CISO insiders

In this episode of CISO Insiders, we welcome  Jay Trinckes, Interim CISO at Laika , for an exciting and eye-level conversation about his journey into cybersecurity, advice for young cybersecurity professionals just starting out, and how the industry will evolve in 2022 and beyond. -- Podcast highlights: If there is one thing you wish you had known before starting your career The hardest thing...

In this episode of CISO Insiders, we welcome Paz Shwartz, Co-Founder & CEO of Persist Security , for an exciting and eye-level conversation about his journey into cybersecurity, the difference between a vCISO & a CISO, and how to work with competitors. -- 00:35 Guest Introduction and professional journey 02:54 Icebreakers 04:21 If there’s one thing you wish you knew before you started your...

In this episode of CISO Insiders, we welcome Zlatko Unger, Head of Security & Privacy at Alation , for an exciting and eye-level conversation about her journey into cybersecurity, advice for young cybersecurity professionals just starting out, and how the industry will evolve in 2022 and beyond. -- 00:36 Guest Introduction and professional journey 02:30 Icebreakers 04:25 The importance of havi...

00:35 Guest Introduction and professional journey 02:40 Icebreaker 04:00 How did the incident response domain evolve in the last decade 06:33 Timeline of a cybersecurity security incident. Timeline for a company that suffers a security incident. 10:50 The number 1 cause of most cybersecurity incident 15:30 What should a company prepare for a cybersecurity incident & attacks 17:50 How important...

In this episode of CISO Insiders, we welcome Lisel Newton , Senior Director, Information Security, Risk and Compliance at Gossamer Bio , for an exciting and eye-level conversation about her journey into cybersecurity, advice for young cybersecurity professionals just starting out, and how the industry will evolve in 2022 and beyond. ⏱️👇 Timestamps 00.00 Podcast trailer 00.35 Guest Introduction an...

In this episode of CISO Insiders, we welcome Jack Freund, VP, Head of Cyber Risk Methodology at BitSight, for an exciting and eye-level conversation about his journey into cybersecurity, advice for young cybersecurity professionals just starting out, and how the industry will evolve in 2022 and beyond. ⏱️👇 Timestamps 00:36 Introduction and professional journey 02:38 Icebreakers 05:00 One thi...

Today I had the opportunity and privilege to speak with Harshil Parikh. Harshil is a CISO turned founder. He is currently the CEO & Co-Founder of Tromzo - an Application Security Management Platform that helps organizations orchestrating their SDLC. We spoke about the commonalities between being a CISO and being a founder, about how challenging an environment the Silicon Valley is and much mor...

It was a pleasure to host Praj this time around. Praj is the Cyber Risk & Compliance director at Horizon media. We've spoken about so many things, from people skills to the importance of certification to negotiation techniques with vendors. Tune in to learn more.

Today I had the pleasure of talking to Andrew Nuxoll from UNICEF USA. We spoke about the journey, as always. Andrew was brave enough to share some of his mistakes as well as successes. He spoke about the importance of soft skills, about his biggest failure that set him back but also about the good stuff. Tune in to hear more.

In this episode, I've interviewed "Olu" Olusegun Opeyemi-Ajayi. Olu is the CISO of NYC Department of Transportation. Olu walks us through his career path and shares some insights about what it is he's looking for in vendors, reveals his successes, failures, and more. Join us to learn more.

This is our 50th episode anniversary to CISOs Insiders!! This time I had the pleasure the interview the first interviewee ever on this series, Mr. Hanan Scwarzbord – currently the CISO of Micron. We touched on his growth as a leader, shifting market trends and market collaborations as well as on the cyber talent shortage and much more. Join us to learn more”

In this episode, I had the opportunity to tap into veteran physicist / CISO Robert "Rob" Roser at Idaho National Lab. Rob has a unique position where he gets to combine his passion for science and his passion to cyber security. Join us to learn more about his journey. Key takeaways – Move really fast but have the ability to roll back fast. Study everything. Find your passion.

In this episode, I've interviewed Noam Broash, director of IT and Security at Seeking Alpha. Noam has been in the cyber security industry for a decade and a half now and had many experiences under his belt. In our talk we've discussed the merit of broadedning your knowledge foundation as a key to a succesful career in the Cyber Security world. Join us to learn more.

Today I spoke with Neal, the CISO at Query. AI. Neal has over 20 years of expertise in the field of cybersecurity. Neal is a podcaster as well and has a succesful YouTube Channel called CyberInsecurity (https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberInsecurity). In today's call, we talked about what it means to be a CISO in the digital age and how to monetize the CISO experience and convert it into thought leader...

Today I had the opportunity and privellege to speak with Thomas Kinsella, Co-Founder and COO of Tines and previously a senior director at DocuSign that was instrumental in building up the DocuSign security team and global operations. A security professional turns founder, I thought I could pick the brain of Thomas and get some insights. Join us to learn more

In this episode of our CISO insiders, I met with Jeremy Dodson, a veteran CISO had an interesting career working for the US govertment for a while before moving into the civilian world. Jeremy is the CISO of NextLink Labs, a professional services company heavily focused on providing software solutions and supporting services. In our discussion, we touched on the a few milestones and discussed some...

In this episode of our vCISO series I met with Brian Grayek from Cosant Cyber Security. Brian had transitioned from a full time CISO to a fractional CISO and is super happy about his decision. He was also able to debunk a long time myth about the cyber security industry. Join us to find out why.

In this episode, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Barak Engel, the Co-Founder of Eammune, highly acclaimed CISO, and the author of two books (‘Why CISOs fail?’ and the recent publication ‘The Security Hippie’). We’ve had a blast speaking about Barak’s ideas of what being a CISO actually is, who is the best leadership partner for a CISO, why CISOs fail, and much more. Barak has made a treme...

In this episode of our CISO insiders, I met with Steve Cobb, a veteran CISO who started his own company back out of college. Spent a few years with the business before deciding to go into the corporate world. In our discussion, we touched on some important milestones in Steve’s professional career and his journey to the CISO seat. We’ve spoken about recent challenges the industry has been dealing...

Our guest today is Zachery Mitcham. Zach is the CISO at Surge Professional Service Group, a disabled veteran-owned and operated multi-faceted, Commercial/Personal Goods and Services company. In today’s episode, Zach shared the career path from an army veteran to a leading CISO in the industry. In our talk, he was grateful about his experience he gained in the military that made him a better person...

In this episode, I had the opportunity to tap into highly productive- Wolfgang Goerlich. Where it is in his heart, giving the community knowledge about Cyber Security through his blog and helping aspiring CISO live on their dream and make it a reality. Join us to learn more about his journey and discover what makes him tick.

In this episode, I have had the opportunity to meet with Greg Edwards, an expert in his field. We had the opportunity to talk about recent ransomware attacks, how they could have been prevented, and review some of the asymmetries between state actors and private organizations.

In this episode, I had the opportunity to talk with Darrel Bateman, the CISO of Citybank. Darrel was kind enough to share about his experience with me and provide some insight around various topics, such as killware, collaborating with peers and the value of hard work. Key takeaways – You don't have to be the smartest person in the room. Threats are evolving and we need to be prepared. Vendors sho...

This is a special edition. In this episode, I spoke to a subject matter expert - Steve Ginti. We did a deep dive into the threat landscape.

In this episode, I had the opportunity to tap into veteran CISO Richard Rushing at Motorola Mobility. Richard has a very busy and productive schedule. He always got his backup plan for everything.  Join us to learn more about his journey and discover what keeps pushing him forward. Key takeaways – Move really fast but have the ability to roll back fast. Study everything. Find your passion.