CISO Series Podcast
Episodes
This Security Crisis Is the Perfect Time to Tell You I Was Right
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
You're Not Leaving This House Until You Cover Up That LLM
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Seri...
We Got This Far Without Hiring a Prompt Engineer
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ugh, Lawyers Take All the Fun Out of Surviving a Cyberattack (LIVE in Las Vegas)
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Dear Abby: Should I Sell to a CISO During a Cyberattack? (LIVE in Mountain View)
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Serie...
We're Not Home. Please Leave Your Company's Data After the Beep
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Hey, Let's Merge Our Technical Debt With Your Understaffed Security Team! (LIVE in Miami)
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Serie...
I Taught DeNiro Security Theater, I Can Teach You.
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. In principle, we can generally all agree that security theater is a waste of time f...
A CEO's Guide To Ignoring Your Security Program (LIVE in Santa Monica)
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Usually the buck stops with the CEO. But for a CISO, what do you do when a CEO want...
Security Awareness Lifecycle: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. When it comes to security awareness, the advice generally doesn't change. There are...
Threats In SaaS Are Closer Than They Appear
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Organizations know that securing SaaS is vital. But polls consistently show they al...
We Can Name 50 CISOs. Let's Give Them an Award!
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. If you search online, you'll find no dearth of lists claiming to rank the top secur...
C is for C-Suite, Except If You're a CISO
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. CISOs are common among the Fortune 500. But it remains rare to see them listed in e...
Part Man. Part Machine. All CISO. (Live in D.C.)
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. We've heard a lot of talk about the security risks with emerging AI technologies. ...
Is This Just Bad Or "Call The Feds" Bad?
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. In everyday life, it's often clear when to call in the authorities. Someone egging ...
Giving Slack Slack Will Lead Your Teams to Discord
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Even before the pandemic, we've been increasingly living in online collaboration ap...
Please Take Some Pens and Our Company Data On Your Way Out
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Every company deals with off-boarding employees. Yet it feels like many organizatio...
If You Care About Security, Maybe This Guilt Tactic Will Work
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Security vendors want to engage with CISOs. Yet many choose tactics that seem blata...
5 Years Required to Write a Better Job Description
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. We're seeing increasing recognition that cybersecurity jobs should focus on compete...
When Do I Fix the Toilet Myself or Call the Plumber?
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. For some security problems, it can be tough to know when to try to fix the problem ...
Cyber Advice So Generic, You'll Assume It Came from ChatGPT
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Shifting Left is so five years ago. Advice and best practices are great, but contex...
Vendors Are From Mars. Their Security Is From Venus.
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. There are so many third party vendors we want to work with, but uggh, their securi...
We're So Special Gartner Hasn't Even Thought Of Our Category Yet
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Do you know what security categories were created this year? I have no idea. Do yo...
Who's in Charge of Stopping Stupid Ideas? (LIVE in Tel Aviv)
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Seri...
Password Rules Make Us Feel More Secure
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Troy Hunt's new site, "Dumb Password Rules," demonstrates yet another slice of secu...
Make Them a Passwordless Offer They Can't Refuse (LIVE in Denver)
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver as we kicked off the Rocky Mountain Informati...
After a Breach, Security and Privacy Are Very Important to Us
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Why does it seem that the only time we hear about a company's concern about securit...
Your Lips Say "No," But I'm Not Listening
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. There is a long history of security professionals complaining about the insecurity ...
Failure Is The Likely Option
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. When cybersecurity needs to cut budget, first move is to look where you have redund...
A Fireman? A Princess? How About a CISO?
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. As children, we don't dream of becoming a CISO, but yet we still have them. What is...
I've Got Plenty of Risk If You Want More
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. It seems anything that's added to a business, like a new app or a third party vendo...
What Kind of Challenges Do You Foresee In Firing Me?
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This show was recorded in front of a live audience in New York City! This week's ep...
I Wouldn't Trust Everything You Read… On My Resume
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Turns out cybersecurity professionals lie on their resumes. They add degrees and c...
Can't You Just Pop Out of Zeus' Head a Fully Formed Security Professional?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Companies want to hire security professionals who know everything. Eager profession...
We'd Secure Our Data If We Knew Where It Was
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Given the ease of sharing data, our sensitive information is going more places that...
