Cybersecurity Is Not a Technology Problem—It Never Was
For over two decades, organizations have invested heavily in cybersecurity—billions upon billions globally—yet the same structural weaknesses persist and breaches keep happening. This raises a…
From Certification to Trust and Resilience
Why Cybersecurity Needs to Move Beyond the Compliance Mindset For decades, certification has played an important role in cybersecurity. Whether driven by customer expectations, regulatory…
The Endless CISO Reporting Line Debate — And What It Says About Cybersecurity Leadership
It is difficult to understand why, in 2026, we are still debating the reporting line of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). It is one…
Rethinking Cybersecurity as Core Business Protection Strategy
Why organisations remain trapped in a spiral of failure—and what it really takes to build resilience in a “when, not if” world For all the…
Why Continuous Security Validation Is Becoming a CIO Imperative
Insights from the CIO Watercooler Digital Boardroom hosted by @TrustSystems For many CIOs and CISOs, the uncomfortable truth is this: despite years of investment in…
Why Most CISOs Never Make It to the Strategy Table
Cybersecurity leadership is earned through influence, not expertise—and most leaders get it wrong from day one I have had a very interesting discussion with…
CISOs Must Evolve or Be Sidelined
Authority isn’t handed out in the boardroom. It’s earned by those who understand the business and lead from within. There is a narrative around…
The First 100 Days of the CISO: A Critical Period for Organisational Alignment
Why the first 100 days shape long-term outcomes more than technical capability I have written and spoken at length over the past ten years…
The CISO Role Is Broken
Why It’s Time to Split the Job Before It Breaks the Business This interesting piece by Tyler Farrar made me think (“The CISO code of…
Cybersecurity Strategic Transformation: Why Is It So Hard?
Why governance, people, and long-term vision matter more than flashy slides “You work in Cybersecurity? … you must be so busy …” To be honest,…
Stuck on Repeat: The Cybersecurity Clichés Keeping the Industry in the Dark
Three More Cybersecurity Clichés That Need Challenging In one of my last article, I challenged three deeply entrenched cybersecurity clichés that, in my opinion, make the…
Launching “The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact”
A blueprint for the next decade of cybersecurity leadership Buy It Here on Amazon When I first began advising CIOs and other C-level executives in…