CISO Insights: Voices in Cybersecurity

This episode explores the Department of War's strategic pivot to "Agentic Warfare," where proactive AI systems evolve from passive tools into digital staff officers capable of executing complex workflows rather than just generating text. We discuss how commanders are shifting from "in the loop" controllers to "on the loop" mission directors, overseeing a "planning multiverse" that runs millions of simulations to "self-heal" operati...

This series explores the Cyber Threat Intelligence Capability Maturity Model (CTI-CMM), a stakeholder-first framework designed to help intelligence programs support the specific decisions and actions of those protecting the organization. We guide listeners through the model’s eleven distinct domains and the cyclical five-step implementation process—Prepare, Assess, Plan, Deploy, and Measure—to transition teams from reactive, ad hoc...

Transnational cybercrime has evolved into a globally distributed ecosystem where identity is now "synthetic, scalable and weaponizable" due to the proliferation of deepfakes and camera injection tools targeted at digital verification systems. To counter this, the Cybercrime Atlas fosters global collaboration to map criminal infrastructure and identify technical "choke points," a strategy validated by the Serengeti operations which ...

This episode explores the newly drafted Cyber AI Profile, a guide designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help organizations manage the complex intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. We break down the three primary focus areas—Secure, Defend, and Thwart—which provide a structured approach to protecting AI system components, leveraging AI for defensive operations, and building res...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) actively strengthens the global financial system by evaluating national cyber frameworks through the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) and providing demand-driven Technical Assistance to address increasingly sophisticated threats. Effective regulation requires a delicate balance between principles-based flexibility and prescriptive rules, while ensuring that supervisory intensity is pr...

This episode examines how Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing have transitioned from frontier concepts to systemic forces that are fundamentally reshaping geostrategic competition and the nature of modern warfare. We investigate the critical milestone of "Q-Day," the point where the deployment of Shor's algorithm threatens to collapse the cryptographic foundations of digital trust, alongside the risks of automated militar...

This podcast explores why 2025 marked a watershed moment where counting compromised records proved to be an inadequate measure of a cyberattack's true devastation. We delve into the "cyber shockwaves" of 2025, ranging from the UK’s first officially confirmed ransomware-related death to the £1.9 billion economic hit that crippled national car production and threatened over 100,000 supply chain jobs. Finally, we examine an emerging f...

The Cyber-as-a-Service (CaaS) model has fundamentally reshaped the threat landscape by lowering technical barriers, allowing individuals with minimal expertise to conduct complex operations like ransomware or phishing. Thriving in marketplaces that mimic legitimate e-commerce sites, specialized "initial access brokers" act as digital key makers, selling persistent entry points to other criminals in a professionalized supply chain. ...

This episode explores the transition into the "Intelligence Supercycle," where organizations are deploying security AI and automation to identify data breaches 80 days faster and mitigate nearly $1.9 million in potential losses per incident. We delve into the shifting global regulatory landscape, highlighting how aggressive enforcement in the U.S., Canada, and the EU is introducing personal executive liability and mandatory cyberse...

This episode explores how leaders worldwide are adapting to evolving cyber risks, drawing on survey responses from over 800 executives across more than 90 countries. We discuss the acceleration of the cyber arms race, examining how artificial intelligence is simultaneously strengthening defense systems while enabling faster and more sophisticated attacks. With 94% of leaders citing AI as the most significant driver of change in 202...

Addressing the "cold start" challenge, platforms like GeneratePolicy.com utilize AI to instantly draft customized, framework-aligned security policies while reducing reliance on expensive consultants. To ensure these documents are actually implemented, tools such as SecureCheck convert dense legal text into actionable IT checklists and audit questionnaires that map directly to standards like SOC 2 and NIST. Finally, the lifecycle i...

This episode explores how the United States drifted away from the robust, substantive privacy protections envisioned in the early 1970s, replacing them with ineffective "notice and choice" frameworks that favor government surveillance and corporate profit. As we face a new technological crossroads with artificial intelligence, the discussion reveals how Big Tech recycles historical narratives to frame their dominance as inevitable ...

This episode analyzes the 2025 threat landscape, where U.S. data breach costs reached record highs of $10.22 million and cybercriminals utilized the "holiday breach window" to stage sophisticated attacks for the new year. We explore the transition into 2026—projected by experts to be the "Year of the Defender"—where organizations must combat "Agentic AI" threats and manage a staggering 82:1 machine-to-human identity ratio. Listener...

The year 2026 marks the entry into the "Intelligence Supercycle," a pivotal era where autonomous AI agents transition from mere tools to independent actors capable of executing complex attacks and defensive workflows at machine speed. Security leaders face a dual pressure: responding to the immediate rise of "portfolio extortion" ransomware and "Shadow Agent" risks, while simultaneously addressing the "harvest now, decrypt later" t...

From Australia’s implementation of search engine ID checks to Virginia’s biometric age gates, a synchronized global legislative wave is transforming the web into a permission-based surveillance system. We investigate how these "child safety" mandates are necessitating permanent identity databases that effectively eliminate anonymous speech, as seen in Victoria's crackdown on "hate speech" and the EU's "trusted flagger" hierarchy. F...

With global cybercrime costs projected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, this episode unpacks the surge in ransomware and data breaches targeting critical sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and water systems. We explore how "enterprising adversaries" are weaponizing generative AI for deepfakes and vishing while exploiting third-party supply chains to compromise major entities like 700Credit and Snowflake. Finally, we a...

As the global cybersecurity market approaches $300 billion, organizations are shifting from reactive measures to a "preemptive" posture to combat the rise of autonomous AI agents and "harvest now, decrypt later" quantum threats. We explore how the "CISO 3.0" must navigate a massive 4.8 million-person talent shortage by adopting cybersecurity mesh architectures and platform consolidation while managing a complex "compliance cliff" t...

This series explores how emerging technologies—from Artificial Intelligence to biotechnology—are acting as "force multipliers" to transform the human brain itself into a contested battlefield. We examine NATO's strategic framework for "Cognitive Superiority," detailing how adversaries exploit the "OODA loop" to disrupt decision-making and how nations can build resilience against these invisible threats. Moving beyond traditional pr...