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CISO Series Podcast

CISO Series Podcast

Written by: David Spark Mike Johnson and Andy Ellis
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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 Politics & Government
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  • I Sent the AI a Strongly Worded Prompt, I Think We'll Be Fine
    Oct 13 2026

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    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" scenario.

    A huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security

    Adaptive Security helps organizations stay ahead of AI-powered social engineering, including deepfake phishing, vishing, and multi-channel attacks. With simulations and personalized training, teams learn to recognize and respond to modern threats before they cause harm. Turn human risk into resilience with security awareness built for the AI era. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com.

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    39 mins
  • Data Is the New Oil, in That It's Useless Until You Refine It
    Oct 6 2026

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    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 your environment. ThreatLocker applies enforceable controls at each of those points, limiting what attackers can do regardless of how their code was created. Book a demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.

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    44 mins
  • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Best Infrastructure of Them All?
    Sep 29 2026

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    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, GuardSquare.

    In this episode:

    • Determinism was never the point
    • Every MCP server is an uncontracted vendor
    • Mobile security, the version everyone's tired of hearing
    • Architectural vanity

    A huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare

    Guardsquare delivers mobile app security without compromise, providing advanced protections for both Android and iOS apps. From app security testing to code hardening to real-time visibility into the threat landscape, Guardsquare solutions provide enhanced mobile application security from early in the development process through publication. Learn more about how to protect your app at Guardsquare.com.

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    42 mins
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