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Jean-Christophe Gaillard

Founder and CEO at Corix Partners

Farnborough, United Kingdom

JC Gaillard is the Founder and CEO of Corix Partners, a UK-based Boutique Management Consultancy Firm and Thought-Leadership Platform, focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance challenges.

He is a leading strategic advisor and a globally-recognised cybersecurity thought-leader with over 25 years of experience developed in several financial institutions in the UK and continental Europe, and a track-record at driving fundamental change in the security field across global organisations, looking beyond the technical horizon into strategy, governance, culture, and the real dynamics of business transformation.

French and British national, he holds an Engineering Degree from Telecom Paris and has been co-president of the Cyber Security Group of the Telecom Paris alumni association since May 2016.

He runs the Corix Partners blog and the “Security Transformation Leadership” publication on Medium.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (FCIIS) in the UK, a member of the Forbes Business Council, an expert contributor and cybersecurity evangelist on the CIO Water Cooler platform, and an Executive Fellow with the Digital Growth Collective.

He contributes regularly to the TechNative website and has had articles published on CSOonline, InfoSecurity Magazine, Computing, the C-Suite.co.uk, Info Sec Buzz, Disruption Hub, and the IoD Director websites. He has also posted regularly in the past on the London Tech Leaders, Business Transformation Network, Digital Transformation People, IoTforAll, Business 2 Community, and Experfy platforms,

He was involved with techUK as part of their Cyber People Series, which explores how CISOs should engage at C-Suite and Board level, with two reports on the theme released in December 2020 and December 2021.

He has also collaborated with leading analysts firm Kuppinger Cole in Germany, the Association for Data and Cyber Governance in the US, the Edutec Alliance in Brazil, and the Institute of Risk & Compliance in France.

He was listed in the top 10 of UK 30 most influential thought leaders on Risk, RegTech and Compliance by Thomson Reuters in April 2017, and in the top 100 global social media influencers for Financial Services by Refinitiv in July 2019.

He is a 2022 Onalytica Cyber Security Influencer, and was also identified by them as “Social Media Amplifier” on Risk Management in April 2021, and as a “Key Opinion Leader” on Data Management, IoT Connectivity and RPA in December 2020 and January 2021, as well as an influential voice and sub-topic expert on hybrid work and the future of work in January 2022.

He has been ranking consistently in the top 5 of global influencers with Thinkers360 on Cyber Security and GRC, in the top 10 on Leadership, and in the top 25 of overall thought-leaders for EMEA. He was listed as one of their overall Top Voices for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and selected as their Ambassador for GRC in 2025 .

He is the author of:

- “Cyber Security: The Lost Decade – A Security Governance Handbook for the CISO and the CIO” first published in September 2017 with updated annual editions released every year up to 2021;

- "The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO" first released on Amazon in February 2023 (updated edition released in July 2024);

- "The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure" released on Amazon in January 2024, and

- "The First 100 Days of the New CISO", released on Amazon in November 2025.

He produces the Cybersecurity Transformation Podcast on Spotify, an independent podcast with a different take on what’s happening in the cybersecurity industry, which entered its 6th series in 2025.

He founded and animates the Security Transformation Research Foundation, a dedicated think-tank and research body affiliated to Corix Partners, aimed at approaching Security problems differently and producing innovative and challenging research ideas in the Security, Business Protection, Risk and Controls space.

He has held Board Advisory and Non-Executive Director positions with IAM Experts and Strata Security Solutions and has been a member of the NextWorld Capital European Advisors Network.

Available For: Advising, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: France
Speaking Topics: Cyber Security Leadership, Governance, Strategy, Organization,Transformation; Role of the CISO; GRC

Speaking Fee $5,000 (In-Person)

Jean-Christophe Gaillard Points
Academic 20
Author 1479
Influencer 321
Speaker 49
Entrepreneur 205
Total 2074

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

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Company Information

Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Advisory Services
Theatre: Worldwide
Minimum Project Size: N/A
Average Hourly Rate: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

Agentic AI 30.13
AI 30.13
Business Continuity 30.36
Business Strategy 31.98
Change Management
Cloud 30.13
COVID19 39.66
CSR
Culture
Cybersecurity 80.33
Digital Disruption
Digital Transformation 30.08
Diversity and Inclusion 30.08
Ecosystems
EdTech 30.64
Emerging Technology
Entrepreneurship 30.63
FinTech 30.35
Future of Work 30.03
GRC 100
Innovation 31.72
IoT 30.04
IT Leadership
Leadership 58.12
Management
Marketing 30.01
Privacy 34.01
Quantum Computing 31.71
Risk Management 30.81
RPA
Security 30.84
Startups 32.95
Supply Chain 30.22

Industry Experience

Consumer Products
Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Hospitality
Insurance
Other
Professional Services
Travel & Transportation

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Publications & Experience

1 Academic Fellow / Scholar
Co-President Cyber Security Group - Telecom Paris Alumni Association - Paris, France
Telecom Paris Alumni Association
May 15, 2016
The group with about 300 members, aims at elaborating new and challenging points of view on cyber-security matters, through regular meetings and events hosted mainly at Telecom Paris, with alumni and professionals who work in this domain.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

2 Advisory Board Memberships
Board Advisor
IAM Experts
September 17, 2019

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Innovation, Startups, GRC

Member of the NextWorld Capital European Advisors Network
Next World Capital
November 01, 2014
NextWorld Capital invests in early-revenue stage enterprise tech startups and helps them grow into global leaders. A focused, dynamic firm that leads investments in what’s next and rolls up its sleeves to help grow companies into global leaders.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Innovation, Startups, GRC

194 Article/Blogs
Chief Information Security Officers Must Evolve Or Be Sidelined
Forbes
February 02, 2026
Authority isn’t handed out in the corporate world; it’s earned through credibility, influence and a deep understanding of the business you’re trying to protect.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Beyond the Cybersecurity Soundbites
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
December 18, 2025
How clichés, culture gaps, and weak execution keep organisations exposed: An interview with global cybersecurity thought leader and Corix Partners founder JC Gaillard

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

My Top 20 Most Popular Cybersecurity Articles of 2025
Corix Partners
December 16, 2025
Wishing all readers and followers all the very best for the festive season and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Cybersecurity isn’t underfunded — It’s undermanaged
CSO online
December 11, 2025
Toward a new leadership narrative for the modern CISO.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

The First 100 Days Of The New CISO: Why They Are Key To Long-Term Success In The Role
Forbes
December 01, 2025
The first 100 days of the new CISO have to be the crucible in which a bond of trust is forged between the CISO and key business stakeholders

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Launching “The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact”
Corix Partners
November 06, 2025
A blueprint for cybersecurity leadership and a guide to lasting impact; must-read for all incoming CISOs and top execs

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

The New Playbook for Cyber Leadership: Inside the First 100 Days of the CISO
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
November 04, 2025
An interview with global cybersecurity thought-leader JC Gaillard on his new book: “The First 100 Days of the New CISO – A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact”

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Three More Cybersecurity Clichés That Need Challenging
Forbes
September 26, 2025
Real progress across the cybersecurity industry will not come from the endless recycling of vendor narratives.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Cybersecurity Strategy is Hard — Because Real Change Always Is
Corix Partners
September 25, 2025
Cybersecurity maturity isn’t a destination reached through annual tests or compliance checklists. It’s a long-term, governance-driven journey that requires leadership, clarity, and resilience.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Changing the Dynamics Around Cybersecurity Awareness
Corix Partners
September 11, 2025
We have been doing cybersecurity awareness the wrong way for the last two decades

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Is the CISO role broken?
CSO online
September 08, 2025
It’s time to split the job before it breaks the business.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Cybersecurity Strategic Transformation: Why Is It So Hard?
Corix Partners
August 21, 2025
Why governance, people, and long-term vision matter more than flashy slides

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Is PQC Going to Become the Next Y2K?
Corix Partners
July 17, 2025
Doing nothing could be dangerously short-termist given how clear the path appears to be around quantum research development.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, Quantum Computing, GRC

Debunking Three Cliches Deeply Entrenched In The Cybersecurity Industry
Forbes
June 20, 2025
JC Gaillard deconstructs three ideas, which embody the problems still facing the cybersecurity narrative and highlights why it is key to avoid shallow and outdated positions on those matters

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Holding Leadership Accountable Around Cybersecurity
Corix Partners
June 19, 2025
The role of the Board has to go beyond oversight given the criticality the subject has acquired

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

From Firefighting to Transformation: The CISO’s New Reality
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
June 15, 2025
Cybersecurity is finally getting board-level attention—but many CISOs are unprepared for the reality of what comes next.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Why Cybersecurity Fails in Big Business
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
June 01, 2025
Short-term thinking, broken project culture, and the missing link between CISOs and the C-suite

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Celebrating 10 Years of Cybersecurity Insights
Corix Partners
May 15, 2025
As cybersecurity continues to evolve, the need for clear and independent thinking, strong governance, and effective leadership remains as pressing as ever.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

From Risk to Reality: The Board’s New Cyber Mandate
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
May 11, 2025
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and relentless, Boards of Directors can no longer afford to treat cybersecurity as a technical issue buried in the IT department. An interview with global cybersecurity thought leader and Corix Partners founder JC Gaillard

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Tool Fatigue: Cybersecurity’s Dirty Secret
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
May 04, 2025
Behind the AI hype and vendor noise lies an unsustainable security mess.


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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

The Future of Cybersecurity Leadership: Breaking the CISO Deadlock
Corix Partners
May 01, 2025
Why Traditional Cybersecurity Roles Aren’t Enough — and How to Transform Them for the Digital Age

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Why the Board Needs to Learn Cyber Too: Rethinking the CISO Conversation
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
April 27, 2025
It’s time to stop blaming CISOs for poor communication—and start redesigning boardroom dynamics.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

From Firefighting to Fortitude: Why Cybersecurity Needs a Seat at the Strategy Table
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
April 20, 2025
After years of crisis-driven reaction, it’s time for business leaders to embed protection into the core of strategy—or risk losing more than just data.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

For CISOs, true influence comes from execution, not just investment
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
April 13, 2025
Trust is the real currency for CISOs. And trust is earned over time through clear vision, business alignment, and consistent execution.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Still Fighting the Wrong Fight? The CISO Paradox in 2025
Corix Partners
April 10, 2025
CISOs face a difficult paradox. Here’s why trust and execution—not logic—are now the keys to cybersecurity leadership.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

1 Board Membership
Non Executive Director - Strata Security Solutions
Strata Security Solutions
March 01, 2019
Strata delivers joined-up security for infosec teams. By liberating security data from siloes, Strata puts cyber professionals in control and frees up time.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

9 Books
The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
November 07, 2025
When a new Chief Information Security Officer steps into the role, the first 100 days can define their legacy.
In The First 100 Days of the New CISO, seasoned cybersecurity leader and consultant JC Gaillard offers a pragmatic, experience-driven guide to succeeding in those crucial early months — and beyond.

Drawing on over two decades of advising major global organisations, Gaillard helps CISOs, executives, and boards understand what true leadership in cybersecurity looks like: calm, structured, and aligned with business priorities.
This is not another technical manual — it’s a leadership guide grounded in governance, culture, and the realities of corporate life.

This is more than a book about the first 100 days. It is a blueprint for the next decade of cybersecurity leadership.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO - Updated Edition
LeadersPress
July 11, 2024
An essential handbook for all leaders around cybersecurity and a compendium of good advice, looking beyond the technology horizon, into corporate organization, management, governance, and the real dynamics of security transformation.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure – and how to break out of it
LeadersPress
November 02, 2023
A must-read for top executives seeking to break patterns of frustration and breach around cybersecurity and a precious management summary to the "Cybersecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO"

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO
LeadersPress
February 21, 2023
A must-have for anyone interested in learning how a comprehensive, integrated approach to cybersecurity can help organizations build a robust, adaptive defense against cyberthreats

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security: The Lost Decade – 2021 Edition
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
August 31, 2021
Why large organizations still struggle with decade-old security problems - and how to fix them: A selection of key articles from leading expert and consultant JC Gaillard published on the Corix Partners blog since 2015 with updated annual editions released every year since.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security: The Lost Decade - 2020 Edition
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
September 11, 2020
Why large organizations still struggle with decade-old security problems - and how to fix them: A selection of key articles from leading expert and consultant JC Gaillard published on the Corix Partners blog since 2015 and an update to our 2019 edition, including a full new section on the COVID pandemic and its implications.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security: The Lost Decade - 2019 Edition
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
October 01, 2019
Why large organizations still struggle with decade-old security problems - and how to fix them: A selection of key articles from leading expert and consultant JC Gaillard published on the Corix Partners blog since 2015 and an update to our 2018 edition.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security: The Lost Decade - 2018 Edition
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
November 01, 2018
Why large organizations still struggle with decade-old security problems - and how to fix them: A selection of key articles from leading expert and consultant JC Gaillard published on the Corix Partners blog since 2015 and an update to our 2017 edition.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security: The Lost Decade - A Security Governance Handbook for the CISO and the CIO
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
September 01, 2017
Why large organizations still struggle with decade-old security problems - and how to fix them: A selection of key articles from leading expert and consultant JC Gaillard published on the Corix Partners blog since 2015

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

6 Book Reviews
Critical Executive Leadership Book Review: Earning Trust and Driving Lasting Impact as a New CISO
Best Reviews Club
January 18, 2026
Quietly persuasive and refreshingly grounded, “The First 100 Days of the New CISO” feels less like a how-to guide and more like a compass. If you value credibility over noise, it’s a book worth keeping close.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

This Is the CISO Transition Book Most Leaders Actually Need
Harper Quinn Blog
January 17, 2026
What sets this apart from typical leadership manuals is tone. Gaillard does not posture. He does not inflate the role into a superhero narrative. He acknowledges fear, impatience, exhaustion, and the quiet pressure to perform.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Book Review: The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact by JC Gaillard
Noma Reads
January 15, 2026
What makes this book work is its tone. It does not pretend that the role is glamorous. It acknowledges the politics, ambiguity, and emotional labor of being the person to whom everyone turns when something goes wrong. At the same time, it offers practical tools that feel usable rather than theoretical. Checklists, stakeholder maps, and cadence models are presented as supports, not crutches.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Critical Cybersecurity Leadership Book Review: Building Credibility and Influence in the CISO’s First 100 Days
The Thought Self
January 14, 2026
Stepping into a senior leadership role comes with a quiet pressure that starts ticking almost immediately. If you’ve ever felt that countdown, “The First 100 Days of the New CISO” will probably hit closer to home than you expect. JC Gaillard doesn’t sell big promises or dramatic turnaround stories. There are no miracle frameworks or “do this and win” checklists. What he offers instead is something far more useful; a steady, realistic voice for a moment in a career that’s often tense, political, and unforgiving.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Ben’s Books of the Month: Two Books by Jean-Christophe Gaillard
RSA Conference
February 05, 2025
In the 113 chapters of this excellent book (The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook), Gaillard covers all of the core areas security leaders need to know to do their job.

