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When Adopting AI-Powered Cyber Tools, Proceed With Caution

Jon David | June 8, 2026 | Agentic AI, AI Cybersecurity, automated incident response, CISOs, Critical Infrastructure, cyber simulation, Data Backups, defensive AI, enterprise security, technical guardrails, threat landscape, zero-day exploitation

As agentic AI transforms the threat landscape with rapid zero-day exploits, CISOs must deploy AI-powered defenses. This guide outlines a cautious, three-step approach to safely implementing defensive AI tools using environment analysis, ...

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Table Stakes: CISOs to Watch in the Restaurant Sector

John Kevin Hao | May 18, 2026 | CISOs, Founders, Analysts & Industry Voices, restaurant

The restaurant industry presents a cybersecurity challenge that is deceptively complex. Thousands of point-of-sale systems across hundreds or thousands of locations, mobile ordering platforms handling millions of transactions daily, loyalty programs holding ...

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CISOs to Watch in Washington’s State Government

Evan Rowe | April 15, 2026 | CISOs, Founders, Analysts & Industry Voices, Government Administration, washington

Washington’s state government depends on CISOs who can protect sensitive public systems while supporting continuity, compliance, and public trust across agencies with very different missions. The people in this feature reflect that ...

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CISOs to Watch in Georgia’s Government Administration

Evan Rowe | March 22, 2026 | CISOs, Founders, Analysts & Industry Voices, Georgia, Government Administration

Georgia’s government administration sector spans state agencies, county governments, and public service institutions responsible for critical infrastructure, citizen data, financial systems, and public safety operations. Cybersecurity leaders in this space operate under ...

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CISOs, CIOs and Boards: Bridging the Cybersecurity Confidence Gap

Teri Robinson | December 4, 2025 | board cybersecurity confidence, board reporting, business-aligned security, CIOs, CISOs, Cyber Governance, cyber risk communication, cyber risk metrics, cybersecurity investment, Cybersecurity Strategy, cybersecurity value, Gartner survey, , Non Executive Directors, sense-maker CISOs

New data shows 90% of NEDs lack confidence in cybersecurity value. CISOs and CIOs must translate cyber risk into business impact ...

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ADR and Runtime Security are Reshaping AppSec as the Application Layer Becomes the Prime Target | IDC Northstar Research | Contrast Security

Contrast | June 25, 2025 | ADR (Application Detection and Response), application layer, Application Security, CISOs, Contrast Security, DevSecOps, IDC Research, Northstar, Real-time defense, runtime protection

In a new June 2025 research note, IDC highlights a major shift in how enterprises are thinking about Application Security (AppSec). The IDC Link Research Note covers Contrast Security’s Northstar release and ...

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ADR Virtual Patching Use Rising as Retail Application Layer Attacks Spike | May Attack Data | Contrast Security

Contrast Labs | June 24, 2025 | ADR report, Application Security, CISOs, Contrast Labs, Impedance mismatch, Real-time defense, Retail attacks, runtime protection, virtual patching, WAFs

One important Application Detection and Response feature is helping customers intercept real threats in real time, shielding apps while developers patch the underlying flaws ...

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 05/23/25

Contrast Marketing | May 23, 2025 | Application Detection and Response (ADR), Application Security, Breach, CISOs, communication, Cybersecurity, EDR, layoffs, waf

Insight No. 1 — Instead of layoffs, bank on your security team. Using Infosec layoffs to chase short-term payroll savings in cybersecurity is a dangerous gamble that will inevitably cost far more ...

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/1/24

David Lindner, Director, Application Security | November 1, 2024 | CISOs, Data breach, regulation, Thought Leaders

Insight #1: You can be sued for your junky software, EU says The EU recently updated its Product Liability Directive (PDF) to reflect the critical role of software in modern society. This ...

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/25/24

David Lindner, Director, Application Security | October 25, 2024 | CISOs, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, risk management, Thought Leaders

Insight #1: Chuck the checkbox, seize real risk To achieve a strong security posture, CISOs must avoid a "checkbox mentality" that prioritizes compliance over actual risk management and instead cultivate a security ...

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Senator Sanders Wants to Own AI Companies — and Hand America’s Adversaries the Keys

NIST’s Nine: The PQC Signature Race Moves to Round Three

The Quantum Arms Race: Why Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Nine Companies

Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On