Defense In Depth

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Matt Eberhart, CEO, Query. In this episode: Isn't the whole point of a single pane of glass making sense of your data? But when these dashboards are limited to a single platform, how useful are they? Does it seem like all they've led to is more browser tabs or more monitors crowding your analysts? We know we want to take action based on our data, so how do we get there? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Query Query Federated Search gets to your security relevant data wherever it is - in data lakes, security tools, cloud services, SIEMs, or wherever. Query searches and normalizes data for use in security investigations, threat hunting, incident response, and everything you do. And we plug into Splunk. Visit query.a

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is my guest, Mario Trujillo, staff attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation. In this episode: Data is the life blood of an organization but what happens when you collect too much? Do you put risk on both your organization and for any individuals that data belongs too? Is it still wise to collect as much data as possible? How can CISOs embrace data minimization that doesn't clash with the needs of the business? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Material Security Material Security is purpose-built to stop attacks and reduce risk across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with unified cloud email security, data loss prevention, and posture management. Learn more at material.security.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. The Verizon DBIR found that about half of all breaches involved legitimate credentials. It’s a huge attack surface that we’re only starting to get a handle of. 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining me is our guest, Adam Koblentz, field CTO, Reveal Security. In this episode: Where are we in terms of monitoring anomalous behavior of our users? Why are we still struggling to understand what happens after threat actors are in our networks? How are new AI-based tools helping us to scale efforts? What's working and where do we need to improve? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Reveal Security Reveal Security ITDR detects identity threats - post authentication - in and across SaaS applications and cloud services. Powered by unsupervised machine learning, it continuously monitors and val

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Mike Levin, deputy CISO, 3M. In this episode: Why do security startups fail? All startups are an inherently risky proposition, but what are the specific challenges for startups in our industry? What's unique about cybersecurity startups? What's the most common reason you've seen a cyber startup not succeed? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, RevealSecurity! Reveal Security ITDR detects identity threats - post authentication - in and across SaaS applications and cloud services. Powered by unsupervised machine learning, it continuously monitors and validates the behavior of trusted human users, APIs and other entities, accurately detecting anomalies that signal an in-progress identity threat. Visi

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Derek Fisher, Executive director of product security, JPMorgan. In this episode: A security program shouldn't stop at compliance, but that doesn't mean we should undervalue it, right? Why are we so quick to dismiss compliance as simple check boxes? Why is compliance important and why is it often getting a bad name these days? What are the elements that make a great solution? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, RevealSecurity! Reveal Security ITDR detects identity threats - post authentication - in and across SaaS applications and cloud services. Powered by unsupervised machine learning, it continuously monitors and validates the behavior of trusted human users, APIs and other entities, accurately

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Alexandra Landegger, Executive Director and CISO, Collins Aerospace. In this episode: Why do mergers and acquisitions always present challenges to an organization? When it comes to cybersecurity, how involved should a CISO be before AND after an acquisition? Can cybersecurity considerations make or break a deal? What skills did you find yourself flexing with your first M&A experience? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Aphinia! Join Aphinia, a professional tribe of superheroes fighting cybercriminals. If you are a CISO, VP or a Director of cybersecurity, get instant free access to thousands of your peers, career advice, networking opportunities, consulting gigs and more. Join the good guys’ t

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Richard Ford, CTO, Praetorian. In this episode: When did we all agree that red teaming was about validating security? Does it seem like increasingly red teaming is a catch all term for a whole lot of testing that isn't clearly defined? Is this making it hard to see its value? Can moving red teaming upstream be more valuable to your organization? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Praetorian Praetorian helps companies adopt a prevention-first cybersecurity strategy by actively uncovering vulnerabilities and minimizing potential weaknesses before attackers can exploit them.

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our guest, Adam Glick, CISO, PSG. In this episode: Vendors need to reach out to CISOs, but what does a successful approach look like? Do vendors often spray and pray with outreach, rather than doing a bare minimum of research? What else can vendors do to try to create meaningful outreach to CISOs? How do you like security sales professionals to build a relationship with you? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Praetorian Praetorian helps companies adopt a prevention-first cybersecurity strategy by actively uncovering vulnerabilities and minimizing potential weaknesses before attackers can exploit them.

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Erik Decker, CISO, Intermountain Health. In this episode: Why are we all struggling trying to manage third-party risk? Why do the hated questionnaires seem like compliance checkbox efforts? Does anyone believe it reduces risk? What's the right approach and how do you strike the right balance? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Praetorian Praetorian helps companies adopt a prevention-first cybersecurity strategy by actively uncovering vulnerabilities and minimizing potential weaknesses before attackers can exploit them.

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining me is our sponsored guest, Trevor Hilligoss, senior director of security research, SpyCloud. In this episode: What are the things that raise red flags that you're about to experience an attack? What signals set off your Spidey sense that things could go sideways? What are the early warning signs an attack is underway? Did you learn anything new? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SpyCloud Get ahead of ransomware attacks by acting on a common precursor: infostealer malware. SpyCloud recaptures what’s stolen from infostealer-infected systems, and alerts your team to take action before compromised authentication data can be used by criminals to target your business. Get our latest research and check your malware exposure at spycloud.com/ciso.

