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CISO Series Podcast

CISO Series Podcast

By: David Spark Mike Johnson and Andy Ellis
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Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.2018-2025 CISO Series Politics & Government
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  • If You Love Cloud Misconfigurations So Much, Why Don't You Marry Them!
    May 26 2026

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    This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining them is their sponsored guest Amit Megiddo, CEO and founder, Native.

    In this episode:

    • The CISO you don't need
    • Misconfigurations aren't a cloud problem
    • Secure by design means enforcing it
    • Finding bugs faster isn't the bottleneck

    A huge thanks to our sponsor, Native

    Native makes secure-by-design inherent to how the cloud operates. It's the control plane for built-in cloud security, unifying and governing native controls, so security intent is defined once and applied consistently across providers. Learn more at native.security.

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    40 mins
  • Why Be Responsible When We Can Just Blame AI?
    May 19 2026

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    This week's CISO Series Podcast features David Spark, producer of CISO Series, and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Jadee Hanson, CISO, Vanta.

    In this episode:

    • The compliance receipt nobody reads
    • Who signs off on the AI that wrote the code
    • The agent that wouldn't stop
    • The questionnaire that should not exist

    A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

    Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.

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    42 mins
  • Can You Please Train the AI on Your Way Out the Door?
    May 12 2026

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    This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining is Jean-Paul Calabio, vp and CISO, Grainger.

    In this episode:

    • Scanning the map isn't securing the territory
    • CFOs don't fund faith
    • What your AI inherits
    • Nobody owns the gap

    Thanks to Jonathan Waldrop, CISO, Acoustic for providing our "What's Worse" scenario.

    A 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.

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    37 mins
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