Please join us on Friday September 26, 2025 for Super Cyber Friday.
Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking Security Theater: An hour of critical thinking about compliance checkboxes that don’t actually improve things.”
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Joining David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series for this discussion will be:
- Jonathan Waldrop, former CISO, The Weather Company
- Steve Zalewski, co-host, Defense in Depth
In preparation for our discussion, think about the following:
- What’s the difference between legitimate security measures and security theater? How do you identify when you’ve crossed that line?
- What metrics help distinguish between security measures that look good versus those that actually reduce risk?
- How do you audit your own security program to identify elements that don’t provide real protection?
- What are the most common examples of security theater you see organizations clinging to, and why do they persist?
- How do you handle pushback when leadership wants “visible” security measures that don’t actually improve your security posture?
- Where do regulatory compliance requirements conflict with effective security practices?
- How has security theater evolved with remote work and cloud adoption? What new forms are emerging?
- What’s your approach to educating executives about security theater?
- How do you transition an organization away from meaningless practices without creating gaps in actual protection?
It all starts at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific. At the end of the hour [2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific] we’ll switch gears to our meetup where everyone will get a chance to chat face to face.
ALSO…
- We play games during the show, and some players can win prizes! Players in the US can receive prizes as gifts; those outside the US can win gift cards.
Super Cyber Fridays are open discussions where all viewers and listeners are welcome to become participants. Before the scheduled event, connect your webcam and microphone (avoid Bluetooth). During the discussion, if you have a question or comment, let it be known in the chat room and our producer will do his best to get as many of you into the conversation. We look forward to you joining us.