CISO Series Podcast
4.8(192)

CISO Series Podcast

by David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis

403 episodesLatest 6 days agoEN
Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.

2018-2025 CISO Series

Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (5)
  • Great show

    The content is great for analysis. One suggestion as a listener though - Andy can get pretty arrogant and be quite confidently incorrect in some of his generalized blunt statements.

    DataOnTheInternet ·

  • Very informative

    “Great show! David Spark keeps cybersecurity fun, real, and easy to follow — always worth a listen.”

    Graulito ·

  • Great Show!

    Recently discovered David Spark’s podcasts, and I can’t get enough. I end up chaining several in a row.

    JD000000000000000 ·

  • Amazing and funny! great combo

    David Spark and the hosts keep us entertain and aware of the most relevant cybersecurity topics. This is one of my favs podcasts

    Maocol99 ·

  • Top notch!

    I can't recommend this podcast enough! The discussions, tips, and debates are incredibly insightful. It's an invaluable resource for learning how to enhance security collaboratively, benefiting not only our organizations but the entire community. Thanks for putting out such a superb show, David, Mike, and Andy - keep up the great work!

    ArlieLP ·

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Episodes (403)

  1. Step 1: Deploy New AI Tool. Step 2: Discover Security Flaws. Step 3: Repeat. (LIVE in Orlando)

    Apr 28, 202642m

    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

  2. Back in My Day, You Could Get a Cybersecurity Job at the Corner Store

    Apr 21, 202639m

    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, N

  3. Our Theoretical Controls Work Great Against Hypothetical Attacks

    Apr 14, 202643m

    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.

  4. Remember, Every Underappreciated Risk Is Just a Crisis Waiting to Be Discovered

    Apr 7, 202642m

    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 Gro

  5. Do You Think These Compliance Boxes Check Themselves? (LIVE in Clearwater, FL)

    Mar 31, 202643m

    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

  6. Why Highlight Diversity When We Can Just Hope You Don't Notice?

    Mar 24, 202638m

    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 th

  7. They're Less "Best Practices" and More "Sounds Good on LinkedIn"

    Mar 17, 202641m

    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 epis

  8. It's Okay to Put All Your Eggs in One Basket as Long as You Really Trust the Basket

    Mar 10, 202648m

    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 produ

  9. Our Security Team's Love Language is Buying New Tools

    Mar 3, 202641m

    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 c

  10. If We Can't Do Better, at Least Do It Faster

    Feb 24, 202641m

    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 Cros

  11. We Gave the CISO Risk and Liability, and Now They Want Authority. The Nerve.

    Feb 17, 202642m

    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

  12. When We See White Smoke, We Know We Have a New CISO

    Feb 10, 202642m

    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 .

  13. Take Two-Factor Authentication and Call Me in the Morning

    Feb 3, 202638m

    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:

  14. I'll Show You Our Resilience Plan Once Our Cloud Storage Is Back Online

    Jan 27, 202637m

    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 a

  15. AI Is Very Efficient at Making Us Forget the Value of Humans

    Jan 20, 202641m

    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:

  16. Managing Risk Has Been a Priority Ever Since You Asked About It (LIVE in NYC)

    Jan 13, 202640m

    All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Matthew Southworth , CSO, Priceline . Joining them is sponsored guest, Saket Modi , CEO, Safe S

  17. Imagine Scaling Mistakes 5x Faster. Thank You, Automation! (LIVE in NY)

    Jan 6, 202643m

    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 Matt Southworth, CISO, Priceline. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Leslie Nielsen, CISO,

  18. How Much Risk Would a CISO Risk if a CISO Could Risk Risk? (LIVE in Boca Raton)

    Dec 16, 202544m

    All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Brett Conlon , CISO, American Century Investments . Joining them are Ryan Barras , CISO, Mount

  19. I'm Worried That We're Not Worried About the Right Worries With AI

    Dec 9, 202539m

    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 their sponsored guest, Danny Jenkins , CEO, Threa

  20. You Can't Fall Behind in AI if You Never Start

    Dec 2, 202535m

    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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining us is John Barrow , CISO, JB Poindexter & Co. In thi

  21. Why Architect for Human Error When We Can Make People Feel Really Bad About It?

    Nov 25, 202539m

    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 ( @csoandy ), principal of Duha. Joining them is Richard Rushing , CISO, Motorola Mo

  22. Are You Implying This Line Graph Isn't a Compelling Cybersecurity Narrative?

    Nov 18, 202541m

    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 ( @csoandy ), principal of Duha. Joining them is our sponsored guest, Nathan Hunstad

  23. Our CISO Certainly Puts the Tool in Multi-Tool (LIVE in LA)

    Nov 11, 202545m

    All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Jeff Steadman , deputy CISO, Corning Incorporated . Joining them is Quincey Collins , CSO, Shep

  24. I Don't Just Guess About Effectiveness, I Make Educated Guesses!

    Nov 4, 202539m

    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 ( @csoandy ), principal of Duha. Joining us is Sara Madden , CISO, Convera . In

  25. It's a Little Hard to Evaluate New Solutions When You're Screaming "AI" at Me All the Time (Live in Houston)

    Oct 28, 202544m

    All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Jerich Beason , CISO, WM . Joining them on stage is Jack Leidecker , CISO, Gong . This episode