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

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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 Steve Zalewski, co-host, Defense in Depth. Recorded live at BSidesSF.
In this episode:
Are companies taking the air out of the open source balloon?
What’s broken about cybersecurity hiring?
Do we need minimum requirements for cybersecurity knowledge in sales?
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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 sponsored guest, Jeremiah Roe, advisory CISO, OffSec.
In this episode:
What happens as data minimization in the US changes from a potential policy goal to a regulatory imperative?
How does this impact the rest of the industry?
How do CISOs start getting ready for compliance?
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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?
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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 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

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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 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

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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.