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Hired to Build, Judged on the Breach That Never Happened
The skills that land someone a CISO job are rarely the ones the board scores them on a year later. That gap is quietly ending careers.
The CISO of 2029: Risk Strategist, Boardroom Adviser, AI Overseer
Four senior security leaders explain how the job of protecting a company is shifting from a technical gatekeeper role to something closer to a business co-pilot, and what that means by the end of the decade.
From Coder to Chief: How Standard Chartered's Security Boss Runs Defence at a Global Bank
The bank's top security executive explains how the job has changed, why security leaders must speak business not just tech, and what artificial intelligence means for both attackers and defenders.
From Gatekeeper to Growth Partner: What the Modern CSO Role Actually Looks Like
Security chiefs who keep talking about firewalls while their peers talk about revenue will keep getting ignored. Here is what the shift to business-first security leadership looks like in practice.
Bobmojis, Bobbleheads, and Hardware Keys: How the Democratic National Committee Rebuilt Its Security After a Russian Hack
Two security chiefs who ran the DNC's defences back-to-back told Black Hat 2026 how they turned a politically focused, budget-constrained organisation into one where the chair personally called staff who skipped security enrolment.
Burnout, Courage, and 'Good Enough': What One Top Security Chief Learned on the Way to the C-Suite
Ping Identity's CISO Russ Kirby opens up about the mindset that kept him going through a decade of high-pressure security roles, and what still worries him today.
98% of Cybersecurity Leaders Report Job Stress. The Fix Isn't More Hiring.
A major industry survey finds that stress among security chiefs has become the norm, not the exception. The real problem, argues one senior researcher, is a design flaw in how organisations treat the role itself.
The Man Who Helped Build the CISO Role Explains What That Job Actually Takes
Charles Blauner served as the top security executive at JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank. His advice for the next generation of security leaders: find many mentors, give back constantly, and never mistake technical skill for leadership.
Boards Do Care About Cybersecurity. They Just Don't Understand It.
Security chiefs and company directors want the same thing. A language gap between them is leaving organisations dangerously exposed.
Meta Names Assaf Keren as Its New Chief Information Security Officer
The social media company has appointed a PayPal and Qualtrics veteran to lead its security operations, replacing the man who built the function from scratch.
A Quarter of Security Chiefs Thought About Quitting Last Year. AI is Why.
New survey data from Splunk shows the people responsible for keeping companies safe are burning out under the weight of AI risk, personal legal exposure, and executives who do not understand the problem.
From Unusual Path to the Top: What Tarah Wheeler's Career Tells Us About Who Gets to Lead in Cybersecurity
Tarah Wheeler is now a chief security officer at a firm that advises some of the highest-stakes organisations in the world. Her route there looked nothing like the standard playbook.
CISOs Are Being Handed the Business Risk Portfolio. Most Aren't Ready.
Security chiefs at Appfire, JumpCloud, and BECU describe how they're learning to own risks that finance and operations used to call their own.
Six Security Leaders Who Changed Jobs in Early 2026
From Air Force intelligence to frontier AI, the CISO hiring market is moving. Here is who landed where — and what the patterns suggest.
CSO30 ASEAN & Hong Kong Awards Opens Nominations for 2026 Cycle
Now in its sixth edition, the regional awards programme accepts submissions across three pathways through July 31.