CISO Cyber Security

By Kareena Bavisi It comes down to one number: what your worst incident would cost, and how much of it the business can carry on its own. With a CISO, that’s usually a risk decision. Without one, cyber insurance may only be a compliance purchase. Before deciding whether to buy cyber insurance, a business needs The post Cyber Insurance May Be Optional, But Knowing What You Can Afford to Lose Isn’t appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

By Kareena Bavisi I set out to understand why companies still don’t think they’re adequately covered. What I found looks like a pattern the insurance industry has lived through once already: multi-factor authentication went from a nice-to-have to a near-universal underwriting expectation in a matter of years, and insurers that got burned by its absence The post Why AI Governance Is Becoming Cyber Insurance’s Next MFA appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

By Jay Bavisi, Founder & Group President, EC-Council Nuclear treaties stopped bombs. They don’t stop a file you can email. That’s the problem with reaching for the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty every time someone brings up AI risk, and last week gave everyone a reason to reach for it. Dario Amodei published an essay arguing that The post What the Nuclear Treaty Got Right, and Why AI Still Can’t Use It appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

With autonomous AI agents already reaching into government systems and no global treaty in sight, EC-Council will assist any public authority that asks to map ADG 2.0’s 180+ controls to its own laws and standards TAMPA, Fla., October 1, 2026: EC-Council today released ADG 2.0, the second version of its Adopt, Defend, Govern framework, with The post EC-Council Releases ADG 2.0 and Offers Its AI Governance Crosswalks Free to Every Government, Regulator, and Standards Body as Nations Split on AI Rules appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

By Aparna Ash Himmatramka A developer using an AI assistant can ship a feature in an afternoon. In many organizations, the security review for that feature can still take a week. Believe it or not, most AppSec programs are still built this way. BSIMM16, which studied 111 organizations, found security feature review in 80.2% of The post Stop Reviewing Faster: A Practical Model for AppSec at AI Speed appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

By Alex Holden, Chief Information Security Officer Hold Security For nearly two decades I made the Dark Web a place to be; however, I am a hacker nor a cyber threat actor. I am a cyber threat intelligence professional with a deep passion for cybersecurity. After spending a decade in the 2000s in corporate security, The post Why I Go to the Dark Web Every Day appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

Located in the heart of London at the QEII Centre, the Cyber Security EXPO London offers a prime opportunity for cyber security professionals to connect and explore career opportunities. Exhibitors gain direct access to a qualified, targeted audience, enhancing visibility and creating valuable networking possibilities, while visitors can meet potential employers and discover new career The post The Cyber Security EXPO is the only dedicated recruitment event for Cyber Security Professionals appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

The Westin Peachtree Plaza will anchor a week of hands-on training, offensive security research, and closed-door executive dialogue as EC-Council’s flagship events return to Georgia this October. Atlanta will once again become a gathering point for the global cybersecurity community this fall, as EC-Council brings Hacker Halted and the Global CISO Forum back to the The post Atlanta Set to Host Hacker Halted and Global CISO Forum 2026, Uniting Practitioners and C-Suite Leaders appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

Cybersecurity lessons have a better chance to endure when people first understand how the same risks affect their own lives. By Jim West, based on the “inSECURITY” session for Hacker Halted / Global CISO Forum 2026 “Security awareness asks people to remember a rule. Relevance gives them a reason not to forget it.” The Problem The post From Awareness to Relevance: Rethinking How We Teach Cybersecurity appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.

Securing India’s Power, Defence, Manufacturing & Industrial Ecosystems The CyberSec Delhi Conference 2026 will bring together policymakers, government stakeholders, industry leaders, cybersecurity experts, and technology innovators to address the evolving cyber threat landscape and strengthen India’s cyber resilience. The conference will provide a strategic platform to exchange insights, showcase next-generation security solutions, and develop collaborative The post CyberSec Delhi Conference 2026 appeared first on CISO MAG | Cyber Security Magazine.