Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.
Our CISO Might Be Virtual, But the Lack of Respect Is Genuine
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 Mike Wilkes, former CISO, Major League Soccer. In this episode: Are we misusing vCISOs? Cybersecurity is out to sea Planning for your exit Building up your quantum reflexes Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tines Build, run, and monitor your most important workflows with Tines. Tines' smart, secure workflow platform empowers your whole team regardless of their coding abilities, environment complexities, or tech stack. From low code, no code to natural language, anyone can get up and running in minutes – not days or weeks. Learn more at https://tines.com/cisoseries
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All Cybersecurity Problems Are Easy to Fix… With Unlimited Time and Budget
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 Adam Holland, former CISO, the Wendy’s Company, now CISO of Ascension Healthcare. In this episode: The long road to influence The effort to build a bridge Living within limits Motivation for security awareness Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Vanta! Say goodbye to spreadsheets and screenshots. Vanta automates evidence collection needed for audits with over 350 integrations—giving you continuous visibility into your compliance status. And with cross-mapped controls across over 35 frameworks, you’ll streamline compliance— and never duplicate your efforts.
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Every Failed Startup Starts as a Dream for a Single Pane of Glass
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 Shaun Marion, vp, CSO, Xcel Energy. In this episode: Setting policy The hard thing about soft skills Never let a good crisis go to waste Avoiding the tarpit Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Noma Security! Secure your entire Data & AI Lifecycle—from development to production and classic data engineering to GenAI. Noma’s full-lifecycle platform delivers seamless protection against risks like misconfigured data pipelines, malicious models, and adversarial AI attacks, empowering AppSec teams with complete visibility, security, and compliance—without disrupting data and AI teams’ workflows.
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Fix it? Let’s Just Get Rid of It.
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, Danny Jenkins, CEO, ThreatLocker. In this episode: A zero-day upgrade Don’t let a pentest go bad Improving user training Cybersecurity is made for people Thanks to our podcast sponsor, ThreatLocker! ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com.
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Zero Trust Purple Team DevSecOps Mesh: A CASB Journey Through the Identity Fabric
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 Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Matt Muller, field CISO, Tines. In this episode: Seeking the early AI adopters Taking the SOC back to basics Changing our automation expectations Communicate risk Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tines! Build, run, and monitor your most important workflows with Tines. Tines' smart, secure workflow platform empowers your whole team regardless of their coding abilities, environment complexities, or tech stack. From low code, no code to natural language, anyone can get up and running in minutes – not days or weeks. Learn more at Tines.com.
Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.