
Y Meadows CISO explains cutting waste from a flat security budget
Leeser says inventory every tool's cost, map coverage to MITRE ATT&CK, and overlap replacements for 30 to 60 days.
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Leeser says inventory every tool's cost, map coverage to MITRE ATT&CK, and overlap replacements for 30 to 60 days.

Sivilya previously led security and IT at Outbrain and security engineering at Fireblocks.

The two-day virtual event for senior security leaders covers AI governance, identity, agents and supply chain.

Openings include two CISO posts plus application, cloud, detection, and compliance roles in several countries.

Aisle CISO Jaya Baloo says users have passed the uncanny valley and anthropomorphize AI conversations.

James Shira says rapid AI adoption widens attack surfaces while also creating new security roles.

The CISO explains how his early hacking experiences shaped his approach to protecting business continuity rather than just data.

Tim Brown of Cytactic favors a shared crisis view and one-click alerts, including fallback channels during outages.

Equifax CISO Jeremy Koppen and others emphasize AI-driven operations, tailored risk ratings, and identity controls for enterprise AI agents in 2027.

Lora Vaughn told an ISC2 congress in Denver a short exercise can guide spending without a long report.

Qualys TRU says 357 of 48,172 flaws disclosed in 2025 were remotely exploitable and weaponized.

Microsoft says active agents in Microsoft 365 grew 15-fold year over year, and 18-fold in large enterprises.

At ISC2 Security Congress, Mark Weatherford said boards should decide who accepts AI risk and avoid spending driven by fear of missing out.

Brian Blakley argues attackers turn flaws into exploits faster than defenders can test, approve, and schedule patches.

Daniel Garrie told ISC2 attendees to score AI risk, record board appetite, and lock vendor evidence into contracts.

At ISC2 Strategic Congress 2026 he said year-round testing is now needed and FOMO is pushing rushed AI spending.

IANS and Artico Search say only 18% made it dedicated, while CISOs rarely own AI governance at large firms.

The roundup spans architect, CISO, cloud, analyst, and penetration-testing roles across several countries.

CyberSN counted 235,786 US cyber roles on JobSpikr from January to September 2026, with CISO postings down 38.9%.

US cybersecurity job postings through September 2026 hit a four-year low, down 26.4% from 2025.

SecurityWeek profiles James Robinson's career path to becoming Netskope CISO in 2024.

A CSO Online essay argues cybersecurity failures persist because governance and CISO authority lag technical progress.

Socura found 22% of UK security leaders avoid Patch Tuesday as Microsoft's monthly CVE volume hits records.

Help Net Security lists open cybersecurity jobs for October 13, 2026 across multiple countries.
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