Enterprise AI Security Debt Grows as ERP AI Adoption Rises
Organizations are rapidly embedding AI into ERP systems despite rising AI-powered attacks and low confidence in their ability to detect them.
Bill Brenner
Hacker Summer Camp Preview: Topics at Black Hat, BSidesLV, DefCon
Also this week: How not to build a security vendor booth, how we got ants in cybersecurity and why Human Risk Management and mental health matter more than ever.
Security Theater Is Costing CISOs More Than They Think
Security theater wastes budgets and creates false confidence. Here's why CISOs must prioritize threats instead of buying more tools.
When Cybersecurity Breaks the Practitioner, Conferences Can Help Put Them Back Together.
Cybersecurity burnout is real. Amanda Berlin explains how conferences can help practitioners recover, reconnect, and build resilience.
How Amanda Berlin Helped Make Mental Health a Cybersecurity Conversation
Amanda Berlin never set out to build a nonprofit. One keynote about depression, anxiety, and burnout sparked a movement that changed how the cybersecurity community talks about mental health.
AI Agents and MCP Shift Enterprise AI Security Risks, New Threat Report Finds
Agentic AI and Model Context Protocol adoption are changing the enterprise AI threat landscape, with downstream data exposure and autonomous coding risks rising sharply, according to Netskope Threat Labs' latest AI Report.
Trouble Hiring People? Employees Burning Out? Looking for Relief In All The Wrong Places
Also this week: Enough with dashboards that are all flash, no substance, two powerhouse CISOs launch new firm to tackle AI challenges, and AI agents accelerate non-human identity sprawl.
AI Can't Fix Cybersecurity Hiring Until Job Descriptions Do
Outdated job descriptions are hurting cybersecurity hiring. Learn why AI can't solve a hiring process built on the wrong criteria.
Cybersecurity Keeps Talking About Hiring. Deidre Diamond Says Burnout Is the Bigger Crisis.
Deidre Diamond says burnout, not hiring, is cybersecurity's biggest workforce challenge. Learn what leaders should do next.
Two Powerhouse CISOs Launch Advisory Firm to Help Enterprises Govern AI Deployments
Two veteran CISOs launch an AI advisory firm to help enterprises govern AI deployments, reduce risk, and meet compliance goals.
Oh, The Humanity (of Hacking)!
This week: Hacker culture and awareness with Jayson E. Street, DDoS resilience lessons and how GitLost exposed agentic AI security risks.
Trust Is the Missing Layer in Cybersecurity Leadership: Tammy Moskites on Building Better Security Decisions
CyAlliance CEO Tammy Moskites explains why trust, communication, and shared decision-making matter more than additional security controls.
Every 3-Year-Old Is a Hacker: Jayson Street on Curiosity, Community, and Hacker Culture
Jayson Street explains why hacking starts with curiosity, why community matters, and how hacker culture extends beyond computers.
Employees Aren't the Weakest Link: Jayson Street's Case for Situational Awareness
Security awareness programs fail when they expect constant vigilance. Jayson Street says organizations should teach employees when to switch out of autopilot instead.
Let's Clear The Air
This week: HOU.SEC.CON is now CYBR.SEC.CON, Cyber Sunday is now CYBR.Signal, and Chris Wysopal is done waiting for the industry to fix itself.
Chris Wysopal Says Awareness Won't Fix Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity pioneer Chris Wysopal argues that awareness campaigns have failed and that software liability and accountability are needed to improve security.