Expert insights on AI security, agentic orchestration, SOC operations, and enterprise cybersecurity. Weekly updates on deepfakes, compliance, and observability.https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/en-usTue, 20 Oct 2026 15:29:18 GMT https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/vilas-shewale-on-cybersecurity-prioritizationhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/vilas-shewale-on-cybersecurity-prioritizationVilas Shewale, Principal Specialist at Energy Transfer, explains why vulnerability severity scores alone can't determine cybersecurity priorities in critical infrastructure, where operational risks and remediation constraints demand careful judgment.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:29:18 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cmmc-certification-importance-for-contractorshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cmmc-certification-importance-for-contractorsThanh Thai, CISO and VP at Constellis, explains how CMMC requirements are reshaping government contracting and why effective compliance depends on stronger security controls, operational evidence, and organizational alignment.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:16:59 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agents-cybersecurity-compliance-riskshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agents-cybersecurity-compliance-risksSimon Gooch, Field CIO at Saviynt, explains why autonomous AI agents are creating new compliance challenges and how organizations can establish governance, oversight, and accountability from the start.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:25:19 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-soc-identity-shain-jacob-texas-hhshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-soc-identity-shain-jacob-texas-hhsShain Jacob, Interim Chief Information Security Officer at Texas Health and Human Services, on why identity ownership and human validation still decide whether an agentic SOC is worth the tooling.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:18:54 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/exposure-resilience-attack-path-vulnerability-prioritization-sunil-varkey-hexawarehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/exposure-resilience-attack-path-vulnerability-prioritization-sunil-varkey-hexawareSunil Varkey, EVP and CISO at Hexaware Technologies, explains why security teams should focus on the weaknesses attackers can reach and the context SOC agents need to act.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:59:52 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/legacy-security-platforms-ai-machine-speed-brad-gorka-veritivhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/legacy-security-platforms-ai-machine-speed-brad-gorka-veritivBrad Gorka, CISO at Veritiv, on why security leaders are moving their budgets to platforms built for current threats as AI native challengers gain ground.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:58:42 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/shekhar-kachole-turiya-digital-ai-security-strategyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/shekhar-kachole-turiya-digital-ai-security-strategyShekhar Kachole, Founder and CTO at Turiya Digital, explains why a company's own practices and the industry's hard-won lessons both have to feed its security program.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:27:44 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-soc-ai-agents-human-approval-georges-kaddoumhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-soc-ai-agents-human-approval-georges-kaddoumGeorges Kaddoum explains why critical SOC actions still require human approval as AI takes on more of the detection and triage work.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:07:03 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-ai-infrastructure-security-ownership-ciso-jake-hammockhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-ai-infrastructure-security-ownership-ciso-jake-hammockJake Hammock, former CISO for the City of Seattle, explains how unified teams and risk-based metrics prepare organizations for agent-driven operations.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:06:09 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/containment-strategies-ai-agent-shutdownhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/containment-strategies-ai-agent-shutdownMohit Bansal, Senior Manager, Security Engineering at Webflow, explains why effective AI kill switches depend on early detection, tight permissions, and layered containment.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:57:04 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-security-governance-challenges-enterprise-adoptionhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-security-governance-challenges-enterprise-adoptionScott Brammer, Chief Information Security Officer at RegEd, explains why AI security has to move closer to product and engineering teams as models, agents, and data connections evolve faster than centralized review processes can keep up.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:44:48 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-revolutionizes-security-build-vs-buy-debatehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-revolutionizes-security-build-vs-buy-debateArpan Maheshwari, Vice President of Product at CloudSEK, argues that AI is changing which parts of the security stack companies can realistically build themselves, while specialized data remains in vendors’ hands.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:23:15 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/case-for-running-security-through-a-governance-lenshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/case-for-running-security-through-a-governance-lensKristofer Wilson's path from data governance into security shapes how Newell Brands prioritizes risk, communicates it to executives, and scales it across a global footprint.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:47:28 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-governance-distributed-decisions-matthew-sharp-xactlyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-governance-distributed-decisions-matthew-sharp-xactlyMatthew Sharp, Chief Information Security Officer at Xactly Corp, argues that AI decisions now surface in too many rooms at once for any single governance model to review them all.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:31:22 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/hem-asher-security-leaders-budget-strategyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/hem-asher-security-leaders-budget-strategyHem Asher, former Senior Manager of Information Security at Insurity, explains why a metrics program and a ranked risk register have to come before any request for more budget.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:31:22 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-secops-outcome-based-org-chart-rinki-sethi-upwindhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-secops-outcome-based-org-chart-rinki-sethi-upwindRinki Sethi, Chief Security & Strategy Officer at Upwind Security, on why agentic AI is pushing security teams to organize around outcomes rather than the functional handoffs between SecOps, GRC, and identity.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:21:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-trust-accountability-production-uptime-mario-manzano-peco-foodshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-trust-accountability-production-uptime-mario-manzano-peco-foodsMario Manzano, IT Manager for Infrastructure, Security and Collaboration at Peco Foods, on granting AI agents authority the same way his team earned the right to patch a live plant.