Artificial Intelligence: Making Shadow IT Riskier Than Ever
Shadow IT presents a grab bag of risks, and artificial intelligence is only making it riskier. Shadow IT refers to employees implementing tools that their IT department isn’t working with…
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Don’t Rush to AI and ML Without a Governance Framework
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning yields tremendous benefits. But as with any transformational technology that can affect human lives and societal structures, there are attendant governance…
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: An Opportunity to Better Secure Home Networks
October is cybersecurity awareness month. I think taking this occasion to extend cybersecurity awareness outside of company offices and into the home is really important. With so many people working…
Creating the Measuring Stick for Self-Awareness
CISOs need to measure themselves to further develop their programs. Assessments help to make the case for the success of an existing program, while supplying the data necessary to get…
Why Aren’t There More Women in Cyber?
There are a lot of women out there with tech backgrounds. So why aren’t there more women in cyber? I think it comes down to hiring practices, and which companies…
Aligning Expectations with Reality is Crucial to Success – and Avoiding Burnout
Oftentimes there is a big gap between what a person imagines a CISO’s position to be, and what the organization expects it to be. This kind of discrepancy leads to…
Resist the Impulse to Window Dress
New rules published by the Securities and Exchange Commission require public companies to have someone responsible for cybersecurity. What worries me is that some companies are going to be handing…
As Cyber Insurance Requirements Soar, Smaller Businesses Have Ways to Mitigate
Underwriters are under extreme pressure these days to counter the soaring number of ransomware payouts occurring all over. Whereas companies’ policies have been outdated in terms of protecting customers’ needs,…
A Practical Approach to AI Security
With the race to integrate artificial intelligence moving at top speed, people are always talking about the need to protect against the security threats and compliance challenges inherent in this…
Information Sharing for the Common Good
As CISOs, we’re trained that when things happen to our organizations, it’s supposed to stay inside, close to the vest. I say we need to be more open about what’s…