Another great read by Gaillard is The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure - And How to Break Out of It: Why Large Firms Still Struggle with Cybersecurity and How to Engineer Real Change Dynamics (Leaders Press).

In this quick read, he shows how many firms, even though they have sunk huge sums into their security programs, often do not have much to show for it. He provides many examples of corporate security failures and how others can learn from it. Many of Gaillard's ideas are common sense. Yet, in Corporate America's IT departments, common sense can be quite uncommon.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure - IoD India
Institute of Directors (IoD), India
July 08, 2024
For top executives and decision-makers, this book offers a blueprint for breaking free from the frustrating cycle of breaches and patchwork solutions. It is a call to action for security professionals and executives alike to rethink their strategies and commit to long-term, sustainable solutions.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

2 Founders
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
September 01, 2017
The Security Transformation Research Foundation is a dedicated think-tank and research body aimed at approaching Security problems differently and producing innovative and challenging research ideas in the Security, Business Protection, Risk and Controls space

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Corix Partners
Corix Partners
August 01, 2011
Corix Partners is a Boutique Management Consultancy Firm focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance challenges. As independent Transformation experts with over 20 years of experience in the field, we help our clients develop strong company-wide Security practices that deliver real and lasting value.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

1 Industry Badge
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security
CIISec
April 01, 2022
The Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) is the only pure play information and cyber security institution to have been granted Royal Charter status and is dedicated to raising the standard of professionalism in information and cyber security.

CIISec provide a universally accepted focal point for the information cyber security profession. It is an independent not-for-profit body governed by its members, ensuring standards of professionalism for training, qualifications, operating practices and individuals.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

9 Industry Council Members
Executive Fellow - The Digital Growth Collective
Digital Growth Collective
November 22, 2025
The Digital Growth Collective unites business, tech, and investment leaders worldwide. We activate strategic partnerships across five key industries: information technology, healthcare, financial services, energy, and manufacturing.

By aligning expertise, capital, and networks, we prioritize corporate value growth—enabling our partners in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East to capitalize on tomorrow’s business opportunities today.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Leadership

2025 Official Member & Thought-Leader - Forbes Business Council
Forbes
February 04, 2025
Forbes Business Council is an invitation-only community for successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology & growth.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Leadership

Member of the HBR Advisory Council
Harvard Business Review
August 09, 2024
Harvard Business Review (HBR) Advisory Council is an opt-in research community of professionals who provide insights to help shape the content of HBR and add a perspective on the world of management and leadership.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Leadership

2024 Official Member & Thought-Leader - Forbes Business Council
Forbes
February 04, 2024
Forbes Business Council is an invitation-only community for successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology & growth.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Leadership

Member - The Virtual Non Execs Network
Virtual Non Execs
June 29, 2023
Virtualnonexecs.com is the pre-eminent peer-led non-executive director and board advisory community. The network for the serious Non-Executive Director.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Member - The 451 Alliance (now a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence)
451Alliance
February 13, 2023
The 451 Alliance is an exclusive membership organization dedicated to forecasting enterprise IT, technology, business, and macroeconomic trends.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

2023 Official Member & Thought-Leader - Forbes Business Council
Forbes
February 04, 2023
Forbes Business Council is an invitation-only community for successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology & growth.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Leadership

2022 Official Member & Thought-Leader - Forbes Business Council
Forbes
February 04, 2022
Forbes Business Council is an invitation-only community for successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology & growth.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Leadership

Member - The Institute of Directors
IoD
July 01, 2011
The IoD is a thriving membership community for directors in the UK and beyond, where you can connect with other leaders, develop your skills and be heard. At a time when great directors have never been more important, the IoD offers professional development, valuable connections and influence.

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, GRC

33 Influencer Awards
Ranked # 3 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cybersecurity (February 2026)
Thinkers360
February 02, 2026
Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders, analysts and influencers on Cybersecurity. Congratulations to all our influencers on Cybersecurity who participated!

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Tags: Cybersecurity

Top 100 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts & Influencers You Should Work With In 2026 (EMEA)
Thinkers360
January 31, 2026
Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 100 B2B thought leaders, analysts and influencers you should work with in 2026 (EMEA). Congratulations to all who participated!

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Tags: Leadership

Thinkers360 Top Voices Awards - 2025 (EMEA)
Thinkers360
October 17, 2025
Thinkers360 is proud to officially release the 2025 Top Voices Award winners, our third annual list recognizing the most influential thought leaders, analysts and influencers within the Thinkers360 community. This prestigious award celebrates the outstanding contributions of global experts who are shaping the future of business, technology, and sustainability.

This year’s list honors top-tier academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers. These are the individuals who have made remarkable strides in advancing our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful professional connections.

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Tags: Leadership

Thinkers360 Top Voices Awards - 2025 (OVERALL)
Thinkers360
October 01, 2025
Thinkers360 is proud to officially release the 2025 Top Voices Award winners, our third annual list recognizing the most influential thought leaders, analysts and influencers within the Thinkers360 community. This prestigious award celebrates the outstanding contributions of global experts who are shaping the future of business, technology, and sustainability.

This year’s list honors top-tier academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers. These are the individuals who have made remarkable strides in advancing our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful professional connections.

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Thinkers360 GRC Ambassador - 2025
Thinkers360
August 25, 2025
Thinkers360 Ambassadors are not just experts but also passionate advocates for knowledge sharing and community building, dedicated to shaping the future of thought leadership.

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Tags: GRC

The CISO’s bookshelf: 10 must-reads for security leaders - "The Cybersecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO" - JC Gaillard
HelpNetSecurity
March 06, 2025
Discover essential reads for CISOs in this curated list of books covering cybersecurity leadership, risk management, zero trust, board communication, and more.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Best 100 CISO Podcasts - The Corix Partners Cyber Security Transformation Podcast
MillionPodcasts
February 27, 2025
The Best 100 CISO Podcasts to listen to in 2025

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Best 100 InfoSec Podcasts - The Corix Partners Cyber Security Transformation Podcast
MillionPodcasts
February 26, 2025
The Best 100 InfoSec podcasts to listen to in 2025

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Best 100 Cyber Security Podcasts - The Corix Partners Cyber Security Transformation Podcast
MillionPodcasts
January 03, 2025
The Best 100 Cyber Security podcasts to listen to in 2025

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Ranked # 3 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cybersecurity (December 2024)
Thinkers360
December 01, 2024
Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Cybersecurity for 2024. Congratulations to all our Cybersecurity influencers who participated!

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Thinkers360 Top Voices Awards - 2024 (EMEA)
Thinkers360
October 14, 2024
We are thrilled to introduce the second annual Thinkers360 Top Voices Award, a prestigious recognition that celebrates the outstanding contributions of our thought leaders within the Thinkers360 community. This award honors academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers who have made remarkable strides in shaping our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful connections.

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Tags: Leadership, GRC

Thinkers360 Top Voices Awards - 2024 (OVERALL)
Thinkers360
October 01, 2024
We are thrilled to introduce the second annual Thinkers360 Top Voices Award, a prestigious recognition that celebrates the outstanding contributions of our thought leaders within the Thinkers360 community. This award honors academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers who have made remarkable strides in shaping our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful connections.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts & Influencers You Should Work With In 2024 (EMEA)
Thinkers360
March 23, 2024
Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 B2B thought leaders, analysts and influencers you should work with in 2024 (Europe, Africa & Middle East). Congratulations to all who participated!

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Tags: Leadership, GRC

Ranked # 2 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cybersecurity (October 2023)
Thinkers360
November 10, 2023
Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Cybersecurity for 2023. Congratulations to all our thought leaders and experts who participated!

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

Thinkers360 Top Voices Awards - 2023 (EMEA)
Thinkers360
October 21, 2023
We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural Thinkers360 Top Voices Award, a prestigious recognition that celebrates the outstanding contributions of our thought leaders within the Thinkers360 community. This award honors academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers who have made remarkable strides in shaping our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful connections.

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Tags: Leadership, GRC

Thinkers360 Top Voices Awards - 2023 (OVERALL)
Thinkers360
October 01, 2023
We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural Thinkers360 Top Voices Award, a prestigious recognition that celebrates the outstanding contributions of our thought leaders within the Thinkers360 community. This award honors academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers who have made remarkable strides in shaping our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful connections.

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Tags: Leadership, GRC

Ranked # 3 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management (September 2023)
Thinkers360
September 24, 2023
Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Management for 2023. Congratulations to all our thought leaders and experts who participated!

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Tags: GRC

Top Writer in Leadership on Medium - January 2023
Medium
January 03, 2023
To read more, visit and follow my profile >> https://medium.com/@Corix_JC

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Tags: Leadership, GRC

Ranked # 5 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management (September 2022)
Thinkers360
September 03, 2022
Here’s the Thinkers360 live leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Management for 2022. Congratulations to all our thought leaders and experts who participated!

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Expert and Influencer - Who's Who in Cyber Security? - Onalytica
Onalytica
February 23, 2022
This report provides a varied sample of influencers split by persona who create content and talk about Cybersecurity as well as its subsets.

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Influential Voice and Sub-Topic Expert - Who’s Who in Future of Work? - Onalytica
Onalytica
January 27, 2022
This report provides a varied sample of influencers split by persona who create content and talk about Future of Work as well as its subsets.

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Best 80 Cyber Security Podcasts - The Corix Partners Cyber Security Transformation Podcast
FeedSpot
January 22, 2022
The best Cyber Security podcasts from thousands of podcasts on the web ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness.

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Ranked # 5 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Security
Thinkers360
January 09, 2022
Here’s the Thinkers360 live leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Security for January 2022. Congratulations to all our thought leaders and experts who participated!

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Ranked # 9 - Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management (August 2021)
Thinkers360
August 21, 2021
Here’s the Thinkers360 live leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Management for August 2021. Congratulations to all our thought leaders and experts who participated!

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Social Amplifier - Risk Management - Onalytica
Onalytica
April 28, 2021
This Who’s Who report provides you with a varied sample of influential voices discussing risk management online. From Event Speakers, Industry KOLs to Researchers & Contributors, this list will help you find experts within the risk management conversation.

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74 Influencer Newsletters
The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - February 2026
Corix Partners
February 02, 2026
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - January 2026
Corix Partners
January 02, 2026
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - December 2025
Corix Partners
December 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - November 2025
Corix Partners
November 03, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - October 2025
Corix Partners
October 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - September 2025
Corix Partners
September 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - August 2025
Corix Partners
August 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - July 2025
Corix Partners
July 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - June 2025
Corix Partners
June 02, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - May 2025
Corix Partners
May 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - April 2025
Corix Partners
April 01, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - March 2025
Corix Partners
March 03, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - February 2025
Corix Partners
February 03, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - January 2025
Corix Partners
January 02, 2025
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - December 2024
Corix Partners
December 02, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Corix Partners Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - November 2024
Corix Partners
November 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - October 2024
Corix Partners
October 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - September 2024
Corix Partners
September 02, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - August 2024
Corix Partners
August 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - July 2024
Corix Partners
July 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - June 2024
Corix Partners
June 03, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - May 2024
Corix Partners
May 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - April 2024
Corix Partners
April 02, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - March 2024
Corix Partners
March 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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The Cybersecurity Leadership Newsletter - February 2024
Corix Partners
February 01, 2024
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cybersecurity, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture & governance

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21 Media Interviews
Treat cybersecurity as a business and cultural matter, not just a technical one
gfiles
September 18, 2025
JC Gaillard and Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad discuss the vital importance of cybersecurity across the Indian public and private sector, and how to engineer transformational dynamics

gfiles is the country’s first independent magazine written, designed and produced for India’s civil services—the vast and formidable network of bureaucracies and public sector organisations that provide continuity and stability to this nation’s governance.

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Why Cybersecurity Keeps Failing & How We Can Fix It - The Growth Switch Podcast
ArizMedia / The Growth Switch Podcast
June 04, 2025
In this episode of The Growth Switch, we sit down with cybersecurity strategist and thought leader JC Gaillard to talk about something most leaders are afraid to admit: We’ve just wasted a decade doing cybersecurity wrong.

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Why Cybersecurity Keeps Failing: Lessons from the Frontlines
BuroVentures / Breakthrough Moments Podcast
November 25, 2024
In this episode of the Breakthrough Moments Podcast, Harald Roine sits down with JC Gaillard, founder of Corix Partners, to talk about the challenges and missteps in cybersecurity. JC shares his journey from finance to consulting, dives into the "spiral of failure" that traps many organizations, and explains why breaking silos, improving governance, and elevating the CISO role are key to real progress. If you’re curious about what’s holding businesses back in cybersecurity and how to fix it, this episode is a must-listen!

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Cybersecurity for Entrepreneurs in the Age of AI
WBAF
October 22, 2024
The Evolving Landscape of Cyber Threats and Resilience Strategies for an AI-World

JC Gaillard talks with Tony Moroney at the invitation of the WBA Forum Global Science, Technology and Innovation Committee, and dives into key cybersecurity issues shaping today’s AI-powered global business and entrepreneurship landscape.