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:33:25 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-culture-controls-jothi-dugar-ty-hugheshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-culture-controls-jothi-dugar-ty-hughesCybersecurity strategists Jothi Dugar and Ty Hughes explain how a leader's first reaction to a reported mistake sets the length of the attacker's head start.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:33:25 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/joseph-davis-microsoft-advises-on-cybersecurity-risk-managementhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/joseph-davis-microsoft-advises-on-cybersecurity-risk-managementJoseph Davis, Chief Security Advisor for Microsoft's U.S. Health & Life Sciences business, makes the case that the next generation of CISOs will be measured on recovery, auditable decisions, and resilience.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:33:25 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ot-modernization-strategy-asset-visibility-arturo-santos-amtrakhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ot-modernization-strategy-asset-visibility-arturo-santos-amtrakArturo Santos, DT Director of Cybersecurity Architecture at Amtrak, on why critical infrastructure can't wait a decade to replace legacy systems, and the foundational controls that keep them defensible now.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:33:25 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-culture-shift-proactive-security-edward-matthews-unifirsthttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-culture-shift-proactive-security-edward-matthews-unifirstUniFirst Information Security Manager Edward Matthews on why culture beats tooling in cybersecurity and how AI works best as a force multiplier for capable teams.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:39:23 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/dol-cybersecurity-guidance-benefit-plans-julie-tracy-withumhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/dol-cybersecurity-guidance-benefit-plans-julie-tracy-withumJulie Tracy, principal at Withum's cybersecurity advisory practice, explains why Taft-Hartley funds that outsource every operation to third parties keep treating vendor assessment as one-and-done, and why the long voluntary stretch on the DOL's guidance won't end gently.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:39:23 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/risk-first-compliance-shields-shock-absorbers-adedayo-adetoye-glghttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/risk-first-compliance-shields-shock-absorbers-adedayo-adetoye-glgAdedayo Adetoye, CISO at GLG, makes the case for running security as dollar-denominated risk management, where compliance builds useful organizational muscle but never substitutes for knowing what an attack would actually cost the business.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:39:23 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/vulnerability-remediation-business-continuity-chris-thatcher-epamhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/vulnerability-remediation-business-continuity-chris-thatcher-epamChris Thatcher, Director of Cyber Security Solutions at EPAM Systems, explains why AI collapsing the window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation forces enterprises to fund remediation, legacy modernization, and incident rehearsal as one board-level program.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:39:23 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-insider-threat-jesse-adamshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-insider-threat-jesse-adamsJesse Adams III, Senior Principal Enterprise Security Architect, warns that AI's eagerness to please makes it the biggest insider threat IT has ever onboardedSun, 02 Aug 2026 18:06:54 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-workforce-erosion-security-poverty-line-helen-patton-ciscohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-workforce-erosion-security-poverty-line-helen-patton-ciscoHelen Patton, Cybersecurity Executive Advisor at Cisco, argues that measuring AI by speed alone starves the security talent pipeline and does little for the organizations stuck below the security poverty line.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:06:54 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/blue-team-script-kiddies-tool-sprawl-benjamin-glover-cumulus-mediahttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/blue-team-script-kiddies-tool-sprawl-benjamin-glover-cumulus-mediaBenjamin Glover, Manager of Information Security, argues that defenders who stack tools they can't explain are losing the judgment real resilience requires, and draws a hard line on how far AI should reach into the SOC.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:29:07 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/aditya-bhise-avaya-risk-based-security-prioritizationhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/aditya-bhise-avaya-risk-based-security-prioritizationAditya Bhise, Senior Manager of Information Security at Avaya, walks through why solving alert overload starts with governance, shared ownership, and organization-specific interpretation.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-exposes-ot-security-patch-limitations-todd-wadehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-exposes-ot-security-patch-limitations-todd-wadeVeteran CISO Todd Wade on why OT defense must start with architecture, segmentation, and asset visibility as AI compresses attack timelines to minutes.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/albert-evans-tata-consultancy-services-ai-security-runtime-proof-importancehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/albert-evans-tata-consultancy-services-ai-security-runtime-proof-importanceAlbert Evans, Director of Cybersecurity at Tata Consultancy Services, explains why security leaders need to validate controls at runtime as AI accelerates the attack surface.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cyber-hygiene-insider-threat-culture-petra-klein-swedbankhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cyber-hygiene-insider-threat-culture-petra-klein-swedbankPetra Klein, Group Chief Security Officer at Swedbank, argues resilience starts with access, habits, and culture before another tool joins the stack.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/healthcare-endpoint-rollout-clinical-continuity-michael-sielihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/healthcare-endpoint-rollout-clinical-continuity-michael-sieliMichael Sieli, Project Manager at Main Line Health, explains how he deployed endpoint protection across 11,500 endpoints in a hospital system by staging the rollout around clinical continuity, starting with a controlled IT pilot, and earning organizational trust one clean deployment at a time.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/human-incident-response-responder-burnout-ty-hughes-jothi-dugarhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/human-incident-response-responder-burnout-ty-hughes-jothi-dugarCybersecurity strategists Ty Hughes and Jothi Dugar explain how their Human Incident Response plan keeps responders functioning through weeks-long breaches.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/md-azad-eastern-bank-agentic-ai-readiness-frameworkhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/md-azad-eastern-bank-agentic-ai-readiness-frameworkMd. Abul Kalam Azad, CISO at Eastern Bank PLC, lays out how banks are building toward autonomous SOC by anchoring adoption in governance and integration.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ransomware-first-hour-decisions-consequences-chris-pattesonhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ransomware-first-hour-decisions-consequences-chris-pattesonChris Patteson, Director of Cybersecurity, GRC at a large pharmaceutical manufacturing organization, why the decisions made in the first hour of a ransomware response shape years of legal, regulatory, and operational consequences.