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Three Years Experience Required for Sub-Entry Level Positions

Our motto for hiring: We never give up on our unreasonable expectations. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and…

[5-15-20] PREVIEW “Hacking the Visibility of the Cloud” Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Visibility of the Cloud: An hour of critical thinking about what we can see and what we’d like to see in…

Defense in Depth: Asset Valuation

What’s the value of your assets? Do you even understand what they are to you or to a criminal looking to steal them? Do those…

Best Moments from “Hacking the Security Stack” Video Chat

Highlights from “Hacking the Security Stack” Video Chat. To watch the full video go here. I moderated a discussion on Friday, 05-01-20 with Gary Harbison, vp,…

A Bank’s Security Concerns Are More Widespread than Many of Us Realize

After chatting with Olivier Nautet, group CISO, BNP Paribas, I realized I really don’t understand the complicated security issues a bank manages. That’s because a…

LOOK! Freshmen CISOs. Get Ready to POUNCE!

What could possibly be a better way to welcome newly hired CISOs to the security community than with a shiny new sales pitch? This week’s…

[5-8-20] PREVIEW “Hacking the Speed of GRC” Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Speed of GRC: An hour of critical thinking of how we can improve the governance, risk, and compliance process”. It’s happening…

[5-15-20] Hacking the Visibility of the Cloud – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Visibility of the Cloud: An hour of critical thinking about what we can see and what we’d like to see…

Defense in Depth: DevSecOps

We know that security plays a role in DevOps, but we’ve been having a hard time inserting ourselves in the conversation and in the process.…

Best Moments from “Hacking the Modern Workforce” Video Chat

Highlights from “Hacking the Modern Workforce” Video Chat. To watch the full video go here. I moderated a discussion on Friday, 4-24-20 with John Racine, managing…

Cleaning Those Tough to Reach Digital Identity Stains

We’re trying to erase our past and it’s becoming harder and harder to clean that history. This week’s episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast features…

[5-8-20] Hacking the Speed of GRC – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Speed of GRC: An hour of critical thinking of how we can improve the governance, risk, and compliance process”. It’s happening…

[5-1-20] PREVIEW “Hacking the Security Stack” Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Security Stack: An hour of critical thinking about what is going to disappear and what you’ll introduce in the security program…

Defense in Depth: Fix Security Problems with What You’ve Got

Stop buying security products. You probably have enough. You’re just not using them to their full potential. Dig into what you’ve got and build your…

Highlights from “Hacking Zero Trust” Video Chat

Highlights from “Hacking Zero Trust” Video Chat. To watch the full video go here. I moderated a discussion with: Allan Alford (@allanalfordintx), co-host, Defense in…

Preventing Attacks Even When You Don’t Know What They Are

This is a sponsored guest video for CISO Series At its most base level, cybersecurity is about preventing attacks. The marketplace is filled with solutions…

Let’s Just Dump On Zoom’s Security and Offer No Solutions

Sure, we’re all in this together, but isn’t it fun just to trash a popular product’s really bad security? This week’s episode of CISO/Security Vendor…

[5-1-20] Hacking the Security Stack – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Security Stack: An hour of critical thinking about what is going to disappear and what you’ll introduce in the security program…

[4-24-20] PREVIEW “Hacking the Modern Workforce”

Join us for our CISO Series Video Chat, “Hacking the Modern Workforce: An hour of critical thinking about managing access in a dynamic workplace”. It’s…

Defense in Depth: Should Risk Lead GRC?

Defining risk for the business. Is that where a governance, risk, and compliance effort should begin? How does risk inform the other two, or does…

Israeli Cybersecurity Community Starts Very Young

We complain in the US about the lack of cybersecurity talent, but that’s not in short supply in Tel Aviv as they are training and…

[4-17-20] Hacking Zero Trust: PREVIEW of CISO Series Video Chat

Sign up and register for our weekly CISO Series Video Chat happening on Friday, 4-17-20 at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern. REGISTER Got feedback? Join…

We’ve Got a Dozen Features. Only Two Work.

If you don’t focus too much on quality you’ll really be impressed with the quantity of features our product has. This week’s episode of CISO/Security…

[4-24-20] Hacking the Modern Workforce – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us for “Hacking the Modern Workforce: An hour of critical thinking about managing access in a dynamic workplace”. It’s happening on April 24th, 2020…