All links and images for this episode can be found on  CISO Series. It's pretty darn easy to just utter the words "we're 100% secure." Pulling that off seems universally impossible, but some organizations are adamant about certain types of safety so they aim for 100%. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson. Our sponsored guest is Yoav Regev (@yoav_regev), CEO, Sentra. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Sentra  Sentra’s Data Security Posture Management Solution not only discovers and classifies cloud data, but ensures it always has the proper security posture. No matter where the data is moved or copied, Sentra can identify the type of data, who has access to it, and how it’s meant to be secured. In this episode:  What does it take to have a successful security program? What are the things to focus on when speaking with executives? How do you stay innovative as a security professional and have new fresh perspectives?

_Saying_ “We’re 100% Secure” Is Not the Problem

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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), operating partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is our guest, Martin Mazor, vp and CISO, onsemi. In this episode:   Has the shine worn off the cybersecurity promise of MFA?   Why are threat actors increasingly finding ways to get around it?   Given the high profile attacks we've seen getting around MFA, how much security stock should we put into it going forward?   Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Material Security   Material Security is a multi-layered email threat detection & response toolkit designed to stop attacks and reduce the threat surface across all of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Learn more at  material.security.

Our Help Desk Plaque Reads “Over 100,000 Threat Actors Served”

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 Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is our guest, TC Niedzialkowski, CISO, Nextdoor. In this episode:   Has the line between work and personal devices blurred?   Why are we seeing signs that that line no longer exists for employees?   What is the path of cybersecurity to keep company data secured when its continually commingling with personal devices?   Thanks to our podcast sponsors, Eclypsium and Normalyze  Eclypsium is helping enterprises and government agencies mitigate risks to their infrastructure from complex technology supply chains. Our cloud-based and on-premises platform provides digital supply chain security for software, firmware and hardware in enterprise infrastructure. Get started today at eclypsium.com/spark  Where is my data? Is it sensitive? Who has access to the data? What are the risks? What is the cost of exposure? Am I compliant now? Enter  Normalyze.  Normalyze’s agentless, machine-learning scanning platform continuously discovers sensitive data, resources, and access paths in all cloud environments.  Learn more.

Can’t Talk, I’m Onboarding My Kids To Their First Soccer Practice (Live in Mountain View, CA)

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 Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining me is our sponsored guest, Aaron Shaha, CISO, CyberMaxx. In this episode:   Is technical debt an inevitability in any organization?   How do you go about "paying it down?"   How do you decide when you need a systematic refresh and when can you kick the can down the road a little longer?   Thanks to our podcast sponsor, CyberMaxx  CyberMaxx offers MaxxMDR, our next-generation managed detection and response (MDR) solution that helps customers assess, monitor, and manage their cyber risks. MaxxMDR fuels defensive capabilities with insights from offensive security, DFIR, and threat hunting, on top of a technology-agnostic deployment model. We think like an adversary but defend like a guardian.

I Really Shouldn’t Have Agreed to Variable Rate Technical Debt

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), operating partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is my guest, Thom Langford, CISO, Velonetic. In this episode:   Why do lots of businesses pledge to never pay ransomware demands?   And why do their priorities quickly change when they need to get the business back to normal after an attack occurs?   What good is a pledge like that without the infrastructure and organizational commitment to make it possible?   Thanks to our podcast sponsor, CyberMaxx  CyberMaxx offers MaxxMDR, our next-generation managed detection and response (MDR) solution that helps customers assess, monitor, and manage their cyber risks. MaxxMDR fuels defensive capabilities with insights from offensive security, DFIR, and threat hunting, on top of a technology-agnostic deployment model. We think like an adversary but defend like a guardian.

We’ll Invest in Resilience as Soon as the Ransom Payment Clears

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 Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining me is our sponsored guest, Matt Radolec, vp, incident response and cloud operations, Varonis. In this episode:   Why is retaining cyber talent so hard?   How can organizations keep an employee from going elsewhere?   Why do organizations often not prioritize the factors to keep key employees?   Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Varonis  Ready to reduce your risk without taking any? Try Varonis’ free data risk assessment. It takes minutes to set up and in 24 hours you’ll have a clear, risk-based view of the data that matters most and a clear path to automated remediation. Get started for free today.

_Saying_ “We’re 100% Secure” Is Not the Problem

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