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/skylan-t-jones-cybersecurity-ai-human-fundamentalshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/skylan-t-jones-cybersecurity-ai-human-fundamentalsWith AI outpacing governance, Skylan T. Jones walks through why security programs need executive access, mid-level authority, and human verification before AI can strengthen the operation.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:02 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-challenges-traditional-identity-governance-helen-patton-ciscohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-challenges-traditional-identity-governance-helen-patton-ciscoHelen Patton, Cybersecurity Executive Advisor, explains why the biggest variable in enterprise security is no longer the human and what that means for identity, governance, and the future of the SOC.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:54:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-attacks-51-second-breakout-soc-models-michael-orozco-gartnerhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-attacks-51-second-breakout-soc-models-michael-orozco-gartnerMichael Orozco, CISO of IronOrchid.ai, explains why AI-enabled multi-vector attacks that break out in under 51 seconds are outrunning analyst-heavy SOC models.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:10:20 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-threats-familiar-challenges-cybersecurity-neil-watkins-mondaymovehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-threats-familiar-challenges-cybersecurity-neil-watkins-mondaymoveNeil Watkins, Veteran CISO and Founder of MondayMove, on why responding to agentic AI calls for redesigning workflows and returning to fundamentals.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:10:20 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/deepfake-trust-infrastructure-amarish-pathak-aafmaahttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/deepfake-trust-infrastructure-amarish-pathak-aafmaaAmarish Pathak, CTO at AAFMAA Mortgage Services, explains why AI-powered deepfake attacks bypass firewalls, MFA, and zero-trust architecture entirely, targeting the human making the decision.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:10:20 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/nic-chavez-serval-ciso-role-ai-security-approachhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/nic-chavez-serval-ciso-role-ai-security-approachNic Chavez, Advisor at Serval, walks through why deterministic deployments are becoming the bridge between executive AI ambition and operational enterprise control.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:10:20 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ticket-closure-false-risk-indicator-paddy-patnaik-evalueservehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ticket-closure-false-risk-indicator-paddy-patnaik-evalueservePaddy Patnaik, Managing Director of AI, Analytics, and Digital Transformation, explains why ticket closure has become a false indicator of risk reduction in SOC environments.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:14:58 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-drift-trust-scoring-jim-motes-ryanhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-drift-trust-scoring-jim-motes-ryanJim Motes, SVP and CISO at Ryan, explains why AI agents behave less like static software and more like evolving non-human identities, developing behavioral drift, self-preservation tendencies, and loosening decision boundaries.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:38:48 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/deepfake-enterprise-trust-attack-surface-hazel-cerra-blackcloakhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/deepfake-enterprise-trust-attack-surface-hazel-cerra-blackcloakHazel Cerra, Director of Digital Security Convergence at BlackCloak, explains why deepfakes have made human trust itself a core enterprise vulnerability and what verification has to look like now.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:38:48 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/eliel-oliveira-knauf-vulnerability-discovery-bottleneckhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/eliel-oliveira-knauf-vulnerability-discovery-bottleneckEliel Oliveira, Information Security Officer at Knauf Digital, explains why AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery is forcing security teams into a new operating model where the real constraint is mean time to recovery.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:38:48 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/mcp-agent-trust-default-security-gap-ankush-rai-argushttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/mcp-agent-trust-default-security-gap-ankush-rai-argusAnkush Rai, a Software Engineer at Allyvia and developer of the Argus agent security framework, explains why AI agents carry more operational privilege than any prior software category.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:38:48 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/scripts-vs-ai-grc-compliance-jai-sisodia-cycorehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/scripts-vs-ai-grc-compliance-jai-sisodia-cycoreJai Sisodia, Managing Director of Cybersecurity, Privacy, and AI at Cycore, explains why most compliance automation labeled as AI is actually script work in disguise.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:38:48 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-vulnerability-discovery-triage-bottleneck-jason-murray-aranciahttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-vulnerability-discovery-triage-bottleneck-jason-murray-aranciaJason Murray, Senior Security Consultant at Arancia, explains why AI-powered vulnerability discovery has overwhelmed traditional patch-focused security programs and shifted the real constraint from deployment speed to triage quality.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:40:32 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/mani-anand-sagar-ltimindtree-ai-risk-human-behaviorhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/mani-anand-sagar-ltimindtree-ai-risk-human-behaviorMani Anand Sagar Yenubothula, Senior Cybersecurity Architect Specialist at LTM, explains why bans rarely solve AI risk and outlines the role-based training, zero-trust controls, and visibility that do.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:40:32 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/taka-ariga-sol-imagination-ai-governance-insightshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/taka-ariga-sol-imagination-ai-governance-insightsTaka Ariga, Founder of Sol Imagination and former GAO Chief Data Scientist, on why AI fraud detection stalls between surfacing risk and acting on it, and how governance unlocks the production-ready phase.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:40:32 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-governance-shortcuts-calibrated-uncertainty-ralph-hogaboomhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-governance-shortcuts-calibrated-uncertainty-ralph-hogaboomRalph Hogaboom, CISO at Washington State DNR, argues that LLMs exposed years of deferred governance decisions and that calibrated uncertainty will become a core workforce skill.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:33:49 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/api-agent-identity-security-jay-klinkowsky-everyday-identityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/api-agent-identity-security-jay-klinkowsky-everyday-identityJay Klinkowsky, an Identity and Access Management engineer with more than 15 years in identity security, argues that APIs and AI agent credentials have become a privileged identity layer that most organizations still secure like static passwords.