
Back in My Day, You Could Get a Cybersecurity Job at the Corner Store
From CISO Series Podcast by David Spark, Mike Johnson, and Andy Ellis
April 21, 2026 · 40 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity jobs and the importance of employee training in recognizing social engineering threats.
All links and images can be found on CISO Series This week's episode is hosted by David Spark , producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis , principal of Duha. Joining is Paul Drapeau , head of global information security, New Balance . In this episode: The logo trap Immunity through exposure The synthesis edge The cost of holding tight A huge thanks to our sponsor, Doppel This episode is sponsored by Doppel, the AI-native social engineering defense platform. Doppel strengthens human risk management by training employees to recognize deception, while our digital risk protection detects and disrupts attacks across every channel. Learn more at doppel.com
People in this episode
Hosts: David Spark, Andy Ellis
Guest: Paul Drapeau
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- job market
- social engineering
- employee training
- risk management
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- job market
- social engineering
- employee training
- risk management
- Doppel
- New Balance
Sponsors
Doppel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New Balance
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