Today I have reached 200,000 followers on LinkedIn. My deepest and most sincere thanks to all my colleagues and followers for all the great conversations, sharing of personal insights, and the deep collaboration over the years!
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The Cybersecurity Vault — Episode 29, with guest Edna Conway, former Chief Security Officer at Cisco, VP-Chief Security & Risk Officer for Microsoft Cloud, and who currently sits on multiple Boards of Directors and actively advises industry executive
Congratulations to the Top 10 Cybersecurity Influencers listed in Cyber Magazine!
I am humbled to be listed with suc
The Artemis II mission, bringing humans back to the Moon, had a successful launch today! An amazing cumulation of efforts to manage the mindboggling combination of risks to push a massive rocket into space, in preparation for a trip to orbit the Moon
A great example of how uninformed leaders (in this case of cybersecurity) who does not understand the assignment and leaks sensitive data via an AI chat tool.
Even though the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has a policy that forbid
The Cybersecurity Vault — episode 52, with guest Wil Klusovsky.
Wil discusses the essential questions that CEOs should be asking their CISOs. He explores the importance of effective communication between technical and business perspectives, the need f
I am honored to be listed among this great group of cybersecurity leaders!
“2025 USA Top 30 Winners didn’t just protect their organizations; they transformed them. These leaders proved that reactive security is dead. What matters now is proactive resi
Great conferences not only bring together innovation, expert views, but it is an opportunity to meet amazing leaders, innovators, and rising stars who will drive our industry forward.
The InCyber Forum in Montreal, was an outstanding event and a show
I am looking forward to the upcoming HMG Strategy annual Silicon Valley C-Level Leadership Summit on Oct 7th! The summit theme is ENTERPRISE 2030: Navigating the Innovation and Invention Supercycle.
I will be leading a panel of fellow cybersecurity ex
We are incredibly honored to have Cybersecurity Insights be named as one of the 50 Thought Leading Companies on Cybersecurity 2025 by Thinkers360!
Thank you so much!
Addressing cyber risks is a daunting challenge that requires innovation and forward th
When is the right time to hire a CISO? It's a question many organizations face, and the answer isn't one-size-fits-all.
Key factors include regulatory requirements, organizational size, data sensitivity, and risk tolerance. Startups might benefit from
Knowing when to hire a CISO is a challenging proposition – one which most organizations will eventually need to answer.
The need to hire a CISO depends on a combination of factors, including but not limited to:
Relevance of regulatory requirements
Size
AI can be a powerful tool for security, allowing us to deploy agents at points of vulnerability. This proactive approach helps in scanning and protecting our systems more effectively.
Stuart Evans, a distinguished professor at Carnegie Mellon Univers
Are we ready for AI as it evolves to influence or drive business leadership roles?
Stuart Evans, a distinguished professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses the transformative impact of AI on leadership roles and business operations. We explore
The Cybersecurity Vault - episode 49, with guest Bob Zinga. In this episode, we explore the transformative power of trust and collaboration within organizations.
Join us as Bob "BZ" Zinga, a distinguished leader in cybersecurity, discusses how foste
The Cybersecurity Vault - episode 49, with guest Bob Zinga.
Cybersecurity leadership is facing a more difficult threat landscape and growing business challenges with CEO’s, C-suites, and Boards. Leadership skills and execution are more important than
Microsoft faces ongoing, systemic cybersecurity failures rooted in blind spots within its very organizational design. These vulnerabilities repeatedly result in serious product blunders and damaging breaches. This has once again become evident with t
I am truly honored to join the Advisory Board of MindShield. This marks the beginning of an important journey—one focused on deciphering the underlying cognitive vulnerabilities that malicious cyber threats exploit. Our goal is to help individuals a
The Atlanta Pen Test Chapter has officially begun and is now actively underway.
Atlanta CISOs and security teams have kicked off Pen Test Chapter #1 (Virtual), an ongoing working series focused on drafting Pen Test Maturity Model v0.1, designed for an intel-led, exploit-validated, and AI-assisted security reality. The chapter was announced at …
