CISO Podcasts That Accept Guests

One explicit public guest route was verified among the CISO podcasts reviewed: The Professional CISO tells people who want to be a guest to contact the show through LinkedIn or its website. That is a direct inquiry. It is not a booking promise. The other shows below publish interviews but no equivalent public permission in the sources inspected.

Interview format and guest permission answer different questions

A CISO appearing in an episode proves that the producer books selected security leaders, but it does not show how that person reached the show. The guest may have been invited by the host, referred privately, booked through a publisher relationship, or selected after an inquiry.

Guest access needs separate evidence. A self-application explicitly tells prospective guests to submit themselves, while a recommendation route lets someone propose another person and a direct guest inquiry invites contact but leaves the producer to decide whether the proposed person fits. General company forms retain their ordinary sales or support purpose, along with any stated service purpose, unless the publisher assigns them to podcast guests.

The Convokast podcast directory can help discover more security shows. A directory listing does not establish an access route. Confirm permission on a current first-party page or feed before outreach.

The Professional CISO publishes a direct guest inquiry

The Professional CISO official feed includes a clear invitation for listeners who want to be a guest to reach out through LinkedIn or the program's website. That route is an inquiry. Other episode descriptions also invite guest suggestions through the show's LinkedIn presence, so the feed supports direct interest from a prospective guest as well as recommendations from someone else.

This is the only explicit public route found in the reviewed set. The narrow label is "direct guest inquiry." Because the feed describes neither a formal application nor selection criteria, it provides no response time or acceptance guarantee.

Production status deserves a separate check because the fetched feed's latest item is dated December 2025, while this review took place in October 2026. The route remains published in the official feed, but a prospective guest should verify that the program is scheduling new interviews before preparing a long submission. An archive can preserve valid wording after a show's cadence changes.

A suitable inquiry should connect one directly handled CISO decision to the show's leadership remit. State whether you are proposing yourself or recommending someone else, and include the employer and client connection, plus any vendor or investment interest that affects the story.

CISO Series Podcast verifies interviews, not open submissions

The CISO Series Podcast feed describes discussion among security practitioners and vendors about working together more effectively, and its current episodes show an active program with outside perspectives across security operations and infrastructure, data questions, and vendor relationships.

The feed establishes editorial fit and an interview format. It gives prospective guests no instruction to apply, recommend themselves, or send a pitch. Sponsor and advertiser contacts serve commercial purposes.

A practitioner may fit the show and still lack public permission to contact the producer with a guest proposal. Record those facts separately: "interviews verified" and "public access unconfirmed."

Defense in Depth uses outside perspectives without publishing a guest route

The official Defense in Depth feed says each episode takes one controversial or confusing cybersecurity debate and uses insights from the information security community. The format can include security leaders and specialists whose experience sharpens the argument.

Community participation does not automatically mean guest applications are open. The reviewed feed does not publish a self-application or nomination, and it also lacks a direct guest inquiry. Product contacts inside sponsor copy belong to the advertiser, not the show's editorial desk.

If a producer privately asks for a comment or introduction, that permission applies to that exchange. It does not create a public route that can be advertised to other prospective guests.

The New CISO has a strong interview format and unconfirmed public access

The New CISO feed describes host Steve Moore sitting down with chief information security officers to discuss trends, team leadership, and the changing role. Current episodes include career setbacks and breach experience, plus trust, burnout, and security program leadership.

The archive shows the expected subjects and level of responsibility. The official feed gives no permission for self-applications or guest proposals. Exabeam's corporate forms retain their published business purposes.

Use the archive to understand the expected level of responsibility and candor, but wait for explicit permission or a direct introduction before treating the show as open to unsolicited outreach.

CISO Tradecraft separates editorial interviews from sponsorship

The CISO Tradecraft site presents the podcast as a resource for moving cybersecurity skills toward executive leadership. It also publishes a sponsorship route that invites companies to share their story with security leaders, while the official feed includes interviews and host-led episodes about negotiation and career development, leadership culture, and security communication.

Sponsorship is commercial access. The reviewed source does not say that sponsorship includes an editorial guest interview, nor does it publish a separate public self-application. Do not turn "share your story" on a sponsor page into a claim that anyone may apply as a guest.

A proposed expert can match the editorial territory. The publisher still has not opened a public guest route.

Life of a CISO publishes selected interviews without guest permission

Secure Anchor's Life of a CISO page includes host commentary and selected guest episodes about security leadership, AI, board authority, and CISO careers. Its company contact form asks how Secure Anchor can help with consulting and training or related services.

The page does not assign that form to podcast pitches. The reviewed official feed also provides no public self-application or guest inquiry. The company contact route cannot be used as podcast permission.

Keep a source record for every route

Record editorial fit from the official description and recent episodes, then add a separate field for outside interview evidence. Save the exact permission wording and URL, plus the route type and date checked. When no permission appears, write "public access unconfirmed" rather than "does not accept guests."

The guest-access verification guide explains why applications and recommendations, direct inquiries, sponsorship, and generic contact need different labels. The audience-overlap guide can then test whether the listeners own the security problem behind the proposed story.

If you want current CISO guest routes checked before any message goes out, talk with Convokast about podcast booking.