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CISOs tackle the AI visibility gap

The speed of AI deployments, the ease of accessing AI capabilities, and the complexities of the technology leave CISOs with security blind spots. They’re now working to eliminate those.

By Mary K. Pratt

Apr 13, 20268 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT GovernanceSecurity Practices

Hybrid resilience: Designing incident response across on-prem, cloud and SaaS without losing your mind

By Shalini Sudarsan

Mar 13, 20268 mins

Cloud SecurityIncident ResponseSecurity Practices

I replaced manual pen tests with automation. Here’s what I learned.

By Noel Toal

Mar 10, 20268 mins

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Articles

When AI safety constrains defenders more than attackers

AI guardrails increasingly block legitimate security work while attackers bypass restrictions with ease. For CISOs, this asymmetry creates blind spots in defensive capabilities.

By Ax Sharma

Mar 10, 2026 8 mins

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Innovation without exposure: A CISO’s secure-by-design framework for business outcomes

Block innovation and you create shadow IT. Govern it well, and it becomes your strongest security control.

By Luke Collinson

Mar 2, 2026 12 mins

IT LeadershipInnovationSecurity Practices

A scorecard for cyber and risk culture

How to move from security awareness to measurable, repeatable behaviors. Then prove it with four cultural signals leaders can't dispute.

By Maman Ibrahim and Gavriel Schneider

Mar 2, 2026 15 mins

IT LeadershipRisk ManagementSecurity Practices

Finding a common language around risk

Siloed cyber, operations and strategy teams undermine risk management; unified culture and governance turn fragmented risk into resilience.

By Maman Ibrahim and Gavriel Schneider

Feb 16, 2026 10 mins

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The Role of Security Executives in Building Customer Trust

Learn how to counter the slow erosion of customer trust brought on by cyber threats.

Jul 9, 2021 1 min

Digital TransformationIT LeadershipInvestigation and Forensics

5 key trends reshaping the SIEM market

Cloud retrenchment, tool integrations, and AI are spurring significant changes in how security information and event management (SIEM) systems are evolving.

By John Leyden

Feb 13, 2026 10 mins

Incident ResponseIntrusion Detection SoftwareTechnology Industry

The hard part of purple teaming starts after detection

The absence of findings does not mean the absence of risk.

By Dan Haagman

Feb 11, 2026 6 mins

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Never settle: How CISOs can go beyond compliance standards to better protect their organizations

CISOs can set a new standard in 2026 by proactively addressing new threats.

By Chris Wheeler

Feb 9, 2026 7 mins

ComplianceIT LeadershipSecurity Practices

How the Organizational Risk Culture Standard can supercharge your cybersecurity culture

Cybersecurity failures aren’t about tools, they’re about people. ORCS turns risk awareness into everyday habits that help teams act fast and smart.

By Maman Ibrahim and Gavriel Schneider

Jan 5, 2026 11 mins

IT LeadershipRisk ManagementSecurity Practices

6 cyber insurance gotchas security leaders must avoid

Cyber insurance protects enterprises from most cyberattack liabilities. But before committing to a policy, CISOs need to check for the following hidden loopholes.

By John Edwards

Dec 30, 2025 7 mins

ComplianceIncident ResponseSecurity Practices

What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal

The SEC’s dismissal of its lawsuit against SolarWinds and its CISO brought widespread relief to cybersecurity leaders and potentially marks a turning point for how regulators, boards, and executives think about cybersecurity accountability.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Dec 22, 2025 9 mins

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How to create a ransomware playbook that works

Planning, tabletops, and the right skills and training are vital to being prepared for one of the most prevalent business continuity nightmares.

By Bob Violino

Dec 16, 2025 9 mins

Incident ResponseRansomwareSecurity Practices

Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era

A growing percentage of CISOs see OffSec as a must-have for improving their overall security posture — especially as AI cyber threats and threats to AI infrastructure rise.

By Mary K. Pratt

Dec 8, 2025 8 mins

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CISOs tackle the AI visibility gap

The tabletop exercise grows up

The noisy tenants: Engineering fairness in multi-tenant SIEM solutions

12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026

6 key takeaways from RSA Conference 2026

AI is breaking traditional security models — Here’s where they fail first

Water utilities strengthen cybersecurity through cooperation

Hybrid resilience: Designing incident response across on-prem, cloud and SaaS without losing your mind

I replaced manual pen tests with automation. Here’s what I learned.

Articles

When AI safety constrains defenders more than attackers

Innovation without exposure: A CISO’s secure-by-design framework for business outcomes

A scorecard for cyber and risk culture

Finding a common language around risk

The Role of Security Executives in Building Customer Trust

5 key trends reshaping the SIEM market

The hard part of purple teaming starts after detection

Never settle: How CISOs can go beyond compliance standards to better protect their organizations

How the Organizational Risk Culture Standard can supercharge your cybersecurity culture

6 cyber insurance gotchas security leaders must avoid

What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal

How to create a ransomware playbook that works

Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era

Resources

Modern Identity Security for Dummies

Peer insights on AI adoption and the disaster recovery gap

Checklist: Three Barriers Killing Your Strategy

Podcasts

Cyber Sessions with Joan Goodchild

How Intelligence and AI Are Changing Cyber Defense | Erin Whitmore, Former CIA

Inside the SMB Threat Landscape: AT&T’s Senthil Ramakrishnan on Why Small Businesses Are Cybercrime’s Favorite Target