Our Security Tool Can Do Everything But Mitigate Risk
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. No department is immune to budget cuts. When the budget cuts come in, where can sec...
No Need for Chaos Engineering Since Our Architecture Is Always Failing
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Is chaos engineering the secret sauce to creating a resilient organization? Purpose...
Why Aren't You On Slack Where I Can Interrupt You?
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. In order to get any work done we try to shut out all possible distractions. That in...
Fast Track Burnout for Your Cyber Team with Layoffs
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. What happens to your team after the layoffs? Your overextended team now realizes th...
We Look for Candidates Who Already Know Everything
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Future cybersecurity talent is frustrated. The industry demand for cybersecurity pr...
We're Experts At Telling You To Fix Your Problems
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. I don't need another vendor to find my problems. Finding my problems has not been t...
_Saying_ "We're 100% Secure" Is Not the Problem
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. It's pretty darn easy to just utter the words "we're 100% secure." Pulling that of...
This Unwanted Cold Call Made Possible Thanks to This Month's Sales Quota
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. A CISO calls on security vendors to stop the spamming and cold calling. Are these a...
Adversaries Beef Up Their Shiny Object Distraction Campaign
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. We are all very easily distracted, and adversaries know that. So they'll try any li...
21 "Dark Side"-Approved Ways to Threaten Your Prospects
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. For those security practitioners who leave a job to go work for a security vendor,...
Let's Pretend We're Getting Hacked. Who Wants to Panic First?
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Tabletop exercises are critical procedures to learn how everyone will react during ...
Today's Agenda: When Will This Meeting End?
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Everyone's favorite meeting is a short meeting. But does anyone want a fun or enter...
Your Password Is Too Long. Please Shorten It.
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. What happens when you want to adhere to more secure behavior, but the tool you're ...
Stir in a Little Merger and Acquisition, and Voilà, You're a Target
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. There is a lot unknown before, during, and after a merger and that can make emplo...
We're Here. We're Highly Unqualified. Get Used To It
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. "Does anyone else feel like the security field is attracting a lot of low-quality ...
Sound Security Advice That's Perfect to Ignore
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. It appears our security awareness training is working, up to a point. Most people ...
They're Young, Green, and Very Hackable
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. It appears we're not providing security awareness training fast enough. That's bec...
Entry Level Position Available. 15+ Years Experience Required.
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. That headline is not a joke. An actual job listing on LinkedIn requested just tha...
Get All the Stress You Want, With None of the Authority
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. CISOs and other security leaders have a lot of stress. But so do other C-level emp...
We Built This City on Outdated Software
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. "The biggest threat to national security is that many of the most vital systems on...
Wrong Answers to Revealing Interview Questions
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Security leaders will often ask challenging or potentially gotcha questions as baro...
Don't Make Me Explain This, Because I Can't
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series If you know a difficult concept very well and you're incapable of explaining it sim...
Where's the "Single Pane of Glass" to My Level of Stress
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series CISOs say stress and burnout are their top personal risks. Breaches, increased regu...
Cyber Sales ABCs: Always Be Creepy
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series For some reason, the ABCs of sales ("Always Be Closing") in the world of cybersecur...
We Take Security and Privacy Seriously… Seriously
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series After every breach, you hear the same mantra from the attacked company: "We take se...
How to Be a Security Vendor CISOs Can't Ignore
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series There are vendors that CISOs can't look away from. Who are they and what did they d...
I Pity the Fool Who Builds a Homogeneous Cyber A-Team
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series If you want to build a successful cybersecurity team, you need to be diverse, mostl...
The Cybersecurity Hamster Wheel of Getting Nothing Done
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What are signs your team is getting burnt out? It's not an imbalance of work and fa...
Who Do You Need to Trust When You Build a Zero Trust Architecture?
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Uggh, just saying "zero trust" sends shivvers down security professionals' spines. ...
The Best Interview Questions and the Answers You Want to Run From
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. You want an awesome job in cybersecurity, and you want to ask the right questions. ...
But I Spent All This Money. Why Are You Still Ignoring Me?
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Are RSA and other big conferences worth it? It seems that fewer CISOs are actually ...
It's OK to Look Like a Cyber Hero. Just Don't Act Like One.
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Security professionals should turn in the cyber hero mentality for the "sidekick" r...
