CISO Series Podcast

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is our sponsored guest, Danny Jenkins, CEO, ThreatLocker.

In this episode:

• Permission creep at machine speed
• The pattern we keep calling a mistake
• Stop authenticating the human
• Vibe coded out of existence

A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker delivers Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust Cloud Access that verifies both user and device before granting access to specific applications. No broad access, nothing exposed, and no reliance on credentials alone. It's a smarter way to control access and reduce risk. Learn more at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

Our Data Security Policy Is Transparent in That It Doesn't Exist

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining is Mike Melo, CISO, TMX Group.

In this episode:

• The weight of old controls
• Data you can actually see
• 68 vendors and counting
• Authority you never had to claim

A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

Still stuck on the quarterly audit treadmill? Meet Calm-pliance. Vanta combines compliance, risk, and proof on one Agentic Trust Platform—and continuously monitors your controls, keeping you audit-ready all year round. Find your Calm-pliance here.

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining them is their sponsored guest Amit Megiddo, CEO and founder, Native.

In this episode:

• The CISO you don't need
• Misconfigurations aren't a cloud problem
• Secure by design means enforcing it
• Finding bugs faster isn't the bottleneck

A huge thanks to our sponsor, Native

Native makes secure-by-design inherent to how the cloud operates. It's the control plane for built-in cloud security, unifying and governing native controls, so security intent is defined once and applied consistently across providers. Learn more at native.security.

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This week's CISO Series Podcast features David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Jadee Hanson, CISO, Vanta.

In this episode:

• The compliance receipt nobody reads
• Who signs off on the AI that wrote the code
• The agent that wouldn't stop
• The questionnaire that should not exist

A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining is Jean-Paul Calabio, vp and CISO, Grainger.

In this episode:

• Scanning the map isn't securing the territory
• CFOs don't fund faith
• What your AI inherits
• Nobody owns the gap

Thanks to Jonathan Waldrop, CISO, Acoustic for providing our "What's Worse" scenario.

A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining is Sara Madden, CISO, Convera. This episode was recorded live at BSidesSF 2026.

In this episode:

• Playing vendor roulette
• Confident and wrong
• Making conferences count
• The stakes problem in tabletops

A huge thanks to our sponsor, QuilrAI

Can you tell if an action in your environment was performed by a human — or an AI agent? QuilrAI's Decision Engine evaluates content, context, and intent before actions complete — across browsers, endpoints, SaaS, LLMs, and agents. Not more alerts. Better decisions, in real time. Visit quilr.ai.

A huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security

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A huge thanks to our sponsor, Zenity

Help shape the future of AI agent security. On May 27th, the AI Agent Security Summit returns to San Francisco. Hear from leading researchers and security pioneers, and usher in the new age of secure AI deployment across the enterprise. Register at zenity.io/ai-security-summit.

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Michelle Wilson, CISO, Movement Mortgage. Joining is sponsored guest Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker.

This show was recorded in front of a live audience at ThreatLocker's conference, Zero Trust World 2026.

In this episode:

• Risk as a daily habit
• AI agents talking to AI agents
• The code on the lock
• Words that shape decisions

A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is Paul Drapeau, head of global information security, New Balance.

In this episode:

• The logo trap
• Immunity through exposure
• The synthesis edge
• The cost of holding tight

A huge thanks to our sponsor, Doppel

This episode is sponsored by Doppel, the AI-native social engineering defense platform. Doppel strengthens human risk management by training employees to recognize deception, while our digital risk protection detects and disrupts attacks across every channel. Learn more at doppel.com

Our Theoretical Controls Work Great Against Hypothetical Attacks

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is David Nolan, former CISO, Asurion.

In this episode:

• Influence, not control
• The initiative gap
• Skip the framework, patch the server
• Confident code with no owner

A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

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This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining us is Hilik Kotler, svp, CISO and IT, Expedia Group.

In this episode:

• The numbers game
• What makes a vendor worth your time
• Humanity in the loop
• Alignment is a prerequisite, not a nice-to-have

A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.