Defense in Depth

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Marc Ashworth, CISO at First Bank for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Shawn Bowen, vp, deputy CISO - Gaming, Microsoft. Joining us is Ken Athanasiou, CISO, VF Corporation. In this episode: Frustration is a two-way street Sales is data driven Give customers the tools they need Start a conversation Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Noma Security Secure your entire Data & AI Lifecycle—from development to production and classic data engineering to GenAI. Noma’s full-lifecycle platform delivers seamless protection against risks like misconfigured data pipelines, malicious models, and adversarial AI attacks, empowering AppSec teams with complete visibility, security, and compliance—without disrupting data and AI teams’ workflows.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocker. In this episode: The promise and perils of LLMs A boon for defenders Raising the bar Muddying the waters Thanks to our podcast sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Ross Young, CISO-in-residence, Team8, and Jeroen Schipper, CISO, Gemeente Den Haag. In this episode: Creating authority Don’t reinvent the wheel Accountable for quality Make the distinction clear Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Fenix24 You’ve invested in cybersecurity, but can your business recover when it counts? The Securitas Summa program from the Conversant Group combines resistance, managed protection, and rapid recovery to minimize downtime and restore operations faster than anyone else. Resilience isn’t optional. Click to see how it works.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode  co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Itai Tevet, CEO, Intezer. In this episode: Build for what you can handle Rethinking alerts Building trust into your system Seeing the bigger picture Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Intezer Intezer’s AI-driven solution automates alert triage and investigations, cutting through the noise to highlight serious threats. By integrating with your security tools, it escalates only 4% of alerts for fast remediation, helping SOC teams focus on what matters. Learn more at intezer.com today!