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by David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis
Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.
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- 4 days ago48 min
Why Don't You Tell Me Which Metrics Sound Most Impressive?
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is Pavi Ramamurthy, Global CISO and CIO, Blackhawk Network. In this episode: Numbers that make the board feel good and nothing else The audit is not the same thing as the truth Receipts aren't a strategy Stop blaming the human, fix the system they're standing in A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker delivers Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust Cloud Access that verifies both user and device before granting access to specific applications. No broad access, nothing exposed, and no reliance on credentials alone. It's a smarter way to control access and reduce risk. Learn more at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.
- 1 weeks ago47 min
With AI, I Can Now Be Pulled in 5x More Directions at Once!
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is our sponsored guest, Brian Long, CEO, Adaptive Security. In this episode: Nobody clocks out anymore The rules nobody wrote down are the ones that count AI doesn't drain your empathy, it just shows your hand Loyalty runs both directions, even out the door A huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security Adaptive Security helps organizations stay ahead of AI-powered social engineering, including deepfake phishing, vishing, and multi-channel attacks. With simulations and personalized training, teams learn to recognize and respond to modern threats before they cause harm. Turn human risk into resilience with security awareness built for the AI era. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com.
- 2 weeks ago43 min
The Only Thing Worse Than Technical Debt is Newly Discovered Technical Debt
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining them is Tim Callahan, CIO/CISO, AFLAC. In this episode: Week one is the wrong time to overreach Nobody has the AI playbook Vulnerability management wasn't built for this clock Stop blaming the human, fix the system A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta No, it's not your imagination. Risk and regulations ARE ramping up—and customers now expect proof of security just to do business. That's why Vanta is a game-changer. Vanta automates your compliance process and brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Companies like Ramp and Writer spend 82% less time on audits with Vanta. That's not just faster compliance—it's more time for growth. Get started at Vanta.com/CISO.
- 3 weeks ago37 min
What Part of Zero Trust Does Your Exception Not Understand?
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is Patti Degnan, operating partner, Andreessen Horowitz. In this episode: Identity built for one person at a time Patching can't outrun the exploit timeline The exception hiding inside zero trust A revenue question nobody's answered yet A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker delivers Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust Cloud Access that verifies both user and device before granting access to specific applications. No broad access, nothing exposed, and no reliance on credentials alone. It's a smarter way to control access and reduce risk. Learn more at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.
- Jun 30, 202642 min
Our AI SOC Allows Us To Not Make Decisions Even Faster! (LIVE in NYC)
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Nick Vigier, CISO, Oscar Health. Joining is our sponsored guest, Mitchem Boles, field CTO, Intezer. This episode was recorded live at Intezer's AI SOC event held at the NASDAQ in NYC. In this episode: Who owns the risk Before it gets better The SOC of zero The decision bottleneck A huge thanks to our sponsor, Intezer Intezer Forensic AI SOC is designed for enterprises managing high alert volumes across SIEM, EDR Network, identity, phishing, and cloud systems. These organizations often rely on MDRs to fill coverage gaps but face frustration with limited visibility, too many escalations, and missed incidents hiding in low-severity alerts. Learn more at Intezer.com.
- Jun 23, 202640 min
It's Not That We Don't Value Your Experience, We Just Don't Want to Pay for It
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is Megan Samford, vp product and supply chain security, Schneider Electric. In this episode: Two modes of CISO The vendor has the keys The economic argument for secure code Burning through the talent A huge thanks to our sponsor, Native Security Native makes secure-by-design inherent to how the cloud operates. It's the control plane for built-in cloud security, unifying and governing native controls, so security intent is defined once and applied consistently across providers. Learn more at native.security.
- Jun 16, 202648 min
Boards Love to Hear Jargon," Says Soon-to-Be-Fired CISO (LIVE in Boston)
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining us is Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the offices of Aqueduct Technologies in Canton, MA. See photos from the event. In this episode: A clock on everything The oversight loop Not a better tool, a different one It's not the alerts A huge thanks to our sponsor, Strike48 It's no secret that AI is only as good as the data available to it. Strike48 unifies agentic AI with unmatched log visibility while avoiding the typical hefty price tag. Build and deploy agents for phishing detection, alert triage, threat correlation and more. Queries existing logs where they currently live, so you can keep the technology you already have. Learn more at Strike48.com. A huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Dropzone AI delivers a team of AI agents that investigate alerts, hunt threats, and respond to attacks across your full security stack. No playbooks required. No hidden humans in the critical path. Your analysts stay in control, directing strategy while AI agents handle the investigation workload at machine speed. Learn more at dropzone.ai.
- Jun 9, 202644 min
There's Nothing an LLM Can Screw Up That the Cloud Didn't Do First
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is our sponsored guest, Danny Jenkins, CEO, ThreatLocker. In this episode: Permission creep at machine speed The pattern we keep calling a mistake Stop authenticating the human Vibe coded out of existence A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker delivers Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust Cloud Access that verifies both user and device before granting access to specific applications. No broad access, nothing exposed, and no reliance on credentials alone. It's a smarter way to control access and reduce risk. Learn more at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.
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