CISO Series Podcast

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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

ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

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

All links and images can be found on CISO Series.

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

All links and images can be found on CISO Series.

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

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

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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