Agentless

About the Hosts

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Jason Loomis

Chief Information Security Officer

Jason Loomis is an experienced Chief Information Security Officer with extensive experience in e-commerce, banking and finance, and healthcare among other verticals. Jason has a BS in MIS from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the University of Oregon. Jason is; CISSP, CISM, CISA, multiple GIAC, and SCUBA certified.

While Cybersecurity may be his chosen career path, his passion, drive, and intellectual curiosity are in leadership, organizational decision making, and giving to those who have less through national and international disaster relief. He also frequently argues the case with himself that it’s these very interests that make him a better Cybersecurity practitioner…it’s not entirely clear who is winning that argument or why he bothers debating with such a frustrating individual.

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Dave Cole

CTO / Recovering Security Vendor

Dave Cole is a maker and a storyteller. He’s spent donkey years in cybersecurity building products like Foundstone vulnerability management, moving Norton past PC antivirus, fixing up CrowdStrike in the early days so it could scale, and most recently, pioneering DSPM as the CEO of Open Raven. He’s now a recovering security vendor who works as CTO of Formstack, which acquired Open Raven in the Spring of 2024. He lives in LA with his family but can frequently be found back in Ann Arbor, lending a hand at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Go Blue.

Episodes

Aug. 2, 2024

Agentless - Season 1 Episode 1

Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Agentless", the podcast. Hosted by long-time CISO Jason Loomis and seasoned and recovering security vendor Dave Cole, Episodes dives into the relationship between CISOs and vendors. Imagi…
Sept. 3, 2024

Agentless - Season 1 Episode 2

In this episode of Agentless: Jason and Dave dive into the mad, mad, Mad(Men) world of cybersecurity marketing, exploring what works and what doesn’t. They discuss the impact of well-timed, clear messaging in marketing campa…
Sept. 17, 2024

Agentless - Season 1 Episode 3

In this episode of Agentless, Jason Loomis and Dave Cole dive into the ethical challenges that arise when CISOs partner with VCs and investors, particularly when financial incentives are involved. They explore the controvers…
Oct. 1, 2024

Agentless Season1 Episode 4

n this episode of Agentless, we focus on the changing role of analysts, particularly in the cybersecurity space, and the evolving ways professionals gather trusted information. Listen in as Jason and Dave reflect on how anal…
Oct. 15, 2024

Agentless - Season 1 Episode 5

On our latest episode of Agentless, we dive into the challenges of aligning vendor promises with reality, the importance of showing immediate value, and the frustrations both sides experience during the sales process - espec…