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:57:56 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/compliance-infrastructure-audit-gaps-meshach-mckenzie-somhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/compliance-infrastructure-audit-gaps-meshach-mckenzie-somMeshach McKenzie, IT Supervisor at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, explains why compliance gaps stay hidden until an internal incident exposes what audit paperwork was never built to prove.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:57:56 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/bethanie-nonami-vinify-shadow-ai-leadership-uncertaintyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/bethanie-nonami-vinify-shadow-ai-leadership-uncertaintyBethanie Nonami, Founder of VINify and Certified AI Consultant, explains why employees are hiding their AI use because they don't know if it makes them look capable or careless, and why organizations that can't permission uncertainty will lose their best people.Wed, 27 May 2026 12:03:37 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/mohit-bansal-webflow-ai-soc-human-in-the-loop-irreversiblehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/mohit-bansal-webflow-ai-soc-human-in-the-loop-irreversibleMohit Bansal, Senior Manager of Security Engineering at Webflow, maps the Security Operations Center (SOC) model where AI handles signal work and humans own irreversible actions.Wed, 27 May 2026 12:03:37 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jon-murphy-quantum-computing-threatens-encryption-securityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jon-murphy-quantum-computing-threatens-encryption-securityJon Murphy, a multi-published, multi-award-winning CISO with over two decades of digital risk management & Board Advisory experience, explains why quantum risk demands data classification before decryption arrives.Tue, 26 May 2026 18:03:47 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/aby-rao-ai-native-soc-strategyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/aby-rao-ai-native-soc-strategyFinTech Deputy CISO Aby Rao outlines the path to AI-native security, starting with codifying analyst expertise and ending with well-governed AI working hand in hand with SOC teams.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-siem-hot-storage-strike48https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-siem-hot-storage-strike48AI agent hallucinations in the SOC look like a model problem. But new data points to a pervasive data visibility problem hiding in your SIEM's hot storage line item.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/aliyana-isom-nike-risk-visibility-in-aihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/aliyana-isom-nike-risk-visibility-in-aiAliyana Isom, Founder of Sekena Solutions and former Cybersecurity Program Lead at Nike, argues that AI can sharpen SOC work only when accountability stays clear and governance keeps moving.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-soc-restructure-agentic-defense-strike48https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-soc-restructure-agentic-defense-strike48The human-paced SOC was built for a fight that ended. Here's how CISOs are rebuilding around machine-speed defense, and what the holdouts get wrong.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/improving-siem-detection-coverage-mitre-frameworkhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/improving-siem-detection-coverage-mitre-frameworkThe data is already in the SIEM, but the detection rules aren’t. A growing body of research is revealing a structural gap between what security teams collect and what they can actually see, and the causes go deeper than headcount or budget.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/l1-analysts-agent-managers-soc-reskill-strike48https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/l1-analysts-agent-managers-soc-reskill-strike48he L1 analyst tier is being quietly redesigned. Here's how leading CISOs are turning junior analysts into agent managers before the budget cycle forces it.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/machine-speed-threats-mohamed-mousa-magna-aihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/machine-speed-threats-mohamed-mousa-magna-aiMohamed Mousa, Director of AI Cybersecurity and Risk at Magna AI, offers a framework for turning anonymous agents into governed corporate identities.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/panwar-kshetra-ai-adoption-challenges-in-bankinghttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/panwar-kshetra-ai-adoption-challenges-in-bankingDinesh Singh Panwar, Founder of Kshetra and former Westpac Head of Technology, discusses how banking enterprises must foreground the ways in which data and regulations shape AI beyond the low-hanging code copilots and quick-win automation.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/siem-lookup-tables-security-riskhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/siem-lookup-tables-security-riskSecurity teams are discovering that their biggest problem with detection reliability isn't sophisticated attackers. It's their own people accidentally corrupting the reference data their alerts depend on.Mon, 25 May 2026 17:50:52 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/soc-ai-agents-restructuringhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/soc-ai-agents-restructuringEnterprise security directors say they're no longer asking whether AI can replace Tier 1 analysts. They're modeling what the headcount looks like when it does.Mon, 04 May 2026 16:25:56 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/SOC-alert-fatigue-ai-agentshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/SOC-alert-fatigue-ai-agentsA growing number of enterprise security directors say their outsourced Tier 1 analysts routinely stop investigating alerts when they encounter obstacles, raising questions about the actual coverage organizations are paying for in a managed security services market worth $43 billion.Mon, 04 May 2026 16:25:56 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/armel-romeo-kouassi-northern-trust-alm-ai-legacy-bankshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/armel-romeo-kouassi-northern-trust-alm-ai-legacy-banksArmel Roméo Kouassi, Senior Vice President at Northern Trust Corporation, on the limitations of the "move fast and break things" mindset toward AI in ultra-high-worth global banking.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/data-layer-ai-risk-arvinda-rao-veeamhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/data-layer-ai-risk-arvinda-rao-veeamArvinda Rao, Director of Compliance at Veeam, outlines the challenges posed by AI agents, evolving attack surfaces, and the limits of traditional, identity-based security.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jojo-d-ty-hughes-cybersecurity-alert-fatiguehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jojo-d-ty-hughes-cybersecurity-alert-fatigueJojo D. and Ty Hughes, experts in cybersecurity and human-centered transformation, discuss alert fatigue and suggest a hybrid approach that combines AI tools with leadership support to alleviate the costly burden of employee exhaustion.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ownerless-ai-data-rodrigo-baptista-rio-de-janeirohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ownerless-ai-data-rodrigo-baptista-rio-de-janeiroRodrigo Baptista, Fiscal Auditor for Rio de Janeiro, explains why AI decisions fail when input data lacks ownership and accountability upstream.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/raj-karra-agentic-ai-soc-2-compliancehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/raj-karra-agentic-ai-soc-2-complianceIndependent Security and Compliance Consultant Raj Karra on AI agents as the new threat perimeter and how experts must evolve to integrate AI into security while managing the inherent risks.