Candid CISO Podcast
At Candid CISO, our mission is to raise the game for cybersecurity leaders.
There’s no manual for sitting in the CISO seat. Leadership is forged under pressure—through blind spots, board meetings, and breach drills. Our exclusive content delivers unfiltered stories, practical guidance, and sharp insight from those who’ve led through it all. From identity to AI, we surface what matters most to those shaping security at the highest level.
Explore our full library of episodes, playbooks, strategic briefs, and hard-earned lessons here on Substack ➡️ https://candidciso.substack.com/
Candid CISO Podcast
Latest Episodes
Controls That Let You Say Yes To AI Agents with Bojan Simic
In the premiere of Candid CISO Season 2, John Donovan sits down with Bojan Simic, co-founder and CEO of HYPR and a FIDO Alliance board member, for a frank conversation about what happens when the CEO walks into Monday's meeting demanding AI age...
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Season 2: Security Leadership in the Age of Agentic AI
Candid CISO is back for Season 2.This is the show where experienced CISOs talk to CISOs. No polished vendor talk, just the hallway conversations security leaders usually only have after the panel ends, here on the record.Th...
Leading Fearlessly in High-Growth Environments with Jimmy Sanders
In this episode of the Candid CISO Podcast, John Donovan sits down with Jimmy Sanders, a cybersecurity leader whose journey from interning at a beef jerky company to leading security teams at Netflix and Samsung is nothing short of inspiring. J...
Reimagining Risk and the Virtual CISO
In this insightful Candid CISO episode, John Donovan interviews Carlota Sage, a vCISO with a unique, multifaceted background in tech and cybersecurity. They discuss the strengths and challenges of the vCISO role versus full-time CISO positions,...
The CISO Who Rebuilt Giants with Rinki Sethi
In this episode of The Candid CISO, Rinki Sethi, a trailblazing cybersecurity leader, shares her incredible journey from an unexpected start in the industry to her rise as a prominent figure in security leadership with host John Donova...
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