Darkreading.com reported that “In the wake of AI’s explosive growth, security and risk are no longer polite footnotes at the end of a board meeting. Suddenly, everyone from the CEO to the most junior product manager is asking, “What’s our plan for AI risk?”” The October 27, 2025
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DarkReading.com reported that “Security leaders in critical infrastructure traditionally have focused their defensive energy on operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). Those remain the crown jewels for attackers.” The October 13, 2025 article entitled ” Critical infrastructure CISOs Can’t Ignore ‘Back-Office Clutter’ Data” (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/critical-infrastructure-back-office-data) included these
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DarkReading.com reported that “Being a chief information security officer (CISO) today is a balancing act of strategic leadership, financial literacy, technical expertise, and human connection, regardless of whether a company has 100 employees or 100,000. The role is no longer about defending the perimeter, it’s about driving the business
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CSOonline.com reported that “As CISOs gain stature and responsibility, the top security role only gets more demanding. In addition to having to continuously evaluate their security postures to determine what adjustments to make to adequately protect their organizations, today’s CISOs must align with the business in ways that enforce key
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DarkReading.com reports that that “During the opening keynote at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, analysts weighed in on how CISOs and security teams can use security fervor around AI and other tech to the betterment of their security posture.” The June 9, 2025 article entitled ” Gartner: How
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DarkReading.com reported that “The rate of compensation gains has slowed from the COVID years, and budgets remain largely static due to economic fears, but CISOs are increasingly gaining executive status and responsibilities.” The May 30, 2025 article entitled “CISO Stature Rises, but Security Budgets Remain Tight” (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ciso-stature-rises-budgets-tight) included
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CSOonline.com reported that “According to a survey of more than 2,000 cybersecurity executives by security provider Trend Micro, nearly three-quarters (73%) of security leaders say they have experienced a security incident because assets in their IT infrastructure were not managed or simply unknown.” The May 12, 2025 article entitled
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CSOonline.com reported “Since modern enterprises run on software, poor vulnerability management represents a serious business risk. So, how are CISOs modernizing their programs to improve risk mitigation?” The April 2, 2025 article entitled “10 best practices for vulnerability management according to CISOs” (https://www.csoonline.com/article/3853759/10-best-practices-for-vulnerability-management-according-to-cisos.html) included these comments about #7.
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SCworld.com reported that “Now that top management has been calling for chief information security officers (CISOs) to emphasize business strategy and risk management over technical leadership, the route to the top cybersecurity role will face some significant changes in the coming years.” The October 14, 2024 article entitled “Five alternative
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