CISO Series Podcast

By: David Spark Mike Johnson and Andy Ellis
  • Summary

  • Discussions, tips, and debates from security practitioners and vendors on how to work better together to improve security for themselves and everyone else.
    2018-2025 CISO Series
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Episodes
  • Our CISO Might Be Virtual, But the Lack of Respect Is Genuine
    Mar 11 2025

    All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series.

    This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Mike Wilkes, former CISO, Major League Soccer.

    In this episode:

    • Are we misusing vCISOs?
    • Cybersecurity is out to sea
    • Planning for your exit
    • Building up your quantum reflexes

    Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tines

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    34 mins
  • All Cybersecurity Problems Are Easy to Fix… With Unlimited Time and Budget
    Mar 4 2025
    All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Adam Holland, former CISO, the Wendy’s Company, now CISO of Ascension Healthcare. In this episode:
    • The long road to influence
    • The effort to build a bridge
    • Living within limits
    • Motivation for security awareness
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    39 mins
  • Every Failed Startup Starts as a Dream for a Single Pane of Glass
    Feb 25 2025

    All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series.

    This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), partner, YL Ventures. Joining us is Shaun Marion, vp, CSO, Xcel Energy.

    In this episode:

    • Setting policy
    • The hard thing about soft skills
    • Never let a good crisis go to waste
    • Avoiding the tarpit

    Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Noma Security!

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    37 mins

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