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Using AI to Talk to the Board about Cyber: Clever Ploy or False Good Idea?
Using AI to Talk to the Board about Cyber: Clever Ploy or False Good Idea?
CISOs must avoid the repeat of some historical situations where cybersecurity might have been seen at odds with business needs
JC Gaillard
Sep 27
Three Questions and a Reality Check around the Role of the Board with Cybersecurity
Three Questions and a Reality Check around the Role of the Board with Cybersecurity
It is time to challenge a number of outdated matters framing cybersecurity governance
JC Gaillard
Sep 9
Teaching the Board to Talk to CISOs
Teaching the Board to Talk to CISOs
Without a sense of context, the CISO cannot be expected to communicate meaningfully towards the Board
JC Gaillard
Sep 6
Cyber Resilience: Real New Practice or Just a Coat of Paint on Some Old Concepts?
Cyber Resilience: Real New Practice or Just a Coat of Paint on Some Old Concepts?
Implying that cyber resilience is some new elevated concept encompassing preventative, mitigative and reactive measures is somewhat…
JC Gaillard
Aug 23
Cybersecurity: The Key Ingredient is Trust, not Money
Cybersecurity: The Key Ingredient is Trust, not Money
Where trust is present between CISOs and top executives, justifying investments is rarely a problem.
JC Gaillard
Jul 19
Large Enterprises Can’t Cope With More Cybersecurity Tools
Large Enterprises Can’t Cope With More Cybersecurity Tools
It should be central to the role of the CISO to build a vision and a product strategy, and drive the decluttering of cybersecurity…
JC Gaillard
Jun 21
Generative AI and Cybersecurity: The Big Untold Problem
Generative AI and Cybersecurity: The Big Untold Problem
Hype and FOMO around generative AI are hijacking crucial discussions around cybersecurity in many firms
JC Gaillard
Jun 7
Why Are Security Vendors So Obsessed with Board Attention?
Why Are Security Vendors So Obsessed with Board Attention?
The Board needs to take an elevated view on cybersecurity, looking for cross-functional governance matters beyond the mere technical…
JC Gaillard
May 24
A Look Back at the Role of the Board around Cybersecurity Oversight
A Look Back at the Role of the Board around Cybersecurity Oversight
There is something of a governance malpractice in bringing in a new expert for every problem the Board may encounter
JC Gaillard
May 3
Cybersecurity Leadership
Looking Back at the Role of the Virtual CISO and the Reality of Small Firms
Looking Back at the Role of the Virtual CISO and the Reality of Small Firms
Many small firms would often benefit from looking internally first, before jumping to externalised cybersecurity solutions
JC Gaillard
Mar 22
Governance, Compliance and Window-Dressing
Governance, Compliance and Window-Dressing
Cyber resilience needs clear accountability from the top
JC Gaillard
Feb 16
Don’t Expect Cybersecurity to Work in Firms where Nothing Does
Don’t Expect Cybersecurity to Work in Firms where Nothing Does
You cannot expect the CISO on their own, bottom-up, to reverse widespread business dynamics, where short-termism prevails everywhere across…
JC Gaillard
Jan 26
Cybersecurity is Not Working: Time to Try Something Else
Cybersecurity is Not Working: Time to Try Something Else
The bottom-up approaches most have been pushing for 20 years around cybersecurity have simply failed
JC Gaillard
Jan 13
The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure — and How to Break out of It
The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure — and How to Break out of It
Following the launch on Amazon in February 2023 of “The Cybersecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO“, we are delighted to…
JC Gaillard
Jan 10
Back to Basics around OT Security
Back to Basics around OT Security
Data may be “the new oil” for the manufacturing world but it cannot be taken for granted
JC Gaillard
Dec 1, 2023
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