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Build, Buy, or Outsource Your SOC: A CISO’s 2026 Decision Framework
Should you build, buy, or outsource your Security Operations Center? A CISO’s practical 2026 decision framework, with the real costs, trade-offs, and a clear decision matrix.
Recent writing.
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The CISO Guide to Attack Surface Management in 2026
The CISO Guide to Attack Surface Management in 2026 A practical CISO guide to attack surface…
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Lecture at NATO COE-DAT: Building Anti-Terrorism Media Partnerships
Lecture at NATO COE-DAT: Building Anti-Terrorism Media Partnerships
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Build, Buy, or Outsource Your SOC: A CISO’s 2026 Decision Framework
Should you build, buy, or outsource your Security Operations Center? A CISO’s practical 2026 decision framework,…
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Back at SECON NJ 2026 — Four Years Running
Back at SECON NJ 2026 for a fourth straight year. Notes on the event, the keynote,…
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Speaking at the IV National Cybersecurity Forum in Baku: Building Cyber Resilience Before the Clock Starts
Speaking at the IV National Cybersecurity Forum in Baku on June 4, 2026: building cyber resilience…
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The Future of Cybersecurity: What CISOs Must Do Differently in 2026
Explore the future of cybersecurity in 2026 and the practical shifts CISOs must make across AI…
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Identity for the Machine Age: A CISO’s Framework for Agentic AI Governance (2026 Edition)
A practical CISO framework for governing agentic AI, machine identities, Zero Trust controls, and enterprise risk…
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