The direct link to this episode ( https://cisoseries.com/all-aboard-the-5g-paranoia-train/) We're getting excited and stressed out about the impending 5G network that appears will control our lives and all our cities. Will it be as exciting, productive, and lacking of security protocols as we expect? We discuss that and more on this week's episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast . This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media ...
Apr 09, 2019•31 min
Direct link for episode on blog ( https://cisoseries.com/do-you-know-the-secret-cybersecurity-handshake/ ) We get the feeling that as we're adding more solutions and requiring more certificates, we're just making the problem of security harder and harder. Has the problem of not enough talent become an issue that we created? We discuss that and more on this week's episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast . This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ),...
Apr 02, 2019•34 min
Direct link for episode on blog ( https://cisoseries.com/ if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-theres-always-blackmail / ) We note that blackmail has become an option even in cybersecurity sales. It appears some vendors have become so desperate that they've resorted to borderline criminal activity. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson . Our guest this week is Branden Newman , CISO for Adidas . Thanks to this wee...
Mar 26, 2019•29 min
Do the biggest tech companies abuse our privacy because they have no competitive incentive to protect it? That debate and more on the latest episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson . Our guest this week is Emilio Escobar ( @eaescob ), head of information security for Hulu . Endgame makes military-grade protection as easy as anti-virus. Their converged en...
Mar 18, 2019•34 min
Since no one ever checks a research study's methodology, why not just make up all the numbers? You're in the risk analysis business, right? Chances are very good they'll never check and research studies are a great way to get free press. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson . Our guest this week is Melody Hildebrandt ( @mhil1 ), CISO of FOX . Thanks to this week's sponsors, Axonius and New Context. New C...
Mar 12, 2019•42 min
We eschew those cybersecurity firms touting claims of artificial intelligence for our organic conversation-based approach to podcasting. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson . Our sponsored guest this week is Mike Wiacek ( @Mikewiacek ), co-founder and CSO for Chronicle . Thanks to this week's sponsor, Chronicle Chronicle’s Backstory is a global security telemetry platform for investigation and threat hu...
Mar 03, 2019•29 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and series is available at CISOSeries.com . We're giving away private networks to everybody. Even if you think you don't need one, you want one. It's all on this week's episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson . Our sponsored guest this week is Francis Dinha , CEO of OpenVPN . Thanks to this week's sponsor, OpenVP...
Feb 26, 2019•33 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . We tip our hat to the much maligned "Department of No" for having the foresight to see that refusing service is probably the most efficient and secure response. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guest this week is April Wright ( @AprilWright ), CEO, ArchitectSecurity.org . Thanks to our sponsor, ...
Feb 19, 2019•34 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . Do you want a security vendor that’s good at protecting you from malware or a vendor that’s honest with you about their failure rates? Whatever happens you’ll take it on the latest episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast recorded live in NYC for the NY Information Security Meetup ( @NYInfoSecurity ). Thanks for hosting our recording! This super-sized special episode features drop-in co-host, John P...
Feb 12, 2019•44 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . We've got so much data we've got to liquidate. Whatever private information you want - location, purchase history, private messages - we've got it! Call us now before our users realize what we're doing. Your privacy, unleashed, on the latest episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. Create an economical and secure private network for your company with OpenVPN. Used by Fortune 500 companies and IT, A...
Feb 05, 2019•31 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . We're comparing ourselves to media you already know in hopes you'll better understand our product and listen to our show. It's our first self-produced live recording of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast from San Francisco and it came out awesome. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our gues...
Jan 28, 2019•46 min
Our new podcast , Defense in Depth, is part of the CISO Series network which can be found at CISOSeries.com . This is a special episode introducing this new podcast. To get more of Defense in Depth, subscribe to the podcast . What are the most important metrics to measure when building out your security program? One thing we learned on this episode is those metrics change, as your security program matures. This episode of Defense in Depth is co-hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), the creator ...
Jan 24, 2019•26 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . We don't have to make our software any simpler to use. You just need to get smart enough to use it. We're all attitude on the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our sponsored guest this week is Mike Nichols ( @hmikenichols ), VP of produ...
Jan 22, 2019•32 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . Be afraid. Be very afraid of the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast where it's possible that 90 percent of your security breaches are coming from within your own company. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guest this week is Leon Ravenna , CISO, KAR Auction Services . ...
Jan 15, 2019•27 min
No matter how much money we shove into security, it never seems to fill up. That's good for vendors. Not so good for buyers of security who don't have a bottomless pit of money to fill the bottomless pit of security. This week's episode is sponsored by Red Canary. Red Canary is a security operations ally to organizations of all sizes. They arm customers with outcome-focused solutions that can be deployed in minutes to quickly identify and shut down adversaries. Follow their blog for access to ed...
