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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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30:02

How to Be a Vendor that CISOs Love

Defense in Depth ·

2021/10/14

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our guest Andy Ellis (@csoandy), operating partner, YL Ventures. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Varonis What is your ransomware blast radius? The average user can access 17 million files. Varonis reduces your blast radius in days,

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28:33

The "Are We Secure?" Question

Defense in Depth ·

2021/10/07

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series When a senior person at your company asks you, "Are we secure?" how should you respond? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Steve Zalewski, and our guest Paul Truitt, principal US cyber practice leader, Mazars. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Varonis Still in the news is REvil’s ransomware attack on Kaseya VSA servers

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31:05

Ransomware Kill Chain

Defense in Depth ·

2021/09/30

What are the tell tale signs you've got ransomware before you receive the actual ransomware threat? Check out this post and this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our sponsored guest Brian Vecci (@BrianTheVecci), field CTO, Varonis. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Varonis What is your ransomware blast radius? The average user can access 17

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30:33

Can Technology Solve Phishing?

Defense in Depth ·

2021/09/23

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our guest Robert Wood (@holycyberbatman), CISO at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Living Security Traditional approaches to security communication are limited to one-off training sessions

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27:02

Convergence of SIEM and SOAR

Defense in Depth ·

2021/09/16

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series SIEM tools that ingest and analyze data are ubiquitous in security operations centers. But just knowing what's happening in your environment is not enough. For competitive reasons, must SIEM tools expand and offer more automation, intelligence, and the ability to act on that intelligence? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series,

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31:08

Cybersecurity Is Not Easy to Get Into

Defense in Depth ·

2021/09/09

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Steve Zalewski, and our guest Adam Keown, director, information security, Eastman. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, VMware In this episode: What's more valuable to get hired: degrees or experience? What's better: narrow focus or broad skill range? What's more attractive: knowledge

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27:16

Preventing Ransomware

Defense in Depth ·

2021/09/02

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What is the most critical step to preventing ransomware? Security professionals may be quick to judge users and say it's a lack of cyberawareness. Could it be something else? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our guest Rebecca Harness (@rebeccaharness), CISO, St

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29:03

Managing Lateral Movement

Defense in Depth ·

2021/08/26

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series For four years in a row, Verizon's DBIR, has touted compromised credentials as the top cause of data breaches. That means bad people are getting in yet appearing to be legitimate users. What are these malignant users doing inside our network? What are the techniques to both understand and allow for good yet thwart bad lateral movement? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features

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30:21

First Steps as a CISO

Defense in Depth ·

2021/08/19

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series You've just joined a company as CISO, what's the very first step you would take to improve the security posture of your new company? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Steve Zalewski, and our guest Olivia Rose, vp of IT and security, Amplitude. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Proofpoint Sixty six percent of CISOs feel

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28:47

How Does Ransomware Enter the Network?

Defense in Depth ·

2021/08/12

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series How is ransomware getting into your network? Is the path direct, like via email, or does it take a more circuitous route? Check out this post and this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Steve Zalewski, and our sponsored guest Ryan Kalember (@rkalember), evp, cybersecurity strategy, Proofpoint. Thanks to our podcast sponsor,

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30:14

What's the Value of Certifications?

Defense in Depth ·

2021/08/05

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Why should security professionals get certifications? Do they actually teach you what you need to know to solve cybersecurity challenges? OR do they act as gateways or approval checks to be admitted into the field of cybersecurity? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, guest co-host Will Gregorian (@willgregorian), head of IT

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27:17

Measuring the Success of Cloud Security

Defense in Depth ·

2021/07/29

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series How are you measuring your progress and success with cloud security? How much visibility into this are you providing to your engineering teams? Check out this post and this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn and our sponsored guest Matthew Chiodi (@mattchiodi), CSO, public cloud, Palo

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28:32

How do I get my first cybersecurity job?

Defense in Depth ·

2021/07/22

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What does a young person, eager to get into cybersecurity, have to show or prove to land their first help desk, tech support role? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn and our guest Bryan Zimmer (@bryanzimmer), head of security, Humu. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Palo Alto

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25:58

Educating the Board About Cybersecurity

Defense in Depth ·

2021/07/15

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What do we want the Board and C-Suite to know about cybersecurity? If you could teach them one thing about cybersecurity that would stick, what would that be? Check out this post and this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn and our guest Phil Huggins (@oracuk), CISO, NHS Test & Trace,

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28:13

CISO Recruiting Is Broken

Defense in Depth ·

2021/07/05

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series The demand for CISOs is growing due to increased regulations and cyber threats. Yet, while the demand is there, the supply keeps rotating. Companies think the next CISO is going to fix the problems of the last one. Why is a CISO's tenure so short and why is the hiring process for CISOs so disjointed? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of

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34:07

Retaining Cyber Talent

Defense in Depth ·

2021/07/01

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, guest co-host Liam Connolly, CISO, Seek. and our guest Ben Sapiro (@ironfog), head of technology risk and CISO, Canada Life. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, RevCult On average, 18 percent of all your Salesforce data fields are highly sensitive and 89 percent of users have access to that data

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23:25

Salesforce Security

Defense in Depth ·

2021/06/24

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series https://cisoseries.com/defense-in-depth-salesforce-security/ Thanks to our podcast sponsor, RevCult On average, 18 percent of all your Salesforce data fields are highly sensitive and 89 percent of users have access to that data. RevCult is the only solution that helps you understand the data you have in Salesforce, and if you’re protecting it. Get a free Salesforce Security Self-Assessment to understand your Salesforce security

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24:35

Cloud Configuration Fails

Defense in Depth ·

2021/06/17

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series https://cisoseries.com/defense-in-depth-cloud-configuration-fails/ Why do we hear so many stories about incidents related to poor or misconfigured cloud services? Check out this post and this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn and our sponsored guest, Brendan O'Connor, CEO, AppOmni

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30:11

Starting Pay for Cyber Staff

Defense in Depth ·

2021/06/10

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series https://cisoseries.com/starting-pay-for-cyber-staff/ What should an entry level cybersecurity person be paid? And what level of education and training should be expected of them? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, guest co-host Naomi Buckwalter (@ineedmorecyber), director of information security and IT at Beam Technologies,

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24:11

Fear of Automation

Defense in Depth ·

2021/06/03

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. https://cisoseries.com/fear-of-automation/ Why are security professionals so darn afraid of automation? We continue to hold on to the idea that people have to be integral in the real-time decision process to protect ourselves from the technology we deploy to protect us. Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski,

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