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How to level up from security pro to security leader
Career advice piece argues aspiring CISOs must pair technical depth with business fluency, communication, and cross-department influence.
The article offers guidance for security professionals moving into CISO and security leadership roles, drawing on interviews with CISOs at ExtraHop, BlueVoyant, Infosys, and others. It emphasizes translating technical risk into business priorities, building trust across departments, and understanding how the company makes money. An analysis of CISO job postings found employers value communication skills, regulatory knowledge, and business education over mastery of specific security platforms.
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Gartner: 70% of SOCs will pilot AI agents. Only 15% will see results
Gartner predicts 70% of large SOCs will pilot AI agents by 2028, but only 15% will achieve measurable improvements.
A Gartner report by analysts Craig Lawson and Andrew Davies projects that by 2028, 70% of large SOCs will pilot AI agents for Tier 1 and Tier 2 operations, but only 15% will achieve measurable improvements without structured evaluation. Prophet Security's State of AI in Security Operations 2026 survey found 40% of security teams use AI daily and 56% are evaluating or piloting it. The report offers evaluation questions covering workload reduction, TDIR outcomes, vendor viability, analyst upskilling, and autonomy boundaries to counter AI washing in the market.
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Zscaler unveils a set of security solutions designed to leverage the full potential of generative AI
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