Best Infosec Vendors Podcasts (2025)

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We're All for a Responsible AI Rollout as Long as It Goes as Fast as Possible 40:00

7h ago40:00

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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 Jennifer Swann, CISO, Bloomberg Industry Group. In this episode: Vulnerability management vs. configuration control Open source security and supply chain trust Building security lead…

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163: Ola 1:22:58

10h ago1:22:58

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In 2019, Ola Bini, a Swedish programmer and privacy advocate, was arrested in Ecuador for being a Russian hacker. Find Ola on X: https://x.com/olabini. Or visit his website https://olabini.se/blog/. Or check out his non-profit https://autonomia.digital/. Sponsors Support for this show comes from ThreatLocker®. ThreatLocker® is a Zero Trust Endpoint…

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How to Deal with Last Minute Compliance Requirements 31:40

5d ago31:40

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Geoff Belknap, co-host of Defense in Depth, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and John Overbaugh, CISO, Alpine Investors. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Pukar Hamal, fo…

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New Study Finds No Email Has Ever “Found You Well” 34:13

7d ago34:13

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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 David Cross, CISO, Atlassian. In this episode: Breaking the Sales Cycle Leadership Under Fire Predicting the Unpredictable Security Startups' Security Paradox A huge thanks to our …

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From Gatekeeper to Growth Partner: How Modern CISOs Build Trust, Drive Innovation, and Shape AI-Enabled Business Security | A Conversation with Legendary CISO, Andy Ellis | Redefining CyberSecurity with ... 40:08

8d ago40:08

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⬥GUEST⬥ Andy Ellis, Legendary CISO [https://howtociso.com] | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csoandy/ ⬥HOST⬥ Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥ In this episode of Redefining Cyb…

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Do You Have a Functional Policy or Did You Just Write One? 32:20

12d ago32:20

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Justin Berman, formerly vp of platform engineering and CISO at Thirty Ma…

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I Just Can’t Communicate With the Business. I’ve Tried Condescension AND Derision. 35:44

14d ago35:44

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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 Gary Chan, CISO, SSM Health. Be sure to check out Gary's security mentalism website: https://www.gschan2000.com. In this episode: Decision-making with incomplete info…

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When Artificial Intelligence Becomes the Baseline: Will We Even Know What Reality Is AInymore? | A Black Hat USA 2025 Recap | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE3 | Read by ... 6:27

18d ago6:27

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At Black Hat USA 2025, artificial intelligence wasn’t the shiny new thing — it was the baseline. Nearly every product launch, feature update, and hallway conversation had an “AI-powered” stamp on it. But when AI becomes the lowest common denominator for security, the questions shift. In this episode, I read my latest opinion piece exploring what ha…

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Where are We Struggling with Zero Trust 33:54

19d ago33:54

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker. In this episode: Legacy infrastructure…

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Impressive! Our AI is Approaching “One 9” of Accuracy. 39:43

21d ago39:43

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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 our sponsored guest, Kevin Tian, co-founder and CEO, Doppel. In this episode: AI fraud gets on the juice Agentic AI demands a new security mindset The new frontier fo…

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How Novel Is Novelty? Security Leaders Try To Cut Through the Cybersecurity Vendor Echo Chamber | Reflections from Black Hat USA 2025 | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE3 ... 11:44

23d ago11:44

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Black Hat 2025 was a showcase of cybersecurity innovation — or at least, that’s how it appeared on the surface. With more than 60 vendor announcements over the course of the week, the event floor was full of “AI-powered” solutions promising to integrate seamlessly, reduce analyst fatigue, and transform SOC operations. But after walking the floor, t…

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Cybersecurity Has a Prioritization Problem 31:26

26d ago31:26

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining them is Terry O'Daniel, former CISO at Amplitude. In this episode: Beyond prioritization: aligning risk with real…

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They Can’t Hack All Our Tools If We Keep Buying New Ones 34:18

28d ago34:18

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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 them is their sponsored guest, Rajan Kapoor, CEO of Material Security. In this episode: AI creates security's catch-22 Delegation without abandonment Google's security gaps demand better…

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162: Hieu 1:33:54

28d ago1:33:54

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All Hieu Minh Ngo wanted was to make money online. But when he stumbled into the dark web, he found more than just opportunity, he found a global dark market. What started as a side hustle turned into an international crime spree. Find Hieu on X: https://x.com/HHieupc. Sponsors Support for this show comes from ThreatLocker®. ThreatLocker® is a Zero…

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Black Hat 2025: More Buzzwords, Same Breaches? | What’s Heating Up Before Black Hat 2025: Top Trends Set to Shake Up this Year’s Hacker Conference | An ITSPmagazine Webinar: On Location Coverage with Sean ... 1:00:22

