We’re not always clear on what vendors should do when selling security products, but when we get a really bad email pitch, we’re very clear on what they should not do. We’re bedazzled with bad pitch disbelief on this episode…
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CISO Series Deconstructs the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR)
Today, Wednesday, May 8th, Verizon releases its highly anticipated Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR). The CISO Series conducted a webinar with all the hosts for the CISO Series podcasts along with the head of Verizon Security Research to discuss latest…
Defense in Depth: Is the Cybersecurity Industry Solving Our Problems?
Is the cybersecurity industry solving our problems? We’ve got lots of new entrants. Are they doing anything new, or just doing the same thing slightly better? Check out this post and discussion for the basis of our conversation on this…
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast Live at West Michigan IT Summit
The CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast will be heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan to be the closing keynote at the 2019 West Michigan IT Summit. The video is the preview, but here’s everything you need to know. WHAT: A FREE one…
We’re Gonna Run These Pen Test Exercises Until You Turn Purple
We learn to iterate our security stamina faster by bringing the attackers and defenders in the room together. We’re seeing purple on this episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), founder of Spark…
Defense in Depth: Vulnerability Management
So many breaches happen through ports of known vulnerabilities. What is the organizational vulnerability in vulnerability management? Check out this post and discussion and this one for the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the…
Best Advice to Overcome Vulnerability Management Concerns
We’ve been concerning ourselves with vulnerability management lately. And so after publishing “25 Tips to Reduce the Frustration of Vulnerability Management” and a post by Allan Alford, CISO of Mitel, I culled the best responses to make this video in…
I’m Humbled to Tell You About My Prestigious Award
I’m not exactly sure what “humbling” means, but I’m going to use it to hopefully soften my braggadocio announcement. We discuss semantics and when it’s OK to boast your accomplishments on this week’s episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This…
Defense in Depth: Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Where does privileged access management (PAM) fit in the order of operations? Check out this post and discussion and this one for the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the creator of CISO Series and Allan Alford (@AllanAlfordinTX), CISO…
WEBINAR: What Every Security Practitioner Needs to Know about Security Sales
In the CISO Series’ ongoing effort to reduce frustration between buyers and sellers of security products, I’ll be moderating a round table discussion where we look under the hood of the security sales process. WHEN: Friday, April 26th, 2019 at…