We are excited to invite you to the CISO Cocktail Reception if you are there at the BlackHat USA, Las Vegas 2025. This event is organized by EC-Council with CISOPlatform and FireCompass as proud community partners.

Please note that this event is exc

It started in a rugby box.

There I was, watching the match from a VIP suite—surrounded by a handful of other cybersecurity leaders. The beers were cold, the banter flowing, but one comment cut through the noise:

“Cybersecurity’s no longer about tech

As healthcare will become increasingly digitized, the upward push of connected clinical devices—normally called the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)—is revolutionizing patient care. From wearable glucose monitors and pacemakers to smart infusion pum

I am honored to be selected as the Thinkers360 Ambassador for Cybersecurity!

Congratulations to all the annual selectees, representing their fields of expertise!

Special call-out to my longtime colleagues:

• Chuck Brooks – Security

• Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes –

I am excited to be on Bob Fabien "BZ" Zinga's Leadership & Success Podcast to discuss #cybersecurity challenges around CISO success, leadership strategies, AI, and evolving threats!

Come join the LinkedIn LIVE session on July 29 2pm Pacific!          

Setting the Scene: The Rising Stakes in Cybersecurity

The cyber threat landscape isn’t just expanding—it’s convulsing. Ransomware, state-sponsored hacks, and zero-day exploits are wreaking havoc faster than organizations can respond. Yet, the workforc

UK shows leadership in a proposal to ban ransomware payments for public entities like healthcare, education, government services and other national critical infrastructure! This is a great step forward to undermine all ransomware attacks.

Such a strat

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 137 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software. None of the weaknesses addressed this month are known to be actively exploited, but 14 of the flaws earned Microsof

Building Real World Zero Trust

In cybersecurity’s early days, we built defenses like medieval castles big walls (firewalls), a drawbridge (VPNs), and guards at the gates (passwords). Once someone was inside, they could roam freely. But today’s world

Lately, a lot of people have been asking me about what “triggers” threat modeling. The question confused me: you think about threats as part of any design decision! There are lots and lots of design decisions, ranging from tiny to enormous. For each,

Benchmarking CISO Leadership Performance : A Strategic Guide for New CISOs

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are no longer confined to the role of mere technical guardians of digital asse