Tag: ciso
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Securing the Machine: Michigan’s Automotive CISOs
Few industries present a more complex cybersecurity challenge than automotive. The modern vehicle is a networked platform. The manufacturing floor is a convergence of IT and operational technology. The supply chain spans dozens of countries and thousands of vendors. And the competitive pressure to digitize, electrify, and connect everything runs directly against the security instinct…The…
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The Bluegrass State’s Security Leaders: Kentucky CISOs to Know
Kentucky’s cybersecurity leadership spans government, academic medicine, community healthcare, manufacturing technology, banking, and global software platforms. The CISOs in this feature have built programs inside environments as different as a city government and a Fortune-level enterprise acquisition, but they share a common thread: careers shaped by the specific demands of the institutions and industries Kentucky…The…
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CISO Diaries: Thomas Kopeinig-Gatterer on Intelligent Risk, Resilience, and Security at the Speed of Change
Cybersecurity leadership today is less about building walls and more about helping organizations make better decisions under uncertainty. In CISO Diaries, we speak with leading security executives around the world to understand how they navigate that reality: how they structure their days, make judgment calls under pressure, build trust across the business, and think about…The…
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TekStream Targets Proactive Security With ImagineX Cyber Buy
Acquisition Adds Advisory, GRC and Vulnerability Services to ImagineX’s MDR Core. TekStream acquired ImagineX’s cyber division to integrate advisory, vulnerability management and GRC with its MDR services, aiming to help CISOs defend against faster, AI-driven attacks by unifying proactive and reactive security into a single operational model. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/tekstream-targets-proactive-security-imaginex-cyber-buy-a-31507
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New US House privacy bills raise hard questions about enterprise data collection
Tags: access, ai, awareness, banking, business, cio, ciso, compliance, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, group, identity, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, privacy, regulation, risk, service, strategy, supply-chainWhere privacy law overlaps with AI governance: The SECURE Data Act does not contain broad, standalone AI governance rules, but it still touches AI in meaningful ways.The bill includes opt-outs for fully automated profiling used for decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. That language can clearly implicate some uses of AI, particularly in hiring,…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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Top Cybersecurity Marketing Agencies in 2026: The Specialists Who Actually Understand the Industry
Cybersecurity is one of the hardest industries to market. Buyers are CISOs who can spot a generalist agency in seconds. Here are the top 7 cybersecurity marketing agencies of 2026, each with real security expertise, proprietary buyer data, and proven client results to help you pick right. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/top-cybersecurity-marketing-agencies-in-2026-the-specialists-who-actually-understand-the-industry/
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What the Mythos-Ready Briefing Says About Credentials
The Mythos-ready briefing names secrets rotation, NHI governance, and honeytokens as critical controls. Zero-days don’t replace credential attacks; they accelerate them. Credential security deserves to move up every CISO’s priority list. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/what-the-mythos-ready-briefing-says-about-credentials/
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What the Mythos-Ready Briefing Says About Credentials
The Mythos-ready briefing names secrets rotation, NHI governance, and honeytokens as critical controls. Zero-days don’t replace credential attacks; they accelerate them. Credential security deserves to move up every CISO’s priority list. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/what-the-mythos-ready-briefing-says-about-credentials/
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Cloudsmith Raises $72M for Software Supply-Chain Security
Recent Package Compromises Pushed Software Component Trust to the Security Agenda. Cloudsmith raised a $72 million Series C led by TCV to expand policy enforcement, auditability and real-time package risk analysis as CISOs focus more closely on software supply-chain threats tied to open-source dependencies, AI-assisted development and compromised artifacts. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Measuring Cyber Risk Performance: How CISOs Can Report to the Board
<div cla Cybersecurity has matured significantly over the past decade. Most enterprise cyber risk management programs now operate with sophisticated tooling, continuous monitoring, formalized governance models, and structured risk management processes. Yet one challenge remains persistent across industries and companies of varying levels of digital maturity: translating cyber risk into language that resonates in the…
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A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business
In this Help Net Security interview, Sandra McLeod, CISO at Zoom, reflects on her first year in the role. She talks about moving from reactive firefighting to business … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/sandra-mcleod-zoom-ciso-leadership/
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Sicherheit für Identitäten und Daten Identität ist der Zugangsweg, Daten sind das Ziel
Zu der Arbeit an einem modernen PC-Arbeitsplatz gehört heute der Umgang mit mehreren persönlichen Benutzerkonten genauso selbstverständlich dazu wie Maus und Tastatur. In Unternehmen stehen CISOs und IT-Mitarbeiter deshalb vor der Aufgabe, immer mehr Benutzeridentitäten verwalten und umfassend absichern zu müssen. Doch damit nicht genug: Sie sind auch dafür verantwortlich, Ordnung in rasant wachsende Datenmengen…
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prompted 2026 8 Minutes to Admin. We Caught It in the Wild. Welcome to VibeHacking.
