CSO Executive Sessions

Bob Bragdon, senior vice president and publisher of CSO, hosts this podcast featuring interviews with top chief information security officers from across the country. Listen in as these tech leaders discuss current security threats, critical IT projects, security skills and careers, and much more.

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Episode 14: How COVID-19 changed security priorities at Bristol Myers Squibb

Jerry Roberts, director of corporate security at Bristol Myers Squibb, joins host Bob Bragdon for a wide-ranging discussion on COVID-19's impact on security, the greatest cybersecurity challenges today, and how Roberts's 20-year career with the FBI informs his approach to security in the private sector.

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Ep.14
Oct 28, 2020 20 mins
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Episode 13: Serving up a risk management culture at McDonald's

Podcast Episode 13: Tim Youngblood, corporate vice president and CISO of McDonald's, joins host Bob Bragdon to discuss how he approaches risk management and how the pandemic changed the security landscape.

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Ep.13
Oct 16, 2020 27 mins
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Episode 12: Building board relationships

Podcast Episode 12: Mark Weatherford, chief strategy officer at the National Cyber Security Center, joins host Bob Bragdon to talk about building board relationships and why the single most important thing a CSO can do is inspire confidence.

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Ep.12
Oct 14, 2020 22 mins
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Episode 11: TikTok don’t stop: Data privacy and the transparency imperative

Podcast Episode 11: Listen now as Roland Cloutier, Global CSO at TikTok, joins host Bob Bragdon to discuss the challenge and opportunity he took on when joining the fast-growing social media startup.

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Ep.11
Aug 10, 2020 16 mins
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Episode 10: Don’t be Batman: Why CISOs should embrace the sidekick role, Part 2

Podcast Episode 10: Listen now as Akamai CISO Andy Ellis and host Bob Bragdon continue their talk about the good guy/bad guy dynamic in the infosec community and why it can lead to being marginalized.

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Ep.10
May 27, 2020 19 mins
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Episode 9: Don’t be Batman: Why CISOs should embrace the sidekick role, Part 1

Podcast Episode 9: Listen now as Akamai CISO Andy Ellis discusses the prevailing attitude in the infosec community that security pros are the good guys and the bad guys are, well, just about everyone else.

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Ep.09
May 13, 2020 18 mins
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Episode 8: Healthcare security in a time of crisis

Podcast Episode 8: Listen now as Gary Gooden, CISO at Seattle Children’s, joins host Bob Bragdon to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on security at the healthcare organization.

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Ep.08
May 1, 2020 23 mins
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Episode 7: Security in a time of crisis

Podcast Episode 7: Listen now as Christopher Burgess, a writer and speaker on security issues and former senior security adviser to Cisco, discusses the risk from the scramble to move to remote work at scale.

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Ep.07
Apr 8, 2020 29 mins
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Episode 6: Building security in

Podcast Episode 6: Listen now as Mike Towers, CSO at Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, discusses getting to a place where it is easy for the business to do the secure thing.

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Ep.06
Mar 25, 2020 17 mins
CSO and CISO Security
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Episode 5: In security, soft skills are king

Podcast Episode 5: Listen now as Chad Teat, Chief Information Security Officer at Floor & Decor, discusses the secret to balancing risk and business opportunity.

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Ep.05
Mar 11, 2020 18 mins
IT Leadership Security
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Episode 4: Reducing risk vs. enabling the business: finding the balance

Podcast Episode 4: Listen now as Lionbridge CSO & CPO Doug Graham talks about the most concerning part about the CSO role -- correctly presenting risk options to the rest of the leadership team.

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Ep.04
Feb 26, 2020 14 mins
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Episode 3: Succeeding with security as code

Podcast Episode 3: Listen now as Marnie Wilking, global head of security & technology risk management at Wayfair, talks about why the shift to the cloud requires a new set of security skills.

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Ep.03
Feb 12, 2020 14 mins
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Episode 2: Three things that keep Biogen CISO Bob Litterer up at night

Podcast Episode 2: Listen now as Bob Litterer, VP and CISO of biotech giant Biogen, talks about the interdependencies in his company’s third-party network -- and how a data breach anywhere in that ecosystem could have a devastating ripple effect.

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Ep.02
Jan 29, 2020 16 mins
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Introducing ‘CSO Executive Sessions’

Join CSO publisher Bob Bragdon for a new audio podcast series, CSO Executive Sessions, which will feature conversations with leading security and risk executives from around the country about the challenges faced by their organizations. You'll hear from some of the best minds in the security field about what keeps them up at night -- from the ever-present threat of data breaches to growing cloud sprawl vulnerabilities. Also top of mind for these leaders in 2020 is a renewed emphasis on privacy as part of risk calculations and the demand for a new set of security skills to keep pace with the shift to the cloud. Learn how these executives drive the security agenda within their organizations and build their leadership skills in a field that moves at break-neck speed. What better way to prepare for the year ahead than to hear from infosec leaders sharing their priorities and strategies. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify by Jan. 22, 2020, to be the first to listen.

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Jan 14, 2020 1 min
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