CISO Series Podcast

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining is Sara Madden, CISO, Convera. This episode was recorded live at BSidesSF 2026.
In this episode:
Playing vendor roulette
Confident and wrong
Making conferences count
The stakes problem in tabletops
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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Michelle Wilson, CISO, Movement Mortgage. Joining is sponsored guest Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker.
This show was recorded in front of a live audience at ThreatLocker's conference, Zero Trust World 2026.
In this episode:
Risk as a daily habit
AI agents talking to AI agents
The code on the lock
Words that shape decisions
A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is Paul Drapeau, head of global information security, New Balance.
In this episode:
The logo trap
Immunity through exposure
The synthesis edge
The cost of holding tight
A huge thanks to our sponsor, Doppel

This episode is sponsored by Doppel, the AI-native social engineering defense platform. Doppel strengthens human risk management by training employees to recognize deception, while our digital risk protection detects and disrupts attacks across every channel. Learn more at doppel.com

Our Theoretical Controls Work Great Against Hypothetical Attacks
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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining is David Nolan, former CISO, Asurion.
In this episode:
Influence, not control
The initiative gap
Skip the framework, patch the server
Confident code with no owner
A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

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This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining us is Hilik Kotler, svp, CISO and IT, Expedia Group.
In this episode:
The numbers game
What makes a vendor worth your time
Humanity in the loop
Alignment is a prerequisite, not a nice-to-have
A huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta

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