Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCISO Leadership, Trust & Non-Negotiables with Dan Lohrmann
In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole welcomes a true cybersecurity trailblazer: Dan Lohrmann. With a career that spans the NSA, Lockheed Martin, the State of Michigan, and now Presidio, D…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
From Pen Testing to Purpose: Jane Frankland on Cyber, Burnout, & Reinvention
In this special episode of Life of a CISO, I sit down with the brilliant Jane Frankland, MBE—an internationally recognized thought leader in cybersecurity with over 28 years of experience. Jane share…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Breaking the IT Inertia with Google Cloud's Dr. Anton Chuvakin
In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole reconnects with longtime friend and cybersecurity legend Dr. Anton Chuvakin, whom he has known for over 25 years. The conversation opens with reflecti…
Published on 5 months ago
Breaking Into Cybersecurity and Future Trends with Henrik Parkkinen
In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole interviews Hendrik Parkkinen, a seasoned cybersecurity expert from Sweden with over 20 years of experience, mostly in consulting and security strategy…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Alignment
In this new episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole opens with one of his most powerful guiding principles: "Let data drive decisions, not emotions." Drawing from his experiences traveling and meeti…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
CISO Blind Spots
In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole shines a spotlight on a critical blind spot that many Chief Information Security Officers overlook: legal liability. While CISOs are often highly skil…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
AI Risks
In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole dives deep into the dominating force of 2025: artificial intelligence. While AI is everywhere—embedded in nearly every conversation and technology—the…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Blindspots
In this powerful episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole opens by highlighting a key success principle: even the world's top performers — whether in sports, business, or entertainment — rely on coac…
Published on 6 months ago
What You Must Master This Year
In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole kicks off the 2025 CISO Survival Guide Series, diving deep into the evolving demands on security leaders in today's fast-moving landscape. With shifti…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Balancing Risk and Innovation
In the latest episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole kicks things off with an empowering reminder that it's the little things that often make the biggest difference. He challenges listeners to adop…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago