PERSPECTIVES

Thought leadership from industry experts

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Four ways to close the AI security gap

Mick Leach October 2, 2026

When it comes to deploying AI, take a page from the military, where I learned: “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.”

Top Perspectives

Featured Columnists

Mike Britton
Abnormal Security, Chief Information Officer
Toby Gouker
First Health Advisory, Chief Security Officer
Callie Guenther
Critical Start, Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Research
Dustin Sachs
CyberRisk Collaborative, Chief Technologist and Senior Director of Programs
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4, CEO
Morgan Wright
SentinelOne, Chief Security Advisor

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The hidden identity challenge of agentic AI

Peterson GutierrezSeptember 29, 2026

Ephemeral AI agents challenge identity security, demanding clear ownership, visibility and traceability.

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Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

Companies have to rethink how they budget security

Alan LeFortSeptember 28, 2026

Security still measures damage at its own perimeter – until that changes, the budget conversation will stay broken.

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Why identity, not the network, has to be the perimeter

Saravana Kumar MurugesanSeptember 28, 2026

Cloud-native Zero Trust shifts security from network boundaries to cryptographic workload identity.

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Gemini hacked three companies. The AI isn’t the part that should scare you.

Neha DuggalSeptember 25, 2026

AI exposes old access problems faster, turning leaked credentials and standing trust into bigger risks.

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The four AI questions CISOs will hear from the board the next time they meet

Sravish SridharSeptember 25, 2026

Every CISO has to answer these four questions from today’s boards with actual evidence – here’s how to do it.

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AI benefits/risks

AI agents need boundaries they can’t override

Ziv KarlinerSeptember 24, 2026

Here’s five guidelines for continuous testing of AI agents.

AI benefits/risks

Hype vs. Reality: Where is AI impacting the practice of cybersecurity now?

SC StaffSeptember 24, 2026

AI is improving SOC triage, but human judgment and strong guardrails remain essential.

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AI benefits/risks

The government must designate AI as critical infrastructure sooner rather than later

Travis Rosiek September 23, 2026

Here are five policy initiatives government and industry should act on before a catastrophic incident forces our hand.

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Critical Infrastructure Security

The US can take down the hackers – but it’s up to us to make OT environments safe

David SequinoSeptember 22, 2026

The recent DOJ/FBI takedown of QScan and QTRouter buys the industry time – use it well.

TD Synnex AI boom is real

The API was built for applications. What happens when the user is an AI agent?

Sergei LishchenkoSeptember 21, 2026

AI agents need stronger guardrails as they gain authority to take real-world financial actions.

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