CISO Series Podcast

34:18

They Can’t Hack All Our Tools If We Keep Buying New Ones

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/08/05

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 Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining them is their sponsored guest, Rajan Kapoor, CEO of Material Security. In this episode: AI creates security's catch-22 Delegation without abandonment Google's security gaps demand better tools Trust beats sophistication every time A huge thanks to our sponsor, Material Security What if you could get a view of security across Google

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38:45

Cosmo Quiz! 23 Ways to Make Your Vendors Obsessed...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/07/29

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 Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker. In this episode: Large enterprise security demands drive vendor improvements Technical expertise becomes leadership liability without delegation EDR evolution needs prevention focus Career breaks require personal ownership and strategic timing A huge thanks to

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43:23

We’ll Worry About Recovering From the Attack Once We...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/07/22

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 (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Peter Clay, CISO, Aireon. In this episode: Purple teaming evolution misses operational realities Effective postmortems require systematic failure analysis Risk expertise requires business context over methodology Compliance and resilience serve different purposes Huge thanks to our sponsor, Safe Security SAFE

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38:33

Once You Memorize the Manual, Our User Interface is...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/07/15

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 (@csoandy), principal, Duha. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Edward Wu, CEO and founder, Dropzone AI. In this episode: Building context-aware verification frameworks Understanding why UX fails Moving beyond AI replacement narratives Building for a crisis A huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Dropzone AI autonomously investigates every security

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35:54

Not Enough Hallucinations? Let’s Outfit Your LLM with...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/07/08

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 Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Anthony Candeias, CISO, Weight Watchers. In this episode: AI agents require structured supervision, not autonomy Hiring for potential over credentials in cybersecurity AppSec training effectiveness depends on organizational relevance AI oversight requires purpose-built models, not general solutions A huge

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37:49

We Require 3-5 Years of Experience to Qualify for the...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/07/01

All links and images 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, the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Anne Marie Zettlemoyer, former vp of security, Activision Blizzard. In this episode SOC automation: Moving beyond alert fatigue The entry-level security talent reality Learning from security incidents without blame Evaluating security vendor

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38:09

We Can Either Build Resilience or Just Always Be Perfect

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/06/24

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 Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Ryan Bachman, executive vice president and CISO, GM Financial. In this episode Identity consolidation versus simplification Entry-level pathways into cybersecurity Evolution of the CISO role toward business resilience Applying simplification principles to cybersecurity complexity Huge thanks to our sponsor,

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41:24

We Checked the “Yes” Box for Cybersecurity. What Else...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/06/17

All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Alex Hall, CISO, Gensler. In this episode: Evaluating secure messaging beyond the app Reframing compliance as a business enabler Incremental security investment vs. crisis response Why culture, not punishment, drives secure behavior Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Automate, centralize, & scale your

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46:53

Aside From Text, Images, and Videos, GenAI Can’t Fool...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/06/10

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, partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Sam Curry, global vp, CISO at Zscaler. This episode was recorded at a Zscaler event in Boston, MA. In this episode: Guardrails for decision making under fatigue Preparing for quantum threats Strategic use of generative AI Reassessing outdated knowledge Huge thanks to our sponsor, Zscaler Zscaler is a

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44:44

AI Isn’t Going to Take Your Job, It’s Going to...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/06/03

All images and links can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Alexandra Landegger, global head of cyber strategy & transformation, RTX. In this episode: A cybersecurity fast-track? When Ambition Becomes a Liability Giving the CVE Program the Credit It Deserves Elevating human cyber talent with AI Huge thanks to our sponsors, Nudge Security, SecurityScorecard, and

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34:18

I Can’t Choose. I Love All My Assets Equally.

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/05/27

All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Tim Jacobs, vp, CISO, Commonwealth Care Alliance. In this episode: Starting from zero Prepare for decisive decisions Working back from unacceptable Discovering inefficiencies A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering

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34:01

Why Learn Security Fundamentals When We Could Just...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/05/20

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. I host this week’s episode, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Jesse Whaley, CISO, Amtrak. Joining them is their guest Vaughn Hazen, CISO, CN. In this episode: The classics endure The rules of the rail "Prove It. With data." It's all just software A huge thanks to our sponsor, Doppel Doppel is the first social engineering defense platform built to dismantle deception at the source. It uses AI and infrastructure

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41:40

I’m Not Looking Down at You, I’m Looking Down at What...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/05/13

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Saket Modi, co-founder and CEO, SAFE Security. In this episode: Elevating AI to table stakes Security for the real world Using dynamic models for TPRM The agentic AI augmentation Huge thanks to our sponsor, SAFE Security SAFE (#1 platform to unify the management

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45:35

They’re Not AI Mistakes, They’re Happy Little Incidents

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/05/06

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, partner of YL Ventures. Their sponsored guest is Jadee Hanson, CISO of Vanta. In this episode: Find a partner to work with Fixing the root of burnout The limitations of human vigilance Balancing openness and control Thanks to our sponsor, Vanta. Automate, centralize, & scale your GRC program with Vanta Vanta’s Trust Management Platform

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40:22

Get ALL the Challenges of Cybersecurity AND Fewer...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/04/29

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Charles Blauner, formerly of Team8 (at time of recording) and now operating partner, Crosspoint Capital. In this episode: Expanding collective defense Getting talent to the municipal level A mature reporting structure A pill for that cyberailment Huge thanks to our sponsor, Material Security Material

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41:53

Data Minimization Means We Don’t Tell You What We’re...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/04/22

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Mandy Huth, svp, CISO, Ultra Clean Technology. In this episode: Start with good defaults Building talent bridges Don’t forget the humans Differentiating with privacy Automate, centralize, & scale your GRC program with Vanta Vanta’s Trust Management Platform automates key areas of your GRC

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40:53

Welcome to Cybersecurity: Where Everything Is Made Up...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/04/15

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Mike D’Arezzo, executive director of infosec and GRC, Wellstar Health Systems. In this episode: The shift left myth Reconsidering CISO evaluations The power of “how” Building bridges Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering

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39:04

With AI, Don’t Think Like a Hacker, Think Like the...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/04/08

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is our sponsored guest Nathan Hunstad, director, security at Vanta. In this episode: Thinking like AI Building off a solid foundation Start with ownership Following the leader Big thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Automate, centralize, & scale your GRC program with Vanta. Vanta’s Trust Management Platform

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45:00

This Security Control Is So Good We Don’t Even Have...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/04/01

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Christina Shannon, CIO, KIK Consumer Products. Joining them is Jim Bowie, CISO, Tampa General Hospital. In this episode: A journey, not a destination The difference between pressure and stress Fighting commodity deepfakes Getting leadership on the same page HUGE thanks to our sponsors, Proofpoint, Cofense, & KnowBe4 With an integrated suite of

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42:01

The Security Incident Has Been Upgraded From “Ouch”...

CISO Series Podcast ·

2025/03/25

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Trina Ford, CISO, iHeartMedia. Joining us is our sponsored guest Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Zero Trust World in Orlando, Florida. In this episode: Severity versus impact Breaking the anti-pattern Take the first step to zero trust What are your demands? ThreatLocker® is a Zero

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