Grindell is joined by Lucy Burnford, founder of coc00n, a specialist cyber security firm protecting high-risk individuals, families, and senior leaders from targeted digital threats.
Lucy works at the sharp end of personal cyber risk, where phones, messages and trusted relationships are often the way in. coc00n focuses on people rather than systems, securing personal devices, private digital lives, and the grey area where work and home overlap.
Their team includes former UK government cyber specialists who once protected sensitive national assets and now apply that experience to private clients.
The conversation explores how cyber threats really start, why successful people often underestimate personal risk, and how digital compromise can quickly turn into reputational, psychological, or real-world harm.
This is a grounded discussion about judgement, habits, and trust — and what genuinely helps people feel safer.
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Lucy Burnford, Chief Executive Officer, coc00n
Lucy is the CEO at coc00n. She works with a team of former GCHQ cyber security and digital privacy experts to deliver proactive, unrivalled cyber security with absolute discretion and privacy. She works closely with high value clients, and their advisors, to bridge the gap between technical requirements and practical solutions, combining her ability to understand consumers of premium services alongside cyber expertise.
https://coc00n.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyburnford/
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Send us a text In this episode of The Defuse Podcast, Philip Grindell is joined by Lucy Burnford, founder of coc00n, a specialist cyber security firm protecting high-risk individuals, families, and senior leaders from targeted digital threats. Lucy works at the sharp end of personal cyber risk, where phones, messages and trusted relationships are often the way in. coc00n focuses on people rather than systems, securing personal devices, private digital lives, and the grey area where work and home overlap. Their team includes former UK government cyber specialists who once protected sensitive national assets and now apply that experience to private clients. The conversation explores how cyber threats really start, why successful people often underestimate personal risk, and how digital compromise can quickly turn into reputational, psychological, or real-world harm. This is a grounded discussion about judgement, habits, and trust — and what genuinely helps people feel safer. Bio Lucy Burnford, Chief Executive Officer, coc00n Lucy is the CEO at coc00n. She works with a team of former GCHQ cyber security and digital privacy experts to deliver proactive, unrivalled cyber security with absolute discretion and privacy. She works closely with high value clients, and their advisors, to bridge the gap between technical requirements and practical solutions, combining her ability to understand consumers of premium services alongside cyber expertise. https://coc00n.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyburnford/ Support the show Subscribe to 'Defuse News', our weekly update of the week's events on our website. Follow me on X /Twitter Connect with me on LinkedIn