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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 ago37 min
Once You Peel Back the Layers of Redundant Tooling, You'll Find the ROI
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 us is Todd Carroll, vp of information security, Aspect. In this episode: Surviving the CISO change Trust over demos The mid-pack tax When guardrails block the defenders A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker An AI-generated attack may be new, but it still needs to execute, access data, and move through your environment. ThreatLocker applies enforceable controls at each of those points, limiting what attackers can do regardless of how their code was created. Book a demo at threatlocker.com/ciso. Download banner: ThreatLocker_AI Cant Stop AI Attacks_1920x320.jpg
- 1 weeks ago42 min
We Lead the Industry in OT (Obviously Terrible) Security
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Jerich Beason, CISO, WM. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at CYBR.SEC.CON. in Houston. In this episode: Contain first, ask questions later Borrowed rules break in the field Buy the thing everyone else already needed Somebody still has to own the mistake A huge thanks to our sponsor, Dragos Dragos protects critical infrastructure with industry-leading OT threat detection and asset visibility. Six hundred organizations globally trust Dragos Platform, OT Watch, and Expert Services to safeguard their operational environments. Built on over a decade of OT-specific intelligence and frontline incident response experience. Learn more at dragos.com.
- 2 weeks ago38 min
Why Should AI Give You Back Time When It Could Just Replace You?
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Jacob Combs, CISO, Tandem Diabetes Care. Joining us is Alexandra Landegger, corporate CISO, RTX. In this episode: The bug that wasn't a bug Nobody reopens the decision Outrun the slowest guy, not the tiger Four questions every CEO should ace Thanks to Dutch Schwartz of SideChannel for providing our "What's Worse" scenario. A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Your GRC team is dealing with more and more frameworks, vendors, and risk. The board wants it all in one place, but your compliance data lives all over. Vanta's agentic trust platform connects compliance, risk, and trust at enterprise scale and delivers a 526% ROI over three years. 16,000+ companies trust Vanta, including Snowflake, Atlassian, and Ramp. Visit Vanta.com/CISO to learn more.
- 3 weeks ago39 min
I Sent the AI a Strongly Worded Prompt. I Think We'll Be Fine.
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 us is Chad Rubin, svp cybersecurity, Publicis Re:Sources. In this episode: Getting started beats getting it perfect Bring security in before the concrete dries The instruction was never the control If everyone likes your idea, you're already too late Thanks to Joshua Carpenter of Alliance InfoSystems for providing our "What's Worse" scenario. 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.
- Oct 6, 202644 min
Data Is the New Oil, in That It's Useless Until You Refine It
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 Jake Lorz, vp information technology and CISO, Cintas. In this episode: Security's identity crisis The AI that never has a bad day Your permissions have secrets Nobody wrote it down A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker An AI-generated attack may be new, but it still needs to execute, access data, and move through your environment. ThreatLocker applies enforceable controls at each of those points, limiting what attackers can do regardless of how their code was created. Book a demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.
- Sep 29, 202642 min
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Best Infrastructure of Them All?
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap. Joining us is our sponsored guest Ryan Lloyd, chief product officer, GuardSquare. In this episode: Determinism was never the point Every MCP server is an uncontracted vendor Mobile security, the version everyone's tired of hearing Architectural vanity A huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare Guardsquare delivers mobile app security without compromise, providing advanced protections for both Android and iOS apps. From app security testing to code hardening to real-time visibility into the threat landscape, Guardsquare solutions provide enhanced mobile application security from early in the development process through publication. Learn more about how to protect your app at Guardsquare.com.
- Sep 22, 202646 min
Our AI Agents Are So Safe and Reliable You Can't Buy Insurance for Them
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 Aaron Stanley, former vp of security, DBT Labs. In this episode: Saying no just hides the agent Communication is not a side project Even OpenAI can't buy enough coverage Identity governance beats the illusion of control A huge thanks to our sponsor, Arctic Wolf Security leaders need to reduce complexity, strengthen resilience, and prove value. Arctic Wolf's Security Operations ROI Calculator helps estimate operational value, potential risk exposure reduction, and projected payback based on your environment. See what a modern, AI-powered security operations model could mean for your business at arcticwolf.com/CISO today, right now.
- Sep 21, 202621 min
BONUS EPISODE: Super Cyber Friday Express - Hacking Vendor Selection
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This is a bonus episode of our brand new podcast, Super Cyber Friday Express — a 20-minute highlight version of our live one-hour show we do every available Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern. In this episode, David Spark is joined by Karl Mattson, founder and managing director of Squared Circle Ventures, and Howard Holton, founder and principal analyst at Phronia Counsel LLC, to discuss how your existing environment shapes what you buy next — and whether that's a strategy or just inertia. Watch the full one-hour show at Crowdcast. Subscribe to Super Cyber Friday Express, or any show on CISO Series, at CISOseries.com/subscribe.
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