CISO Series Podcast

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is Patti Degnan , operating partner, Andreessen Horowitz . In this episode: Identity built for one person at a time Patching can't outrun the exploit timeline The exception hiding inside zero trust A revenue question nobody's answered...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Nick Vigier , CISO, Oscar Health. Joining is our sponsored guest, Mitchem Boles , field CTO, Intezer . This episode was recorded live at Intezer's AI SOC event held at the NASDAQ in NYC. In this episode: Who owns the risk Before it gets better The SOC of zero The decision bo...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha . Joining is Megan Samford , vp product and supply chain security, Schneider Electric. In this episode: Two modes of CISO The vendor has the keys The economic argument for secure code Burning through the talent A huge thanks to our sponsor, Nati...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining us is Dmitriy Sokolovskiy , senior vice president, information security, Semrush . This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the offices of Aqueduct Technologies in Canton, MA. See photos from the event . In this epis...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is our sponsored guest, Danny Jenkins , CEO, ThreatLocker . In this episode: Permission creep at machine speed The pattern we keep calling a mistake Stop authenticating the human Vibe coded out of existence A huge thanks to our sponsor,...

Our Data Security Policy Is Transparent in That It Doesn't Exist All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining is Mike Melo , CISO, TMX Group . In this episode: The weight of old controls Data you can actually see 68 vendors and counting Authority you never had to claim A huge thank...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is their sponsored guest Amit Megiddo , CEO and founder, Native . In this episode: The CISO you don't need Misconfigurations aren't a cloud problem Secure by design means enforcing it Finding bugs faster isn't the bottleneck A hug...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's CISO Series Podcast features David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha . Joining us is our sponsored guest, Jadee Hanson , CISO, Vanta. In this episode: The compliance receipt nobody reads Who signs off on the AI that wrote the code The agent that wouldn't stop The questionnaire that should not exist A huge...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining is Jean-Paul Calabio , vp and CISO, Grainger . In this episode: Scanning the map isn't securing the territory CFOs don't fund faith What your AI inherits Nobody owns the gap Thanks to Jonathan Waldrop, CISO, Acoustic for providing our "Wh...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining is Sara Madden , CISO, Convera . This episode was recorded live at BSidesSF 2026. In this episode: Playing vendor roulette Confident and wrong Making conferences count The stakes problem in tabletops A huge thanks to our sponsor, QuilrAI...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Michelle Wilson , CISO, Movement Mortgage . Joining is sponsored guest Rob Allen , chief product officer, ThreatLocker . This show was recorded in front of a live audience at ThreatLocker's conference, Zero Trust World 2026. In this episode: Risk as a daily habit AI agents t...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is Paul Drapeau , head of global information security, New Balance . In this episode: The logo trap Immunity through exposure The synthesis edge The cost of holding tight A huge thanks to our sponsor, Doppel This episode is sponsored b...

Our Theoretical Controls Work Great Against Hypothetical Attacks All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is David Nolan , former CISO, Asurion. In this episode: Influence, not control The initiative gap Skip the framework, patch the server Confident code with no owner A huge...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining us is Hilik Kotler , svp, CISO and IT, Expedia Group . In this episode: The numbers game What makes a vendor worth your time Humanity in the loop Alignment is a prerequisite, not a nice-to-have A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Pam Lindemoen , CSO, vp of strategy, Retail and Hospitality-ISAC . Joining them is Jason Mayor , deputy CISO, Raymond James Financial . This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the National Cybersecurity Alliance's Convene conference in Clearwater, Florida....

All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining is Julie Myerholtz , CISO, Brunswick Corporation . In this episode: Your cloud, your problem Kill your sacred cows AI broke your vendor math Feedback is a gift. Open it. A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining us is Rebecca Harness , CISO, Deltek . In this episode: Let it fail The CIO seat is empty. Now what? Design for how people actually work "We found 23 issues. That'll be $15,000." Huge thanks to our sponsor, Strike48 Strike48 is th...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen , chief product officer, ThreatLocker . In this episode: Your best employee is your biggest risk Stop guessing the next attack AI is not a feature Stop blaming the user Huge thanks to our spon...

All links and images can be found on  CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Tim Leehealey , vp of corporate strategy and operations, Strike48 . In this episode: Defensible, not perfect Tools aren't going to save you Logs are wasted on the SOC The myth of the lone wolf Huge than...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is Vikas Mahajan , vp and CISO, American Red Cross . In this episode: Questionnaires aren't risk management The good old days were worse Buying or building your SOC Start the conversation, not the checklist Huge thanks to our spo...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Steve Zalewski . Joining them is Tammy Klotz , CISO, Trinseo . In this episode: Accountability without authority Kill your hacklore Voice is no longer enough Studies that tell us what we already know Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Want real Zero Trust training? Ze...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is Russ Ayres , CISO, Principal Financial Group . In this episode: Metrics that matter Tool babysitting problem Automating the brokenness Stay connected intentionally Huge thanks to our sponsor, Strike48 Strike48 is the Agentic L...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is Janet Heins , CISO, ChenMed . In this episode: Inbound gets ignored Independence under constraint Methodology means nothing Lives over logins Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare Guardsquare delivers mobile app security wit...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining them is Johann Balaguer , Global CISO, Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos . In this episode: Understanding the why Own your digital self Invest beyond tenure Prepare for dependencies Thanks to Louis Zhichao Zhang, AIA Australia for contributin...

All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by  David Spark , producer of CISO Series and  Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is  Sara Madden , CISO,  Convera . In this episode: Hold developers accountable Credibility through candor Be strategic with AI deployment Resources don't guarantee security Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker...