CISO Series Podcast
by David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis
2018-2025 CISO Series
Oct 27, 2026Recent 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 ·
Episodes (430)

We Lead the Industry in OT (Obviously Terrible) Security
Oct 27, 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 Edward Contreras , senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Jerich Beason , CISO, WM. This

Why Should AI Give You Back Time When It Could Just Replace You?
Oct 20, 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 Jacob Combs , CISO, Tandem Diabetes Care . Joining us is Alexandra Landegger , corporate CISO,

I Sent the AI a Strongly Worded Prompt. I Think We'll Be Fine.
Oct 13, 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 us is Chad Rubin , svp cybersecurity, Publicis Re:Source

Data Is the New Oil, in That It's Useless Until You Refine It
Oct 6, 202644m
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 Jake Lorz , vp information technology and CISO

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Best Infrastructure of Them All?
Sep 29, 202642m
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark , the producer of CISO Series , and Geoff Belknap . Joining us is our sponsored guest Ryan Lloyd , chief product officer,

Our AI Agents Are So Safe and Reliable You Can't Buy Insurance for Them
Sep 22, 202646m
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 Aaron Stanley , former vp of security, DBT Lab

BONUS EPISODE: Super Cyber Friday Express - Hacking Vendor Selection
Sep 21, 202621m
All 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.

We Strongly Value Your Willingness to Accept Less
Sep 15, 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 Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining us is Gina Ciavarro , former managing director of in

Backlogs? Where We're Going We Don't Need Backlogs.
Sep 8, 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 Steve Zalewski . Joining us is Varsha Agrawal , head of information security, Prosper Market

When Frameworks Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real
Sep 1, 202637m
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 Will Gregorian , CISO, Galileo Medical . Joining us is Ryan Brown , director and head of cybe

"Ignorance Is Bliss" Is Our Acceptable Use Policy
Aug 25, 202639m
http://www.Threatlocker.com/ciso All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Edward Contreras , senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank . Joining is

Secure by Design. Ignored by Default.
Aug 18, 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 Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is Julie Davila , president, Security Tinkerers . In thi

Why Solve Your Problems When We Can Just Scare You?
Aug 11, 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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining us is Nada Noaman , SVP and CISO, Estee Lauder Compani

See, Our Compliance Framework Includes a Checkbox for Resilience
Aug 4, 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 Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian . Joining us is our sponsored guest, Khush Kashyap , senior dire

Why Don't You Tell Me Which Metrics Sound Most Impressive?
Jul 28, 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 is Pavi Ramamurthy , Global CISO and CIO, Blackhawk

With AI, I Can Now Be Pulled in 5x More Directions at Once!
Jul 21, 202647m
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 our sponsored guest, Brian Long , CEO, Adaptive Secu

The Only Thing Worse Than Technical Debt is Newly Discovered Technical Debt
Jul 14, 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 Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is Tim Callahan , CIO/CISO, AFLAC . In this episod

What Part of Zero Trust Does Your Exception Not Understand?
Jul 7, 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 Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is Patti Degnan , operating partner, Andreessen Horowit

These Aren't Speed Bumps, They're Opportunity Ramps! (LIVE in NYC)
Jun 30, 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 Nick Vigier , CISO, Oscar Health. Joining is our sponsored guest, Mitchem Boles , field CTO, Int

It's Not That We Don't Value Your Experience, We Just Don't Want to Pay for It
Jun 23, 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 Andy Ellis , principal of Duha . Joining is Megan Samford , vp product and supply chain security

Boards Love to Hear Jargon," Says Soon-to-Be-Fired CISO (LIVE in Boston)
Jun 16, 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 Dmitriy Sokolovskiy , senior vice president, i

There's Nothing an LLM Can Screw Up That the Cloud Didn't Do First
Jun 9, 202644m
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 our sponsored guest, Danny Jenkins , CEO, ThreatLocke

Our Data Security Policy Is Transparent in That It Doesn't Exist
Jun 2, 202637m
Our 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 , producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson , CISO, Rivian .

If You Love Cloud Misconfigurations So Much, Why Don't You Marry Them!
May 26, 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 Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining them is their sponsored guest Amit Megiddo , CEO and fo

Why Be Responsible When We Can Just Blame AI?
May 19, 202641m
All 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 , principal of Duha . Joining us is our sponsored guest, Jadee Hanson , CISO,