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Check out this post by Marc Ashworth, CISO at First Bank for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Shawn Bowen, vp, deputy CISO - Gaming, Microsoft. Joining us is Ken Athanasiou, CISO, VF Corporation.

In this episode:

• Frustration is a two-way street
• Sales is data driven
• Give customers the tools they need
• Start a conversation

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker.

In this episode:

• The promise and perils of LLMs
• A boon for defenders
• Raising the bar
• Muddying the waters

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Ross Young, CISO-in-residence, Team8, and Jeroen Schipper, CISO, Gemeente Den Haag.

In this episode:

• Creating authority
• Don’t reinvent the wheel
• Accountable for quality
• Make the distinction clear

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode  co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Itai Tevet, CEO, Intezer.

In this episode:

• Build for what you can handle
• Rethinking alerts
• Building trust into your system
• Seeing the bigger picture

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby.

In this episode:

• You can’t manage what you don’t know you have
• Vulnerability management doesn’t have an endpoint
• This is about tradeoffs
• A unique approach

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Intezer

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Dan Walsh, CISO, Paxos. Joining us is Sharon Milz, CISO, Time.

In this episode:

• A vicious cycle
• Not all training is created equal
• Don’t forget the human factor
• We can still define success

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Intezer

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Check out these posts for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Ross Haleliuk, author, Venture in Security. Be sure to check out Ross's podcast, Inside the Network, and his book Cyber for Builders: The Essential Guide to Building a Cybersecurity Startup.

In this episode:

• A market response to industry failure
• Is this a business or a feature?
• The economics of startups
• Practicality over novelty

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Check out these posts for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is Allan Cockriel, group CISO, Shell.

In this episode:

• Striking a balance 
• Will we see a talent exodus?
• Playing by the same rules
• This is an organizational responsibility

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest Karthik Krishnan, founder and CEO, Concentric AI.

In this episode:

• Meet the new risk, same as the old risk
• Understanding where your risks are coming from
• Identifying best practices
• Know what you’re getting into

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Damon Fleury, chief product officer, SpyCloud.

In this episode:

• A holistic view
• Adding sophistication to identity
• Your employees can help
• Cracking the code

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SpyCloud

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Joe Lewis, CISO, CDC.

In this episode:

• Don’t underestimate the quality of life benefits
• We’re still learning
• What is the case for return-to-office?
• Moving past gimmicks

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, SpyCloud

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