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[7-31-20] Hacking AWS – CISO Series Video Chat

Please join us on Friday, July 31, 2020 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET for “Hacking AWS: An hour of critical thinking on how to…

Defense in Depth: Securing a Cloud Migration

You’re migrating to the cloud. When did you develop your security plan? Before, during, or after? How aware are you and the board of the…

API Security and Business Logic – Seeing the Forest as Well as the Trees

When security specialists focus on APIs as part of their discipline, they run the risk of not seeing the forest for the trees, which is…

Best Moments from “Hacking Passwords” Video Chat

Here are seven minutes of the best moments of last week’s “Hacking Passwords: An hour of critical thinking on eliminating password failure and improving access”. Joining…

“I LOVE Cold Calls,” Said the CISO on Opposite Day

While CISOs are not excited to receive your unexpected phone call, they are excited to listen to this week’s episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast.…

CISO Series Friday Meetup 07-17-20

Immediately after our weekly CISO Series Video Chat, we’ll be holding our first CISO Series Friday meetup. (NOTE: I did do a time change) The…

[7-17-20] PREVIEW – “Hacking Active Directory” – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for Friday, July 17th, 2020 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern for “Hacking Active Directory: An hour of critical thinking on the key…

[7-24-20] Hacking Automation – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for Friday, July 24th, 2020 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern for “Hacking Automation: An hour of critical thinking on when and where to…

Defense in Depth: API Security

APIs are gateways in and out of our kingdom and thus they’re also great access points for malicious hackers. How the heck do we secure…

Best Moments from “Hacking API Security” Video Chat

Here are six minutes of the best moments from “Hacking API Security: An hour of critical thinking on protecting the connective tissue of corporate data”.…

NYTimes Critic Called Our Security Theater “Unconvincing”

We tried to pull off the Hamilton of security theater and we fell short. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series…

[7-10-20] PREVIEW – “Hacking Passwords” – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for Friday, July 10th, 2020 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern for “Hacking Passwords: An hour of critical thinking on eliminating password failure and…

[7-17-20] Hacking Active Directory – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for Friday, July 17th, 2020 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern for “Hacking Active Directory: An hour of critical thinking on the key…

Defense in Depth: Shared Threat Intelligence

We all know that shared intelligence has value, yet we’re reticent to share our threat intelligence. What prevents us from doing it and what more…

Best Moments from “Hacking Tool Optimization” Video Chat

Here are seven minutes of the best moments from “Hacking Tool Optimization: An hour of critical thinking on improving the efficiency of your security products”.…

Why Am I Working Harder During This Pandemic?

Is it the increased work or the pandemic itself that’s causing us all to work more than we’ve ever worked before? This episode is hosted…

Best Comments to “25 API Security Tips You’re Probably Not Considering”

When I posted my article, “25 API Security Tips You’re Probably Not Considering,” I asked the community, what did I miss, and what would should…

Defense in Depth: Drudgery of Cybercrime

Why does the press persist on referring to all cyber breaches as sophisticated attacks? Is it to make the victim look less weak, or do…

I Have the Perfect Job for You (But Probably Not)

You put those qualifications on your resume, and I queried. So don’t blame me for getting your hopes up. This episode is hosted by me, David…

[6-26-20] PREVIEW – Hacking Tool Optimization – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for Friday, June 26th, 2020 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern for “Hacking Tool Optimization: An hour of critical thinking on improving the efficiency…

[7-10-20] Hacking Passwords – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for Friday, July 10th, 2020 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern for “Hacking Passwords: An hour of critical thinking on eliminating password failure and…

Defense in Depth: Security Budgets

How do you calculate a security budget? Is it a percentage of the IT budget? Something else? And why does it grow so drastically after…

Best Moments from “Hacking Rogue IT” Video Chat

Here are the highlights from “Hacking Rogue IT” Video Chat. To watch the full video and read the chat go here. This video chat features me,…

We Compensate Our Low Paying CISO Jobs with High Stress

On this week’s episode we’re seeking candidates for unrealistically low-paying CISO positions. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder…