CISO Series Podcast

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I'm Worried That We're Not Worried About the Right Worries With AI Dec 09, 2025

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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, ThreatLocker.

In this episode:

AI for AI's sake
Stop selling, start protecting
Stop calling everything sophisticated
Least privilege, rebranded

Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

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You Can't Fall Behind in AI if You Never Start Dec 02, 2025

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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 this episode:

Building unicorns, not hunting them
Cold War frameworks for modern threats
Trading dollars for stories
Mirror, mirror on the wall

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

Vanta automates key areas of your GRC program—including compliance, risk, and customer trust—and streamlines the way you manage information. A recent IDC analysis found that compliance teams using Vanta are 129% more productive. Get back time to focus on strengthening security and scaling your business at vanta.com/ciso

Why Architect for Human Error When We Can Make People Feel Really Bad About It? Nov 25, 2025

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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 Mobility.

In this episode

Mindset over tools
When hygiene becomes risk
Systems for actual humans
Conversations over compliance

Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker® Defense Against Configurations continuously scans endpoints to uncover misconfigurations, weak firewall rules, and risky settings that weaken defenses. With compliance mapping, daily updates, and actionable remediation in one dashboard, it streamlines hardening, reduces attack surfaces, and strengthens security. Learn more at threatlocker.com.

Are You Implying This Line Graph Isn't a Compelling Cybersecurity Narrative? Nov 18, 2025

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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, director, security, Vanta.

In this episode:

Metrics that matter
Testing for real
AI as an assistant
Intelligence without context

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

Our CISO Certainly Puts the Tool in Multi-Tool (LIVE in LA) Nov 11, 2025

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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, Sheppard Mullin. This episode was recorded live at the ISSA LA Summit in Santa Monica, California.

In this episode:

The foundational debate
Strength over breadth
Beyond traditional backgrounds
Keeping perspective on risk

Huge thanks to our sponsors, Adaptive Security and Dropzone AI

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I Don't Just Guess About Effectiveness, I Make Educated Guesses! Nov 04, 2025

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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 this episode:

Optimizing for reality, not idealism
Engineering governance instead of monitoring compliance
When AI finds what humans miss
The measurement problem

Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

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It's a Little Hard to Evaluate New Solutions When You're Screaming "AI" at Me All the Time (Live in Houston) Oct 28, 2025

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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 was recorded live at HOU SEC CON 2025.

In this episode:

The open source sustainability problem
AI levels the geopolitical playing field
Cutting through AI vendor hype
Why the fundamentals still hurt

Thanks to Erik Bloch from Illumio for providing our "What's Worse" scenario.

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vorlon Security

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Dear Abby: Why Should I Trust a Vendor Selling Me Zero Trust? Oct 21, 2025

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Dan Walsh, CISO, Datavant. Joining them is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker.

In this episode:

When EDR gets knocked out
Red flags in vendor theater
Configuration chaos
The sticker problem

Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

The Difference with AI Red Teaming is We Added the Word AI Oct 14, 2025

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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 our sponsored guest, Khush Kashyap, senior director, GRC, Vanta.

In this episode:

Skip the Sermon
When to coach versus command
Making risk quantification useful
Recognizing a distinct discipline

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

Don't Worry, We'll Get to Solving Your Problem on Slide 87 Oct 07, 2025

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), principal of Duha. Joining them is Daniel Liber, CISO, Monday.com.

In this episode:

AI security's blind spot problem
Vendors don't understand the assignment
Marketing budgets overshadow actual innovation
Accuracy versus effectiveness

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Material Security

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