CISO Series PodcastRanked number 12 in the Top 15
David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis
Show details
- Cadence
- Weekly
- Typical episode
- ~42 min
- Established
- Since 2018
- Latest episode
- Sep 8, 2026
Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.
Classification
Level
IntermediatelevelLatest episodes
- Backlogs? Where We're Going We Don't Need Backlogs.Sep 8, 2026Episode length: · 41:38All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Steve Zalewski . Joining us is Varsha Agrawal , head of information security, Prosper Marketplace . In this episode: Lock-in was never about the tech The board wants a green light, not a lesson Time was never the constraint What founders keep getting wrong about security A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta No, it's not your imagination. Risk and regulations ARE ramping…
- When Frameworks Stop Being Polite and Start Getting RealSep 1, 2026Episode length: · 37:22All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Will Gregorian , CISO, Galileo Medical
- "Ignorance Is Bliss" Is Our Acceptable Use PolicyAug 25, 2026Episode length: · 39:03http://www.Threatlocker.com/ciso All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/, producer of CISO Series and Edward Contreras https://www.linkedin.com/in/cisoedwardc/, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank https://www.frostbank.com/. Joining is sponsored guest Rob Allen https://www.linkedin.com/in/threatlockerrob/, chief product officer, ThreatLocker http://www.Threatlocker.com/ciso. In this episode: Not my job,…
- Secure by Design. Ignored by Default.Aug 18, 2026Episode length: · 37:55All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Why Solve Your Problems When We Can Just Scare You?Aug 11, 2026Episode length: · 41:15All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark
- See, Our Compliance Framework Includes a Checkbox for ResilienceAug 4, 2026Episode length: · 43:43All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark
- Why Don't You Tell Me Which Metrics Sound Most Impressive?Jul 28, 2026Episode length: · 48:02All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark
- With AI, I Can Now Be Pulled in 5x More Directions at Once!Jul 21, 2026Episode length: · 47:35All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- The Only Thing Worse Than Technical Debt is Newly Discovered Technical DebtJul 14, 2026Episode length: · 43:57All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- What Part of Zero Trust Does Your Exception Not Understand?Jul 7, 2026Episode length: · 37:46All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- These Aren't Speed Bumps, They're Opportunity Ramps! (LIVE in NYC)Jun 30, 2026Episode length: · 42:20All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- It's Not That We Don't Value Your Experience, We Just Don't Want to Pay for ItJun 23, 2026Episode length: · 40:09All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Boards Love to Hear Jargon," Says Soon-to-Be-Fired CISO (LIVE in Boston)Jun 16, 2026Episode length: · 48:22All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark
- There's Nothing an LLM Can Screw Up That the Cloud Didn't Do FirstJun 9, 2026Episode length: · 44:25All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Our Data Security Policy Is Transparent in That It Doesn't ExistJun 2, 2026Episode length: · 37:52Our 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
- If You Love Cloud Misconfigurations So Much, Why Don't You Marry Them!May 26, 2026Episode length: · 40:10All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Why Be Responsible When We Can Just Blame AI?May 19, 2026Episode length: · 41:35All 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
- Can You Please Train the AI on Your Way Out the Door?May 12, 2026Episode length: · 36:49All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- AI Confidence: It's a Trap! (LIVE in San Francisco)May 5, 2026Episode length: · 43:28All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Step 1: Deploy New AI Tool. Step 2: Discover Security Flaws. Step 3: Repeat. (LIVE in Orlando)Apr 28, 2026Episode length: · 42:40All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Back in My Day, You Could Get a Cybersecurity Job at the Corner StoreApr 21, 2026Episode length: · 39:59All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Our Theoretical Controls Work Great Against Hypothetical AttacksApr 14, 2026Episode length: · 43:12Our 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
- Remember, Every Underappreciated Risk Is Just a Crisis Waiting to Be DiscoveredApr 7, 2026Episode length: · 42:57All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark
- Do You Think These Compliance Boxes Check Themselves? (LIVE in Clearwater, FL)Mar 31, 2026Episode length: · 43:30All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
- Why Highlight Diversity When We Can Just Hope You Don't Notice?Mar 24, 2026Episode length: · 38:26All links and images can be found on CISO Series . This week's episode is hosted by David Spark
Hosts
- David Spark@dspark
- Mike Johnson
- Andy Ellis@csoandy
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