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Half of CISOs say AI advances are pushing them toward the exit
A new survey finds one in two chief information security officers is weighing leaving the profession, as fast-moving AI tools and growing personal legal exposure make the job feel untenable.
What Actually Gets You From Security Pro to Security Leader
Technical skill gets you into the room. Knowing how to talk about risk in plain business terms gets you to the top. CISOs and security advisors explain what separates a great technologist from a great executive.
Most CISOs Are Not Confident About AI Security. Here Is What Separates the Ones Who Are.
A new survey finds only 41% of chief information security officers feel optimistic about managing AI risks over the next two years. The gap between the hopeful and the worried comes down less to technology and more to whether the boss actually listens.
The CISO Role Is Broken. A New Title Won't Fix It.
Security leaders are being asked to run the whole company while also running its defences. One analyst says the org chart itself is the problem, not the people in it.
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 rather than just tech, and what AI means for attackers and defenders alike.
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's 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 on the mindset that carried him through a decade of high-pressure security roles, and what still keeps him up at night.
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 don't understand the problem.