Tag: ciso
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Security Bosses Are All in on AI: Here’s Why
CISOs are bullish on AI and have big plans to roll out future tools. We talk to Reddit CISO Frederick Lee and leading Omdia analyst Dave Gruber about how AI is working out in the real world, as well as its future promise. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/security-bosses-all-in-ai
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prompted 2026 Al Go Beep Boop!
Author, Creator & Presenter: Adam Laurie (Major Malfunction) CISO At Alpitronic Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-al-go-beep-boop/
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Patch windows collapse as timeexploit accelerates
N-day exploitation: Rapid7 Labs validated its findings about a more febrile threat environment by producing both n-day and zero-day exploits using AI-assisted research, substantially reducing development time.In practice, n-day bugs, or the development of exploits against patched software, are a bigger problem than headline-grabbing zero-day vulnerabilities, adds Leeann Nicolo, incident response lead at Coalition, a technology…
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Human vs. AI: Debates Shape RSAC 2026 Cybersecurity Trends
As AI dominated RSAC 2026, CISOs and industry leaders debated its role in security, from agentic applications to the challenges of scaling human involvement in decision-making. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/human-vs-ai-debates-shape-rsac-2026-cybersecurity-trends
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AI Security Risks: How Enterprises Manage LLM, Shadow AI and Agentic Threats FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, governance, guide, infrastructure, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, network, nvidia, office, regulation, risk, saas, software, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 08, 2026 – – Quick Facts: Enterprise AI Security Most enterprises are running AI at scale before their security teams have visibility into it. Shadow AI (unsanctioned AI tools spreading department by department) is now the most common entry point for data leakage. Agentic AI introduces a new category of risk: autonomous systems that…
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Iran”‘linked PLC attacks cause real”‘world disruption at critical US infra sites
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, automation, ciso, control, cyber, group, healthcare, infrastructure, iran, switch, threatA recurring Iranian playbook: The advisory linked the current campaign to a pattern of Iranian state-affiliated targeting of US industrial control systems. The authoring agencies have previously reported similar activity by CyberAv3ngers, affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command, which compromised at least 75 Unitronics PLC devices across water, wastewater, and other…
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Data trust is the hidden reason most AI initiatives fail
Ready, Fire, AI. Ninety percent of enterprises are already running Enterprise GenAI at scale. That number comes from new research conducted by MIND in partnership with CISO ExecNet, and it should give every security leader pause. Not because AI adoption is surprising. But because of what sits directly beneath it. Although 90% of organizations are…
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Forest Blizzard leverages router compromises to launch AiTM attacks, target Outlook sessions
Invisible path to enterprise systems: This attack poses a serious risk to enterprises because, instead of beginning at the corporate perimeter, it starts from employee environments that are often less secure. Threat actors target vulnerable home or small office routers, which often have weak default passwords or unpatched software.The shift to remote work has dramatically…
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The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, endpoint, exploit, google, Internet, Intruder, leak, least-privilege, open-source, penetration-testing, resilience, service, strategy, tactics, update, vulnerability, zero-dayScaling vulnerability discovery to machine speed: Agentic AI is AI that can act, not just advise. Give it an objective, and it will plan steps, run them, learn from what happens and adjust until it succeeds or hits a hard stop. In cybersecurity, that looks like an automated operator. It can probe an application, test…
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The tabletop exercise grows up
would do. They do not do it.Every experienced facilitator knows the moment: someone in the room challenges the premise and the facilitator asks participants to “suspend disbelief.” That phrase should give us pause. If the scenario requires suspension of disbelief, it is not building preparedness. It is building familiarity with a document.The gap between documentation…
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Human vs AI: Debates Shape RSAC 2026 Cybersecurity Trends
As AI dominated RSAC 2026, CISOs and industry leaders debated its role in security, from agentic applications to the challenges of scaling human involvement in decision-making. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/human-vs-ai-debates-shape-rsac-2026-cybersecurity-trends
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Zero”‘click Grafana AI attack can enable enterprise data exfiltration
Real risk or overhyped edge case?: Not everyone is convinced the finding represents a newfound threat. Bradley Smith, SVP and deputy CISO at BeyondTrust, described the underlying technique as “well documented,” noting that indirect prompt injection leading to data exfiltration is a known risk across AI-enabled platforms.”This seems like mostly hype to me,” Smith said,…
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[Webinar] How to Close Identity Gaps in 2026 Before AI Exploits Enterprise Risk
In the rapid evolution of the 2026 threat landscape, a frustrating paradox has emerged for CISOs and security leaders: Identity programs are maturing, yet the risk is actually increasing.According to new research from the Ponemon Institute, hundreds of applications within the typical enterprise remain disconnected from centralized identity systems. These “dark First seen on thehackernews.com…
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The rise of proactive cyber: Why defense is no longer enough
Tags: attack, breach, ciso, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, framework, google, government, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, korea, law, microsoft, network, north-korea, risk, threat, toolWhat ‘proactive cyber’ means: Despite the more aggressive language, this shift toward private-sector involvement doesn’t envision vigilante-style payback by aggrieved organizations. It instead embraces a more systematic effort to interfere with adversaries earlier in the attack chain using authorities and capabilities that already exist.”To be clear, this is not hacking back,” Joyce said. “This is…
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CISOs grapple with AI demands within flat budgets
Security spending continues to edge upward across large organizations, though the changes remain gradual and tightly managed. The 2026 RH-ISAC CISO Benchmark reflects a steady … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/06/rh-isac-enterprise-security-spending-report/