Jan 08, 2019•33 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series is available at CISOSeries.com . We're clawing each other's eyes out in the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guest this week is Darren Death ( @darrendeath ), VP of InfoSec, CISO, ASRC Federal . Special thanks to Virtru for sponsoring this episode. As a reader, I ...
Dec 17, 2018•32 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series can be found at CISOSeries.com . A newly proposed provision in the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) could result in jail time for intentional data privacy violations. We're not scared. We're still peeping into your digital lives on the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyf...
Dec 10, 2018•33 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to CISOSeries.com . Tired of deleting pages of vendor pitches? Wouldn't it be more efficient if you could see them altogether on one screen so you could simply choose which ones to ignore? We're improving vendor non-engagement efficiency in the latest installment of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike J...
Dec 04, 2018•34 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to CISOSeries.com . If we let you know that 90 percent of break-ins happen because of a little known threat we happen to mitigate, you'd purchase our product, right? Ignore basic security practices as you listen to the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our sp...
Nov 26, 2018•33 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to CISOSeries.com . We're no longer buying their albums because we've had enough of the "can do no wrong" toxic culture of cybersecurity rock stars. On this episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast we are elevating the little known indie InfoSec professionals. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guest thi...
Nov 19, 2018•30 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to CISOSeries.com . Why is our financial institution sending us an email suggesting we click on a link to log into our account? On this episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast we educate your customers and your marketing department about suspicious looking emails. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our gues...
Nov 13, 2018•31 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to CISOSeries.com . Why were we brought to this event? Why can't we leave? I don't think we have enough clues to get out of this vendor meeting. We struggle to remember our safe word in the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guest this week is Richard Seie...
Nov 05, 2018•35 min
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to CISOSeries.com . We gear up in HAZMAT suits and get ready for some dangerous USB drive analysis. We're taking all precautions on the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our sponsored guest this week is Dean Sysman ( @DeanSysman ), CEO of Axonius . Enormous t...
Oct 30, 2018•33 min
We're just a bunch of immature teenagers who can't seem to control ourselves or our security program. We're definitely exploring new solutions in the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guests this week is Michael Makstman , CISO of the City and County of San Francisco . Enormous thanks to our sponsor this week, Axoniu...
Oct 23, 2018•34 min
This is a bonus episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast with former guest, Allan Alford , CISO of Mitel , who was also the subject of a story I wrote in September entitled "One CISO's Grand Experiment to to Engage with Security Vendors." At that end of that discussion, Alford and I agreed that I would follow up with him in a month to see how the experiment went. This conversation is that story. Find the full article here ....
Oct 17, 2018•19 min
Check out more at our site CISOseries.com . We don't play fair and we're not ashamed to admit it. This week's episode of the podcast is super-sized because it was recorded in front of a live audience at the Silicon Valley Code Camp conference held at PayPal in San Jose. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guests this week for the live show were Ahsan Mir ( @ahsanmir ), CISO, Autodes...
Oct 16, 2018•50 min
Our CISOs don't have much confidence they'll receive any support when they hit the 'Send' button on your web form. Check out our NEW SITE: CISOseries.com This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark ( @dspark ), founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson , CISO of Lyft . Our guest this week is Aaron Peck , CISO of Shutterfly . Special thanks to our sponsor, ConnecTech , producer of intimate custom executive events for IT professionals. Executives: Register to be noti...
Oct 09, 2018•34 min
In such a hyper-competitive market for security talent, the natural inclination would be to try everything you can to keep your best employees. Unfortunately, even when you do everything right, your best employees just get up and leave. Can you and should you fight it? Or should you go out of your way to make the exit as smooth as possible for your staff? What's the benefit to you when they do leave? On this episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, we discuss: 10-second security...
Oct 02, 2018•36 min
We admit we've posted some rather embarrassing posts on social media. In particular, my co-host, Mike Johnson, talks about a post he initially regretted, but then realized it's what brought all of us together. In fact, it's a post that initiated much of the discussion we're having today about the relationships between CISOs and security vendors. On this week's episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, we discuss: A CISO that eagerly wants to talk to security vendors : CISO of Mit...
Sep 25, 2018•30 min
With absolutely no irony three white men discuss the value of diversity in cybersecurity in the latest episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. So before you tell me we're three white men talking about diversity, I'm letting you know ahead of time we're three white men talking about diversity. We have no shame! On this episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, we debate the following: Microsoft Office macros still top the malware attack vector charts : After apparent...
Sep 18, 2018•32 min