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, David Christensen, VP, CISO, PlanSource. In this episode: How do you actually focus your patching efforts on the vulnerabilities that are seen as universally holding the most risk? With limited resources, is it possible to "patch all the things"? How do we focus patching efforts to fix the most vital issues quickly? What are the risks we’re dealing with? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SpyCloud Get ahead of ransomware attacks by acting on a common precursor: infostealer malware. SpyCloud recaptures what’s stolen from infostealer-infected systems, and alerts your team to take action before compromised authentication data can be used by criminals to target your business. Get our latest research and chec

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our guest, Jerich Beason, CISO, WM. In this episode: Does generative AI come with a new set of risks? How can we address these risks to take advantage of its benefits? How do we approach a much desired technology we're not so sure how we should secure? How can we take what we've learned from past technological advances and apply it to mitigate risks with generative AI? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SpyCloud Get ahead of ransomware attacks by acting on a common precursor: infostealer malware. SpyCloud recaptures what’s stolen from infostealer-infected systems, and alerts your team to take action before compromised authentication data can be used by criminals to target your business. Get our latest research an

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Himaja Motheram, Censys. In this episode: How can one create a security program around unknown problems? Don’t we know a lot of the things we lack visibility into that can cause security issues? But what about the things you don't even know about in the first place? Will that thing we don't even know to look at, ever cause a security issue? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Censys Censys is the leading Internet Intelligence Platform for Threat Hunting and Exposure Management. We provide the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the internet, which scans 45x more services than the nearest competitor across the world’s largest certificate database (>10B). Learn more at www.censy

All links and images for this episode 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Russell Spitler, CEO and co-founder, Nudge Security. In this episode: Are businesses walking a tightrope with generative AI? How can organizations implement generative AI responsibly? What can we learn from previous transitions that can help us responsibly bring generative AI into the workplace milieu? What else are we missing? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides complete visibility of every SaaS and cloud account ever created by anyone in your org, in minutes. No agents, browser plug-ins or network proxies required. With this visibility, you can discover shadow IT, manage your SaaS attack surface, secure SaaS access, and respond effectively to SaaS breaches.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. In increasingly complex technical defenses, threat actors frequently target the human element. This makes them a top attack vectors, but are they actually the weak leak in your defenses? 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our guest, Christina Shannon, CIO, KIK Consumer Products. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SPHERE SPHERE is the Identity Hygiene pioneer. It closes the loop on ownership, certification, and remediation challenges through an automated remediation process. By working with the IAM and PAM solutions organizations have in place, SPHEREboard automates discovery and remediation on an ongoing basis. Learn more at sphereco.com! In this episode: Threat actors frequently target the human element, but are they actually the weak leak in yo

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. We often talk about the contradiction of seemingly entry-level security jobs requiring years of experience. But maybe that's because entry-level jobs don't actually exist. 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us this week is our guest Jay Wilson, CISO, Insurity. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SlashNext SlashNext Complete delivers zero-hour protection for how people work today across email, mobile, and browser apps.  With SlashNext’s generative AI to defend against advanced business email compromise, smishing, spear phishing, executive impersonation, and financial fraud, your people are always protected anywhere they work.  Request a demo today. In this episode: What's “entry level” in cybersecurity and does it even exist? What causes the contradiction of

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. The Securities and Exchange Commission issued new cyber rules. What do these new rules mean for CISOs and will they ultimately improve our cybersecurity posture? 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our guest, Jamil Farshchi, CISO, Equifax. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides complete visibility of every SaaS and cloud account ever created by anyone in your org, in minutes. No agents, browser plug-ins or network proxies required. With this visibility, you can discover shadow IT, manage your SaaS attack surface, secure SaaS access, and respond effectively to SaaS breaches. In this episode: The Securities and Exchange Commission issued new cyber rules. What do these new rules mean for CISOs and will they ultimately improve our cybersecurity postu

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Are trade shows like RSA getting so big that there's not enough economic value for a CISO to attend? Or do these events have enough industry gravity to justify the spend? 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our special guest Lee Parrish, CISO, Newell Brands. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Censys In this episode: Everyone sees value in security professionals coming together, but what specific value does a huge expo like RSA deliver? Are trade shows like RSA getting so big that there's not enough economic value for a CISO to attend? Or do these events have enough industry gravity to justify the spend? Will FOMO continue to force vendors to sponsor big shows like RSA?

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Work from home flourished during the pandemic. Many workers love it and don't want to go back. Some organizations are pushing for a return to the office. Is in-office work necessary to improve productivity and cybersecurity posture? 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us for the episode is our guest, Shawn Bowen, CISO, World Kinect Corporation. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides complete visibility of every SaaS and cloud account ever created by anyone in your org, in minutes. No agents, browser plug-ins or network proxies required. With this visibility, you can discover shadow IT, manage your SaaS attack surface, secure SaaS access, and respond effectively to SaaS breaches. In this episode: Is in-office work necessar

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Large language models and generative AI are today's disruptive technology. This is not the first time companies just want to ban a new technology that everyone loves. Yet, we're doing it all over again. Whether its ChatGPT or BYOD, people are going to use desirable new tech. So if our job isn't to stop it, how do we secure it? 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 (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our special guest, Carla Sweeney, SVP, InfoSec, Red Ventures. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Censys Censys is the leading Internet Intelligence Platform for Threat Hunting and Exposure Management. We provide the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the internet, which scans 45x more services than the nearest competitor across the world’s largest certificate database (>10B).