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 Discovering inefficiencies A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com.
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Why Learn Security Fundamentals When We Could Just Chase Our Tails?
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 our sponsor, Doppel Doppel is the first social engineering defense platform built to dismantle deception at the source. It uses AI and infrastructure correlation to detect, link, and disrupt impersonation campaigns before they spread - protecting brands, executives, and employees while turning every threat into action that strengthens defenses across a shared intelligence network. Learn more at https://www.doppel.com/platform
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I’m Not Looking Down at You, I’m Looking Down at What You’re Doing
All links and images for this episode 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 our sponsored guest, Saket Modi, co-founder and CEO, SAFE Security. In this episode: Elevating AI to table stakes Security for the real world Using dynamic models for TPRM The agentic AI augmentation Huge thanks to our sponsor, SAFE Security SAFE (#1 platform to unify the management of all cyber risks) has reinvented cyber risk management with Agentic AI. We help CISOs, TPRM, and GRC leaders become strategic business partners by automating the understanding, prioritization and management of cyber risk—accelerating AI adoption and digital transformation.
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They’re Not AI Mistakes, They’re Happy Little Incidents
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, partner of YL Ventures. Their sponsored guest is Jadee Hanson, CISO of Vanta. In this episode: Find a partner to work with Fixing the root of burnout The limitations of human vigilance Balancing openness and control Thanks to our sponsor, Vanta. Automate, centralize, & scale your GRC program with Vanta Vanta’s Trust Management Platform automates key areas of your GRC program—including compliance, internal and third-party risk, and customer trust—and streamlines the way you gather and manage information. And the impact is real: A recent IDC analysis found that compliance teams using Vanta are 129% more productive. Get started at Vanta.com/ciso.
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Get ALL the Challenges of Cybersecurity AND Fewer Resources
All links and images for this episode 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 Charles Blauner, formerly of Team8 (at time of recording) and now operating partner, Crosspoint Capital. In this episode: Expanding collective defense Getting talent to the municipal level A mature reporting structure A pill for that cyberailment Huge thanks to our sponsor, Material Security Material Security is purpose-built to protect the entire cloud workspace – email, data, and accounts. With deep integration and powerful automations, Material prevents and detects a wider range of threats, responds to active attacks faster, and secures data and accounts even after a breach. See Material in action today!
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