CISOnomics

Exploring effective CISO and threat researcher collaboration in cloud native environments are Moshe Weis, CISO and VP of Global Security, and Assaf Morag, Director of Security Research, of Aqua Security. As a CNAPP vendor who 'drinks their own champagne', they explain how an effective CISO & threat research partnership has been crucial in helping Aqua stay both agile and secure in a fast-evolving landscape.

With a track record that includes growing Saviynt from $0 to $30M ARR in just five years, Grant Evans provides insights on best practice GTM strategy for Cyber vendors. Currently SVP of Europe for Identity convergence vendor ARCON, he has specialised in Identity for the past two decades, and led strategic sales for NetIQ, Saviynt and Sailpoint.

The host with the most, and UK Cyber Citizen of the Year '24, Rob Black is always giving back - whether uniting students and business leaders in the 'Cyber Leaders Challenge', or hosting RANT information security events. In discussion with him on the value cyber insurance can bring to the world of cybersecurity are Raf Sanchez - Chief International Officer - and Mandeep Gosal - VP of Global Professional Services - from cyber services firm Beazley Security, part of Beazley Insurance.

Co-Founder of the Cybersecurity Marketing Society, Gianna Whitver shares insights on a 'notoriously difficult' industry to market to, discussing how marketeers can cut through the 'miasma of sameness', align sales & marketing, measure ROI - and much more. Gianna co-hosts the 'Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing' podcast on CyberWire/N2K network, as well organising regular in-person cyber marketing events.

When multi-time founder Al Yang started SafeBase his focus was advice and candid feedback, rather than revenue. From a cold email outreach, he found a kindred spirit in ‘Start-up Secure’ author and CISO Chris Castaldo - who shared his passion for solving the problem of security questionnaires. Here they discuss how taking a chance on a security start-up gave Chris significant input into the product roadmap, and shaped the evolution of the business.

'Road King' John Leitgeb is Global CISO for leading memory manufacturer Kingston Technologies. Speaking with cybersecurity sales leader - and fellow biker - Ric Reifel he shares insights on vendor selection and relationship building from his 'best of breed' approach and conversations with over 1k security vendors.

Greg Crowley and Tia Hopkins make sure they’re aligned at eSentire with the mantra ‘if Greg won’t buy it, I can’t sell it’. Having previously collaborated as CISO (Greg) and service provider (Tia), and now working for the same firm - they share perspectives on standing out in a crowded market, best practices when purchasing, viewing sales through the lens of solving client problems, and much more!

Larry Whiteside Jr and Lynn Dohm are trailblazers in improving diversity in cyber, Larry as a CISO, thought leader and founder of non-profit Cyversity, and Lynn as an award-winning leader and Exec Director of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS). Here they look back at their last decade of collaboration to discuss what's changed, where greater focus is needed, and the findings of the WiCyS report on inclusion.

Returning guest host, the ever-thoughtful John Addeo explores the intersection between the start-up world and CISOs with long-term collaborator, raconteur and start-up enthusiast Warren Small, Global VP of New Ventures & Innovation Cybersecurity for NTT Ltd. 

Global NTT Security Holdings CISO, Cyber Threat Alliance board member – and keen blacksmith David Beabout on steeling ourselves for today's evolved Advanced Persistent Threats. In conversation with him is Jerry Hoff, former Executive Information Security Officer for Sony Electronics, now CEO of start-up next generation security assessment firm SightGain.