If At First You Don't Succeed, There's Always Blackmail

<p>Direct link for episode on blog (<a class= "components-external-link edit-post-post-link__link" href= "https://cisoseries.com/?p=1980" target="_blank" rel= "external noreferrer noopener"><span class= "edit-post-post-link__link-prefix">https://cisoseries.com/</span><span class="edit-post-post-link__link-post-name">if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-theres-always-blackmail</span><span class="edit-post-post-link__link-suffix">/</span></a>)</p> <p>We note that blackmail has become an option even in cybersecurity sales. It appears some vendors have become so desperate that they've resorted to borderline criminal activity.</p> <p>This show, like all the previous ones is hosted by me, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/dspark">@dspark</a>), founder of <a href="http://sparkmediasolutions.com/">Spark Media Solutions</a> and <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevj/">Mike Johnson</a>. Our guest this week is <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbnewman/">Branden Newman</a>, CISO for <a href="https://www.adidas.com/us">Adidas</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Thanks to this week's sponsor, Logicgate</em></strong></span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.logicgate.com/logicgate-ciso-series/"><em><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/24425/LogicGate_PodcastAd_v2600x100.jpg" alt="Logicgate" width="600" height="100" /></em></a></p> <p><em><a href= "https://www.logicgate.com/logicgate-ciso-series/">LogicGate</a> is an agile GRC process automation platform that combines powerful functionality with an intuitive design to enhance enterprise governance, risk, and compliance programs. With our prebuilt process templates, organizations quickly and efficiently operationalize their GRC activities without requiring support from consultants or corporate IT.</em></p> <p><strong>On this week's episode</strong><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2>How CISOs are digesting the latest security news</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href=