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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining me is our guest, Shyama Rose, CISO and head of IT, Affirm.

In this episode:

• What is the impact of burnout to your security team directly?

• Does burnout directly play a role in how an organization can respond to security incidents.?

• All jobs involve dealing with stress, but what should we consider normal in cybersecurity? And when does that stress endanger your security mission?

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), operating partner, YL Ventures. Joining me is our guest, Trina Ford, CISO, iHeartMedia.

In this episode:

• Why has the landscape for CISOs seemed particularly perilous in the past year?

• Does there  seem to be more responsibilities with very real legal consequences attached to the role?

• There is a lot of guidance out there for CISO candidates negotiating for a new position, but what can a current CISO do once they are already in the role?

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), operating partner, YL Ventures. Joining me is our guest, Bob Schuetter, CISO, Ashland.

In this episode:

• What should a company do when their name is in the press, but they didn't actually suffer a security incident?

• How much difference is there in responding to a fake data breach versus a real one?

• How would you handle responding to a fake breach claim?

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Billy Norwood, CISO, FFF Enterprises. Joining us is our guest, Joshua Barons, head of information security at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

In this episode:

• Wasn't single sign-on supposed to solve all of our security woes?

• So why are we still seeing everything from phishing to session hijacking with SSO?

• Is this just growing pains for SSO or does this hint at a persistent problem?

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This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), operating partner, YL Ventures.  Joining me is our guest this week, Mike Kelley, CISO, EW Scrips.

In this episode:

• Why do a lot of security professionals feel unheard?
• Does this frustration lead to some turning into scolds during a security incident, quick to say "I told you so"?
• How do you manage these security pros when they don't feel heard, both before and during a crisis?

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