CISO Series

01/01/2024

Banning desirable technology has never worked, said Russel Spitler, .

Listen to the full episode: https://cisoseries.com/responsibly-embracing-generative-ai/

12/31/2023

Security theater speaks to a need for comfort, said Davi Ottenheimer, .

Thanks to our sponsor, .

Listen to the full episode: https://cisoseries.com/i-taught-deniro-security-theater-i-can-teach-you/

12/30/2023

We can’t change humans being targeted in attacks, but we can change the cost of those attacks, said , CISO, .

Thanks to our sponsor, .

Listen to the full episode: https://cisoseries.com/people-are-the-top-attack-vector-not-the-weakest-link

12/29/2023

Talk to staff before assuming you can eliminate security theater, said , .

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Listen to the full episode: https://cisoseries.com/i-taught-deniro-security-theater-i-can-teach-you/

12/19/2023

What are the red flags a cyber or ransomware attack is about to happen?

What are the things that raise red flags that you’re about to experience an attack? We know phishing is one major indicator, but what other signals set off your Spidey […]

09/30/2021

Tomorrow will be the third anniversary of the CISO Series, a media network I launched targeting the cybersecurity industry. We launched with one show three years ago and today we have five shows (four weekly and one daily).

In our three years we’ve published the following:

- 1000 blog posts (Yep, hit that on the head)
- 328 episodes of Cyber Security Headlines
- 160 episodes of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast
- 134 episodes of Defense in Depth
- 68 live episodes of CISO Series Video Chat
- 299 videos

And we did it with our amazing crew and support from our audience and 138 sponsors

We’re celebrating this all tonight [Thursday, 9-30-21] with all my CISO co-hosts (Mike Johnson, Andy Ellis, Geoff Belknap, Steve Zalewski) and you. We’ve got some really fun games planned for you. Please join us. It all kicks off at 4pm PT/7 pm ET.

Register here and join us. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ciso-series-3rd-anniversary-online-meetup-and-game-show-tickets-174887492197

02/03/2021

BIG NEWS! I just launched our FIFTH show for the CISO Series.

It's called Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review. It airs every Thursday evening at 7pm ET and runs for just 20 minutes. Reporter Steve Prentice welcomes a security professional to discuss the week's cyber news and provide some context as to what the stories mean to security professionals and everyone else.

Join your colleagues every Thursday to be part of the conversation by registering for our weekly video chat at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/cyber-security-headlines

If you're already a subscriber to our daily show, Cyber Security Headlines, you're now also subscribed to our Week in Review show. You'll hear it in your audio feed every Thursday night.

11/24/2020

I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect ourselves against cyberattacks and I’m also pretty sure we’re clueless as to what our third party vendors are doing.

On this week’s CISO Series CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, Mike Johnson and I welcome sponsored guest is Stephen Boyer, co-founder and CTO, BitSight to discuss:

Are your employees confident with your cybersecurity efforts?
What metrics tell the best story for the board?
Ongoing measurement of third party risk.
When virtual events work, and when they don’t.

HUGE thanks to our sponsor BitSight.

Thanks to all our contributors (witting and unwitting): Tor Swanson, Ross Young, and Nick McNulty.

I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect ourselves against cyberattacks and I’m also pretty sure we’re clueless as to what our third party vendors are doing. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark Media Solutions and....

11/23/2020

11/23/2020