Did You Get My Last Email? This One Has a Joke In It.

Did You Get My Last Email? This One Has a Joke In It.

November 09, 2021

CISO Series

CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast

Did You Get My Last Email? This One Has a Joke In It.

CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast Did You Get My Last Email? This One Has a Joke In It.

This week’s episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the SF-ISACA conference in San Francisco. Mike Johnson and I welcome our other co-host Andy Ellis, operating partner, YL Ventures to discuss:

  • How to go about making a business case for further investment in cyber security initiatives

  • Whether it is possible to get people to get security people change their behaviors

  • Using humor in cold sales. Does it ever work, and what happens when it backfires?

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Thanks to our podcast sponsors, Code42, Sotero, and Constella Intelligence

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Overheard on CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast 

“I've heard enough about the blame game, I guess, if you're referring to employees as stupid or they'll never get it or what. At the end of the day, they're just trying to get their jobs done, just like anyone else is.” - Mark Wojtasiak, vice president, research & strategy, Code42

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CISO Series Live at KeyConf in NYC 11-17-21

CISO Series Live at KeyConf in NYC 11-17-21

We’re coming back to NYC for a live show of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast at

, a one-day conference all about secrets management, identity, and zero trust.

It’s happening at City Winery in NYC on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021. The conference begins at 9am ET, and we record our live show at 4pm ET.

to attend in person or watch virtually.

I’ll be hosting the podcast with my co-host JJ Agha, CISO, Compass. Also joining us on stage will be:

  • Oded Hareven, co-founder and CEO, Akeyless

  • Mike Rogers, former NSA director

  • Dr. Chase Cunningham, former Forrester analyst

Thanks to our sponsor, Akeyless

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Cyber Security Headlines 

Top headlines for Tuesday, November 9, 2021:

  • Power station attacked by drone

  • Investor group acquires McAfee

  • US Treasury sanctions crypto exchange in anti-ransomware crackdown

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Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Vulcan Cyber

Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Vulcan Cyber

Join us this Friday [11-12-21] for "Hacking Productivity"

Join us this Friday [11-12-21] for "Hacking Productivity"

Our discussion will be 

"Hacking Productivity: An hour of critical thinking about how security can improve business operations."

It all begins at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on Friday, November 12, 2021 with guests Aviv Grafi, CTO and founder, Votiro, and Sandy Dunn, CISO, Blue Cross of Idaho. We'll have fun conversation and games, plus at the end of the hour (11 AM PT/2 PM ET) we'll do our meetup.

Thanks to our video chat sponsor, Votiro

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Overheard on Defense in Depth 

“This is not a talent problem. This is a hiring problem. And it’s really a misunderstanding of how to hire into an industry like this that is under constant rapid change.” - Geoff Belknap, CISO, LinkedIn .

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