CISO Series Podcast

David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis
CISO Series Podcast

Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.

  1. 8 OCT

    Does Burying Your Head in the Sand Count as a Security Posture? (LIVE in Boca Raton, FL)

    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 Eduardo Ortiz, vp, global head of cybersecurity, Techtronic Industries. Joining us is Adam Fletcher, CSO, Blackstone. In this episode: Keeping our eyes on new risks The hiring disconnect Mental health in incident response Moving on from CrowdStrike Thanks to our podcast sponsors, Fortra, Quadrant Information Security, and Savvy Security! Fortra's Data Protection solutions protect sensitive data while keeping users productive. Our interlocking data loss prevention (DLP), data classification, and secure collaboration tools can be SaaS deployed or on-premises, and we offer managed services to extend your team and reduce risk. Visit www.fortra.com/solutions/data-security/data-protection for more information. Quadrant Security is bad news for bad dudes. Quadrant’s XDR solution combines the best people, processes, and technology — managing your security so you can manage business operations. For a limited time, our analysts will provide your organization a free dark web report, detailing the data leaving you vulnerable. Learn more: quadrantsec.com/darkweb. Despite significant investments in SSO, MFA, IGA, and PAM, organizations still face significant challenges in securing identities, particularly with SaaS apps. Savvy Security augments these tools with full app and identity visibility to discover and remediate shadow and shared accounts, misconfigured authentication, and weak, reused, or compromised credentials. Visit savvy.security/ciso-series to learn more.

    46 min
  2. Our Guardrails Only Fail When You Try To Go Around Them (LIVE in Seattle)

    17 SEPT

    Our Guardrails Only Fail When You Try To Go Around Them (LIVE in Seattle)

    All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Seattle as part of the National Cybersecurity Alliance’s event Convene. Recording is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Nicole Ford, SVP and CISO, Nordstrom. Joining us is guest, Varsha Agrawal, head of information security, Prosper Marketplace. In this episode: Who guards the AI guardrails? What should security awareness training look like? The authentication point of failure Uncommon sense Thanks to our podcast sponsors, KnowBe4, Proofpoint, and Vanta! KnowBe4's PhishER Plus is a lightweight SOAR platform that streamlines threat response for high-volume, potentially malicious emails reported by users. It automatically prioritizes messages, helping InfoSec and Security Operations teams quickly address the most critical threats, reducing inbox clutter and enhancing overall security efficiency. Proofpoint, Inc. is a leading cybersecurity and compliance company that protects organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Whether you’re starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. Streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Trust Center. Over 7,000 global companies use Vanta to manage risk and prove security.

    45 min

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