1M ago1:00:22

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In this thought leadership session, ITSPmagazine co-founders Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli moderate a dynamic conversation with five industry leaders offering their take on what will dominate the show floor and side-stage chatter at Black Hat USA 2025. Leslie Kesselring, Founder of Kesselring Communications, surfaces how media coverage is shiftin…

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How Can AI Provide Useful Guidance from Fragmented Security Data? 29:42

1M ago29:42

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining them is their sponsored guest, Matt Eberhart, CEO, Query. In this episode: Quality over quantity in AI decision-makin…

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Making Honeypots Useful Again: Identity Security, Deception, and the Art of Detection | A Conversation with Sean Metcalf | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin 31:48

1M ago31:48

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⬥GUEST⬥ Sean Metcalf, Identity Security Architect at TrustedSec | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmmetcalf/ ⬥HOST⬥ Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥ Sean Metcalf, a frequen…

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Cosmo Quiz! 23 Ways to Make Your Vendors Obsessed With Your Security Standards 38:45

1M ago38:45

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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, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker. In this episode: Large enterprise security demands drive vendor improvements Technical expertise becomes leader…

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Why Salespeople's Knowledge of Cybersecurity Is Critical for the Ecosystem 28:40

1M ago28:40

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is Jason Thomas, senior director, technology security, governance, and risk, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In th…

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Hiring for the Present Is Hurting the Future of Cybersecurity: Why “Entry-Level” Rarely Means Entry | A Conversation with John Salomon | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin 41:38

1M ago41:38

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⬥GUEST⬥ John Salomon, Board Member, Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsalomon/ ⬥HOST⬥ Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥ The cybersecur…

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We’ll Worry About Recovering From the Attack Once We Ace This Audit 43:23

1M ago43:23

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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), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Peter Clay, CISO, Aireon. In this episode: Purple teaming evolution misses operational realities Effective postmortems require systematic failure analysis Risk exp…

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OT Emergency Preparedness: When Disaster Recovery Meets Real-World Safety | A Conversation with Tobias Halmans | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin 49:51

2M ago49:51

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⬥GUEST⬥ Tobias Halmans, OT Incident Responder | GIAC Certified Incident Handler | Automation Security Consultant at admeritia GmbH | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-halmans/ ⬥HOST⬥ Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Websit…

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What Are the Cybersecurity Trends We Need To Follow? 24:23

2M ago24:23

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode, co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Dan Walsh, CISO, Datavant. Joining them is Sneha Parmar, former information security officer, Lufthansa Group Digital. In this episode: …

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Once You Memorize the Manual, Our User Interface is Very Intuitive 38:33

2M ago38:33

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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, Duha. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Edward Wu, CEO and founder, Dropzone AI. In this episode: Building context-aware verification frameworks Understanding why UX fails Moving beyond A…

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161: mg 1:11:58

2M ago1:11:58

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In this episode we talk with mg (https://x.com/MG), the brilliant (and notorious) hacker and hardware engineer behind the OMG Cable. A seemingly ordinary USB cable with extraordinary offensive capabilities. Learn more about mg at: o.mg.lol Sponsors Support for this show comes from ThreatLocker®. ThreatLocker® is a Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Pla…

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Is It Even Possible to Fast-Track Your Way Into Cybersecurity? 27:03

2M ago27:03

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is David Cross, CISO, Atlassian. In this episode: The experience prerequisi…

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When AI Looks First: How Agentic Systems Are Reshaping Cybersecurity Operations | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity and Humanity with Sean Martin and TAPE3 | Read by TAPE3 4:32

2M ago4:32

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Before a power crew rolls out to check a transformer, sensors on the grid have often already flagged the problem. Before your smart dishwasher starts its cycle, it might wait for off-peak energy rates. And in the world of autonomous vehicles, lightweight systems constantly scan road conditions before a decision ever reaches the car’s central proces…

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Not Enough Hallucinations? Let’s Outfit Your LLM with Another LLM 35:54

2M ago35:54

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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 Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Anthony Candeias, CISO, Weight Watchers. In this episode: AI agents require structured supervision, not autonomy Hiring for potential over credentials in cyb…

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What's the Most Efficient Way to Rate Third Party Vendors? 28:27

2M ago28:27

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All posts and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap. Joining us is Steve Knight, former CISO, Hyundai Capital America. In this episode: Streamlining vendor evaluations Moving …

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From Feed to Foresight: Cyber Threat Intelligence as a Leadership Signal | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity and Humanity with Sean Martin and TAPE3 | Read by TAPE3 6:39