How to Market "Zero Trust" Without Making CISOs Cringe
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Just the words "zero trust" often causes security professionals to shiver. In gener...
When Good Decisions Go Bad
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series You can make the right decision given the information you have, but everything is a ...
When Does an Exaggeration Become a Lie?
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series We explore the world of dishonesty in cybersecurity. Practitioners know that markete...
Yuck! Now Everyone Has Touched My Data.
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What can you do when your data keeps passing through different third party applicat...
"Bad" Security Practices That Really Aren't All that Bad
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series If they can find flaws, security professionals are quick to label it as bad securit...
How Many Forms of ID Do I Need to Buy This Gift Card?
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Getting someone to purchase gift cards is a popular vector for theft. Given that th...
Why Does Your Privacy Matter If I'm Paying You?
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Should you monitor your staff? I mean reallymonitor them. Some bosses are installin...
It Sure Is Fun to Complain About Security Vendors
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Next time you're annoyed by a security vendor's pitch, instead of firing back at th...
What Does It Cost to Prove Security Is Working?
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series I have no idea what I need to spend to demonstrate our security program is working....
I Have So Little. Just Let Me Control Access to the Mail Server.
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series How dangerous is it for a cybersecurity professional to pull a G-d complex with the...
Security as a Profit Center? You're Kidding, Right?
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What if we could convince management that security is not a cost center, but a mean...
Finding That Perfect Time to Quit Your Job
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To see the blog post and read the transcript, head over to CISO Series. We don't celebrate quitting. Maybe we should. When should you do it when you ...
Gartner Creates Another Category for Everyone to Ignore
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series I have talked to vendors who get all excited about Gartner opening up a new categor...
A Look Back at Foolish Security Policies of Past and Present
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Are bad security policies of yesteryear just because we didn't know any better at t...
Decommission Our Legacy Tech or Just Shut Down the Business?
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Legacy tech can often be the anchor that prevents an organization from growing. Put...
Life's Certainties: Death, Taxes, and Violating Security Policies
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series People violate cybersecurity policies at a rate of one out of every 20 job tasks. I...
Is It a Promotion or a Red Flag Telling You To Get Out?
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series A young woman is killing it in her first cybersecurity job out of college. Manageme...
It's a Great Job, But I'm Alone and Terrified
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series First job out of college and you get the cybersecurity job of your dreams... and ni...
Instead of Increased Cybersecurity, Could We Just Order Less Risk?
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series "No business wants more security, they want less risk," said a redditor on the cybe...
Why CISOs Avoid the Dreaded "Request a Demo" Button
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series A CISO hears about your company's product from some other CISOs. Eager to find more...
What's Next in Cybersecurity? Look at Last Year and Expect More
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series The web is awash with sites claiming they know what the security trends will be for...
Are You Attending the "What to Worry About Next" Security Conference?
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Are security conferences really helpful in advising you on making your business mor...
It's BAAAACK! The Return of "We Could Have Stopped That Breach"
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Our entire network launched because of the irritation CISOs had with vendors could ...
How to Be So Awesome CISOs Can't Ignore You
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series The trick to getting the attention of CISOs is to create an awesome company. Focus ...
Attract the Best Candidates with Crappy Benefits and Low Pay
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series If you're up against Google, Facebook, or Apple for hiring talent, chances are pret...
If the Network Is Up, Somebody Is Violating Our Acceptable Use Policy
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Every organization has an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for their computers and netwo...
What We Lack In Security We'll Make Up in School Spirit
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Yikes, this security hole one concerned student found in the school's network is go...
What's the Least Annoying Way to Follow Up with a CISO?
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series If we had such a great conversation at the conference, why don't you want to respon...
Why Ignoring Most of Your Vulnerabilities Is the Best Strategy
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Winning at vulnerability management is not a numbers game. It's a tactical exercise...
Why We Quickly Reject 95% of All Applicants
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series If you're asking what certification you should go after to get the perfect cybers...
Security So Good Your Users Won't Use It
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series CISOs agree that multi-factor authentication is the one security control that once d...
We've Never Taken On So Much Risk
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series It's all risk, all show, for the entire show. It's just the kind of risk we like to ...
The Perfect Gift for a Cyber Crook
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What do you give to the person who wants to learn how to steal everything? This week...