Why Do We Keep Complaining About the Same Issues in Cybersecurity?
Release Date: 10/01/2026
How Should Security Be Architected for Human Error?
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All links and images can be found on We’ve all internalized that humans are the weak link in cybersecurity. Why do we not account for that when we’re building our cybersecurity programs? Check out for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode, co-hosted by , the producer of , and . Joining them is their sponsored guest, , lead cybersecurity engineer, . In this episode: Humans and automation checking each other Assume the click happens Catch it in the moment Take the manual step out entirely A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker An AI-generated...
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Can SMBs Get the Same Security as Everyone Else?
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All links and images can be found on Check out for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation for this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and . Joining us is their sponsored guest, , cybersecurity evangelist, . In this episode: The ripple effect The economics of ignoring SMB Let the defaults do the work Accountability doesn't get outsourced A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatDown ThreatDown MDR is a 24/7/365 security analyst service that explains and resolves suspicious endpoint events. Our team of cybersecurity experts delivers proactive monitoring,...
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Why Do We Keep Complaining About the Same Issues in Cybersecurity?
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All links and images can be found on LinkedIn used to have a decent reputation among cybersecurity professionals. But lately, it feels like our feeds are relitigating the same debates every day, just with different faces. Has the situation changed? Check out by Allan Alford of NTT Global Data Centers for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and . Joining us is , founder, . In this episode: The clichés that say nothing A discipline without shared answers Old topics, new lenses A people problem, not a security...
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Securing AI-Generated Open Source Code
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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 . Joining us is our sponsored guest, , CEO, . In this episode: Trust, but nobody verifies The economics of trust just changed Implicit trust doesn't scale anymore Rethinking what "open" even means 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...
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BONUS EPISODE: Super Cyber Friday Express - Hacking Vendor Selection
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All links and images can be found on This is a bonus episode of our brand new podcast, Super Cyber Friday Express — a 20-minute highlight version of our live one-hour show we do every available Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern. In this episode, David Spark is joined by , founder and managing director of Squared Circle Ventures, and , founder and principal analyst at Phronia Counsel LLC, to discuss how your existing environment shapes what you buy next — and whether that's a strategy or just inertia. Watch the full one-hour show at . Subscribe to Super Cyber Friday Express, or any show on CISO...
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How AppSec Needs to Change For the Speed of AI
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All links and images can be found on Check out by Anand Singh, CSO, Symmetry Systems, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, , the producer of , and . Joining us is , svp, security, . In this episode: Risk by default, not by decision Identity, not just speed Building security into the pipeline, not around it Letting the machine make the fix A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker An AI-generated attack may be new, but it still needs to execute, access data, and move through your environment. ThreatLocker applies enforceable...
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Building Resilience for Microsoft 365
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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, . Joining us is our sponsored guest, , vp of field security at . In this episode: Ecosystem, not platform Beyond backup, into resilience What survives the restore Toward a digital twin A huge thanks to our sponsor, CoreView Attackers don't break into Microsoft 365. They log in and reconfigure it. When tenant configurations drift or get tampered with, recovery can take weeks and missed settings can reopen the door....
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Recommendations to Reboot the Security Vendor Pitch
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All links and images can be found on Check out by Val Tsanev of CyberRisk Alliance, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by , the producer of , and , senior evp and CISO, . Joining is , svp, CISO, . In this episode: The ten-minute test Relevance beats format Price the problem or lose the room Whose meeting is it, really 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 cloud, SaaS,...
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Market Confusion Is Responsible for the Biggest Gaps in Cybersecurity
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All links and images can be found on Check out from Joe Head of RELEX Solutions for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by , the producer of , and , senior evp and CISO, . Joining is , CISO, and vp of digital technology services, . In this episode: Left behind A hypothetical sale The philosophy problem Stop shifting the problems 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,...
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Will AI Replace Detection Roles in Cybersecurity?
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All links and images can be found on Check out from Caleb Sima of Whiterabbit for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted David Spark, the producer of , and , CISO, . Joining is , CSO, . In this episode: The messy middle The automatable part Where automation stops The influence gap A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker delivers Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust Cloud Access that verifies both user and device before granting access to specific applications. No broad access, nothing exposed, and no reliance on...
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LinkedIn used to have a decent reputation among cybersecurity professionals. But lately, it feels like our feeds are relitigating the same debates every day, just with different faces. Has the situation changed?
Check out this post by Allan Alford of NTT Global Data Centers for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap. Joining us is Howard Holton, founder, Phronia Counsel.
In this episode:
- The clichés that say nothing
- A discipline without shared answers
- Old topics, new lenses
- A people problem, not a security problem
A huge thanks to our sponsor, Teleskope
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