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The Cyber Leadership Series - Digital Transformation Lab - University College Cork
DT Lab / UCC
July 13, 2024
JC Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners, was interviewed on 14 June 2024 by Paidi O’Reilly and Tony Moroney for DT-LAB.ie, as part of their digital transformation podcast series.

The Digital Transformation Lab (DT-LAB) is an independent think-tank, comprising like-minded individuals that come together weekly to share insights from academia, business, and consulting. The DT-LAB is currently hosted and supported by Cork University Business School at University College Cork.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners
Thinkers360
August 18, 2023
Thinkers360 thought leader interviews profile prominent members of the Thinkers360 community who embody the power of ideas in their work. In this edition, we speak with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder and CEO at Corix Partners.

As the driving force behind Corix Partners, Jean-Christophe has demonstrated visionary leadership, shaping the company into a reputable entity known for its innovative solutions and strategic insights. His passion for cybersecurity and his commitment to enhancing digital resilience have positioned him as a sought-after authority in the industry.

Gaillard is the author of The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO and the host of The Cyber Security Transformation Podcast.

He is featured in Thinkers360’s annual Leaderboards Top Podcasts from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders (1H’23), The Year’s Most Popular Books from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders (1H’23), and The Year’s Most Popular Articles from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders (1H’23), among others.

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The LeadersTalk Podcast - Episode 25 - Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation
LeadersPress
August 09, 2023
JC Gaillard talks about his last book "The Cybersecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO" and the challenges of integrating cybersecurity, digital transformation and the all-important human element

Hosted by Andrew Dupy for LeadersPress

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The Infogov Hot Seat - IGHS10 - Interview with JC Gaillard, Corix Partners
Infogov Hot Seat
May 03, 2023
This episode features JC Gaillard at Corix Partners. Tune in to hear his answers to these 5 burning questions:

1. What made you decide to write your book "The Cyber Security Leadership Handbook"?
2. What kind of topics are discussed in the book?
3. Who is the audience? Who should read the book?
4. How can you purchase the book?
5. How do you see the Cyber Security industry changing in the coming years? What advice do you have for CISOs?

Hosted by Jim Merrifield

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Cyber Review: Cybersecurity The Lost Decade
CyberMaterial
May 23, 2022
JC Gaillard talks with Sofia at CyberMaterial and together they review his book "Cyber Security: The Lost Decade" which has now gone through 5 annual editions, and explore why large organisations still struggle with decade-old security problems, and what to do about it

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The CybersecurityInsider Episode 26 - JC Gaillard - Founder & Managing Director - Corix Partners
The CybersecurityInsider
January 19, 2022
Yigal and JC look back at a number of cybersecurity subjects ranging from security in the Cloud, to Supply Chain & MSP, Digital Transformation, Shadow IT and much more...

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The Cyber Pro Podcast Episode 121 - JC Gaillard - Founder and Managing Director - Corix Partners
The CyberPro Podcast
August 31, 2021
Jean-Christophe looks back at transformational dynamics across the cyber security industry and why defence in depth is key to face current threats

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In Conversation with JC Gaillard, Cybersecurity Specialist and Founder of Corix Partners
Edutec Alliance
August 17, 2021
Watch JC Gaillard talk to Glaucia Rosas from the Edutec Alliance about the importance for school leaders to understand cyber issues that can affect schools and shares corporate best practices that they can adopt to avoid data breach and ransomware attacks.

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Cyber Security: A Top-down Imperative for Schools
Thinkers360
August 02, 2021
JC Gaillard talks to Glaucia Rosas from the Edutec Alliance on how school leaders need to approach cyber security in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

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The Role of the CISO is at a Crossroad
The Business Transformation Network
March 09, 2021
A Q&A interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Leading Security influencer and Managing Director at Corix Partners, regarding the role of the CISO and how it sits within organisations today.

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Cyber Security, Risk, Silver Bullets and Covid-19
The Business Transformation Network
September 01, 2020
A Q&A interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Leading Security influencer and Managing Director at Corix Partners, regarding cybersecurity in an age of COVID.

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The Hard Truth Around Cyber Security Awareness Programs - An interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Managing Director and Founder, Corix Partners
Thinkers360
May 01, 2020
We often hear that “cyber security must be everybody’s responsibility”; what does that mean in practice?

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Onalytica: Interview with JC Gaillard - Top influencer in Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance
Onalytica
April 24, 2020
"I am passionate about helping the cyber security industry move forward. It is shocking to see cyber security maturity levels so low in many firms in spite of the billions spent – collectively – on technical security products across the last two decades. That’s not because those don’t work; it’s because they are rarely properly deployed or used: Too many organisations have been focusing for too long on non-existent quick wins around cyber security, and on technology, instead of putting people and process first. The roadblocks that have been preventing progress are rooted in culture and governance. And endemic corporate short-termism. Cyber security transformation requires a coherent leadership vision, long-term action and relentless drive to succeed."

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The State of Cyber Security
CIO Water Cooler
December 16, 2019
David Savage from TechTalks sits down with Jean-Christophe Gaillard on the CIO Water Cooler TV, as he reflects on over 20 years of growth in the cybersecurity sector: How the cybersecurity model has changed from one of risk and compliance to real-life inevitability.

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How to win the Fintech talent war
Refinitiv
October 31, 2019
A Fintech talent war is pitching corporations against startups in pursuit of the AI skills required for the digital transformation of financial services. The #RefinitivSocial100 thought leaders discuss hiring, retaining and educating data science talent.

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Are we spending enough on Cyber Security?
Corix Partners
June 15, 2019
Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Managing Director and Founder, Corix Partners talks to Karla Reffold about what makes a good CISO. He explains that companies are now asking “Are we spending enough on Cyber Security?” and that a good CISO needs to be able to articulate security in the language of all the business stakeholders.

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GDPR Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience
Aphaia
April 21, 2017
We discussed GDPR cyber security aspects with Richard Preece and Jean-Christophe Gaillard. The two experts share their views on why GDPR can be a catalyst around data security challenges.

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Tags: Leadership, Privacy, GRC

7 Panels
Technology and Digital Sovereignty - NetExplo Observatory - Paris - 8th June 2023
NetExplo
June 08, 2023
JC Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners, participated in a panel discussion and spoke around cybersecurity talent at this prestigious event in Paris on June 8th

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European Cybersecurity Job Market and the Gender Perspective
Kuppinger Cole
November 10, 2020
JC Gaillard, Founder and Managing Director, Corix Partners participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cybner Security Leadership Summit hosted by Kuppinger Cole. The discussion focused on the state of the European cybersecurity job market, the importance of gender diversity and the relevance of the skills gap considerations, as a follow up to JC's presentation in the morning. Other panelists included Rayna Stamboliyska, VP Governance & Public Affairs at Yes We Hack , and the panel was facilitated by Anett Mádi-Nátor,
President / Deputy CEO responsible for Strategic Business Development, Women4Cyber Foundation / Cyber Services Plc.

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#RefinitivSocial100 Perspectives UK Breakfast Roundtable
Refinitiv
September 18, 2019
JC Gaillard, Founder and Managing Director, Corix Partners attended a breakfast roundtable hosted by Refinitiv Head of Innovation Amanda West, and attended by CEO David Craig and Head of Strategy Ben Shepherd. The roundtable focused on fintech and AI, and was also attended by other members of the #RefinitivSocial100 panel: Neira Jones, David Doughty, Steve Cook, Timo Dreger, Liz Lumley, Susanne Chishti, Xavier Gomez and Jim McClelland

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Tags: AI, FinTech, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Risk across the Supply Chain
IRT System X
June 25, 2019
JC Gaillard, MD & Founder, Corix Partners, facilitated a panel discussion on cyber risk across the supply chain in Paris on 25th June 2019 at a conference organised by IRT SystemX in collaboration with the French Insurance Federation.

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Cyber Security and The Promises of Predictive Risk Analysis
G9+
September 19, 2018
JC Gaillard, MD & Founder, Corix Partners, represented Corix Partners on a panel of experts on 19th September 2018 in Paris at a conference hosted by G9+ Institute and sponsored by Verizon on the theme “Cyber Security and The Promises of Predictive Risk Analysis”

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Data Protection: Compliance and Governance in the Face of an Exploding Cyber Criminality
G9+
July 04, 2017
JC Gaillard, MD & Founder, Corix Partners, represented Corix Partners on a panel of experts on 4th July 2017 in Paris at a conference hosted by G9+ Institute and sponsored by Verizon on the theme “Data Protection: Compliance and Governance in the Face of an Exploding Cyber Criminality”

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Ransomware: The evolution of the threat, how firms can protect themselves, and how best to react
FIC
January 25, 2017
JC Gaillard, MD & Founder, Corix Partners, animated a panel discussion at the FIC 2017 conference in Lille, France on 25th January 2017. The panel theme was focused on Ransomware, the evolution of those threats, how firms – large and small – can protect themselves, and how best to react to such incidents.

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139 Podcasts
Series 6 - "The Role of the CISO and Real Governance Dynamics at C-Level" - Episode 24
Corix Partners
November 27, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ ends Series 6 by revisiting a number of topics addressed in earlier episodes around the role of the CISO, authority, accountability and real governance dynamics at C-level.

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Series 6 - Launching "The First 100 Days of the New CISO - A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact" - Episode 23
Corix Partners
November 20, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ talks about his new book "⁠The First 100 Days of the New CISO - A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact⁠" ; he highlights its structure and why this is truly a blueprint for the next decade of cybersecurity leadership

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Series 6 - "First 100 Days of the New CISO: The Context of Cybersecurity Transformation" - Episode 22
Corix Partners
November 13, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ continues his journey through the "First 100 Days of the New CISO" and focuses on the context of cybersecurity transformation and why it is key to map it from the start

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Series 6 - "First 100 Days of the New CISO: Building Trust and Managing Expectations" - Episode 21
Corix Partners
November 06, 2025
JC Gaillard continues with his exploration of the "First 100 Days of the New CISO" and highlights why building trust and managing expectations from the start are key to long-term success

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Series 6 - "First 100 Days of the New CISO: The Importance of Cultural and Contextual Alignment" - Episode 20
Corix Partners
October 30, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ continues to revisit the "First 100 Days of the New CISO" and explains why understanding culture and context from the start is more important than early action

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Series 6 - "First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Transition, Not a Technical Project" - Episode 19
Corix Partners
October 23, 2025
JC Gaillard revisits under a leadership lens the "First 100 Days of the CISO" paradigm that was explored at length in Series 3 of the podcast

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Series 6 - "Three More Cybersecurity Clichés That Need Debunking" - Episode 18
Corix Partners
October 16, 2025
⁠⁠JC Gaillard⁠⁠ follows up on the three cybersecurity clichés he discussed in Episode 7 and expands on the topic, and why it is key to go beyond semantics on those matters

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Series 6 - "Zero Trust, Agentic AI, and the Future of Identity Management" - Episode 17 - with guest Mark Jacob
Corix Partners
October 09, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ and guest ⁠Mark Jacob⁠ from ⁠Cyrista ⁠look back at zero trust, what it really means for cybersecurity professionals and the impact of Agentic AI on identity and access management

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Series 6 - "Role of the CISO: Why It’s Time to Split the Job Before It Breaks the Business" - Episode 16
Corix Partners
October 02, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ brings together a number of aspects previously discussed on the podcast around the role of the CISO in response to a recent ⁠article ⁠on CSOonline

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Series 6 - "How Agentic AI Challenges Cybersecurity Fundamentals" - Episode 15 - with guest Mark Jacob
Corix Partners
September 25, 2025
⁠⁠JC Gaillard⁠⁠ and guest ⁠⁠Mark Jacob⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠Cyrista ⁠⁠highlight the multi-dimensional challenges of Agentic AI for cybersecurity professionals, and why good governance from the start is essential



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Series 6 - "Cybersecurity Strategic Transformation: Why Is It So Hard?" - Episode 14
Corix Partners
September 18, 2025
JC Gaillard goes back to exploring the dynamics around cybersecurity strategic transformation and highlights why governance, people, and long-term vision matter more than flashy slides

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Series 6 - "Changing the Dynamics Around Cybersecurity Awareness" - Episode 13
Corix Partners
September 11, 2025
JC Gaillard⁠⁠ highlights a number of issues in relation with cybersecurity awareness programs and why we might have been doing awareness the wrong way for the last two decades

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Series 6 - "The Future of Cybersecurity Leadership: Breaking the CISO Deadlock" - Episode 12
Corix Partners
July 31, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ explores why the traditional CISO role has struggled to evolve and highlights what needs to change

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Series 6 - "From Risk to Reality: The Board’s New Cyber Mandate" - Episode 11
Corix Partners
July 24, 2025
⁠⁠JC Gaillard⁠⁠ revisits once again a number of aspects in relation to the role of the Board around cybersecurity and highlights why it is essential for the conversation to be grounded in reality

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Series 6 - "The Challenges of Post-Quantum Cryptography" - Episode 10 - with guest Mark Jacob
Corix Partners
July 17, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ and guest ⁠Mark Jacob⁠ from ⁠Cyrista ⁠revisit the challenges of post-quantum cryptography, and highlight why it is essential to take it seriously and start acting now

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Series 6 - "Organizational Culture is Foundational to Cybersecurity" - Episode 9
Corix Partners
July 10, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ highlights the complexities of cybersecurity transformation, emphasizing the importance of leadership, governance, and cultural change

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Series 6 - "Holding Leadership Accountable Around Cybersecurity" - Episode 8
Corix Partners
July 03, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ revisits one more time the role of the Board around cybersecurity, this time in the light of a recent ⁠article ⁠in the Harvard Business Review

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Series 6 - "Debunking Three Cliches Deeply Entrenched in the Cybersecurity Industry Echo Chamber" - Episode 7
Corix Partners
June 26, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard ⁠deconstructs three topics which embody the problems still facing the cybersecurity narrative and highlights why it is key to avoid shallow and outdated positions on those matters

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Series 6 - "Still Fighting the Wrong Fight? The CISO Paradox in 2025" - Episode 6
Corix Partners
June 19, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard ⁠looks back at the CISO Report 2025 from Splunk, the interaction between CISOs and the Board, and the aspects that really matter

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Series 6 - "Can We Really Put a Price on Data Breaches?" - Episode 5
Corix Partners
June 12, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ looks back at the limitations of surveys detailing the costs of data breaches, and re-iterates that cybersecurity cannot just be reduced to a mere numbers game

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Series 6 - "The “What”, the “How” and the “Who” of Change" - Episode 4
Corix Partners
June 05, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ goes back to the dynamics of success and failure around cybersecurity and why it is key to look beyond budgets and investments;

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Series 6 - "Cybersecurity Transformation Cannot Be Reduced to a Mere Matter of Investments" - Episode 3
Corix Partners
May 29, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ revisits the importance trust and relationships for CISOs, looking beyond the mere justification of cybersecurity investments

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Series 6 - "The CISO, the CSO and the Future of the Cybersecurity Organization" - Episode 2
Corix Partners
May 22, 2025
In this second episode of Series 6, ⁠JC Gaillard⁠ revisits his views of the role of the CISO and the CSO and the real dynamics of cybersecurity transformation

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Series 6 - "What Ever Happened with Cybersecurity Strategic Thinking?" - Episode 1
Corix Partners
May 15, 2025
⁠JC Gaillard⁠ introduces the first episode in Series 6 of the Cybersecurity Transformation Podcast and highlights the various themes that will be covered in the series

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Why Cybersecurity Keeps Failing: Lessons from the Frontlines
BuroVentures / Breakthrough Moments Podcast
November 25, 2024
In this episode of the Breakthrough Moments Podcast, Harald Roine sits down with JC Gaillard, founder of Corix Partners, to talk about the challenges and missteps in cybersecurity. JC shares his journey from finance to consulting, dives into the "spiral of failure" that traps many organizations, and explains why breaking silos, improving governance, and elevating the CISO role are key to real progress. If you’re curious about what’s holding businesses back in cybersecurity and how to fix it, this episode is a must-listen!

