We're So Special Gartner Hasn't Even Thought Of Our Category Yet

<p>All links and images for this episode can be found on <a href= "https://cisoseries.com/were-so-special-gartner-hasnt-even-thought-of-our-category-yet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CISO Series</a>.</p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Do you know what security categories were created this year? I have no idea. Do you know which ones were deleted? I don't think any. Is category growth designed to make more money for the industry? Does it help customers build a better security strategy? It seems like a necessary evil that just confuses customers. The number of categories never decreases or replaces old categories.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>This week’s episode is hosted by me, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a> (<a href= "http://twitter.com/dspark">@dspark</a>), producer of CISO Series and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevj/">Mike Johnson</a>, CISO, <a href="http://rivian.com/">Rivian</a>. Our sponsored guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximelb/">Maxime Lamothe-Brassard</a> (<a href= "http://twitter.com/_maximelb">@_maximelb</a>), CEO and co-founder at <a href="http://limacharlie.io/">LimaCharlie</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Thanks to our podcast sponsor, LimaCharlie</strong></p> <p><a href="https://limacharlie.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/24425/limacharlie-banner-ad-600x100-invitation-to-change-july-18-23_1.png" alt="LimaCharlie" width="600" height="100" /></a></p> <p><em>LimaCharlie is inviting you for the unveiling of the SecOps Cloud Platform during a two-hour LinkedIn Live event on Wednesday, July 19th, starting at 10:00am PST. </em><br /> <br /> <em>For every registrant, LimaCharlie will be donating $5 to the Internet Archive. Register for the event at <a href= "https://limacharlie.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">limacharlie.io</a> or on the LimaCharlie LinkedIn page.</em></p> <p>In this episode: </p> <ul> <li>Do you know what security cate