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CISOs grapple with AI demands within flat budgets
Security spending continues to edge upward across large organizations, though the changes remain gradual and tightly managed. The 2026 RH-ISAC CISO Benchmark reflects a steady … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/06/rh-isac-enterprise-security-spending-report/
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West Virginia Gives CISO Greater Authority to Lead Statewide Cybersecurity Program
What happened West Virginia approved legislation that gives the state’s chief information security officer greater authority to lead and standardize cybersecurity efforts across state government. Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed the measure on Thursday. The law directs the state’s Cybersecurity Office, led by Leroy Amos within the Office of Technology, to develop statewide cybersecurity policies and…The…
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Gen AI Stalls, Shadow AI Rises: A CISO Concern
Going Beyond the Copilot Pilot – A CISO’s Perspective. With 60% of businesses piloting M365 Copilot but only 6% scaling, this webinar explores why gen AI deployments stall, and what CISOs and IT leaders must know to roll out secure, compliant, and effective AI productivity tools. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/gen-ai-stalls-shadow-ai-rises-ciso-concern-a-31339
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12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, gartner, governance, identity, infrastructure, insurance, metric, microsoft, monitoring, mssp, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, trainingLegacy security vendors have the inside track on AI, for now: As far as AI technology consumption for cybersecurity, most CISOs I spoke with were open-minded while leaning toward their existing vendors, at least in the short term. This may buy legacy security vendors a bit, but not much time.Remember what happened in the cloud…
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Security Bosses Are All-In on AI. Here’s Why
CISOs are bullish on AI and have big plans to roll out future tools. We talk to Reddit CISO Frederick Lee and leading analyst Dave Gruber about how AI is working out in the real world, as well as its future promise. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/security-bosses-all-in-ai
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Retail and hospitality CISOs expect budget growth, new AI headaches and opportunities
More than eight in 10 security leaders in the sector say they’ve rolled out an AI governance framework to some degree, a new survey found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/retail-hospitality-ai-cybersecurity-cisos-survey/816460/
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IMO Health: 5 Reasons security culture starts with trust
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Lori Kevin, VP of Security and Compliance at IMO Health, for another installment of the Strategic CISOs conversations series. We covered a topic that many security leaders care about right now: how to build a security culture where people understand, engage with, and apply security principles…The…
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Trust, friction, and ROI: A CISO’s take on making security work for the business
In this Help Net Security interview, John O’Rourke, CISO at PPG, talks about what it means for security to drive business value. He explains how mature security programs … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/02/john-orourke-ppg-security-as-business-strategy/
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Block the Prompt, Not the Work: The End of “Doctor No”
There is a character that keeps appearing in enterprise security departments, and most CISOs know exactly who that is. It doesn’t build. It doesn’t enable. Its entire function is to say “No.”No to ChatGPT.No to DeepSeek.No to the file-sharing tool the product team swears by.For years, this looked like security. But in 2026, “Doctor No”…
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9 ways CISOs can combat AI hallucinations
Tags: access, ai, breach, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, flaw, framework, GDPR, governance, identity, metric, penetration-testing, regulation, risk, soc, tool, trainingTreat AI outputs as drafts, not finished products: One of the biggest risks is over-trusting AI, according to security experts. Coté says her organization changed its policy so AI-generated content cannot go straight into compliance documentation without a human review.”The moment your team starts treating an AI-generated answer as a finished work product, you have…
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How to Categorize AI Agents and Prioritize Risk
AI agent risk isn’t equal, it scales with access to systems and level of autonomy. Token Security explains how CISOs should categorize agents and prioritize what to secure first. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-categorize-ai-agents-and-prioritize-risk/
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8 ways to bolster your security posture on the cheap
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dkim, dmarc, dns, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, google, identity, Internet, metric, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, okta, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, tool, training, update, waf, zero-day2. Take full advantage of your existing tools: A practical way to strengthen enterprise security without incurring additional significant spend is to ensure you’re fully leveraging the capabilities of solutions already present within your organization, says Gary Brickhouse, CISO at security services firm GuidePoint Security.”Most organizations have invested heavily in security solutions, yet most are…
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The external pressures redefining cybersecurity risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, email, governance, guide, incident response, injection, network, nist, resilience, risk, risk-management, supply-chain, technology, threat, toolAI is accelerating both the attackers and your defenses, but governance is often missing : What I see generative AI doing in cybersecurity is accelerating what attackers can do and lowering the cost of entry for new criminal gangs. Cyberattacks are more potent because the technology makes it easier to target victims, create deepfake videos or…
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6 key takeaways from RSA Conference 2026
Tags: ai, api, attack, ceo, cio, ciso, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, jobs, LLM, office, RedTeam, regulation, risk, saas, service, technology, threat, tool, trainingSecuring the AI stack: Yes, but the threat surface has grown: The first technical priority I offered for CISOs in my conference preview was securing the AI stack, RAG workflows, LLM data pipelines, vector databases, and model APIs, on the basis that prompt injection, training data poisoning, and model inversion attacks were no longer theoretical.The…
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The art of making technical risk make sense to executives
In this Help Net Security video, Jay Miller, CISO at Paessler, explains how security leaders can communicate technical risk to executives and board members in terms they … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/ciso-communication-to-the-board-video/