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8 Quotes
15 Ways Healthcare Companies Can Proactively Secure Sensitive Data
Forbes
January 30, 2026
The digitization of sensitive patient health information, connected medical devices and cloud-based systems are combining to make healthcare organizations an increasingly tempting target for hackers. From ransomware attacks to data breaches, cyber incidents directly threaten patient safety, trust and continuity of care.

While eliminating cyber risk entirely isn’t realistic, the choices leaders make before, during and after an incident play a critical role in limiting damage and protecting both patients and providers. Below, members of Forbes Business Council share practical strategies to help healthcare companies proactively safeguard sensitive health information without slowing innovation.

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Tags: Cybersecurity

Cloud Outages Highlight the Need for Resilient, Secure Infrastructure Recovery
Dark Reading
October 30, 2025
Many thanks to Arielle Waldman and Dark Reading for including some of my comments in their October 2025 article around recent cloud outages

"Outages create security blind spots and put pressure on enterprises to restore services quickly, which can lead teams to bypass security controls.

Heightened vulnerability surfaces are a real concern for enterprises following outages, agrees Jean-Christophe Gaillard, founder and CEO of Corix Partners. Enterprises may be forced to restart systems in degraded or fallback modes that lack standard security controls. Returning to standard secure configurations can take time, giving attackers an opportunity to strike.

"Emergency patches and configuration changes are often made without proper review or security, potentially leading to misconfigurations or insecure settings that attackers can exploit," Gaillard tells Dark Reading.

Change management breakdowns could also lead to cybersecurity problems. Enterprises may forget to return to standard protocols altogether, which would leave systems and data exposed, adds Gaillard."

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Beyond Chaos: How to Create Clarity When Everything Falls Apart
Oleg Konovalov
September 09, 2025
Many thanks to Oleg Konovalov for interviewing me for his latest book "Beyond Chaos: How to Create Clarity When Everything Falls Apart" published on September 9th 2025, and delighted to have been able to contribute around the theme of "Man-Made Uncertainty"

"Jean-Christophe believes that the biggest cyber security issue is not cybercriminals but leaders with chaos in their mind, and he faces such cases every day...

Uncertainty tests your leadership on reliability, consistency, and solidity, while looking for any little crack in your business to get in. Uncertainty then ruins your business from the inside"

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The Top Stories from Around the Web - March 2025
Onyxia
March 27, 2025
Many thanks to Onyxia for including a summary of my earlier piece for the Forbes Business Council "Cybersecurity: Are CISOs Fighting The Right Battles?" in their Top Cybersecurity Stories from Around the Web for March 2025

"A Splunk CISO Report 2025 highlights the growing influence of CISOs in the boardroom, but many still struggle with budgets, soft skills, and the demands of their role. Most CISOs come from technical backgrounds and find it challenging to navigate executive environments, often defaulting to technology rather than engaging as business leaders. This disconnect weakens trust with senior executives, who see cybersecurity as just another business risk rather than a purely technical issue. Many CISOs mistakenly believe that logic, reasoning, and financial metrics will win support, but business decisions are often driven by short-term priorities and cognitive biases. Executives already understand cyber threats are inevitable; they don’t need explanations—they need results. Instead of proposing ambitious, costly plans, CISOs should focus on execution excellence, demonstrating impact with existing resources. Building trust through consistent delivery will, in turn, unlock more support and resources over time."

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

18 Tips For Strengthening Cybersecurity To Build Trust
Forbes
December 26, 2024
In the world of e-commerce, concerns around cybersecurity and data privacy can make or break consumer trust. Shoppers need to feel confident that their information is safe before they’re willing to hit the “buy” button. Addressing these concerns does require the right technical solutions, but it’s also about transparency, accountability and a proactive approach to safeguarding data.

To help professionals navigate this critical aspect of their business operations, 18 Forbes Business Council members share their best practices for enhancing cybersecurity and privacy protections. Their insights offer actionable steps to protect your business while earning the confidence of your customers.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Privacy, GRC

15 Ways To Leverage And Supplement AI In Your Cybersecurity Efforts
Forbes
May 05, 2022
Leaders need to ensure that sensitive information cannot be breached and that important data remain protected. Artificial intelligence can be an incredibly helpful tool in a company's arsenal for warding off cyber threats. A panel of Forbes Business Council members named 15 things a business leader can do to leverage and supplement AI capabilities for cyber security.

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On A Budget? Follow These 15 Affordable Content Marketing Strategies
Forbes
April 27, 2022
To help entrepreneurs maximize their efforts without breaking the bank, 15 members of Forbes Business Council shared their most engaging, affordable content marketing strategies to try out.

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Tags: Marketing, GRC

Fortune 500 CISOs Play Musical Chairs
Cybercrime Magazine
August 27, 2021
Surging damages from cybercriminal attacks have driven the salaries of information security officers (CISOs) through the roof, with some companies offering seven-figure salaries to attract the right talent. So why is it so hard to keep CISOs in the job?

Jean-Christophe Gaillard, managing director and founder of management consultancy firm Corix Partners, believes many CISOs have suffered from a lack of role definition and support by company executives that are often all too happy to leave the CISO holding the bag when things go wrong.

“Many CISO positions were created in response to rampant cyber threats across the last decade in industries which never had such roles in place,” he argues.

“They were created tactically with the operational objective of preventing breaches, by senior executives who didn’t really understand the context and the transversal complexity involved in the cyber protection of large organizations.”

This had left CISOs fighting perpetually in reactive mode, and prevented them from developing the leadership and management skills needed to make the CISO role more strategic and high-level.

“Many CISOs struggled with limited resources and constant attacks, and never managed to build a meaningful narrative with management beyond mere firefighting,” Gaillard explains. “They were prevented from developing the softer skills, the personal gravitas, the political acumen, which are key to delivering complex initiatives in large firms.”

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC

9 Speaking Engagements
CIO WaterCooler SECURE Event: Proactive Cybersecurity for Resilient IT
CIO WaterCooler
July 09, 2025
JC Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners, will be speaking at the CIO WaterCooler SECURE event at Home House in London on 9th July 2025.

Whether navigating zero trust, managing third-party risk, or rethinking their cyber strategy, this event is designed to equip CIOs and CTOs with the clarity and connections needed to lead with confidence in a world where cyber threats are business threats.

In his introductory session, JC will look back at 25 years of corporate dynamics around cybersecurity, articulates the mechanisms that have led to long-term stagnation of cybersecurity maturity in many firms and offers ways to break those cycles

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Why Regulation is Accelerating around Cybersecurity and How to Break out the Historical Spiral of Failure
Institute du Risk & Compliance, Paris
July 04, 2024
JC Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners, was invited by the Institute of Risk and Compliance to take part in an event in Paris on 4 July 2024.

Focused on regulation and cyber resilience, the event gave the opportunity to revisit and present our historical diagnostic on the evolution of cybersecurity practices over the past two decades, and offer a number of avenues to start changing the dynamics of failure around the topic in large firms, as developed in our Founder’s second book The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure – And How To Break Out of It

Other speakers included Anne Dore et Paulo Glorias.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cybersecurity Leadership: The Secret Sauce for the CISO
Irish Management Institute
March 23, 2023
JC Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners, was invited by the Irish Management Institute to present on 23 March 2023 as part of they Cyber Leadership programme.

His presentation revisited his 2022 series of articles on cybersecurity leadership and in particular, the theme developed here in this Medium interview.

The session was hosted by Anna Connolly, and overall coordinated by Ciara Kissane and Tony Moroney.

The IMI Cyber Programme is delivered in association with Cyber Ireland, and supported by IT@Cork Skillsnet.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security: A Look Across Two Decades - Cyber Security Leadership Summit, Berlin, Germany - Nov 12-14 2019
Kuppinger Cole
November 14, 2019
Research released by The Security Transformation Research Foundation at the Cyber Security Leadership Summit in Berlin on 12-14 November 2019, highlights significant trends in the way the language of security has evolved across the last 2 decades.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Security and Privacy in the "When-Not-If" Era - EIC 2019, Munich, Germany - May 14-17 2019
Kuppinger Cole
May 15, 2019
Beyond a mere equation between risk appetite, compliance and costs, cybersecurity is becoming a matter of good corporate governance, good ethics, and quite simply – good business. The Board, which is ultimately accountable for cyber resilience, must own it and drive it as a key pillar of any firm Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy

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Three Factors Marginalising the Historical Role fo the CISO - Cyber Security Leadership Summit, Berlin, Germany - Nov 12-14 2018
Kuppinger Cole
November 14, 2018
Far from being reinforced by the constant avalanche of cyberattacks and data breaches of the past few years, the CISO role is still rarely a true C-level function and is being marginalised by a number of long term trends: Is the CISO an outdated concept? And what to do about it?

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Why are we still talking about the reporting line of the CISO? - SASIG, London, UK - May 8 2018
SASIG
May 08, 2018
Why are so many organisations and security professionals still worried about the reporting line of the CISO? This is one of the oldest and most consistent debate agitating the security industry, and it looks far from resolved.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

"Rethinking and Rewiring Infosec": How Large Firms Must Approach Cyber Security Challenges - Digital Finance World, Frankfurt, Germany - Feb 28 / Mar 1 2018
Kuppinger Cole
February 28, 2018
Looking back at the cybersecurity events of the last year, what they can teach us from a management perspective, and how to build an effective and efficient cybersecurity practice for the current age, looking beyond the technology horizon, into strategy, governance, corporate culture and the real dynamics of transformation

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cyber Security Organisation and Governance > Rethinking and Rewiring Infosec - London, UK - Sep 28 2017
CIO Water Cooler
September 28, 2017
It is true that it is one thing – complex enough – to lead and deliver the cyber security transformation of an organisation that has reached the point where it knows it needs to change, but it is another one – equally complex – to create the condition for such realisation to take place.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

7 Videos
Towards an integrated and structured GRC reporting model for digital and cyber risk
Corix Partners / Institute of Risk & Compliance
March 09, 2023
Watch our Founder & CEO JC Gaillard talk (in French) at an IRC (Institute of Risk & Compliance) event in Paris on 9 March 2023 around integrated risk and compliance reporting and how to make GRC work in real life

The event was focused on the introduction of the DORA regulation and other speakers included Laure Mazzoleni-Robin, Legal and Compliance Director, Groupama Asset Management and Thomas Hutin, Senior Managing Director – Head of Cybersecurity, France, FTI Consulting.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

How to manage the mounting cyber security technical debt?
Corix Partners
November 11, 2022
Watch a replay of this video presentation on 10 November 2022 at the Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2022

With survey after survey highlighting the toll taken by toolkit proliferation on SOC efficiency and analysts mental health, have we come to the point where organisations have to stop buying more tech for the sake of it and start focusing on the decluttering of their cyber security landscape?

The talk, enhancing the session at Digital Leaders Week with Chris Burtenshaw, CEO, Strata Security, in June 2022, elaborates on the topic and highlights the backbone of the “sipral of failure” around cyber security in many large firms.

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How to manage the mounting cyber security technical debt?
Corix Partners
June 23, 2022
Watch a replay of this video presentation on 23 June 2022 at the Digital Leaders Week

JC Gaillard and Chris Burtenshaw from Strata Security explore the dynamics which have driven large organisations over the past 2 decades towards buying more and more security tech, and what can be done today to help them make the most of what they have, in a context of escalating threats and increasing skills scarcity

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Looking Back at the Reporting Line of the CISO
Corix Partners
November 14, 2021
Watch a replay of my talk on 11 November 2021 at the Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2021 here on the Corix Partners YouTube channel

The reporting line of the CISO seems to be one of the oldest topic of discussion amongst cyber security professionals, but why are we still here talking about it ???

The right reporting line is the one that works. Period.

