The SolarWinds breach reshaped the CISO role—expanding it from technical defense to trust, transparency, and accountability under public scrutiny.

The CISO job has outgrown its old definition. What started as a technical role has become a test of strategy, stamina, and leadership — and the scope keeps widening. According to Foundry’s 2025 ...

Problematic reporting structures, outsized responsibility for enterprise risk, and personal accountability without authority are just a few reasons CISO roles are experiencing high churn. After nine ...

As a chief information security officer (CISO), I've watched our profession transform from purely technical authorities to key business leaders. Burnout has always been a concern stemming from the ...

For more than 20 years, since I first became the Michigan CISO in 2002, I have been pondering these two questions. I wrote on this topic in detail in 2018 in "Evaluating Technology and Security ...