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.

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David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis

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Technology

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cisoseries.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

How to Get the Most for Yourself Through Altruism 09.07.2024

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by  David Spark ( @dspark ), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining us is Jana Moore , CISO, Belron . In this episode: SEC disclosure rules require cyber readiness Breaking up the "boys club" Building a threat intelligence ecosystem Blending InfoSec communities and careers T...

Who Owns AI Risk? NOT IT! 02.07.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining us is our sponsored guest, Jason Clark , chief strategy officer, Cyera . In this episode: Does AI require new security measures?  Meeting the new SEC requirements Empowerment through data security Upskill...

How About This? Only Attack the Endpoints We Configured 25.06.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining us is our guest and winner of Season 2 of Capture the CISO , Russell Spitler , CEO and co-founder, Nudge Security . In this episode: The Gordian knot of EDR Can we keep up with...

The Post-it Note Clearly Says "Don't Share" Right Under My Password 18.06.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining us is our sponsored guest, Allan Alford , CISO, Eclypsium . In this episode: Evolving public-private partnerships New technology, but not a new challenge Securing the hidden layers of the supply chain Bal...

Who You Gonna Call? LEGAL COUNSEL! 11.06.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining us is our guest, Ryan Bachman , evp and global CISO, GM Financial . In this episode: A changing of the executive guard? Playing nice with cyber insurance What does leadership w...

I'm Rewarding Your Successful Use of the Security Budget by Giving You Less of It 04.06.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining me is my guest, Aamir Niazi , executive director and CISO, SMBC Capital Markets . In this episode: Communicating security accomplishments Spotting red flags in an interview Wha...

Ransomware? Why'd It Have to Be Ransomware? (Live in San Francisco) 28.05.2024

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 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...

You Can't Leak What You Don't Collect 21.05.2024

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 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 regulat...

Our Help Desk Plaque Reads "Over 100,000 Threat Actors Served" 14.05.2024

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 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...

Can't Talk, I'm Onboarding My Kids To Their First Soccer Practice (Live in Mountain View, CA) 07.05.2024

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 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 i...

I Really Shouldn't Have Agreed to Variable Rate Technical Debt 30.04.2024

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 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...

We'll Invest in Resilience as Soon as the Ransom Payment Clears 23.04.2024

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 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...

We Could Lower Risk If We Shrunk Our Business 16.04.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining me is our sponsored guest, Matt Radolec , vp, incident response and cloud operations, Varonis. In this episode: Why is retaining cyber talent so hard? How can organizations keep an employee from going els...

Our Benefits Include Medical, Dental, and Burnout 09.04.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining us is our guest, Joshua Brown , vp and global CISO, H&R Block . In this episode: Why is retaining cyber talent so hard? How can organizations keep an employee from going elsewh...

Your Biggest Threats Don't Get a Ransom Payment, They Get a Paycheck 02.04.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining me is our guest, Alex Green , CISO, Delta Dental . In this episode: Is it true that employees cause as many significant cybersecurity incidents as outside threat actors? Does t...

A Stressed CISO Is a Happy CISO 26.03.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining us is our guest, Shawn Bowen , svp and CISO, World Kinect Corporation . In this episode: Is it true that CISOs feel their jobs are harder than ever with higher levels of stress...

BREAKING: "Department of No" Upgraded to "Department of Slow" 19.03.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining me is our sponsored guest, Nadav Lotan , product management team leader, Cisco . In this episode: How can security teams do their jobs without seeming like an impediment to developers? Why can this relati...

A Threat Actor Just "Liked" My Dashboard Screenshot 12.03.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining me is our guest, Jamil Farshchi , evp and CISO, Equifax . In this episode: Data leaks are hard enough to deal with when caused by threat actors, but how bad is a self-inflicted data leak? Why do these typ...

We Can't Fail at API Security If We Never Even Try 05.03.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining me is our sponsored guest, Yoav Nathaniel , co-founder and CEO, Silk Security . In this episode: Why does it seem like securing APIs is so hard? Is it just a matter of complexi...

I'm Stuffed, I Just Couldn't Take Another Credential 27.02.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining me is our sponsored guest, Jay Trinckes , director of compliance, Thoropass . In this episode: Why do credential stuffing attacks put organizations in such a tricky spot? Why i...

Is There a Konami Code For Cyber Talent? 20.02.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining me is our guest Kelly Haydu , vp, infosec, technology, and enterprise applications, CarGurus . In this episode: What other career fields are rife with talent that could successfully transition into our in...

It's Like a Trust Fall, But We Know You'll Hit the Floor 13.02.2024

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 Andy Ellis ( @csoandy ), operating partner, YL Ventures . Joining me is our guest, Grant Anthony , CISO, Orion Health . In this episode: Why getting buy-in to your security awareness program is so critical? Why do so many organizations get it...

How Can We Apply Our Shadow IT Failings to Botch Our AI Policy? (LIVE in Clearwater) 06.02.2024

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 Brett Conlon , CISO, American Century Investments . Joining me is our guest, Mical Solomon , CISO, Port Authority of NY and NJ . In this episode: Does the hype around generative AI tools make it seem like these are a totally new technological...

Maybe If You Worked Harder Your Burnout Wouldn't Be Such a Liability 30.01.2024

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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining me is our guest, Shyama Rose , CISO and head of IT, Affirm . In this episode: What is the impact of burnout to your security team directly? Does burnout directly play a role in how an organization can res...

For CISOs, It's Less of a Golden Parachute and More a Pair of Brown Pants 23.01.2024

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  Andy Ellis  ( @csoandy ), operating partner,  YL Ventures . Joining me is our guest,  Trina Ford , CISO,  iHeartMedia . In this episode: Why has the landscape for CISOs seemed particularly perilous in the past year? Does there  seem to be...

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