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Defense in Depth

David Spark, Steve Zalewski, Geoff Belknap

Defense in Depth promises clear talk on cybersecurity"s most controversial and confusing debates. Once a week we choose one controversial and popular cybersecurity debate and use the InfoSec community"s insights to lead our discussion.

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29:43

Are We Taking Zero Trust Too Far?

Defense in Depth ·

2022/05/05

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series For some, the definition of zero trust has expanded from how we grant access to networks, applications, and data to how we trust individuals in the real world. Are we taking zero trust too far? Check out this post for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Thomas

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32:51

Is Shift Left Working?

Defense in Depth ·

2022/04/28

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Developers and security professionals have been heavily sold on the concept of "shift left" or deal with security issues early in development rather bolting it on at the end. It all made logical sense, but now we've been doing it for a few years and has shift-left actually reduced application security concerns? Check out this post, this post, and this post for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week’s

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28:43

Technical vs. Compliance Professionals

Defense in Depth ·

2022/04/21

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Do we have a Monitgue/Capulet rivalry between technical and compliance professionals? Why is this happening, and what can be done to improve it? Does it need to be improved? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Linda White, director of InfoSec, Axiom Medical. Thanks to

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31:33

Why Do So Many Cybersecurity Products Suck?

Defense in Depth ·

2022/04/14

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Why do we end up with so many bad security products? Who is to blame and how can we fight back an ecosystem that may be fostering subpar products? Check out this post for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our sponsored guest is Haroon Meer (@HaroonMeer), founder and

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27:47

Training for a Cyber Disaster

Defense in Depth ·

2022/04/07

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What are you doing to prepare for the next cyber disaster? You must train for it, because when it happens, and it will happen, everyone should know what they need to do. Check out this post for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Roland Cloutier (@CSORoland),

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29:30

Virtual Patching

Defense in Depth ·

2022/03/31

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What if you didn't spend all your time patching vulnerabilities but instead created a security policy that prevented known vulnerabilities from being exploited. How doable is this solution of virtual patching? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Ody Lupescu, CISO, Ethos

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28:33

Start a Cybersecurity Department from Scratch

Defense in Depth ·

2022/03/24

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series A 500+ person company doesn't have a security department. They need one and they need to convince the CEO they need one. How do you build a cybersecurity team and program from scratch? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Rishi Tripathi

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31:20

How to Think Like a Cybercrook

Defense in Depth ·

2022/03/17

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series "If you want to catch a cybercrook, you need to think like one." But how do you actually go about thinking like a cybercriminal? What's the actual process? Check out this post and this post for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Brian Brushwood (@shwood),

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32:50

Building a Data-First Security Program

Defense in Depth ·

2022/03/10

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Could you build a data-first security program? What would you do if you focused your security program on just the asset? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our sponsored guest is Brian Vecci (@brianthevecci), field CTO, Varonis. Thanks to our sponsor, Varonis On average, an

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31:43

Offensive Security

Defense in Depth ·

2022/03/03

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Offensive security or "hacking back" has always been seen as either unethical or illegal. But now, we're seeing a resurgence in offensive security solutions. Are we redefining the term, or are companies now "hacking back?" Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Eric Hussey,

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29:55

When Vendors Pounce on New CISOs

Defense in Depth ·

2022/02/24

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series A security professional announces a new position as CISO. As a vendor you see this as good timing to try a cold outreach to sell your product. Why do so many vendors think this is a good tactic, when in reality it’s exactly what you should not do? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff

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27:29

Building a Cybersecurity Culture

Defense in Depth ·

2022/02/17

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series How do you begin building a cyber security culture for the whole company? And more importantly, how do you maintain that? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Mike Hanley (@_mph4), CSO, GitHub. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Anjuna Anjuna

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31:00

How to Pitch to a Security Analyst

Defense in Depth ·

2022/02/10

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series You're a security vendor and you've got a short briefing with a security analyst from a research firm. What do you want to get across to them, and what do you want to hear back from them? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Ed Amoroso

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27:46

Is Your Data Safer in the Cloud?

Defense in Depth ·

2022/02/03

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our sponsored guest is Michael Johnson, CISO, Novi (the financial arm of Meta, formerly Facebook) Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Anjuna Anjuna Confidential Cloud software effortlessly enables enterprises to safely

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24:57

What Should We Stop Doing in Cybersecurity?

Defense in Depth ·

2022/01/27

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Security professionals are drowning in activities. Not all of them can be valuable. What should security professionals stop doing be to get back some time? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Jim Rutt, CISO, Dana Foundation. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Thinkst Most

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28:46

DDoS Solutions

Defense in Depth ·

2022/01/20

How seamless are Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS solutions today? If you get a denial of service attack, how quickly can these solutions snap into action with no manual response by the user? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Alastair Cooke (@demitasenz), analyst, GigaOm. Huge thanks to our podcast

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30:53

Making Cybersecurity Faster and More Responsive

Defense in Depth ·

2022/01/13

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Knowing is only one-third the battle. Another third is responding. And the last third is responding quickly. It’s not enough to just have the first two thirds. We need to be faster, but how? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Jason Elrod (@jasonelrod), CISO, MultiCare

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26:59

Promises of Automation

Defense in Depth ·

2022/01/06

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Automation was supposed to make cybersecurity professionals’ lives simpler. And it was supposed to solve the talent shortage. Has any of that actually happened? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Brian Lozada (@brianl1775), CISO, HBOMax

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28:51

When Social Engineering Bypasses Our Cyber Tools

Defense in Depth ·

2021/12/16

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our sponsored guest is Josh Yavor (@schwascore), CISO, Tessian. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tessian 95% of breaches are caused by human error. But you can prevent them. Learn how Tessian can stop “OH SH*T!”

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28:17

How Can We Simplify Security?

Defense in Depth ·

2021/12/09

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Why is cybersecurity becoming so complex? What is one thing we can do, even if it's small, to head us off in the right direction of simplicity? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Leda Muller, CISO at Stanford, Residential and Dining Enterprises. Thanks to our podcast

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