Episode
What Makes a Successful CISO?
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- Defense in Depth
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- Jan 8, 2026
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- 1528
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Summary
All links and images can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark , the producer of CISO Series , and Edward Contreras , senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank . Joining us is Ejona Preci, group CISO, LINDAL Group. In this episode: Consequence, not controls The credibility gap Defining the undefined Expanding the mandate A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker makes Zero Trust practical. With Default Deny, Ringfencing, and Elevation Control, CISOs get real control that's easy to manage and built to scale. Stop threats before they execute and reduce operational noise without adding complexity. See how simple prevention can be at ThreatLocker.com/CISO .