Author, Creator & Presenter: Sergej Epp, CISO At Sysdig 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-2026-8-minutes-to-admin-we-caught-it-in-the-wild-welcome-to-vibehacking/
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The AI era demands a different kind of CISO
When attackers can discover and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes, last quarter’s audit doesn’t mean much. CISOs need to shift from static measurement to real-time awareness — and fast. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ciso-strategy-ai-real-time-risk-op-ed/
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The AI era demands a different kind of CISO
When attackers can discover and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes, last quarter’s audit doesn’t mean much. CISOs need to shift from static measurement to real-time awareness — and fast. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ciso-strategy-ai-real-time-risk-op-ed/
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The AI era demands a different kind of CISO
When attackers can discover and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes, last quarter’s audit doesn’t mean much. CISOs need to shift from static measurement to real-time awareness — and fast. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ciso-strategy-ai-real-time-risk-op-ed/
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The AI era demands a different kind of CISO
When attackers can discover and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes, last quarter’s audit doesn’t mean much. CISOs need to shift from static measurement to real-time awareness — and fast. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ciso-strategy-ai-real-time-risk-op-ed/
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Anthropic bets on EPSS for the coming bug surge
Tags: ai, cisco, ciso, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, cvss, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, government, Hardware, healthcare, infrastructure, network, update, vulnerabilitySecurity leaders weigh promise versus reality: Security vendors are increasingly incorporating EPSS scores into their systems.According to Roytman, EPSS has been incorporated into more than 120 security vendors’ products, including CrowdStrike, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Qualys, and Tenable platforms.”I do not think other CISOs realize how broadly EPSS has been adopted, but that adoption is…
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The Ungoverned Workforce: Cybersecurity Insiders Finds 92% Lack Visibility Into AI Identities
Washington D.C., USA, April 21st, 2026, CyberNewswire Cybersecurity Insiders, in collaboration with Saviynt, has released new research indicating that AI identities are increasingly operating within core enterprise systems, often without established governance or visibility. The study finds that while 71% of CISOs and senior security leaders confirm AI tools have access to core systems such…
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Coast Guard’s New Cybersecurity Rules Offer Lessons for CISOs
The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) requires plans to protect OT systems, audits by independent third parties, and a hybrid OT-security role. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/coast-guards-cybersecurity-rules-lessons-cisos
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The AI Visibility Gap Is Real And It Lives on Your Website
Not a single CISO has full visibility into how AI is operating across their organization. Not one. That’s the headline finding from Pentera’s AI Security… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/the-ai-visibility-gap-is-real-and-it-lives-on-your-website/
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CISOs reshape their roles as business risk strategists
Tags: ai, business, chatgpt, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, jobs, mitigation, risk, risk-assessment, skills, strategy, technology, toolEvolving risks require a new CISO leadership profile: The shift to CISO as a risk position, and not one limited to technical and cybersecurity alone, has been years in the making. But it has accelerated since the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022, as organizations embraced first generative AI and more recently agentic AI. That’s…
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Coast Guard’s New Cybersecurity Rules Offers Lessons for CISOs
The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) requires plans to protect OT systems, audits by independent third parties, and a hybrid OT-security role. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/coast-guards-cybersecurity-rules-lessons-cisos
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The Shadow AI Trap: Why Your AI Inventory is Your Biggest EU AI Act Compliance Risk FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, data, governance, grc, infrastructure, LLM, monitoring, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, toolApr 16, 2026 – Alan Fagan – The EU AI Act cares about evidence, not intentWhen National Competent Authorities begin enforcement on August 2, 2026, they will ask organisations what AI systems they operate, how those systems are being used, and what controls are in place. Many organisations will struggle to answer these questions.The Shadow…
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The Shadow AI Trap: Why Your AI Inventory is Your Biggest EU AI Act Compliance Risk FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, data, governance, grc, infrastructure, LLM, monitoring, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, toolApr 16, 2026 – Alan Fagan – The EU AI Act cares about evidence, not intentWhen National Competent Authorities begin enforcement on August 2, 2026, they will ask organisations what AI systems they operate, how those systems are being used, and what controls are in place. Many organisations will struggle to answer these questions.The Shadow…
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Article 12 and the Logging Mandate: What the EU AI Act Actually Requires FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, data-breach, finance, GDPR, grc, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, jobs, metric, monitoring, regulation, risk, saas, service, toolApr 16, 2026 – Lina Romero – When GDPR arrived, the organisations that had mistaken documentation for capability were the ones that struggled the most. They had policies about data retention but no technical controls enforcing those policies. They had breach notification procedures but no systems capable of detecting a breach in time to use…