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Cyber Security: The Operational Illusion
Corix Partners
November 11, 2021
Watch a replay of my talk on 11 November 2021 at the Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2021 here on the Corix Partners YouTube channel

Security culture and governance eat tech for breakfast: Only the embedding of security values in corporate culture and corporate governance can drive the transformative efforts around cyber security, that will lead ultimately to effective cyber resilience.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

The Cyber Security Skills Gap: Real Problem or Self-Inflicted Pain ?
Corix Partners
November 10, 2020
Watch a replay of my talk on 10 November 2020 at the Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2020 here on the Corix Partners YouTube channel

You don’t have to go far these days to find security professionals complaining about skills shortages, and countless media outlets relaying their views. But there are at least two sides to this argument and the situation requires a more balanced approach. The security industry needs to rebuild its narrative to attract more raw talent at all levels.

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Budgeting for Cyber Security post-COVID: Three Golden Rules for the C-Suite
Corix Partners
October 14, 2020
Watch a replay of my talk on 14 October 2020 at the Digital Leaders Week here on the Corix Partners YouTube channel

The COVID crisis is presenting most businesses with unprecedented situations – for good, bad or worse. One thing the pandemic has not pushed off the radar, is cyber security. As a matter of fact, the volume of cyber-attacks increased to “alarming levels” according to Interpol during the heart of the crisis. For businesses now totally dependent on remote working, e-commerce or digital supply chains, a serious security breach is the last thing they want… CEOs, CFOs and CIOs should not jump to ready-made conclusions around cyber security ahead of their next budgeting round. The talk is focused on three golden rules for them to consider as they plan ahead.

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Tags: COVID19, Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

5 Webinars
Cyber Security and the Post-Covid Challenges
Telecom Paris Alumni
November 29, 2022
Co-facilitation of this webinar with Telecom Paris Alumni as a follow up with various authors to our editorial work on issue #206 of the Alumni Magazine ("Revue Telecom")

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

From Cyber Security to Cyber Resilience
Telecom Paris Alumni
April 13, 2022
Co-facilitation of this webinar with Telecom Paris Alumni on cyber resilience, what it means in relation to cyber security, how it can be articulated with enterprise operational resilience, and why it has surged to such prominence over the past 2 years

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Organization Reporting Lines to Optimize Information Security
Association for Data and Cyber Governance
October 27, 2021
Watch a replay of this Webinar organised in partnership with the Association for Data and Cyber Governance on 27 October 2021 here on the Corix Partners YouTube channel

The topic of the reporting line of the CISO is probably one of the oldest topics of discussion amongst cyber security communities. But why are we still here talking about it? JC Gaillard, from Corix Partners, looks back at his experience of over 20 years on the matter and his various publications on the theme and explains why the right reporting line is key to success for the CISO but separation of duties considerations cannot rule alone.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

COVID-19, Remote Working and Cyber Attacks: What really matters...
CIO Water Cooler
April 15, 2020
A Q&A session in the light of the COVID-19 crisis, with CIO Water Cooler Expert Contributor and Corix Partners founder JC Gaillard, and ex PwC consultant and head of cyber consulting for Europe at Rapid7 Steve Lamb

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, COVID19, GRC

The end of IT security as we know it
1E
June 28, 2017
We need to improve IT security, while speeding up responsiveness to business demands. All too often, IT Security is viewed as an impediment. It seems that the extreme choices are to have fluid business operations that are wide open to attack or to have highly secure businesses that are slowed down by the weight of complex security measures. Forrester’s call for a “Zero Trust” environment will cripple normal business operations unless the ability to permit access to data and systems is automated to a degree where security doesn’t get in the way of business operations and “fluidity”. As IT professionals, we need to find the middle ground.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

18 Whitepapers
Building Meaningful, Data-driven Decisions around Risk
Corix Partners
December 14, 2023
Over the past 20 years, Corix Partners and the consultants in its network have been assisting large firms in building effective risk management models.

All too often, we come across situations where those have been built around qualitative perceptions, leading to large number of meaningless “risks” being handled through “ivory-towered” risk registers in complete isolation from the reality of the business, the threats it faces, or the protective measures that are – or are not – in place.

We believe that Risk can be managed only through the sound understanding of the threats the business is facing, the assets it needs to protect and the level of protection it can afford for those assets.

We have developed a structured, quantitative, data-driven approach rooted in the reality of each asset – its nature, its criticality to the Business and its actual level of protection against Threats – to assist business stakeholders in making actionable decisions around Risk Treatment.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

The Cyber Security Skills Gap: Real Problem or Self-inflicted Pain?
Corix Partners
December 15, 2021
You don’t have to go far these days to find security professionals complaining about skills shortages, and countless media outlets relaying their views.

But there are at least two sides to this argument and the situation requires a more balanced approach. The security industry needs to rebuild its narrative to attract more raw talent at all levels.

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The Role of the CISO in a Digitally Transformed Organisation
techUK
December 02, 2021
techUK launches the second report in its Cyber People Series. The Role of the CISO in a Digitally Transformed Organisation highlights the complexities surrounding the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (the CISO). In this new report, we explore what the CISO should be focusing on in an era where every organisation is a technology organisation, as well as touching on the key attributes of a successful CISO – leadership, strategy, technical, and governance.

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The Way Forward with Cyber Security Target Operating Models: A Plan of Approach for Senior Executives
Corix Partners
November 08, 2021
Many large organisations across all industries face the same challenges around cybersecurity and privacy: Growing regulatory demands, compounded by escalating cyber threats and skills shortages, and a business landscape dominated by the COVID pandemic and its aftermath.

Very often, their cyber security operating model has simply grown organically over the years and needs re-engineering or re-structuring:

- to bring it in line with evolving regulatory frameworks;
- to align it with industry best practices in terms of three lines of defence and risk management;
- and fundamentally, to give senior executives assurance that their business remains adequately protected from cyber threats across people, process and technology levels.

So what are the best ways to move forward with a cyber security operating model re-engineering programme?

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Cross Industry Best Practice Benchmarking for Schools
Edutec Alliance
July 07, 2021
Delighted to have had the opportunity to contribute the cyber security section of the guide. The guide is designed to assess how well schools are doing against global best practice in terms of strategy, people, process, applications ecosystem, technology infrastructure, data, cyber security and project management.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, EdTech, Leadership, GRC

The CISO at the C-Suite
techUK
December 14, 2020
The first report in this techUK Cyber People Series explores how CISOs should engage at C-Suite and Board level. As cyber security increasingly underpins and enables business growth across all sectors, and enables the Fourth Industrial Revolution to gather pace, the CISO function must seek to educate, garner and leverage support from the C-Suite and Board levels to drive change across their organisations.

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Building a Vendor Risk Management Practice that Delivers Real Value
Corix Partners
November 20, 2020
A totally updated version of our 2015 white paper on this topic.

As the COVID crisis makes most businesses dependent on third-parties and cloud services, keeping a firm grip on vendor risk becomes essential.

More than ever before, keeping things simple, working in the context of each relationship and focusing efforts on key vendors are fast becoming key success factors for any vendor risk management programme.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, Supply Chain, GRC

Cyber Security: Not just an Equation between Risk Appetite, Compliance and Costs
Corix Partners
November 16, 2020
An update to the 2019 version of this white paper, originally published in collaboration with The Security Transformation Research Foundation.

The COVID crisis has changed very little around the cyber security fundamentals, and established good practices – some known for decades – continue to provide protection, as long as they are properly implemented acrosss the real depth and breadth of the modern enterprise.

But the pandemic has made most businesses and most of us heavily dependent on digital services, which in turn rely entirely on digital trust.

Now more than ever, cyber security – as a cornerstone of digital trust – is becoming a matter of good corporate governance, good ethics, and quite simply – good business.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, Risk Management, GRC

Cyber Insurance: Changing Dynamics in a Maturing Market
Corix Partners
May 11, 2020
A look back at our 2016 analysis of the Cyber Insurance market, its drivers and its blockers for insurers, regulators and clients.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, Risk Management, GRC

COVID-19, Remote Working and Cyber Attacks
Corix Partners
April 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to introduce a degree of social distancing which makes people entirely reliant on digital services.

Remote working creates new security imperatives around the way staff collaborate and share information (and around the way cyber security teams need to operate). At the same time, cyber criminals are targeting the disorganisation created by the crisis and negligent practices and cyber threats are at an all times high.

More than ever, good security and privacy practices are key to KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, COVID19, GRC

Security Dashboards, Metrics and Data - Management Insights to see through the Maze
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
February 20, 2020
Communicating and driving real engagement with senior stakeholders around cyber security has always been one of the most complex aspects of the CISO role.

As digital estates become increasingly complex, attack surfaces are multiplied, and most organisations face the same challenge: How do we make sense of the data we have to protect ourselves from cyber threats and drive real action around cyber security?

The Security Transformation Research Foundation, together with Corix Partners, Strata Security and a number of experts, have analysed the complex interactions between security data, metrics and dashboards and offer a number of management insights in a whitepaper which can be downloaded here.

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Cyber Security: A Look Across Two Decades
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
November 07, 2019
Research by The Security Transformation Research Foundation highlights significant trends in the way the language of security has evolved across the last 2 decades. The Foundation analysed the semantics content of 17 annual “Global Information Security Surveys” from leading firm EY, spanning the period 2002-2018. By looking at the frequency of keyword markers and how those frequencies have evolved over time, the research puts in evidence a clear demarcation between 2 periods.

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Cyber Security: Not just an Equation between Risk Appetite, Compliance and Costs
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
January 15, 2019
Cyber security is becoming a matter of good corporate governance, good ethics, and quite simply –good business > Key factors for boards and executive management to consider in 2019

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, Privacy, GRC

GDPR: What to expect up to May 25th and beyond
The Security Transformation Research Foundation
February 01, 2018
Faced with widespread non-compliance, the attitude of regulators will be key > Key factors for boards and executive management to consider in 2018

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Tags: Leadership, Privacy, GRC

GDPR: A Catalyst to Drive Real Action around Privacy and Security
Corix Partners
March 30, 2017
Firms should not focus simply on deadlines, but on creating genuine long-term transformational dynamics

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Tags: Leadership, Privacy, GRC

Cyber Insurance: Potential Buyers Should Act With Care Over The Mid-Term
Corix Partners
November 24, 2016
The Lack of Skills and Reliable Data are still Key Market Constraints

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

Cloud Computing : Here to Stay … but Transparency is Key for Vendors as Regulation tightens
Corix Partners
October 01, 2016
The Key Questions CIOs should ask when evaluating a Cloud solution today

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Tags: Cloud, Digital Transformation, Leadership, GRC

Internet of Things, Big Data, Cloud: Take Security and Privacy seriously to stay in the game
Corix Partners
December 03, 2015
The convergence of IoT, Big Data and Cloud Computing technologies is opening up a very large number of possibilities in terms of new digital products and services. But for the short-term, at the intersection of technologies and in the midst of the proliferation of (often immature) use cases, the privacy of consumers has become vulnerable. And fundamental cybersecurity principles – if ignored – will lead to breaches and data losses that may damage further consumer confidence.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Leadership, Privacy, GRC

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Date : July 30, 2020

As we look towards the next decade, the Security industry must pivot towards a clearer execution focus: Security cannot be seen any more JUST as a matter of risk appetite or as a box-checking exercise; equally, constant firefighting is no longer sufficient as the “when not if” paradigm takes root in the boardroom and senior executives demand real results, often in exchange of very significant investments. Security must become a delivery imperative, and where existing maturity levels are low, the CISO must become a true transformational leader.

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235 Article/Blogs
The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - February 13, 2026
Thinkers360
February 13, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The 4 profiles of cyber-resilient organizations. Which colour are you?

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/cyber-resilient-organizations-profiles/

 

The silent security gap in enterprise AI adoption

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4127334/the-silent-security-gap-in-enterprise-ai-adoption.html

 

Why AI Governance Risk Is Really a Data Governance Problem

https://www.cio.inc/ai-governance-risk-really-data-governance-problem-a-30724

 

OpenAI’s new model leaps ahead in coding capabilities—but raises unprecedented cybersecurity risks

https://fortune.com/2026/02/05/openai-gpt-5-3-codex-warns-unprecedented-cybersecurity-risks/

 

Your Business Should Drive AI Adoption, Not Your Tech Team

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/02/09/your-business-should-drive-ai-adoption-not-your-tech-team/

 

The new CIO mandate: Strategy, speed, and scaled intelligence

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/our-insights/the-new-cio-mandate-strategy-speed-and-scaled-intelligence

 

The Widening AI Value Gap

https://www.bcg.com/publications/2025/are-you-generating-value-from-ai-the-widening-gap

 

Are Legacy Metrics Derailing Your Transformation?

https://hbr.org/2026/02/are-legacy-metrics-derailing-your-transformation

 

Six shifts to build the agentic organization of the future

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-organization-blog/six-shifts-to-build-the-agentic-organization-of-the-future

 

Who will be the first CIO fired for AI agent havoc?

https://www.cio.com/article/4126094/who-will-be-the-first-cio-fired-for-ai-agent-havoc.html

 

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Corix Partners is a Boutique Management Consultancy Firm and Thought-Leadership Platform, focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation & Governance challenges.

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - February 6, 2026
Thinkers360
February 06, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Chief Information Security Officers Must Evolve Or Be Sidelined

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/02/02/chief-information-security-officers-must-evolve-or-be-sidelined/

 

Why We Can’t Let AI Take the Wheel of Cyber Defense

https://www.securityweek.com/why-we-cant-let-ai-take-the-wheel-of-cyber-defense/

 

Why AI adoption keeps outrunning governance — and what to do about it

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4122948/responsible-ai-gap-why-ai-adoption-keeps-outrunning-governance-and-what-to-do-about-it.html

 

Why digital transformation fails without an upskilled workforce

https://www.cio.com/article/4125163/why-digital-transformation-fails-without-an-upskilled-workforce.html

 

Reimagining the value proposition of tech services for agentic AI

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/reimagining-the-value-proposition-of-tech-services-for-agentic-ai

 

Stop Delivering Change, Start Designing a Business That Can Actually Grow

https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/applications-technology/stop-delivering-change-start-designing-a-business-that-can-actually-grow/

 

What AI Can Teach Us About Designing Better KPIs

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what-ai-can-teach-us-about-designing-better-kpis/

 

Is Your Workplace Set Up for AI Agents?

https://hbr.org/2026/01/is-your-workplace-set-up-for-ai-agents

 

The AI productivity trap: Why your best engineers are getting slower

https://www.cio.com/article/4124515/the-ai-productivity-trap-why-your-best-engineers-are-getting-slower.html

 

AI agents could be worth $236 billion by 2034 – if we ensure they are the good kind

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/ai-agents-trust/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - January 30, 2026
Thinkers360
January 30, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The human paradox at the center of modern cyber resilience

https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-human-paradox-at-the-center-of-modern-cyber-resilience

 

Inside the Corporate Playbook Of Ransomware Operations

https://www.cybersecurityintelligence.com/blog/inside-the-corporate-playbook-of-ransomware-operations-9050.html

 

Change is changing: How to meet the challenge of radical reinvention

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/change-is-changing-how-to-meet-the-challenge-of-radical-reinvention

 

9 strategic imperatives every business leader must master to survive and thrive in 2026

https://www.zdnet.com/article/strategic-imperatives-for-business-leaders/

 

Agentic AI exposes what we’re doing wrong

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4120858/agentic-ai-exposes-what-were-doing-wrong.html

 

Zero-Trust Data Governance Comes Into Focus

https://www.cybersecurityintelligence.com/blog/zero-trust-data-governance-comes-into-focus--9042.html

 

Why your AI agents need a trust layer before it’s too late

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4121550/why-your-ai-agents-need-a-trust-layer-before-its-too-late.html

 

Your AI strategy is just another form of technical debt

https://www.techfinitive.com/opinions/your-ai-strategy-is-just-another-form-of-technical-debt/

 

The new CDIO stack: Tech, talent and storytelling

https://www.cio.com/article/4120707/the-new-cdio-stack-tech-talent-and-storytelling.html

 

How is tech changing the C-suite?

https://www.itpro.com/business/leadership/how-is-tech-changing-the-c-suite

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - January 23, 2026
Thinkers360
January 23, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Cybersecurity spending keeps rising, so why is business impact still hard to explain?

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/15/expel-cybersecurity-investment-decisions/

 

Your company most probably can't recover from a cyberattack and doesn't know it

https://cybernews.com/security/hidden-resilience-debt-half-firms-unready-cyberattacks/

 

Insider risk in an age of workforce volatility

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4116983/insider-risk-in-an-age-of-workforce-volatility.html

 

AI and the next innovation frontier: why trust will define the $20 trillion opportunity

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/ai-the-next-innovation-frontier-trust-define-20-trillion-opportunity/

 

Agents, robots, and us: Skill partnerships in the age of AI

https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/agents-robots-and-us-skill-partnerships-in-the-age-of-ai

 

How digital business models are evolving in the age of agentic AI

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/how-digital-business-models-are-evolving-age-agentic-ai

 

Building leaders in the age of AI

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/building-leaders-in-the-age-of-ai

 

Data Governance in the AI Era: Are We Solving the Wrong Problem?

https://www.dataversity.net/articles/data-governance-in-the-ai-era-are-we-solving-the-wrong-problem/

 

Building the AI muscle of your business leaders

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/building-the-ai-muscle-of-your-business-leaders

 

Stop calling it 'The AI bubble': It's actually multiple bubbles, each with a different expiration date

https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/stop-calling-it-the-ai-bubble-its-actually-multiple-bubbles-each-with-a

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - January 16, 2026
Thinkers360
January 16, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The First 100 Days of the CISO: A Critical Period for Organisational Alignment

https://corixpartners.com/first-100-days-ciso-organisational-alignment/

 

Rethinking Security for Agentic AI

https://www.securityweek.com/rethinking-security-for-agentic-ai/

 

The Hidden Resilience Gap: Why Most Organizations Are One Vendor Failure Away from Crisis

https://drj.com/journal_main/vendor-resilience-risk-management/

 

Match Your AI Strategy to Your Organization’s Reality

https://hbr.org/2026/01/match-your-ai-strategy-to-your-organizations-reality

 

Why IT transformations don’t stick

https://www.cio.com/article/4115791/why-it-transformations-dont-stick.html

 

The AI plateau: What smart CIOs will do when the hype cools

https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/feature/The-AI-plateau-What-smart-CIOs-will-do-when-the-hype-cools

 

Why Digital Trust Will Decide The Winners And Losers Of The AI Economy

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/12/30/why-digital-trust-will-decide-the-winners-and-losers-of-the-ai-economy/

 

The Hidden Cost Killing Your Innovation Strategy

https://thenewstack.io/the-hidden-cost-killing-your-innovation-strategy/

 

Building An ‘AI-First’ Culture: What Does That Even Mean?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2025/05/31/building-an-ai-first-culture-what-does-that-even-mean/

 

Why Frameworks Fail When Behaviour Goes Unmanaged

https://grcacademy.uk/articles/why-frameworks-fail-when-behaviour-goes-unmanaged

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - January 9, 2026
Thinkers360
January 09, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

What drives your cloud security strategy?

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4113021/what-drives-your-cloud-security-strategy.html

 

Stress caused by cybersecurity threats is taking its toll

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4112130/stress-caused-by-cybersecurity-threats-is-taking-its-toll.html

 

Inside the Cyber Extortion Boom: Phishing Gangs and Crime-as-a-Service Trends

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/inside-the-cyber-extortion-boom/

 

Seven steps to AI supply chain visibility — before a breach forces the issue

https://venturebeat.com/security/seven-steps-to-ai-supply-chain-visibility

 

5 Ways Your AI Agent Will Get Hacked (And How to Stop Each One)

https://hackernoon.com/5-ways-your-ai-agent-will-get-hacked-and-how-to-stop-each-one

 

7 changes to the CIO role in 2026

https://www.cio.com/article/4107216/7-changes-to-the-cio-role-in-2026.html

 

Deploying agentic AI with safety and security: A playbook for technology leaders

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/deploying-agentic-ai-with-safety-and-security-a-playbook-for-technology-leaders

 

The agentic infrastructure overhaul: 3 non-negotiable pillars for 2026

https://www.cio.com/article/4112116/the-agentic-infrastructure-overhaul-3-non-negotiable-pillars-for-2026.html

 

The Emerging Agentic Enterprise: How Leaders Must Navigate a New Age of AI

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/the-emerging-agentic-enterprise-how-leaders-must-navigate-a-new-age-of-ai/

 

How chief risk officers can build the next generation of leaders

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/how-chief-risk-officers-can-build-the-next-generation-of-leaders

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - January 2, 2026
Thinkers360
January 02, 2026

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The Case for Lean Cybersecurity Leadership

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-case-for-lean-cybersecurity-leadership/

 

What agentic AI really means for IT risk management

https://www.cio.com/article/4106778/what-agentic-ai-really-means-for-it-risk-management.html

 

Traditional Security Frameworks Leave Organizations Exposed to AI-Specific Attack Vectors

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/traditional-security-frameworks-leave.html

 

The Quantum Era Crept Up While You Were Watching AI

https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/the-quantum-era-crept-up-while-you-were-watching-ai-11767040430129.html

 

Delivering resilience and continuity for AI

https://www.cio.com/article/4110545/delivering-resilience-and-continuity-for-ai.html

 

Why Strategic Planning Without CIOs Fail

https://nationalcioreview.com/articles-insights/why-strategic-planning-without-cios-fail/

 

4 mandates for CIOs to bridge the AI trust gap

https://www.cio.com/article/4108605/4-mandates-for-cios-to-bridge-the-ai-trust-gap.html

 

Why Strategy Fails Without Structural Accountability

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhettpower/2025/12/28/why-strategy-fails-without-structural-accountability/

 

How SaaS Leaders Can Move From AI Hype to ROI in 2026

https://thenewstack.io/how-saas-leaders-can-move-from-ai-hype-to-roi-in-2026/

 

AI - Should we Be Afraid? 3 Years Later

https://hackernoon.com/ai-should-we-be-afraid-3-years-later

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - December 26, 2025
Thinkers360
December 26, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Beyond the Cybersecurity Soundbites

https://securitytransformation.com/beyond-the-cybersecurity-soundbites

 

The innovative CISO’s bucket list: Human-led transformation at the core

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4108133/the-innovative-cisos-bucket-list-human-led-transformation-at-the-core.html

 

The 3-Phase Framework for Turning a Cyberattack Into a Strategic Advantage

https://www.entrepreneur.com/science-technology/how-to-turn-a-cyberattack-into-a-strategic-advantage/500352

 

The ROI of AI-Driven Security Automation: Metrics That Matter

https://thenewstack.io/the-roi-of-ai-driven-security-automation-metrics-that-matter/

 

Building AI agents the safe way

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4110056/building-ai-agents-the-safe-way.html

 

AI’s butterfly effect: The danger of cascade failures

https://www.fastcompany.com/91459838/ai-butterfly-effect-danger-cascade-failures

 

The Seven Pillars of a Production-Grade Agent Architecture

https://hackernoon.com/the-seven-pillars-of-a-production-grade-agent-architecture

 

When is an AI agent not really an agent?

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4110742/when-is-an-ai-agent-not-really-an-agent.html

 

Is there a right amount of AI use at work to boost happiness?

https://cybernews.com/ai-news/right-amount-ai-use-at-work-boost-happiness/

 

How AI made me more (and less) productive in 2025

https://www.fastcompany.com/91462254/ai-productivity-2025

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - December 19, 2025
Thinkers360
December 19, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

My Top 20 Most Popular Cybersecurity Articles of 2025

https://medium.com/@Corix_JC/my-top-20-most-popular-cybersecurity-articles-of-2025-bff5b48f1595

 

Why are so many businesses still failing when it comes to cyber resilience?

https://technative.io/why-are-so-many-businesses-still-failing-when-it-comes-to-cyber-resilience/

 

Why cyber resilience must be strategic, not a side project

https://www.cio.com/article/4101716/why-cyber-resilience-must-be-strategic-not-a-side-project.html

 

AI breaks the old security playbook

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/17/deloitte-enterprise-ai-defense-report/

 

How strategic CISOs turn AI risks into competitive advantages

https://securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-strategic-cisos-turn-ai-risks-into-competitive-advantages/

 

Engineering Trust: A New Security Blueprint for Autonomous AI Systems

https://nationalcioreview.com/articles-insights/extra-bytes/engineering-trust-a-new-security-blueprint-for-autonomous-ai-systems/

 

Cybersecurity leaders’ top seven takeaways from 2025

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4102893/cybersecurity-leaders-top-seven-takeaways-from-2025.html

 

Escaping the transformation trap: Why we must build for continuous change, not reboots

https://www.cio.com/article/4104207/escaping-the-transformation-trap-why-we-must-build-for-continuous-change-not-reboots.html

 

Reinventing your career for the AI age? Your technical skill isn't your most valuable asset

https://www.zdnet.com/article/reinventing-your-career-in-the-age-of-ai/

 

When an AI Agent Says ‘I Agree,’ Who’s Consenting?

https://www.techpolicy.press/when-an-ai-agent-says-i-agree-whos-consenting/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - December 12, 2025
Thinkers360
December 12, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Cybersecurity isn’t underfunded — It’s undermanaged

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4104251/cybersecurity-isnt-underfunded-its-undermanaged.html

 

CISOs are spending big and still losing ground

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/08/wiz-cybersecurity-spending-priorities-report/

 

Resilience: How Leaders Build Organizations That Bend, Not Break

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brentgleeson/2025/12/05/resilience-how-leaders-build-organizations-that-bend-not-break/

 

Ignoring AI in the threat chain could be a costly mistake, experts warn

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4101936/ignoring-ai-in-the-threat-chain-could-be-a-costly-mistake-experts-warn.html

 

The quantum clock is ticking and businesses are still stuck in prep mode

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/04/tcg-post-quantum-readiness/

 

15 years in, zero trust remains elusive — with AI rising to complicate the challenge

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4101457/15-years-in-zero-trust-remains-elusive-with-ai-rising-to-complicate-the-challenge.html

 

Why is enterprise disaster recovery always such a…disaster?

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4101198/why-is-enterprise-disaster-recovery-always-such-adisaster.html

 

Why AI coding agents aren’t production-ready: Brittle context windows, broken refactors, missing operational awareness

https://venturebeat.com/ai/why-ai-coding-agents-arent-production-ready-brittle-context-windows-broken

 

The Missing Link in AI Scaling: Knowledge-First, Not Data-First

https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2025/12/08/the-missing-link-in-ai-scaling-knowledge-first-not-data-first/

 

AI denial is becoming an enterprise risk: Why dismissing “slop” obscures real capability gains

https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-denial-is-becoming-an-enterprise-risk-why-dismissing-slop-obscures-real

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - December 5, 2025
Thinkers360
December 05, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The First 100 Days Of The New CISO: Why They Are Key To Long-Term Success In The Role

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/12/01/the-first-100-days-of-the-new-ciso-why-they-are-key-to-long-term-success-in-the-role/

 

Cybersecurity Is Now a Core Business Discipline

https://www.securityweek.com/cybersecurity-is-now-a-core-business-discipline/

 

Cyber resilience is a business imperative: skills and strategy must evolve

https://www.techradar.com/pro/cyber-resilience-is-a-business-imperative-skills-and-strategy-must-evolve

 

Beyond Borders: What Businesses Need to Know About Global Cyber Laws & Risks

https://aijourn.com/beyond-borders-what-businesses-need-to-know-about-global-cyber-laws-risks/

 

How AI Is Redefining Both Business Risk and Resilience Strategy

https://drj.com/journal_main/ai-risk-and-resilience-strategy/

 

6 strategies for CIOs to effectively manage shadow AI

https://www.cio.com/article/4095393/6-strategies-for-cios-to-effectively-manage-shadow-ai.html

 

Redefine AI upskilling as a change imperative

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-organization-blog/redefine-ai-upskilling-as-a-change-imperative

 

The end of apps? Imagining software’s agentic future

https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/28/end-apps-imagining-softwares-agentic-future/

 

Beyond Benchmarks: Measuring the True Cost of AI-Generated Code

https://sdtimes.com/ai/beyond-benchmarks-measuring-the-true-cost-of-ai-generated-code/

 

Thriving In The Emerging Digital Era: Guidance For Career Readiness

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2025/11/28/thriving-in-the-emerging-digital-era-guidance-for-career-readiness/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - November 28, 2025
Thinkers360
November 28, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Boardrooms Must Prioritize Resilience, Not Reaction

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/boardrooms-must-prioritize/

 

Trust, Technology And Human Factors—The Foundation Of Cyber Resilience

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2025/11/23/trust-technology-human-factors-the-foundation-of-cyber-resilience/

 

Same Old Security Problems: Cyber Training Still Fails Miserably

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/security-problems-cyber-training-fails-miserably

 

How has cloud flipped the regular security narrative?

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4092047/how-has-cloud-flipped-the-regular-security-narrative.html

 

Why IT-SecOps Convergence is Non-Negotiable

https://techspective.net/2025/11/17/why-it-secops-convergence-is-non-negotiable/

 

Think your password is safe? AI could break it before you blink

https://betanews.com/2025/11/25/think-your-password-is-safe-ai-could-break-it-before-you-blink/

 

The Cloud Investment Paradox: Why More Spending Isn’t Delivering AI Results

https://technative.io/the-cloud-investment-paradox-why-more-spending-isnt-delivering-ai-results/

 

7 enterprise cloud strategy trends shaking up IT today

https://www.cio.com/article/4026759/7-enterprise-cloud-strategy-trends-shaking-up-it-today.html

 

How to avoid becoming an 'AI-first' company with zero real AI usage

https://venturebeat.com/ai/how-to-avoid-becoming-an-ai-first-company-with-zero-real-ai-usage

 

Human Agency Must Guide The Future Of AI, Not Existential Fear

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulocarvao/2025/11/23/human-agency-must-guide-the-future-of-ai-not-existential-fear/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - November 21, 2025
Thinkers360
November 21, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Stuck on Repeat: The Cybersecurity Clichés Keeping the Industry in the Dark

https://corixpartners.com/cybersecurity-cliches-keeping-the-industry-in-the-dark/

 

Why your security strategy is failing before it even starts

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/14/adnan-ahmed-ornua-cybersecurity-strategy-roadmap/

 

The rise of the chief trust officer: Where does the CISO fit?

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4085479/the-rise-of-the-chief-trust-officer-where-does-the-ciso-fit.html

 

How to Overcome Latency in Your Cyber Career

https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/how-to-overcome-latency-in-your-cyber-career-p-3981

 

Building Trust In AI Starts With Protecting The Data Behind It

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2025/11/14/building-trust-in-ai-starts-with-protecting-the-data-behind-it/

 

Why AI ethics is now a competitive advantage

https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/artificial-intelligence/why-ai-ethics-is-now-a-competitive-advantage/

 

Lead With Empathy, Code With Ethics: The Executive Blueprint For Human-Centric AI

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/11/06/lead-with-empathy-code-with-ethics-the-executive-blueprint-for-human-centric-ai/

 

IBM readies commercially valuable quantum technology

https://www.networkworld.com/article/4092298/ibm-readies-commercially-valuable-quantum-computer-technology.html

 

One-size-fits-all AI guardrails do not work in the enterprise

https://www.techradar.com/pro/one-size-fits-all-ai-guardrails-do-not-work-in-the-enterprise

 

AI And The End Of Progress? Why Innovation May Be More Fragile Than We Think

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/10/03/ai-and-the-end-of-progress-why-innovation-may-be-more-fragile-than-we-think/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - November 14, 2025
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November 14, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

To maximize their influence, CISOs need diverse skills

https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tip/To-maximize-their-influence-CISOs-need-diverse-skills

 

Automation can’t fix broken security basics

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/13/swimlane-security-basics-still-broken-report/

 

Trusted enterprise AI at scale depends on robust cybersecurity

https://www.cio.com/article/4085248/trusted-enterprise-ai-at-scale-depends-on-robust-cybersecurity.html

 

AI is forcing boards to rethink how they govern security

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/12/google-cloud-board-cybersecurity-strategy-report/

 

The AI Trust Paradox: Why Security Teams Fear Automated Remediation

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-trust-paradox-security-teams-fear-automated-remediation

 

The largest AI security risks aren't in code, they're in culture

https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-largest-ai-security-risks-arent-in-code-theyre-in-culture

 

AI Agents Are Going Rogue: Here's How to Rein Them In

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-agents-going-rogue

 

The AI Governance Challenge: Start Small, Grow Smart And Scale Responsibly

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/11/10/the-ai-governance-challenge-start-small-grow-smart-and-scale-responsibly/

 

AI spending may slow down as ROI remains elusive

https://www.cio.com/article/4085325/ai-spending-may-slow-down-as-roi-remains-elusive.html

 

What AI Compliance Really Means—And Why It’s Time To Pay Attention

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/11/06/what-ai-compliance-really-means-and-why-its-time-to-pay-attention/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - November 7, 2025
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November 07, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The New Playbook for Cyber Leadership: Inside the First 100 Days of the CISO

https://securitytransformation.com/inside-first-100-days-ciso

 

Beyond FUD: The Economist's Guide to Defending Your Cybersecurity Budget

https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/economists-guide-defending-cybersecurity-budget

 

Capturing the cybersecurity dividend: How security platforms generate business value

https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/en-us/report/unified-cybersecurity-platform

 

Is cyber on the verge of becoming uninsurable?

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/is-cyber-on-the-verge-of-becoming-uninsurable-555154.aspx

 

Security's AI dilemma: Moving faster while risking more

https://venturebeat.com/security/securitys-ai-dilemma-moving-faster-while-risking-more

 

How to turn AI into a catalyst for innovation in cybersecurity

https://www.ey.com/en_us/ciso/ai-threat-detection-strengthening-cybersecurity-measures

 

The great AI reset: CIOs pivot from pilots to business value

https://www.cio.com/article/4080608/the-great-ai-reset-cios-pivot-from-pilots-to-business-value.html

 

Enterprises are not prepared for a world of malicious AI agents

https://www.zdnet.com/article/enterprises-are-not-prepared-for-a-world-of-malicious-ai-agents/

 

How CIOs approach data, process, and security shortfalls with AI to tackle technical debt

https://www.cio.com/article/4076298/how-cios-approach-data-process-and-security-shortfalls-with-ai-to-tackle-technical-debt.html

 

Shadow IT And AI Agents: How To Balance Democratization And Control

https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryenglish/2025/10/28/shadow-it-and-ai-agents-how-to-balance-democratization-and-control/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - October 31, 2025
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October 31, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

CISOs Finally Get a Seat at the Board's Table — But There's a Catch

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/cisos-finally-get-seat-board-table

 

Can cybersecurity withstand the new AI era?

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/can-cybersecurity-withstand-new-ai-era/

 

Shifting from reactive to proactive: Cyber resilience amid nation-state espionage

https://cyberscoop.com/proactive-cyber-defense-forgotten-devices-op-ed/

 

Zero Trust Has a Blind Spot—Your AI Agents

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-trust-has-a-blind-spot-your-ai-agents/

 

This is why your company’s AI strategy is failing

https://www.fastcompany.com/91405623/this-is-why-your-companys-ai-strategy-is-failing-ai-strategy-failure

 

4 Myths About Agentic AI that CIOs Should Ignore

https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/4-myths-about-agentic-ai-that-cios-should-ignore

 

Unchanneled worker enthusiasm squanders agentic AI’s promise

https://www.ey.com/en_us/consulting/agentic-ai-workplace-survey

 

Accountable AI agents: Turning governance into a strategic advantage

https://technative.io/accountable-ai-agents-turning-governance-into-a-strategic-advantage/

 

The Three Obstacles Slowing Responsible AI

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-three-obstacles-slowing-responsible-ai/

 

The day the cloud went dark

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4077606/the-day-the-cloud-went-dark.html

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - October 24, 2025
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October 24, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The CISO Role Is Broken

https://corixpartners.com/ciso-role-broken/

 

CISOs’ security priorities reveal an augmented cyber agenda

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4074969/cisos-security-priorities-reveal-an-augmented-cyber-agenda.html

 

Can Traditional CIOs and CISOs Handle AI Cybersecurity?

https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/is-the-traditional-cio-or-ciso-sufficient-to-tackle-the-ai-cybersecurity-age-

 

How Ransomware’s Data Theft Evolution is Rewriting Cyber Insurance Risk Models 

https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-ransomwares-data-theft-evolution-is-rewriting-cyber-insurance-risk-models/

 

Agentic AI security breaches are coming: 7 ways to make sure it's not your firm

https://venturebeat.com/security/agentic-ai-security-breaches-are-coming-7-ways-to-make-sure-its-not-your

 

AI Agent Security: Whose Responsibility Is It?

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-agent-security-awareness-responsibility

 

AI Agents Need Security Training – Just Like Your Employees

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/ai-agents-need-security-training/

 

There’s no such thing as quantum incident response – and that changes everything

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4073058/theres-no-such-thing-as-quantum-incident-response-and-that-changes-everything.html

 

Navigating the tech talent churn

https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/services/consulting/articles/tech-talent-ai-strategy.html

 

Three ways artificial intelligence is transforming boards

https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/artificial-intelligence/three-ways-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-boards/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - October 17, 2025
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October 17, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

The expanding CISO role: From security operator to enterprise risk strategist

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4073996/the-expanding-ciso-role-from-security-operator-to-enterprise-risk-strategist.html

 

How CISOs can get out of security debt and why it matters

https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tip/How-CISOs-can-get-out-of-security-debt-and-why-it-matters/

 

Cybersecurity Needs A Supply Chain Perspective: JLR attack Shows Why

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lbsbusinessstrategyreview/2025/10/08/cybersecurity-needs-a-supply-chain-perspective-jlr-attack-shows-why/

 

CISOs must rethink the tabletop, as 57% of incidents have never been rehearsed

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4071102/cisos-must-rethink-the-tabletop-as-57-of-incidents-have-never-been-rehearsed.html

 

What Happens When Operational Preparedness Fails at the Top?

https://www.onestepsecureit.com/blog/scotts-insight-operational-preparedness-failure

 

Six Characteristics That Define AI-Ready Enterprises

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/09/25/six-characteristics-that-define-ai-ready-enterprises/

 

Cost, productivity gains and the human factor – a CFO’s guide to AI investment

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/cost-productivity-gains-cfo-ai-investment/

 

Operationalizing Responsible AI: Turning Ethics Into Engineering

https://dzone.com/articles/responsible-ai-operationalization-ethics-to-engineering

 

AI’s new dual workforce challenge: Balancing overcapacity and talent shortages

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/ai-s-new-dual-workforce-challenge-balancing-overcapacity-and-talent-shortages/

 

AI red flags, ethics boards and the real threat of AGI today

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4071222/ai-red-flags-ethics-boards-and-the-real-threat-of-agi-today.html

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - October 10, 2025
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October 10, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Is the CISO chair becoming a revolving door?

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4066101/is-the-ciso-chair-becoming-a-revolving-door.html

 

Cybersecurity leaders must stop seeing resilience as a "tick box exercise" to achieve meaningful protection

https://www.itpro.com/security/cybersecurity-leaders-must-stop-seeing-resilience-as-a-tick-box-exercise-to-achieve-meaningful-protection-says-gartner-expert

 

CISOs rethink the security organization for the AI era

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4066733

 

When it’s time for cyber insurance, here’s what a CFO needs from the CISO

https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2025/09/26/when-it-s-time-for-cyber-insurance-here-s-what-a-cfo-needs-from-the-ciso

 

How to Drive Digital Innovation Without Wasting Resources

https://hbr.org/2025/10/how-to-drive-digital-innovation-without-wasting-resources

 

Service-as-software: The new control plane for business

https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/04/service-software-new-control-plane-business/

 

AI Brings Power, But People Bring Principles: Compliance In The Age Of AI

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/09/22/ai-brings-power-but-people-bring-principles-compliance-in-the-age-of-ai/

 

How CIOs Balance Emerging Technology and Technical Debt

https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/how-cios-balance-emerging-technology-and-technical-debt

 

Sustainable AI Demands Sustainable Data Management Practices

https://trinus.com/sustainable-ai-demands-sustainable-data-management-practices/

 

What an IT career will look like in 5 years — and how to thrive through the changes

https://www.cio.com/article/4066676/what-an-it-career-will-look-like-in-5-years-and-how-to-thrive-through-the-changes.html

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - October 3, 2025
Thinkers360
October 03, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Three More Cybersecurity Clichés That Need Challenging

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/09/26/three-more-cybersecurity-clichs-that-need-challenging/

 

Here’s What CEOs Need to Tell Board Members About Cybersecurity

https://www.inc.com/john-smith/heres-what-ceos-need-to-tell-board-members-about-cybersecurity/91230501

 

Qantas cutting CEO pay signals new era of cyber accountability

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4062724/qantas-cutting-ceo-pay-signals-new-era-of-cyber-accountability.html

 

AI Tops Cybersecurity Investment Priorities, PwC Finds

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-cybersecurity-investment-pwc/

 

Lessons from Airport Cyber Attack: Cyber Risk Is Business Risk

https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/lessons-airport-cyber-attack-business-risk

 

The Looming Authorization Crisis: Why Traditional IAM Fails Agentic AI

https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/the-looming-authorization-crisis-why-traditional-iam-fails-agentic-ai/

 

43% of workers say they've shared sensitive info with AI - including financial and client data

https://www.zdnet.com/article/43-of-workers-say-theyve-shared-sensitive-info-with-ai-including-financial-and-client-data/

 

Why a privacy-first culture is your strongest defense in the AI era 

https://technative.io/why-a-privacy-first-culture-is-your-strongest-defense-in-the-ai-era/

 

How CEOs Can Conquer Traditional Innovation Tradeoffs

https://www.bcg.com/publications/2025/how-ceos-can-conquer-traditional-innovation-tradeoffs

 

Stop drifting through AI transformation: The design principles that actually work

https://venturebeat.com/ai/stop-drifting-through-ai-transformation-the-design-principles-that-actually

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - September 26, 2025
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September 26, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Cybersecurity Strategy is Hard — Because Real Change Always Is

https://corixpartners.com/cybersecurity-strategy-real-change/

 

From Compliance To Culture: Building A Security-First Organization

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/09/08/from-compliance-to-culture-building-a-security-first-organization/

 

Most companies admit their current security can't stop AI cybercrime

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/most-companies-admit-their-current-security-cant-stop-ai-cybercrime

 

How CISOs Can Drive Effective AI Governance

https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/how-cisos-can-drive-effective-ai.html

 

CISOs must master agentic AI and turn hype into strategy

https://techinformed.com/gartner-cisos-must-master-agentic-ai-and-turn-hype-into-strategy/

 

LLMs can boost cybersecurity decisions, but not for everyone

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/19/research-ai-llms-in-cybersecurity/

 

What AI Investments Can Learn From Past Digital Transformation Efforts

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/06/09/what-ai-investments-can-learn-from-past-digital-transformation-efforts/

 

Why Most AI Pilots Never Take Flight

https://www.cio.inc/most-ai-pilots-never-take-flight-a-29361

 

Beyond the Algorithm: Why AI Adoption Demands a Cultural Revolution

https://kyledavidgroup.com/articles/beyond-the-algorithm-why-ai-adoption-demands-a-cultural-revolution/

 

8 ways CIOs undermine their enterprise influence

https://www.cio.com/article/4059033/8-ways-cios-undermine-their-enterprise-influence.html

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - September 19, 2025
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September 19, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

CISOs brace for a new kind of AI chaos

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/12/sans-ai-security-blueprint/

 

Are cloud providers neglecting security to chase AI?