2M ago6:39

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Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is no longer just a technical stream of indicators or a feed for security operations center teams. In this episode, Ryan Patrick, Vice President at HITRUST; John Salomon, Board Member at the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN); Tod Beardsley, Vice President of Security Research at runZero; Wayne Lloyd, Federal Chie…

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We Require 3-5 Years of Experience to Qualify for the Cyber Skills Shortage 37:49

2M ago37:49

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Anne Marie Zettlemoyer, former vp of security, Activision Blizzard. In this episode SOC automat…

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160: Greg 1:37:59

2M ago1:37:59

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Greg Linares (AKA Laughing Mantis) joins us to tell us about how he became the youngest hacker to be arrested in Arizona. Follow Greg on Twitter: https://x.com/Laughing_Mantis. Sponsors Support for this show comes from ThreatLocker®. ThreatLocker® is a Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform that strengthens your infrastructure from the ground up. …

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Don't Ask "Can" We Secure It, But "How" Can We Secure It 28:29

2M ago28:29

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining is Hanan Szwarcbord, vp, CSO and head of infrastructure, Micron Technology. In this episode Embracing gro…

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We Can Either Build Resilience or Just Always Be Perfect 38:09

2M ago38:09

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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 Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Ryan Bachman, executive vice president and CISO, GM Financial. In this episode Identity consolidation versus simplification Entry-level pathways into cyberse…

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We Checked the “Yes” Box for Cybersecurity. What Else Do We Have to Do? 41:24

3M ago41:24

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Alex Hall, CISO, Gensler. In this episode: Evaluating secure messaging beyond the app Reframing compliance as a business enabler Incremental security inv…

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Has the Shared Security Model for SaaS Shifted? 28:55

3M ago28:55

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Justin Pagano at Klaviyo for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap. Joining us is Jesse Webb, CISO and svp information systems, Avalon Healthcare Solutions. In th…

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Aside From Text, Images, and Videos, GenAI Can’t Fool Me (Live in Boston) 46:53

3M ago46:53

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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, partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Sam Curry, global vp, CISO at Zscaler. This episode was recorded at a Zscaler event in Boston, MA. In this episode: Guardrails for decision making under …

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Improving the Efficiency of Your Threat Intelligence 26:40

3M ago26:40

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest Jason Steer, CISO, Recorded Future. In this episode We don't need more indica…

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AI Isn’t Going to Take Your Job, It’s Going to Eliminate It! (LIVE at BSidesSF) 44:44

3M ago44:44

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All images and links can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Alexandra Landegger, global head of cyber strategy & transformation, RTX. In this episode: A cybersecurity fast-track? When Ambition Becomes a Liability …

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159: Vastaamo 51:06

3M ago51:06

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Joe Tidy investigates what may be the cruelest and most disturbing cyber attack in history. A breach so invasive it blurred the line between digital crime and psychological torture. This story might make your skin crawl. Get more from Joe linktr.ee/joetidy. Get the book Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet (https://amzn.to/3H…

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Why Cybersecurity Professionals Lie on Their Resumes 32:19

3M ago32:19

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All images and links can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Gautam ‘Gotham’ Sharma of AccessCyber for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode, co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is Krista Arndt, associate CISO, St. Luke’s University Hea…

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I Can’t Choose. I Love All My Assets Equally. 34:18

3M ago34:18

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Tim Jacobs, vp, CISO, Commonwealth Care Alliance. In this episode: Starting from zero Prepare for decisive decisions Working back from unacceptable Disco…

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Agentic AI to the Rescue? From Billable Hours to Bots: The New Legal Workflow | A Conversation with Frida Torkelsen and Maged Helmy | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin 44:16

3M ago44:16

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⬥GUESTS⬥ Frida Torkelsen, PhD | AI Solution Architect at Newcode.ai | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frida-h-torkelsen/ Maged Helmy, PhD | Assoc. Professor - AI at University of South-Eastern Norway and Founder & CEO of Newcode.ai | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magedhelmy/ ⬥HOST⬥ Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine a…

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What Should Be in a CISO Job Description? 30:17

3M ago30:17

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All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Dennis Pickett, vp, CISO, Westat. In this episode: Stop siloing cybersecurity Lead…

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Why Learn Security Fundamentals When We Could Just Chase Our Tails? 34:01

4M ago34:01

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All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. I host this week’s episode, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Jesse Whaley, CISO, Amtrak. Joining them is their guest Vaughn Hazen, CISO, CN. In this episode: The classics endure The rules of the rail "Prove It. With data." It's all just software A huge thanks to ou…

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