The Office Politics of Remediation
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All links and images can be found on Check out for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by , the producer of , and , CISO, Datavant. Joining is our sponsored guest, , founder and CEO, . In this episode: Data ownership before automation A shared vocabulary for agent risk Maturing from crawl to run Trust earns automation its place A huge thanks to our sponsor, Teleskope Most DSPMs stop at finding the risk. Teleskope fixes this: it automatically finds sensitive data, including IP documents or board decks, and remediates exposure across...
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Why is Preventative Security So Difficult?
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All links and images can be found on Prevention in cybersecurity is a lot like flossing: everyone knows they should do it, but few do it enough. What's stopping us? Check out by of Venture in Security for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and , senior evp and CISO, . Joining us is , vice president & chief information security officer, . In this episode: The sponsorship gap One strike and you're out Policy without position Prevention isn't static A huge thanks to our sponsor, CoreView Attackers don't...
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Identity and Access Management (IAM) in an Agentic AI World
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All links and images can be found on Check out by , CISO, NFL, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and , CISO, . Joining is , vp of information technology & security, . In this episode: From who to what The manipulation problem Cryptographic accountability The audit gap A huge thanks to our sponsor, ActiveState ActiveState gives security and engineering teams a single governed source for open source software. With 79 million components built from source, continuously remediated, and delivered directly...
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Protecting AI Agents in O365 and Google Workspace
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All links and images can be found on Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by , the producer of , and . Joining is their sponsored guest, , vp, security, Material Security. In this episode: Pre-existing conditions Architecture over rollout Access isn't legitimacy Data has a half-life A huge thanks to our sponsor, Material Security Legacy email security only watches the door. Material protects your entire cloud workspace—email, files, and accounts—as one ecosystem. It's more coverage for less than the...
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Humans Are Bottleneck in a Machine-Speed World
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All links and images can be found on We're evolving fast to secure AI. But are we evolving fast enough to secure WITH AI? Check out by Rinki Sethi, CSO, Upwind Security, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and , former CEO, GigaOm. Joining is , CSO, . In this episode: Human-in-the-loop math Should machines decide at all From assistant to autonomous Redefining the security role A huge thanks to our sponsor, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud unifies code, cloud, and SOC...
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Even With All These Security Vendors We Still Have Glaring Gaps
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All links and images can be found on There are thousands of cybersecurity vendors across categories. If there's a gap in the market, it's likely not for technical reasons. So, how do you actually find vendors that are a good fit rather than one that just meets technical requirements? Check out by Joe Head of REFLEX Solutions for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode, co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and , senior evp and CISO, . Joining us is , CIO, (EDD). In this episode: Built for vendors, not users Signal versus noise Priced out The...
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Is the "Attackers Only Need to Be Right Once" a Misnomer?
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All links and images can be found on Check out for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and CISO, University of Texas System. Joining is , CISO, . In this episode: Asymmetric accounting Sometimes it really is that easy The spirit of the saying The cheapest way in A huge thanks to our sponsor, Native Security Native is the Cloud Security Control Plane. It helps enterprises enforce secure-by-design architecture across multi-cloud environments by translating security intent into the cloud provider's...
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What It Takes To Be Successful in Cyber Media
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What It Takes To Be Successful in Cyber Media All links and images can be found on Check out for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and , producer and host, . Joining is , host of podcast and , founder of and host of podcast. In this episode: Format follows function The decision gap Practitioner fingerprints Beyond the news cycle A huge thanks to our sponsor, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud unifies code, cloud, and SOC on a single data, risk, and control plane — giving teams the context, workflows,...
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CISOs Buy For Selfish and Politically Risk-Averse Reasons (Not Because Your Product is the Best)
Defense in Depth
All links and images can be found on Check out for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and , CEO, . Joining is , senior director - threat operations and response, . In this episode: Career insurance In the trenches together Who are you actually selling to? Common sense, uncommon in sales A huge thanks to our sponsor, Material Security Legacy email security only watches the door. Material protects your entire cloud workspace—email, files, and accounts—as one ecosystem. It's more coverage for less than...
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Has Cybersecurity Become a Cult?
Defense in Depth
All links and images can be found on We think of cybersecurity as a discipline. But when do ideas like best practices and NIST frameworks change into a system of belief? for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by , the producer of , and Davi Ottenheimer, principal, . Joining is , director of security, . In this episode: Tools, not religion The case for structured discipline The management problem underneath Fix the damn holes A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker delivers Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust...
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All security startups will tell you they talk to potential customers. The problem is that you limit your development when you only talk to CISOs who might buy. It's not the same guidance you'll get from a CISO who advises.
Check out this post by Val Tsanev of the Cyber Risk Alliance for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation.
This week's episode is co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining us is Steve Jensen, CISO, University of Maine System.
In this episode:
- Building for whom?
- The only feedback loop that matters
- Valid, but for whom?
- Rethink the advisor roster
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