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/rinki-sethi-upwind-security-ciso-role-evolves-in-age-of-aihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/rinki-sethi-upwind-security-ciso-role-evolves-in-age-of-aiThe proliferation of AI builders is driving innovation in the enterprise. Rinki Sethi, Chief Security and Strategy Officer at Upwind Security, discusses the drive to adopt AI and how that's shifting the CISO role to that of an educator.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/william-dupont-agentic-security-bottleneckhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/william-dupont-agentic-security-bottleneckWilliam duPont, CEO and Co-Founder of Applied Identities, describes the operations gap between autonomous agents and continuous human management, offering a new way forward through context-driven governance layers backed by cryptographic verification.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:47:03 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-risk-frameworks-scalability-teri-green-elevatehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-risk-frameworks-scalability-teri-green-elevateTeri Green, Vice President of Technology at Elevate Energy, says companies can manage AI responsibly by defining how systems operate, ensuring human oversight, and creating practical tools to drive smarter decision-making.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-risks-outcome-based-security-yotam-perkal-plutohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-risks-outcome-based-security-yotam-perkal-plutoYotam Perkal, Director of Security Research at Pluto Security, warns that autonomous AI agents create hidden enterprise risks, making oversight and real-time monitoring critical to stop small errors from escalating.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/context-specific-risk-frameworks-varun-prasad-bdo-usahttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/context-specific-risk-frameworks-varun-prasad-bdo-usaVarun Prasad, Managing Director at BDO USA, explains how to build enterprise-wide trust by integrating a framework for bias, risk, and transparency directly into the product development lifecycle.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/david-pahlman-ruvos-soc-strategy-risk-assessmenthttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/david-pahlman-ruvos-soc-strategy-risk-assessmentRuvos Director of Compliance David Pahlman discusses the role of risk and governance in deciding whether to outsource SOC teams, and how hidden costs often drive mid-size businesses to seek external solutions.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/deepika-joshi-egghead--soc-build-vs-buy-resiliencehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/deepika-joshi-egghead--soc-build-vs-buy-resilienceDeepika Joshi, Principal Advisor at Egghead Global Consulting, illustrates a hybrid approach to internal and external SOC tools and teams that builds deep resilience and risk management capabilities.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/experian-ben-rothke-ai-cybersecurity-hype-vs-realityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/experian-ben-rothke-ai-cybersecurity-hype-vs-realityBen Rothke, Senior Information Security Manager at Experian, discusses how organizations can use disciplined self-assessment to cut through marketing and successfully integrate AI into their security infrastructure.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/gaelle-koanda-bae-systems-rsa-conference-networking-valuehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/gaelle-koanda-bae-systems-rsa-conference-networking-valueGaelle Koanda, Cybersecurity Professional at BAE Systems, describes how informal conversations in conference hallways help professionals connect with industry leaders and build personal and professional networks.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/michael-woodson-agentic-ai-security-capabilities-gaphttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/michael-woodson-agentic-ai-security-capabilities-gapMichael L. Woodson, Fractional CISO and Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, warns that AI agents operating as unsupervised digital employees are outpacing the tools designed to govern them.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/olha-kolomoiets-apriorit-responsible-ai-cybersecurityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/olha-kolomoiets-apriorit-responsible-ai-cybersecurityOlha Kolomoiets, Delivery Manager and VP of AI Engineering at Apriorit, explains why responsible AI deployment depends on transparency, compliance discipline, and knowing where human judgment must stay in control.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/runeesh-salhotra-snm-consulting-ai-security-investment-strategyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/runeesh-salhotra-snm-consulting-ai-security-investment-strategyCEO, CISO, and Principal at SNM Consulting, Aruneesh Salhotra, argues that before they start piecing together AI solutions, security leaders first need to dig deep into risk and experimentation to adopt the right solutions.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/strategic-hardening-resilience-rajeev-kumar-o9https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/strategic-hardening-resilience-rajeev-kumar-o9Rajeev Kumar, Director of Security and AI at o9 Solutions, outlines why enterprise cyber defense must evolve from pure prevention toward resilience and risk-based architecture.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:59:18 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-michael-woodson-ai-risk-decision-breachhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-michael-woodson-ai-risk-decision-breachMichael L. Woodson, Fractional CISO and Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, warns that AI agents functioning as autonomous vendors are creating liability chains that existing third-party risk management frameworks cannot map, monitor, or govern.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:11 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/collective-defense-cybersecurity-anatoly-bodner-treehouse-foodshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/collective-defense-cybersecurity-anatoly-bodner-treehouse-foodsAs Head of Cybersecurity for a multi-billion dollar organization and leader of two Chicago-based Cybersecurity communities, Anatoly Bodner shows how shared knowledge is closing dangerous gaps in modern defense.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:11 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/identity-calibrated-friction-joshua-copeland-crescendohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/identity-calibrated-friction-joshua-copeland-crescendoJoshua Copeland, Director of Cybersecurity at Crescendo, explains how aligning identity, access, and workflow friction helps organizations reduce risk while preserving productivity.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:11 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/adrian-salas-shiftkey-ciso-business-value-securityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/adrian-salas-shiftkey-ciso-business-value-securityAdrian Salas, CISO and cybersecurity consultant, explains why cybersecurity leaders must move from tool accumulation to financially disciplined, outcome-driven decision-making.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/adversarial-design-ai-era-muhammad-khizer-javed-securitywallhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/adversarial-design-ai-era-muhammad-khizer-javed-securitywallCybersecurity expert Muhammad Khizer Javed explains why organizations must redefine security foundations, combining human accountability with AI oversight to prevent systemic vulnerabilities in today’s AI-enabled threat landscape.