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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!

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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.

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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 Deneen DeFiore, Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, United Airlines.

In this episode:

• Minding the gap
• Copilot overreliance
• Opening up the field
• Navigating the SMB cyber insurance conundrum

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Vanta!

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Rinki Sethi, vp and CISO, BILL. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Lamont Orange, CISO, Cyera.

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Cyera’s first DataSec conference (November 2024) in Dallas. Thanks to Adam Holland, CISO, Wendy's, Farray Rahman of Vibrant Emotional Health and 988 Lifeline, and Biji John of USAA for our questions in the episode.

In this episode:

• Shifting from traditional recovery
• Do you know where your data is?
• The science of tradeoffs
• How do you measure security culture?

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Cyera!

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is George Finney, CISO, The University of Texas System and author of Project Zero Trust.

In this episode:

• Aligning on privacy
• Bringing Zero Trust to OT
• Restores and resilience
• Focus on what you can control

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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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our guest, Brett Perry, CISO, Dot Foods.

In this episode:

• A new MDR policy
• Staying on top of the technical debt cycle
• Beating retention struggles
• In the gully of SOAR

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.

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 Yabing Wang, VP and CISO, Justworks.

In this episode:

• Building a path to action
• Cracking the EOL conundrum
• The burning platform question
• Uncertainty is our only constant

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Entro!

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is our sponsored guest Daniel Daraban, senior director of product management, Bitdefender.

In this episode:

• Practice makes perfect
• Shaming doesn’t help anyone
• Cybersecurity is a flat circle
• Building the bridge

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Bitdefender!

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Itzik Alvas, co-founder and CEO, Entro.

In this episode:

• What to expect when you’re offboarding
• The threats are coming from inside the organization
• The risk of stale identities
• Working backward to risk

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Entro!

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is our sponsored guest Jeremy Epling, chief product officer, Vanta.

In this episode:

• What is the future of cybersecurity?
• Designing the outcomes we want
• The promise and peril of AI
• Is open-source open to more threats?

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 30 frameworks, you’ll streamline compliance— and never duplicate your efforts. Learn more at Vanta.com.