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CISO to CISO Cybersecurity Talk

by Michael Coates

Discussions with industry-leading CISOs about building successful security programs, succeeding in your career, and creating amazing teams. Guests from Cruise, Splunk, Gusto, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Airbnb and more!Hosted by Michael Coates, former CISO of Twitter and CEO of Altitude Networks.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 20 - Katrina Biscay, CISO at University of Cincinnati

    Katrina Biscay, CISO at University of Cincinnati, and Michael Coates, CEO and Co-Founder of Altitude Networks, discuss the unique security challenges of higher education, build security programs and staffing for the multitude of security responsibilities at a university, and universities can...

  2. Episode 19 - Justin Berman, CISO of Thirty Madison

    Justin Berman, CISO of Thirty Madison, and Michael Coates, CEO and Co-Founder of Altitude Networks, discuss the unique challenges CISO’s face, as well as the security demands of taking a startup to the next level.

  3. Episode 18 - Bob Lord, former CSO of the DNC

    Bob Lord, former CSO of the Democratic National Committee, and Michael Coates, CEO of Altitude Networks, discuss the state of cybersecurity today - what's working, what isn't working, and the biggest challenges in the security industry.

  4. Episode 17 - Steve Tran, CISO of MGM Studios

    Steve Tran, CISO of MGM, and Michael Coates discuss the constantly shifting technologies and risks faced by security leaders, as well as the unique security challenges in the entertainment industry.

  5. Episode 16 - Will Pizzano - Founder of Sentant, Former CISO at Hustle, Former Director of IT at Thrasys Inc

    On this episode of CISO to CISO we would like to welcome Will Pizzano, founder of Sentant, a modern and security-focused IT consulting firm operating in the Bay Area and NYC, former CISO at Hustle, and former Director of IT at Thrasys Inc. As the founder of Sentant, Will currently act as virtual...

  6. Episode 15 - Eric Sorenson - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at doTERRA International LLC

    On this episode of CISO to CISO we would like to welcome Eric Sorenson, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at doTERRA International LLC. Eric architects, develops, and implements the technologies that keep private data safe from intrusions and theft. Eric joined dōTERRA in 2016 to build…

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  7. Episode 13 - Chris Houlder - Head of Global CyberSecurity at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Former CISO at Clarivate Analytics and Autodesk

    On this episode of CISO to CISO we would like to welcome Chris Houlder, Head of Global CyberSecurity at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. With nearly 25 years of experience spanning information security, team management, information technology and product/software security, Chris has been developing…

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  8. Episode 14 - Surbhi Tugnawat - CISO at SRI International, Advisory Committee Member at U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    On this episode of CISO to CISO we would like to welcome Surbhi Tugnawat. Surbhi has been a reliable, driven, and award winning risk professional with over 15 years of experience driving change to improve risk posture, regulatory compliance, cost efficiency, and achieve enterprise overall…

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  9. Episode 12 - Rohit Parchuri - CISO at Collective Health

    On this episode of CISO to CISO we would like to welcome Rohit Parchuri, CISO at Collective Health, previously a security leader at Service Now and Rackspace. Rohit is an accomplished Security leader with an established record building, structuring and institutionalizing Security principles and...

  10. Episode 11 - Lisa Hall - Director of Information Security at PagerDuty

    We are excited to welcome Lisa Hall, Director of Information Security at PagerDuty on our next episode of the CISO-to-CISO podcast. Lisa Hall heads the Information Security and Compliance programs at PageDuty. With over 14 years experience in the information security field, she is focused on...

  11. Episode 10 - Keith McCartney - VP of Security & IT at DNAnexus

    We are excited to welcome Keith McCartney, VP of Security & IT at DNAnexus on our next episode of the CISO-to-CISO podcast (webcast version here). As an electrical engineer in spirit and an Information Technology executive by trade, Keith has established a record of success in improving security...

  12. Episode 9 - Emilio Escobar - CISO of Datadog and Formerly VP of InfoSec at Hulu

    We are excited to welcome Emilio, CISO at Datadog and former VP of InfoSec at Hulu on our next episode of the CISO-to-CISO webcast (later posted also in podcast version). After 4 years at Hulu, where he was heading Information Security, Emilio recently accepted a CISO position at Datadog, a…

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  13. Episode 8 - Andy Steingruebl - CISO at Pinterest

    Andy Steingruebl has joined Pinterest in November 2018 to be their first Chief Security Officer. He's been in security for over 20 years, collecting experiences in a multitude of areas of security, especially within highly regulated environments like healthcare and financial services, including…

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  14. Episode 7 - Vijaya Kaza - CISO at Airbnb

    As CSO and Head of Trust Engineering & Data Science, Vijaya is responsible for Information Security and Trust Technology to protect Airbnb's community and platform. Vijaya was named as one of the Top 25 Women in SaaS for 2018, and Top Revolutionary Women in Security 2019. Vijaya Kaza has more…

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  15. Episode 6 - Yassir Abousselham - CISO at Splunk, former CISO at Okta. Prior security leader at Google and EY.

    Yassir Abousselham joined Splunk in January, where he is responsible to protect company systems and the data entrusted by its employees, customers, and investors. Prior to Splunk, Yassir served as Chief Security Officer at Okta and Chief Information Security Officer at SoFi, in addition to…

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  16. Episode 5 - Joel Fulton - Ph.D. Founder. Former CISO at Splunk. Prior security and risk leader at Google, Symantec, Boeing.

    Joel Fulton has recently left his CISO position at Splunk to immerse himself in the life of the Silicon Valley startups. Formerly he served as the Deputy Chief Security Officer at Symantec, Global Head of Risk at Google, and other security roles at Jefferson Wells, Starbucks, Boeing, North…

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  17. Episode 4 - Ben Hagen - Director of Information Security at Cruise, former Facebook, Netflix, Obama campaign

    Ben Hagen is the Director of Information Security at Cruise, leading a team to build security solutions, patterns, and capability for the Autonomous Vehicle technology company. Formerly Ben served as the Head of Corporate Information Security at Facebook, the Vice President/Principal Security...

  18. Episode 3 - Yaron Levi - CISO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

    Yaron is the CISO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, who has more than 20 years of experience in cyber security and Information technology. Yaron held venture advisor roles for SideChannel Security, Cyberstarts, YL Ventures, and is on the board of advisors of Glilot Capital Partners,...

  19. Episode 2 - Olivia Rose - CISO of The RealReal & Former CISO of Mailchimp

    Olivia is the Vice President of Information Security & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at The RealReal, who has 18 years experience delivering cybersecurity programs. Before TheRealReal, she was the CISO of Mailchimp, and held senior security roles at Kudelski Security, QloudSecure,...

  20. Episode 1 - Fredrick "Flee" Lee - CISO of Gusto

    Flee is the CISO of GUSTO and has more than 16 years leading global information security and privacy efforts. Before Gusto, he lead information security at large financial services companies and technology startups, most recently at Square. He previously held senior security and privacy roles at...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Discussions with industry-leading CISOs about building successful security programs, succeeding in your career, and creating amazing teams. Guests from Cruise, Splunk, Gusto, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Airbnb and more!Hosted by Michael Coates, former CISO of Twitter and CEO of Altitude Networks.

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Discussions with industry-leading CISOs about building successful security programs, succeeding in your career, and creating amazing teams. Guests from Cruise, Splunk, Gusto, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Airbnb and more!Hosted by Michael Coates, former CISO of Twitter and CEO of Altitude Networks.

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