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-ai-last-mile-problem-tim-leehealey-strike48https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-ai-last-mile-problem-tim-leehealey-strike48Strike48 VP, Tim Leehealey, discusses how building 'deterministic-yet-cognitively-inspired' architecture can solve security's biggest insights challenges.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-adoption-risks-top-down-deployment-andy-james-custodian360https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-adoption-risks-top-down-deployment-andy-james-custodian360Andy James of Custodian360 explores how top-down AI adoption often bypasses proper processes and security, creating hidden risks for businesses.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-governance-savneet-singh-5virtueshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-agent-governance-savneet-singh-5virtuesSavneet Singh, AI Ethicist and Founder of 5Virtues, outlines how AI agents are reshaping security risk and why human-in-the-loop governance still matters most.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-exposure-governance-oversight-abhishek-singh-amdocshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-exposure-governance-oversight-abhishek-singh-amdocsAbhishek Singh, Technology and Customer Service Business Executive at Amdocs, says organizations are redefining enterprise AI by setting clear governance, guiding safe adoption, and maintaining oversight to create measurable value.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-proactive-cybersecurity-defense-shantanu-bhattacharya-cyber-curehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-proactive-cybersecurity-defense-shantanu-bhattacharya-cyber-cureCyber Cure Founder Shantanu Bhattacharya outlines how autonomous AI reshapes cyber risk and why proactive threat hunting now defines effective defense.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/avoiding-ai-pilot-purgatory-dayo-adefila-3-tech-guyshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/avoiding-ai-pilot-purgatory-dayo-adefila-3-tech-guysDayo Adefila, Business Development Consultant at 3 Tech Guys, identifies undefined business outcomes as the primary driver of pilot purgatory.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/building-safety-over-security-erik-huffman-nisthttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/building-safety-over-security-erik-huffman-nistCyberpsychologist Dr. Erik J. Huffman explains why organizations must shift their focus from technical security to psychological safety to build a more resilient, human-centered defense.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/burnout-security-risk-amelia-hewitt-principle-defencehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/burnout-security-risk-amelia-hewitt-principle-defenceAmelia Hewitt, Co-Founder of Principle Defence and Founder of CybAid, examines how fatigue-driven decision-making failures are creating an unmeasured vulnerability in modern cyber defense.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cloud-security-verifiable-trust-sayali-paseband-veriskhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cloud-security-verifiable-trust-sayali-paseband-veriskCloud security is facing a structural trust crisis. Sayali Paseband, Cybersecurity Advisor at Verisk, explains why leaders must shift from assumed trust to "verifiable trust" and how provable evidence is the key to the future of the SOC and AI in security.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-enterprise-ai-pillar-palanivel-rajan-mylsamy-ciscohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-enterprise-ai-pillar-palanivel-rajan-mylsamy-ciscoPalanivel Rajan Mylsamy, Director of Engineering Program Management at Cisco, explains why cybersecurity now underpins how enterprises scale AI with trust and operational discipline.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-leadership-business-influence-marius-poskushttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-leadership-business-influence-marius-poskusMarius Poskus, CEO of MP Cybersecurity Services, explains why CISOs who translate risk into business outcomes earn board trust, stronger budgets, and long-term leadership influence.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-talent-pipeline-problem-rosie-anderson-th4ts3cur1tyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-talent-pipeline-problem-rosie-anderson-th4ts3cur1tyThe cybersecurity "talent shortage" is a myth. Rosie Anderson, Head of Strategic Solutions at th4ts3cur1ty.company, explains why the real problem is a broken talent pipeline caused by automating the junior roles that build future leaders and what to do about it.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/exposure-management-ai-john-sapp-texas-mutualhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/exposure-management-ai-john-sapp-texas-mutualJohn Sapp, CISO at Texas Mutual Insurance Company, reframes modern security as continuous adaptation, shifting leaders from vulnerabilities to exposure management for AI.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/firudin-davudzada-bamboo-card-modern-ciso-playbookhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/firudin-davudzada-bamboo-card-modern-ciso-playbookThe modern CISO is a business enabler. Firudin Davudzada, Bamboo Card's Information Security Manager, shares his playbook for security champions, vetting tech, and resilience.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/gary-hibberd-human-cybersecurity-fundamentalshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/gary-hibberd-human-cybersecurity-fundamentalsGary Hibberd, Co-Founder of Consultants Like Us, explains why AI is pushing cybersecurity leaders back to human-centric fundamentals.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jonathon-gordon-ot-cybersecurity-strategieshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jonathon-gordon-ot-cybersecurity-strategiesJonathon Gordon, Industry Analyst at Takepoint Research, explains why remote access is both OT's biggest vulnerability and the one risk asset owners can realistically get their arms around.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jothi-dugar-ty-hughes-cyber-wellness-designhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jothi-dugar-ty-hughes-cyber-wellness-designCyber wellness advocates JoJo D. & Ty Hughes champion a movement to redesign systems, not people, for healthier teams and stronger cyber defenses.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/kleber-souza-pinto-ciso-evolution-business-resiliencehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/kleber-souza-pinto-ciso-evolution-business-resilienceKleber Souza Pinto, Cybersecurity Consultant at GNL Granite Design, explains how four converging pressures are forcing the CISO role beyond its technical origins.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/living-risk-register-compliance-ann-dunkin-georgia-techhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/living-risk-register-compliance-ann-dunkin-georgia-techBased on decades leading regulated organizations, Georgia Tech professor and former CIO Ann Dunkin details how living risk registers anchor real cyber resilience.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ot-remote-access-security-ilan-barda-radiflowhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ot-remote-access-security-ilan-barda-radiflowIlan Barda, Founder and CEO of Radiflow, says OT security still misjudges risk by hardening internal networks while exposed remote access points face constant, largely unseen attack pressure.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/raluca-saceanu-smarttech247-identity-threatshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/raluca-saceanu-smarttech247-identity-threatsSmarttech247 Group CEO Raluca Saceanu explains why social engineering remains a persistent threat and proposes an AI-assisted model for addressing it.