Is This a Vendor Dinner or an Escape Room?

<p><em>CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast and Series has moved to <a href= "https://cisoseries.com/">CISOSeries.com</a>.</em></p> <p>Why were we brought to this event? Why can't we leave? I don't think we have enough clues to get out of this vendor meeting. We struggle to remember our safe word in the latest episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast.</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>, CISO of <a href="http://lyft.com/">Lyft</a>. Our guest this week is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardseiersen/">Richard Seiersen</a> (<a href= "https://twitter.com/RichardSeiersen">@RichardSeiersen</a>), former CISO of <a href="http://lendingclub.com/">LendingClub</a>.</p> <p>Enormous thanks to our sponsor this week, <a href= "https://info.axonius.com/ciso-vendor-podcast">Axonius,</a> simple asset management for cybersecurity.</p> <p><a href= "https://info.axonius.com/ciso-vendor-podcast"><img class= "aligncenter size-full wp-image-1281" src= "https://cisoseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AxoniusBanner.png" alt="" width="600" height="108" /></a></p> <p><strong>Got feedback? Join the conversation on LinkedIn</strong></p> <p>On this episode:</p> <h2>Opening</h2> <p>We realize that Mike's comment about burning found USB drives was spot on. According to an <a href= "https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/04/08/almost-half-of-dropped-usb-sticks-will-get-plugged-in/"> experiment conducted by Sophos, about 2/3rds of found USB drives were infected</a>.</p> <h2>What's a CISO to do?</h2> <p>You've been invited to a vendor dinner, but you feel trapped. Where can you go?</p> <p>We discuss what constitutes a good vendor dinner and which ones make you feel trapped? Here's a link to that Onion article I referenced on the show