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CISO Series Podcast

CISO Series Podcast formerly known as CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast is a 35-minute weekly news and opinion podcast (Tuesdays at 6 A.M. ET) hosted by cybersecurity journalist David Spark and veteran CISOs Mike Johnson and Andy Ellis. We discuss varied topics in cybersecurity leadership, dealing with security issues, and how cybersecurity practitioners work with security vendors. Plus we play a few games.

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CISO Series Podcast

CISO Series Podcast LIVE in NYC (10-23-25)

Rich Stroffolino -
The CISO Series Podcast will be heading to the Big Apple for another fun podcast recording. We're recording a podcast episode at Mimecast Elevate25. Joining...
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Now That You Mention It I HAVE Heard Some Hype Around These AI Tools

David Spark -
We're all drowning in AI hype. But now that the early days of being amazed with what consumer-grade LLMs can do are behind us,...
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PREVIEW: CISO Series Podcast LIVE in Houston, TX 9-30-25

Rich Stroffolino -
CISO Series Podcast will be heading to HOU.SEC.CON to do a live audience recording of our show. Joining me on stage will be the...
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Wait, SMS Doesn’t Stand for “Super Mega Secure?”

David Spark -
SMS messages don't have a great security reputation. We can thank SIM swapping attacks for that. But there's also a whole supply chain for...
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We All Agree That Prevention Is the Best Advice We’re Never Going to Follow

David Spark -
Everyone talks about the need for prevention in cybersecurity. But the dirty secret is it's rarely practiced because it introduces productivity friction. Will prevention...
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PREVIEW: CISO Series Podcast LIVE in Los Angeles, CA 9-18-25

Rich Stroffolino -
Join David Spark for another CISO Series Podcast recording! We'll be in wonderful Los Angeles, on the beach at the Annenberg Community Beach House...
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We’re All for a Responsible AI Rollout as Long as It Goes as Fast as Possible

David Spark -
We're seeing more research that virtually all organizations have some concrete AI adoption plan in progress or on their roadmap. But many of these...
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New Study Finds No Email Has Ever “Found You Well”

David Spark -
Look at the inbox of any CISO and you'll either find an endless stream of vendor outreach emails or some very robust filtering rules....
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I Just Can’t Communicate With the Business. I’ve Tried Condescension AND Derision.

David Spark -
While making informed technical decisions is key for a CISO, the biggest problems they face often aren't technical. Instead they stem from a failure...
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Impressive! Our AI is Approaching “One 9” of Accuracy.

Rich Stroffolino -
Large language models can do a lot of things. But they are hardly infallible. We continue to see stories emerge of organizations relying on...
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They Can’t Hack All Our Tools If We Keep Buying New Ones

David Spark -
Virtually every organization is making moves to embrace AI. Security teams and threat actors are no exception. But this presents a unique challenge. How...
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Cosmo Quiz! 23 Ways to Make Your Vendors Obsessed With Your Security Standards

David Spark -
We don't go a week without hearing a story about a data breach caused by a third party. We're increasingly realizing the risk posed...
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We’ll Worry About Recovering From the Attack Once We Ace This Audit

David Spark -
How can we bridge the disconnect between compliance and building meaningful resilience? The business can understand compliance, so the focus is at least understandable....
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Once You Memorize the Manual, Our User Interface is Very Intuitive

David Spark -
The user experience for security products is a mess. Does it have to be? Security practitioners often bemoan that interfaces aren't designed by anyone...
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Not Enough Hallucinations? Let’s Outfit Your LLM with Another LLM

David Spark -
Large language models present a problem. With their scale, how can you do any kind of validation or monitoring with a human in the...
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