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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Network Breach

Are you expecting a little intrusion into your network any day now? You better be prepared. Are there some vulnerabilities you should have managed,...

We Recommend a “Know the Right People” Certification

There are so many fantastic certifications out there for security professionals. But we've found the one certification that will really help you land the...

My Backup Plan Is Hoping My Cloud Provider Has a Backup Plan

I think maybe I should check to see if we paid for cloud backup protection. Or maybe, we're doing it. Who knows? This episode...

Patches? Yes, We Need Stinkin’ Patches!

There was a time we could trust a patch, but now our adversaries are actually looking at the patches to find even more vulnerabilities....

I Think Possibly Maybe We’ve Solved Diversity in Cybersecurity

We're tired of hearing "we're trying" when it comes to the subject of companies improving their abysmal diversity. How about “We’re doing something and...

Unnecessary Research Reveals CISOs Hate Cold Calls

In a study we never actually conducted, our fellow security leaders said unequivocally that there never has been a time they welcome a phone...

One Day You’ll Grow Up to Know Less Than You Do Now

We know so little when we're born. We're just absorbing information. But then we get older, and get the responsibility to secure the computing...

Would You Look at That Unrealistic Licensing Deal?

CISOs know that salespeople want to make the best licensing deal they can possibly get. But unpredictability in the world of cybersecurity makes one-year...

[2-18-21] LIVE Recording of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast

This Thursday, February 18th, 2021, Mike Johnson and I will be doing a live recording of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast in front of a...

This Is the Year I’m Going to Lose Weight and Care About Security

Every year I say I'm going to do it. I'm going to get healthy and be much better about securing my digital identity and...

Please Accept This Not-a-Bribe Gift as an Act of Desperation

Offering me a gift for a meeting was definitely not Plan A. Or was this a situation that you ran out of creative ideas...

Foul! That Interview Question Is Unfair

Pick a side. You either want your employees to have a work/life balance, or you want them to be obsessed with security 24/7. You...

Why Do We Fire the CISO? Tradition!

Yes, firing the CISO probably won't solve our security issues. But our community has a multi-generational heritage of relying on scapegoats to make them...

Click This Link to Fail a Phishing Test

Our phishing tests are designed to make you feel bad about yourself for clicking a link. We're starting to realize these tests are revealing...

Our “Hope It Doesn’t Happen to Me” Security Strategy

We're thinking it just might be possible to wish our security problems away. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO...