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CXO Revolutionaries: Here to help you take the AI high ground
Kyle Fiehler, Sr. Manager, CXO Thought Leadership, Zscaler
At the Zscaler CXO Exchange in Lisbon this April, one executive likened AI adoption to the cloud migrations of five or so years ago. Enterprise organizations across the globe are investigating not just the technology, but how to integrate it into their operations, securing it from abuse, and complying with all of the regulatory governance it requires.
Newly minted CXO Advisor
Bob Skinner knows what’s at stake with AI adoption. His experience leading a global network of ~20,000 service members, civilians, and contractors as they provided, operated, secured and defended enterprise infrastructure across more 42 countries provided invaluable experience in steering transformation for large organizations.
Some day in the not-so-distant future, we will likely take embedded AI as for granted as smartphones. Until that day though, organizations will need assistance navigating the adoption, deployment, secure use, and governance of technologies like GenAI LLMs.
That’s where experienced CXO Advisors like Skinner and Zscaler’s team of tenured CXOs in Residence come in. With skills and experience developed over distinguished careers in the public and private sectors, as well as hundreds of conversations with Zscaler customers, these experts can help you lead from the front as you navigate digital transformations of all types.
I hope you come away with actionable takeaways from the latest round of articles on AI and other issues facing today’s IT and security leaders. For more executive-focused learning opportunities, be sure to sign up to join your peers for a CXO-specific experience at an upcoming
Zenith Live in Las Vegas or Prague.
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From the Office of Cybersecurity Advocacy:
AI is rewriting cyber risk and boards must respond
Rob Sloan, VP, Cybersecurity Advocacy, Zscaler
In front of an audience of board directors gathered by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Research Triangle chapter, cybersecurity expert and Zscaler CXO Advisor, Bruce Lee, delivered a simple message: “Cybersecurity isn’t just technical—it’s strategic. Your brand, your balance sheet, your board reputation—it’s all on the line.”
It is worth acknowledging the significant steps boards have taken in improving cyber risk oversight—establishing committees, improving cyber literacy, and integrating security into enterprise risk management. All these have contributed to leaps forward, not only in the board’s awareness, acknowledgment, and ownership of cybersecurity, but in the actual security of the companies themselves. That’s real progress.
But as we all know, risks are never static. Even the best-prepared companies find themselves facing new threats they hadn’t anticipated. One risk in particular is complicating efforts to protect data and systems: artificial intelligence (AI).
Why AI is a double-edged sword for boards and their organizations
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Editor's Picks & Events
Ben Corll
As we move further into 2025, the cyber threat landscape changes continuously and alarmingly. This isn’t anything new for those of us who've been around a while. Adversaries evolve and push the envelope using cutting-edge technologies, exploiting new, unpatched, and unmitigated vulnerabilities. They find creative ways to bypass traditional defenses. For busy security leaders, staying ahead means not just understanding emerging threats but also taking actionable steps to fortify defenses before an attack occurs.
Learn the most pressing threats facing CISOs in 2025
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For many organizations, adopting artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be a difficult balancing act. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reports that while 66% of organizations expect AI to significantly impact cybersecurity within the next year, only 37% currently have processes in place to assess the security of AI use prior to deployment. This mismatch is concerning as governments worldwide introduce more AI-related regulations and frameworks to address critical issues.
Understanding AI cybersecurity regulations in 2025
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Technology changes are inevitable, but user adoption isn’t. Your IT team likely struggles to get employees to react to announcements about system upgrades, security enhancements, or new authentication processes, let alone even read them. Email blasts and dry technical memos simply don’t cut it anymore. So, how do you make sure your messages don’t end up in the digital void?
How to ensure tech change comms cut through noise
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The manufacturing renaissance spurred by smart factories and industrial automation is a double-edged sword: On one side is value and modernization, and on the other is its side-effect, a massive expansion in attack surfaces. Unfortunately, the old way of securing it all, itself exacerbates the problem. “Thankfully, as decision makers get to truly know the business risk, the industry is starting to overcome 30-year-old inertia,” says Deepak Patel, a Zscaler senior director overseeing product management for OT.
Arriving at the firewall-free factory
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Ben Corll
For decades, virtual private networks (VPNs) have been held up as a cornerstone of personal cybersecurity. At first glance, they seem to offer an appealing promise: online anonymity and protection from a wide range of cyber threats. However, there’s a growing misconception perpetuated by advertising and misinformation that a traditional VPN client is a robust security tool. I believe a VPN is primarily a network tool - one that often fails to deliver on critical security principles and, in many cases, offers little more than a false sense of safety.
Learning to see VPNs for what they really are
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CXO Voices Podcast | Episode 2
In this episode of CXO Voices, Gareth Hetheridge and Sam Grossick from Leonardo, an Italian multinational defense company, open up about the unique cybersecurity challenges facing their industry. Gareth, the CIO at Leonardo UK, and Sam, the Head of Cloud Operations, speak with Rob Sloan, VP of Cybersecurity Advocacy at Zscaler about their zero trust and digital transformation, and the importance of modernizing infrastructure. Listen now for original insights into how you can transition from traditional IT to digital solutions, enable a uniform user experience, better educate the executive suite, and more.
Listen now
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