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4057290/are-cloud-providers-neglecting-security-to-chase-ai.html

 

Shadow AI is breaking corporate security from within

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/18/ai-attack-surface-risks/

 

How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide

https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/how-to-steer-ai-adoption-ciso-guide.html

 

Most enterprise AI use is invisible to security teams

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/15/lanai-enterprise-ai-visibility-tools/

 

AI Agent Risk: What Enterprise Architects, CIOs, and CISOs Must Know

https://www.ardoq.com/blog/ai-agent-risk

 

Non-human identities: Are we sleepwalking into a security crisis?

https://www.itpro.com/security/non-human-identities-are-we-sleepwalking-into-a-security-crisis

 

Want to get the most out of agentic AI? Get a good governance strategy in place

https://www.techmonitor.ai/comment-2/ai-governance-roi

 

How Digital Integration Is Reconfiguring Value Chains

https://hbr.org/2025/09/how-digital-integration-is-reconfiguring-value-chains

 

Leading in the Age of AI: Rethinking Work, Talent and What it Means to Lead

https://digitalcxo.com/article/leading-in-the-age-of-ai-rethinking-work-talent-and-what-it-means-to-lead/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - September 12, 2025
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September 12, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Is the CISO role broken?

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4052270/is-the-ciso-role-broken.html

 

Changing the Dynamics Around Cybersecurity Awareness

https://corixpartners.com/changing-dynamics-around-cybersecurity-awareness/

 

Why Cybersecurity Needs To Fix Faster, Not Just Find More

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2025/08/30/why-cybersecurity-needs-to-fix-faster-not-just-find-more/

 

How Firms Can Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind

https://insight.scmagazineuk.com/how-firms-can-keep-cybersecurity-top-of-mind

 

AI agents are here, now comes the hard part for CISOs

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/10/google-ai-security-roi/

 

How AI has changed ransomware negotiations

https://www.scworld.com/perspective/how-ai-has-changed-ransomware-negotiations

 

How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Cybersecurity Careers

https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/how-ai-reshaping-cybersecurity-careers

 

Your AI, Your Rules: Why Deployment Strategy Starts With Understanding Your Needs

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/08/26/your-ai-your-rules-why-deployment-strategy-starts-with-understanding-your-needs/

 

Enterprise leaders say recipe for AI agents is matching them to existing processes — not the other way around

https://venturebeat.com/ai/enterprise-leaders-say-recipe-for-ai-agents-is-matching-them-to-existing-processes-not-the-other-way-around

 

The AI Bottleneck No One Really Talks About: Real-Time Data Agility

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kolawolesamueladebayo/2025/09/08/the-ai-bottleneck-no-one-really-talks-about-real-time-data-agility/

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - September 5, 2025
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September 05, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Why OT security strategies fail without OT-native thinking

https://interface.media/blog/2025/08/28/why-ot-security-strategies-fail-without-ot-native-thinking/

 

AI in global security: the great detective?

https://technative.io/ai-in-global-security-the-great-detective/

 

Beyond the Prompt: Building Trustworthy Agent Systems

https://www.securityweek.com/beyond-the-prompt-building-trustworthy-agent-systems/

 

Here’s how top CIOs build highly effective AI teams

https://www.cio.com/article/4040008/heres-how-top-cios-build-highly-effective-ai-teams.html

 

Company Culture Is Your Competitive Advantage — Unless You Ignore It

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracylawrence/2025/02/03/company-culture-is-your-competitive-advantage-unless-you-ignore-it/

 

Behind the Curtain: Why you should be AI-obsessed

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/02/ai-hype-reasons

 

Beware the AI Experimentation Trap

https://hbr.org/2025/08/beware-the-ai-experimentation-trap

 

The looming crisis of AI speed without guardrails

https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-looming-crisis-of-ai-speed-without-guardrails

 

Challenging Corporate Cultures That Limit Strategic Innovation

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2025/08/25/challenging-corporate-cultures-that-limit-strategic-innovation/

 

Is AI the end of IT as we know it?

https://www.cio.com/article/4033097/is-ai-the-end-of-it-as-we-know-it.html

 

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The Corix Partners Friday Reading List - August 29, 2025
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August 29, 2025

Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, ESG governance and the future of work.

 

Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk

https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/why-your-security-culture-is-critical.html

 

The evolving CISO role: bridging the gap between security and strategy

https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-evolving-ciso-role-bridging-the-gap-between-security-and-strategy

 

The CISO succession crisis: why companies have no plan and how to change that

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4046517/the-ciso-succession-crisis-why-companies-have-no-plan-and-how-to-change-that.html

 

Overseeing Cyber Risk in a Fragmented Regulatory Environment

https://www.nacdonline.org/all-governance/governance-resources/directorship-magazine/online-exclusives/2025/q3-2025/cyber-risk-regulation/

 

The Quantum Countdown: Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Encryption Crisis

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/quantum-countdown-encryption-crisis

 

AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/27/anthropic-ai-powered-cybercrime/

 

How GenAI complacency is becoming cybersecurity’s silent crisis

https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-genai-complacency-is-becoming-cybersecuritys-silent-crisis

 

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/

 

Forget plug-and-play AI: Here's what successful AI projects do differently

https://www.zdnet.com/article/forget-plug-and-play-ai-heres-what-successful-ai-projects-do-differently/

 

What Is AI Agent Washing, And Why Is It Everywhere?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/aytekintank/2025/08/20/what-is-ai-agent-washing-and-why-is-it-everywhere/

 

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GRC, Leadership

Opportunities

2 Business Advisorys
Coaching and Mentoring Services

Location: Worldwide / Remote    Fees: From USD 350 per hour

Service Type: Service Offered

JC Gaillard’s “First 100 Days of the New CISO” program is designed to help security leaders accelerate their impact from day one.

Through practical guidance, structured support, and insights drawn directly from real-world experience, JC helps new and aspiring CISOs navigate organizational dynamics, sharpen their strategic vision, and build credibility quickly.

An one-to-one approach entirely tailored to the needs of each individual, aimed at ensuring that each leader not only manages their first 100 days with confidence, but transforms them into a powerful springboard for long-term success.

Monthly or quarterly packages available

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Board and C-Level Advisory Services

Location: Worldwide    Fees: Negotiable

Service Type: Service Offered

Corix Partners is a Boutique Management Consultancy Firm focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance challenges. As independent Transformation experts with over 20 years of experience in the field, we help our clients develop strong company-wide Security practices that deliver real and lasting value.

Our Founder and CEO JC Gaillard also provides - directly or through Corix Partners - strategic advisory services and Non Executive Director support to product & services firms, including start-ups and scale-ups, active in the cyber security space (and their core investors) aimed at creating or optimizing long-lasting conditions for growth and value creation.

We believe long-lasting value and growth come from a strong focus across all leadership and innovation areas, looking beyond day-to-day issues, pure organic growth and mere multiples of earnings.

We bring real life experience and common sense as well as financial acumen and access to extensive leadership experience and market knowledge through a network of industry leaders who can assist across all challenges of growth and value creation.

We bring over 25 years of direct international field experience in and around the cyber security space and an extensive international and multi-cultural focus that can complement existing leadership capabilities within the client’s organisation.

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1 Business Consulting
Cyber Security Strategy, Organization and Governance Advisory Services

Location: Worldwide    Fees: Negotiable

Service Type: Service Offered

Corix Partners is a Boutique Management Consultancy Firm focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance challenges. As independent Transformation experts with over 20 years of experience in the field, we help our clients develop strong company-wide Security practices that deliver real and lasting value.

We believe that creating an effective Cyber Security practice often stems from driving cultural and governance changes across an organisation: It requires a coherent leadership vision, long-term action and relentless drive to succeed.

We are execution and transformation people by trade and we pride ourselves in listening to our clients and helping them succeed at protecting their business better against cyber threats.

Established as a consultancy platform in its current form since 2011, we deliver our services primarily through a strong ecosystem of independent specialist associates, and partnerships with selected consulting firms. People we trust, because we have worked with them before and we know they share our values.

Our founder JC Gaillard is a thought-leader active across the Cyber Security community in the UK and abroad, and regularly identified as influencer on social media around matters of security, risk and emerging technologies.

We also support the Security Transformation Research Foundation, a dedicated think-tank and research body aimed at approaching Security problems differently and producing innovative and challenging research ideas in the Security, Business Protection, Risk and Controls space.

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Events

8 Online Events
Managing the Cyber Security Technical Debt: How did we get there? And what to do about it?

Location: Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2022, Berlin & Online    Date : November 10, 2022 - November 10, 2022     Organizer: Kuppinger Cole

With survey after survey highlighting the toll taken by toolkit proliferation on SOC efficiency and analysts mental health, have we come to the point where organisations have to stop buying more tech for the sake of it and start focusing on the decluttering of their cyber security landscape?

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How to manage the mounting cyber security technical debt? - Digital Leaders Week 2022

Location: Online    Date : June 23, 2022 - June 23, 2022     Organizer: Digital Leaders

JC Gaillard from Corix Partners and Chris Burtenshaw from Strata Security explore the dynamics which have driven large organisations over the past 2 decades towards buying more and more security tech, and what can be done today to help them make the most of what they have, in a context of escalating threats and increasing skills scarcity

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Mapping devices, apps and data for zero trust endpoint security

Location: Online    Date : February 22, 2022 - February 22, 2022     Organizer: CIO Water Cooler

Cybersecurity has become a key priority for any CIO or IT leader. The proliferation of remote working, cloud services and personal devices put an end to managed corporate devices and the firewalled company network or VPN. Organisations are moving to zero-trust security models to effectively secure devices, applications, users and data regardless of location. Mapping your endpoints is the first requirement to get there. This session will explore

- why asset management is foundational to many security frameworks
- why asset management is a problem and what to do about it
- what approaches to asset management work and don’t work

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Looking Back at the Reporting Line of the CISO

Location: Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2021, Berlin & Online    Date : November 11, 2021 - November 11, 2021     Organizer: Kuppinger Cole

The Right Reporting Line is the One that Works. Period. The topic of the reporting line of the CISO is probably one of the oldest topics of discussion amongst cyber security communities. But why are we still here talking about it? JC Gaillard, from Corix Partners, looks back at his experience of over 20 years on the matter and his various publications on the theme and explains why the right reporting line is key to success for the CISO but separation of duties considerations cannot rule alone.

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Cybersecurity: The Operational Illusion

Location: Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2021, Berlin & Online    Date : November 11, 2021 - November 11, 2021     Organizer: Kuppinger Cole

JC Gaillard, the Founder and Managing Director of Corix Partners, explores why it is primarily the embedding of security values in corporate culture and corporate governance that should drive the transformative efforts around cyber security and will lead ultimately to effective cyber resilience.

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Organization Reporting Lines to Optimize Information Security

Location: Online    Date : October 27, 2021 - October 27, 2021     Organizer: Association for Data and Cyber Governance

The topic of the reporting line of the CISO is probably one of the oldest topics of discussion amongst cyber security communities. But why are we still here talking about it? JC Gaillard, from Corix Partners, looks back at his experience of over 20 years on the matter and his various publications on the theme and explains why the right reporting line is key to success for the CISO but separation of duties considerations cannot rule alone.

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The Cyber Security Skills Gap: Real Problem or Self-inflicted Pain?

Location: Online    Date : November 10, 2020 - November 10, 2020     Organizer: Kuppinger Cole

You don’t have to go far these days to find security professionals complaining about skills shortages, and countless media outlets relaying their views. But there are at least two sides to this argument and the situation requires a more balanced approach. The security industry needs to rebuild its narrative to attract more raw talent at all levels.

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Maximising Infosec Efficiency

Location: Online    Date : October 14, 2020 - October 14, 2020     Organizer: Digital Leaders

We will be exploring how with more remote working and with cost pressures on mulitple industries, it has become more important than ever to efficiently manage infosec across diverse and rapidly shifting environments.

In this Webinar, Chris Burtenshaw of Strata Security and JC Gaillard of the STRF will explore:

- Why the lack of visibility around security and security performance is a problem;
- Recent research including new findings from a research paper into dashboards, metrics and data (from the STRF)
- How remote infosec teams can save time, reduce risk and gain greater control of security.

Participants will leave the Webinar with new insights plus a unique opportunity to improve both security posture and infosec team efficiencies.

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