What if every candidate interviewed was tested on their cybersecurity competency? How would that affect hiring and how would that affect your company’s security? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s…
This Thanksgiving we wish you lots of luck convincing your family members to use a password manager. Would getting them to switch political allegiances be easier? This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark…
Cybersecurity and the media. It rides the line between providing valuable information and feeding the FUD cycle. What’s the media’s role? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by…
We want to malign our competitors, but just don’t know how mean we should be. Miss Manners steps in on the latest episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and…
When your business enters the cloud, you are transferring risk, but also adding new risk. How do you deal with sharing your security obligations with cloud vendors? Check out this LinkedIn post for the basis of this show’s conversation on…
On this week’s CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, we’re pointing fingers at practitioners, not vendors, for promoting the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) scare-a-thon. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson.…
Is CISO the cybersecurity job you’ve always wanted? Second time CISOs Mike Johnson, co-host of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Eddie Contreras, CISO, Frost Bank discuss the upsides and downsides of the CISO role. Was it what they expected and…
We’ve been at this cybersecurity thing for a long time. Are products improving their security? A recent study says they aren’t. Check out this tweet and the ensuing discussion for the information on the study and the concerns people have…
Here are 6 1/2 minutes of the best moments from our one hour video chat on the topic of attracting new cybersecurity professionals to the market. Special thanks to my two panelists Taylor Lehmann, vp, CISO, athenahealth, and Michael Piacente,…
If we don’t understand the purpose of a privacy policy, why should we bother reading it? We’re claiming the cyber ignorance defense on the latest episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of…
