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
- Oct 20, 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
- Why Should AI Give You Back Time When It Could Just Replace You?Oct 20, 2026Episode length: · 38:11All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series, and Jacob Combs , CISO, Tandem Diabetes Care
- I Sent the AI a Strongly Worded Prompt. I Think We'll Be Fine.Oct 13, 2026Episode length: · 39:06All 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 us is Chad Rubin , svp cybersecurity, Publicis Re:Sources . In this episode: Getting started beats getting it perfect Bring security in before the concrete dries The instruction was never the control If everyone likes your idea, you're already too late Thanks to Joshua Carpenter of Alliance InfoSystems for providing our "What's Worse"…
- Data Is the New Oil, in That It's Useless Until You Refine ItOct 6, 2026Episode length: · 44:01All 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 Jake Lorz , vp information technology and CISO, Cintas . In this episode: Security's identity crisis The AI that never has a bad day Your permissions have secrets Nobody wrote it down A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker An AI-generated attack may be new, but it still needs to execute, access data, and move through…
- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Best Infrastructure of Them All?Sep 29, 2026Episode length: · 42:18All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , the producer of CISO Series
- Our AI Agents Are So Safe and Reliable You Can't Buy Insurance for ThemSep 22, 2026Episode length: · 46:19All 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 Aaron Stanley , former vp of security, DBT Labs. In this episode: Saying no just hides the agent Communication is not a side project Even OpenAI can't buy enough coverage Identity governance beats the illusion of control A huge thanks to our sponsor, Arctic Wolf
- BONUS EPISODE: Super Cyber Friday Express - Hacking Vendor SelectionSep 21, 2026Episode length: · 21:17All links and images can be found on CISO Series This is a bonus episode of our brand new podcast, Super Cyber Friday Express — a 20-minute highlight version of our live one-hour show we do every available Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern. In this episode, David Spark is joined by Karl Mattson , founder and managing director of Squared Circle Ventures, and Howard Holton
- We Strongly Value Your Willingness to Accept LessSep 15, 2026Episode length: · 43:55All 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 Gina Ciavarro , former managing director of infrastructure and CISO at Accordion. In this episode: Patching won't evict a squatter Boards accept risk by saying nothing Fast enough to hide the damage Job posting for a unicorn A huge thanks to our sponsor, Arctic Wolf
- 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
Hosts
- David Spark@dspark
- Mike Johnson
- Andy Ellis@csoandy
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