Dave Cole

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Dave Cole and Jack Daniel recording Security Voices in the studio
Podcast · 2019 to 2024 · 61 episodes

Security Voices

Co-hosted with Jack Daniel. Long-form, sponsor-free conversations with the people shaping the industry, from researchers and founders to the occasional zookeeper. We were aiming for 100% clear signal, and we stopped on our own terms after 5 years of monthly episodes.

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Dave Cole and Niloo Razi Howe on stage at RSA Conference 2021
Talk · RSA Conference 2021

The Rise of Surveillance States

Protests, Pandemics, and Privacy, with Niloo Razi Howe. How the pandemic created the conditions for surveillance to erode privacy around the world, and what to do about it.

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Talks

Montgomery Summit
2025
Dave Cole in a fireside chat at the Montgomery Summit 2025

AI Builder's Dialogue

A fireside conversation with Michael Greenberg, recorded on the main stage at the Montgomery Summit in Los Angeles last year on the realities of building with AI. Already feels ancient.

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RSA Conference
2021

Innovation Sandbox: Open Raven

Three minutes to pitch a data security company to a panel of judges and a few thousand people. One of ten finalists.

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BSides Las Vegas 2018
OWASP LA 2019

The Security Snake-Oil Cycle

The security industry can feel like a trip through a night market full of dubious characters. How customers, investors and vendors keep the cycle spinning.

Slides

Podcast archive and guest spots

2024
with Jason Loomis
Jason Loomis and Dave Cole, hosts of the Agentless podcast
THEAGENTLESSPODCAST

Agentless

A CISO and a vendor clear the air: the relationships, the financials, the market, and everything in between. The name is a nod to our SoCal roots and to agentless security technology.

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Heavybit

Enterprise Ready: Driving product communication

With Grant Miller. Recorded in the Tenable years: getting an organization ready to be public, internal comms, and design philosophy. Still my favorite interview.

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ChangeWave
2019

Entrepreneur and investor Dave Cole

With Ryan Carson. Everything from my time as a volunteer zookeeper to the morning rituals that drive productivity.

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In print

Essays on product, a book, and 14 patents.

EssayHow to structure a product teamIt is not the PM's job to be right. It is the PM's job to lead the organization to the right answer.Read → EssayThe short-order kitchen syndromePutting customer feedback to work, and in perspective.Read → EssayProduct marketers are master storytellersMarkets are conversations. The press release is a monologue nobody asked for.Read → Essay · MediumProduct geek vs. marathonTraining for the LA Marathon like a product launch.Read → Cover of Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and DefensesBook · 2008Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and DefensesContributing author. Addison-Wesley, edited by Markus Jakobsson and Zulfikar Ramzan.Amazon →

In the news

Coverage, interviews and bylines, by where I was at the time.

Open Raven · Co-founder & CEO

14

Tenable · Chief Product Officer

10

CrowdStrike · Chief Product Officer

2

Norton · Product & security leadership

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Nov 2013A conversation with Dave Cole on successfully incorporating security into the product development lifecycleCSO Online Nov 2012El nuevo Norton Mobile Security incluye protección para iOSEuropa Press PortalTIC · Spanish Oct 2012Symantec Launches VPN Service To Protect Mobile UsersSecurityWeek Feb 2011Smartphones, devices spark IT security “mobile melee”Network World Dec 2010諾頓提供免費DNS安全檢查服務iThome · Chinese Oct 2010Symantec lança o Norton 2011Baguete · Portuguese Sep 2010Snoop Dogg To Fight Cybercrime And Identity Theft With Rap ContestHip-Hop Wired Jul 2009Symantec goes live with Norton 2010 betasBetaNews Jun 2009Microsoft Preps Security Essentials BetaeWEEK Mar 2009Bad Symantec update leads to troubleComputerworld Nov 2008Cybercrime fighter sells securityThe Spokesman-Review / USA Today Oct 2008Presentan el “súper veloz” Norton 2009Hora Cero · Spanish Jun 20082009年版は「パフォーマンスに影響が出ないソフト」に。セキュリティソフト大手シマンテック,ゲームにフィーチャーしたセミナー開催4Gamer · Japanese May 2008Symantec blames Microsoft for XP SP3 registry corruptionInfoWorld Sep 2007"Storm worm" adds millions of computers to botnetArs Technica Jul 2007Mpack installs ultra-invisible TrojanComputerworld Jan 2007Storm Trojan floods e-mail boxesInfoWorld Jul 2006Exploit uses PowerPoint flaw in targeted attacksSC Media Jul 2006Microsoft PowerPoint Flaw Exploited in AttacksCSO Online / IDG News Service Jun 2006Attacks on Web Services IncreaseWIRED Jun 2006Security Briefs: JavaScript Worm, IBM DB2 Vulnerability, NIST Performance MetricsEnterprise Systems Jun 2006Remote control warsSC Media Mar 2006A meteorologist for web usersSC Media