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As AI reshapes the threat landscape, CISOs face a new mandate: govern AI risk, secure AI pipelines, and advise boards on AI strategy. Our CAISO certification and peer forums are the industry's most rigorous resource for AI security leadership.

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Every insight we publish is grounded in real conversations among active CISOs — not vendor surveys or analyst projections. Our dinner series, Slack community, and Inner Circle forums generate the most candid security leadership intelligence available.

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The CISO Network Academy issues two industry-recognized credentials: CATP (Certified AI Tabletop Practitioner) and CAISO (Certified AI Security Officer). Both are scenario-based, GPT-4o graded, and verifiable on LinkedIn.

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Our podcast and dinner series bring unfiltered CISO perspectives to the surface — career transitions, board dynamics, vendor relationships, and the realities of leading security in complex organizations.

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Practitioner-written, peer-reviewed insights on the issues shaping cybersecurity leadership today.

AI SecurityJuly 2026

Why Every CISO Needs an AI Governance Framework in 2026

The boardroom is asking about AI risk. Regulators are writing AI rules. And your developers are already shipping AI features. Here's the framework 6,500 CISOs are using to get ahead of it.

CareerJune 2026

The 7 Hardest Lessons from Two Decades of CISO Peer Conversations

Since 2005, the CISO Network has been the room where security leaders speak candidly. These are the patterns that keep surfacing — the hard truths about the CISO role that no job description mentions.

CommunityMay 2026

What 15 Cities of Leadership Dinners Taught Us About Security Culture

No vendors. No pitches. Just 20–30 CISOs around a table. After running this format across 15 cities, we've learned what security leaders actually worry about — and it's not what the headlines say.

CertificationApril 2026

Introducing CAISO: The First Certification Built for AI Security Officers

The CISO Network Academy's newest credential tests strategic AI security leadership through four real-world scenarios. Here's why we built it, how it works, and what passing it means.

AdvisoryMarch 2026

Fractional CISO vs. Full-Time: A Framework for Boards to Decide

Not every organization needs a full-time CISO — but every organization needs CISO-level thinking. Our advisory team has helped dozens of boards navigate this decision. Here's the framework.

EventsFebruary 2026

Black Hat 2026: What the CISO Network Is Watching

Our members are heading to Las Vegas with a focused agenda: AI security tooling, supply chain risk, and the evolving role of the CISO in M&A. Here's what we're tracking on the show floor.

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CISO Network members and leadership contribute original research and practitioner perspectives to the publications that security leaders read every day.

Dark Reading

Contributed articles on AI security, CISO career, and threat intelligence.

SC Media

Bylined pieces on security leadership, governance, and risk management.

SANS Reading Room

Technical and strategic whitepapers from CISO Network practitioners.

ISACA Journal

Peer-reviewed articles on IT governance, risk, and AI security frameworks.

LinkedIn Pulse

Weekly insights from Brad Haizlett and CISO Network members.

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CATP

Certified AI Tabletop Practitioner. Scenario-based assessment testing your ability to lead AI security incident response. Score ≥ 70 earns a verifiable credential.

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