What It Takes To Be Successful in Cyber Media 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 Dave Bittner, producer and host, The CyberWire. Joining is Graham Cluley, host of Smashing Security podcast and Leo Laporte, founder of TWiT (This Week in Tech) and host of Security Now podcast. In this episode: Format follows function The decision gap Practitioner fingerprints Beyond the news cycle A huge thanks to our sponsor, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud unifies code, cloud, and SOC on a single data, risk, and control plane — giving teams the context, workflows, and agentic intelligence to turn risk into resolution. Native AI agents investigate and act within enterprise guardrails, delivering real-time protection from workload to network edge. Cloud security that outpaces machine-speed threats. Learn more at paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cloud/demo.
![<description><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>What It Takes To Be Successful in Cyber Media</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> All links and images can be found on <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://cisoseries.com/what-is-cyber-medias-purpose-in-the-marketplace/"> CISO Series</a></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Check out <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/davidspark_cisoseries-ciso-security-activity-7437123892390891521-2Ev5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAGB-ABR5yqhAwT3wmdEjT0Znha5c_QJ6s"> this post</a> for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a>, the producer of <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://cisoseries.com/">CISO Series</a>, and <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-bittner-27231a4/">Dave Bittner</a>, producer and host, <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://thecyberwire.com/">The CyberWire</a>. Joining is <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://grahamcluley.com/">Graham Cluley</a>, host of <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://www.smashingsecurity.com/">Smashing Security</a> podcast and <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, founder of <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">TWiT (This Week in Tech)</a> and host of <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://twit.tv/shows/security-now">Security Now</a> podcast.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>In this episode:</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Format follows function</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">The decision gap</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Practitioner fingerprints</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Beyond the news cycle</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>A huge thanks to our sponsor, Palo Alto Networks</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cloud/demo"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/156524/cortex-cloud-1920x320_1.jpg" alt= "" width="600" height="100" /></a></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Cortex Cloud unifies code, cloud, and SOC on a single data, risk, and control plane — giving teams the context, workflows, and agentic intelligence to turn risk into resolution. Native AI agents investigate and act within enterprise guardrails, delivering real-time protection from workload to network edge. Cloud security that outpaces machine-speed threats. Learn more at <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cloud/demo">paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cloud/demo</a>.</p></description>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts113/v4/8e/13/63/8e136368-ee01-abea-d780-976f33d799c8/mza_8428782477805015991.png/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)