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/security-investment-business-strategy-madhuri-nandi-nuveihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/security-investment-business-strategy-madhuri-nandi-nuveiNuvei Head of Security Madhuri Nandi shares how translating cyber risk into business outcomes earns board trust and sustainable security investment.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/shadow-ai-governance-ronaldo-andrade-ivy-grouphttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/shadow-ai-governance-ronaldo-andrade-ivy-groupRonaldo Andrade, CISO at Ivy Group S/A, explains why Shadow AI represents a structural accountability failure, not a user behavior problem.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/turn-shadow-ai-into-a-business-opportunity-boris-khazin-clearview-mrihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/turn-shadow-ai-into-a-business-opportunity-boris-khazin-clearview-mriIs the "Shadow AI" used by your employees a threat or an opportunity? Boris Khazin, a Strategic GRC & Digital Risk Executive at ClearView MRI, argues it's a source of vital business intelligence.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:42:50 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/security-risk-belongs-in-the-boardroom-yastis-mike-andreweshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/security-risk-belongs-in-the-boardroom-yastis-mike-andrewesTool sprawl and operational gaps create cybersecurity blind spots. Mike Andrewes, cybersecurity advisor and owner of Yastis, mitigates the "unmanaged middle" with a risk-first strategy.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:50:21 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-scapegoat-cyber-liability-michael-mclaughlin-bipchttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-scapegoat-cyber-liability-michael-mclaughlin-bipcAn interview with Michael McLaughlin, Co-Leader of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCTue, 13 Jan 2026 20:17:48 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-data-center-critical-infrastructure-leo-simonovich-siemens-energyhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-data-center-critical-infrastructure-leo-simonovich-siemens-energyLeo Simonovich, a VP of Industrial Cyber and Digital Security at Siemens Energy, explains why AI data centers need grid-critical protections.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-healthcare-security-risk-management-mike-green-availityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-healthcare-security-risk-management-mike-green-availityMike Green, CISO at Availity, explains why healthcare security must protect patient outcomes as AI use grows.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-security-provider-accountability-martin-astley-astley-digital-grouphttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-security-provider-accountability-martin-astley-astley-digital-groupMartin Astley, Chief Information Security Officer at Astley Digital Group, sees AI’s biggest risk as internal, with employees sharing data freely while providers offer little visibility or control.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-accountability-cyber-risk-jeremiah-udy-vectarihttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-accountability-cyber-risk-jeremiah-udy-vectariJeremiah Udy, Managing Principal and Client vCISO at Vectari, outlines why holding CISOs accountable without budget authority breaks cyber risk governance and leaves organizations exposed.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-personal-liability-insurance-kurtis-suhs-concierge-cyberhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ciso-personal-liability-insurance-kurtis-suhs-concierge-cyberCyber breaches now create personal exposure for CISOs as insurance fine print overrides org charts. Kurtis Suhs, Founder and CEO of Concierge Cyber, shows how knowledge clauses decide who pays.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cisos-communicate-cyber-risk-roi-rob-labbe-mm-isachttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cisos-communicate-cyber-risk-roi-rob-labbe-mm-isacMM-ISAC CEO Rob Labbé explains why security budgets shrink when CISOs trade technical jargon for clear business value.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cyber-business-risk-exposure-duncan-rae-pepkor-nextechhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cyber-business-risk-exposure-duncan-rae-pepkor-nextechDuncan Rae, CISO at Pepkor NexTech, shows how treating cyber risk like any other business decision builds trust, protects availability, and turns security into a growth partner.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/escaping-security-theater-richard-harrison-foodstuffshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/escaping-security-theater-richard-harrison-foodstuffsRichard Harrison, CISO and Head of Cyber and Technology Risk at Foodstuffs South Island, outlines why security must move beyond compliance theater to proactively reduce material business risk.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/human-ai-soc-model-john-sapp-texas-mutualhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/human-ai-soc-model-john-sapp-texas-mutualJohn Sapp, VP of Information Security and CISO at Texas Mutual Insurance Company, lays out why SOCs must pair AI speed with human judgment to survive machine-speed attacks.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jothi-dugar-ty-hughes-burnout-security-riskhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/jothi-dugar-ty-hughes-burnout-security-riskCybersecurity leaders "The Chaos Guru" Jojo D. and "The AI Alchemist" Ty Hughes link employee burnout to insider risk, resilience, and national security outcomes.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/paul-veeneman-point-solutions-group-ot-security-fundamentalshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/paul-veeneman-point-solutions-group-ot-security-fundamentalsPaul Veeneman, Cybersecurity & Risk Lead at Point Solutions Group, reframes OT security as process protection, showing how mindset shifts and zero trust reduce real-world risk.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:01:00 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-browser-security-regression-jose-marquez-adobehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/agentic-browser-security-regression-jose-marquez-adobeJosé Antonio Márquez Russo, Principal Scientist at Adobe, warns that agentic AI browsers can bypass long-standing web safeguards and introduce new enterprise risk.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:53:19 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-boardroom-accountability-bradley-schagrin-observeidhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-boardroom-accountability-bradley-schagrin-observeidBradley Schagrin, Sales Director at ObserveID, outlines why boards must take full ownership of cyber risk as the CISO role expands and trust becomes the defining business asset.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:53:19 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/risk-management-proactive-culture-srilakshmi-tariniganti-sutherlandhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/risk-management-proactive-culture-srilakshmi-tariniganti-sutherlandSrilakshmi Tariniganti, Manager of Technology Risk at Sutherland, shows how weak ownership and compliance-driven habits keep companies reactive and outlines a path to real risk culture.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:53:19 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-phishing-resistant-authentication-ronnie-manning-yubicohttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-phishing-resistant-authentication-ronnie-manning-yubicoRonnie Manning, Chief Brand Advocate at Yubico, outlines how sophisicated AI phishing is pushing companies toward stronger, phishing-resistant security.