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Interview with Julie Myerholtz, CISO, Brunswick Corporation The discussion around CISO reporting is more prevalent than ever. With conflicting priorities, at times, between business and security, the shift has begun. At one time, the majority of CISOs reported to the CIO or CTO; however, with the speed at which businesses are focusing on technological advancements and with AI leading much of it, security must be at the forefront of decision-making.

During my career, I have viewed cybersecurity from both the customer and provider sides. Before joining Akamai, I served as CISO for Nordstrom Bank and led threat intelligence and incident response at Charles Schwab among other positions. Those roles gave me direct experience of the operational decisions CISOs must make when balancing security risks, business performance and limited resources. One issue that continues to arise in my conversations with fellow security leaders is segmentation.

INFOGRAPHIC: Mythos and What CISOs Need to Do Next 0:35 Last month we hosted an online fireside chat for our community which addressed concerns of the recently released more powerful versions of AI, such as Mythos, and what cybersecurity leaders need to do to address them. Three leading industry experts lead the panel and provided a series of recommendations including the following nine key points, which we used to create the infographic below.

Articulating the Business Case: From Stakeholder Analysis to Cyber Risk Quantification 17:43 FROM DEFECTS TO DOLLARS - PART 3 In part 1 of this multi-part series, we established a shared understanding of value creation—who determines value, what delivers it, and why cybersecurity operations must align to the enterprise value agenda.

Most security leaders can describe their AI policy in detail. Far fewer can describe what their people are actually doing with AI right now, and that second gap is where the real risk lives. Look closely at almost any large organization and you'll see the same thing. Employees aren't waiting for approval to use AI.

The Most Popular Cybersecurity Articles of H1 2026 4:39 As we mark the end of the first half of the year, we are showcasing our most popular articles published in 2026 thus far and highlighting the thought leadership and insights provided by our contributors. These are experts in the field who willingly shared their experiences and knowledge with the Cyber Security Tribe community.

On June 18, 2026, Fortinet said it was seeing a credential-compromise campaign against internet-facing FortiGate devices, where attackers were focusing on exposed VPN and firewall services to obtain valid access. In simple terms, this was not a single isolated break-in; it was a broader attempt to exploit weak, reused, or exposed credentials at the network edge.

The cybersecurity industry is not suffering from a shortage of AI innovation. Every week brings new announcements about agents, copilots, autonomous workflows, and intelligent automation. Yet despite the excitement, many CISOs are still wrestling with a more fundamental problem. They have more visibility than ever before, but they are not necessarily getting better execution. That was one of the strongest themes to emerge during a recent conversation with Benny Porat, Co-Founder and CEO of Twine.

At Cyber Security Tribe, we recently hosted an online fireside chat on Mythos and What CISOs Need to Do Next, bringing together a panel of three industry experts, including Alan Berry, CISO at Centene, Jason Barnes, Senior Director of Security Operations at Charter Communications and Frank DePaola, CISO at Enpro, to discuss what advanced AI capability means for cyber security leaders.

For most of my career, I looked at cybersecurity from the attacker’s side. My background is in offensive operations, working in environments where the job was to understand how organizations could be breached, how defenders could be avoided, and how small mistakes in security architecture could become meaningful opportunities for an attacker. That experience shaped the way I see the market today.