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:37:22 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/anthropic-allows-cheating-to-fix-lying-ai-modelshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/anthropic-allows-cheating-to-fix-lying-ai-modelsAnthropic finds that forbidding AI models from cheating teaches them to lie, but giving them permission to cheat during training reduces malicious behavior.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:37:22 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/insider-risk-identity-verification-redvector-steve-laynehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/insider-risk-identity-verification-redvector-steve-layneSteve Layne, Chairman and CEO of RedVector, explains why rising insider risk is pushing security toward real-time employee identity and readiness verification.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:37:22 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-cybersecurity-defense-strategy-ciso-jess-vachonhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-cybersecurity-defense-strategy-ciso-jess-vachonJess Vachon, Global CISO for a leading financial services firm, explains why enterprise defenses must shift from periodic security to perpetual vigilance to outpace AI-powered cyberattacks.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:15:44 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-security-threats-defense-strategy-ciso-pvh-corporationhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-security-threats-defense-strategy-ciso-pvh-corporationJP Calderon Del Vecchio, Global CISO, explains why mastering data governance is key to building better defenses against advanced AI threats.Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:16:19 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-culture-human-defense-petra-klein-swedbankhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cybersecurity-culture-human-defense-petra-klein-swedbankSwedbank CSO Petra Klein explains how a culture first security strategy strengthens organizational defense and elevates employee accountability.Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:08:05 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/amazon-sues-perplexity-ai-shopping-agenthttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/amazon-sues-perplexity-ai-shopping-agentAmazon sues AI startup Perplexity to block its Comet shopping agent, escalating a legal battle over how AI agents can operate online.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:37:14 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/observe-launches-ai-agents-automate-software-reliabilityhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/observe-launches-ai-agents-automate-software-reliabilityObserve Inc. introduces two new AI agents, AI SRE and o11y.ai, to automate software reliability tasks and reduce manual work for developers.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:37:14 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/tsuga-raises-10m-seed-to-reduce-cloud-monitoring-costshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/tsuga-raises-10m-seed-to-reduce-cloud-monitoring-costsParis-based startup Tsuga, founded by two former Datadog engineers, raises a $10 million seed round led by General Catalyst and Singular.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:37:14 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/integrated-research-launches-prognosis-elevate-oaashttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/integrated-research-launches-prognosis-elevate-oaasIntegrated Research launches Prognosis Elevate, an observability-as-a-service platform to help enterprises monitor complex hybrid and multi-cloud communication systems.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:46:59 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-adoption-outpaces-security-guardrailshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/ai-adoption-outpaces-security-guardrailsA new report finds companies are adopting AI faster than they can implement security controls, creating significant unmanaged risk.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:45:56 GMTAI https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/google-32b-wiz-acquisition-us-approvalhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/google-32b-wiz-acquisition-us-approvalGoogle's planned $32 billion acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz clears its U.S. antitrust review, a key step for the tech giant's largest-ever purchase.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:51:28 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/us-agencies-guide-secure-exchange-servershttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/us-agencies-guide-secure-exchange-serversU.S. federal agencies release a new guide to secure on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers, which remain a persistent target for hackers.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:51:28 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/72-countries-sign-un-cybercrime-conventionhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/72-countries-sign-un-cybercrime-conventionSeventy-two countries sign the first global, legally binding UN treaty to combat surging cybercrime.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:25:28 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/enterprises-measure-ai-roi-positive-returnshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/enterprises-measure-ai-roi-positive-returnsA new Wharton study finds 72% of enterprise leaders now measure AI ROI, with three-quarters already reporting positive returns.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:25:28 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/fcc-reverses-cybersecurity-rules-trusts-telecomshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/fcc-reverses-cybersecurity-rules-trusts-telecomsThe Federal Communications Commission is reversing mandatory cybersecurity regulations for telecom companies, replacing them with a voluntary, industry-led approach.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:25:28 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/fortune-100-increases-ai-oversight-challengeshttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/fortune-100-increases-ai-oversight-challengesFortune 100 companies are rapidly increasing board-level oversight of AI, with 48% now formally addressing risks, up from just 16% in 2024.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:25:28 GMTObservability https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/it-leaders-phishing-threat-cybersecurity-gaphttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/it-leaders-phishing-threat-cybersecurity-gapA new survey reveals nearly two-thirds of senior IT executives click on phishing links, creating a significant internal security risk.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:25:28 GMTLeadership https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/slow-email-breach-response-increases-ransomware-riskhttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/slow-email-breach-response-increases-ransomware-riskA new report reveals nearly 80% of companies suffered an email security breach last year, with slow response times significantly increasing the risk of a ransomware attack.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:25:28 GMTIndustry News https://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cio-ciso-collaboration-ai-security-strategy-dana-kilcrease-berkeley-collegehttps://www.thesecuritydigest.com/news/cio-ciso-collaboration-ai-security-strategy-dana-kilcrease-berkeley-collegeDana Kilcrease, CISO at Berkeley College, explains how a strong CIO-CISO alliance creates a more unified approach to security, technology, and risk.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:25:52 GMTLeadership