Jean-Christophe Gaillard

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, AI governance and the future of work.

This Week >> The AI race isn’t being won by the fastest adopters — but by the best prepared.

- Boards still under-engage on cyber risk
- AI won’t fix security without better architecture
- Agentic AI demands new enterprise architecture & process layers
- Technical debt is suffocating AI ambition
- Governance, infrastructure, and sovereignty are now strategic issues

The real challenge isn’t deploying AI — it’s building the secure, governed, and scalable foundations to make it work.

Only 30 Minutes per Quarter on Cyber Risk
Board-level oversight of cyber risk remains dangerously shallow, limiting meaningful strategic alignment between CISOs and directors.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4141873/only-30-minutes-per-quarter-on-cyber-risk-why-ciso-board-conversations-are-falling-short.html

AI Won't Fix Cybersecurity, But It Could Rebalance It
AI won’t eliminate cyber threats but can shift the balance by augmenting defenders with faster detection and response capabilities.

https://www.cio.inc/ai-wont-fix-cybersecurity-but-could-rebalance-it-a-30943

Innovation Without Exposure: A CISO’s Secure-by-Design Framework
Embedding security early in product and business design enables innovation without expanding organizational risk.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4138735/innovation-without-exposure-a-cisos-secure-by-design-framework-for-business-outcomes.html

Rethinking Enterprise Architecture for the Agentic Era
AI agents require a fundamental redesign of enterprise architecture to support autonomous decision-making and orchestration at scale.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/our-insights/rethinking-enterprise-architecture-for-the-agentic-era

Designing Infrastructure for AI That Actually Works
Effective AI deployment depends on modern infrastructure that integrates data pipelines, scalable compute, and operational reliability.

https://technative.io/designing-infrastructure-for-ai-that-actually-works/

Technical Debt Is the Tax Killing AI Ambition
Legacy systems and accumulated technical debt are quietly preventing organizations from scaling AI initiatives.

https://www.cio.com/article/4141247/technical-debt-is-the-tax-killing-ai-ambition.html

Why AI Adoption Keeps Outrunning Governance
Rapid AI deployment is exposing governance gaps that organizations must close to manage risk and maintain trust.

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

Enterprise Agentic AI Requires a Missing Process Layer
For AI agents to operate safely and effectively, companies must build orchestration and process frameworks that most organizations currently lack.

https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/enterprise-agentic-ai-requires-a-process-layer-most-companies-havent-built

Why AI Adoption Stalls, According to Industry Data
Many AI initiatives stall because organizations underestimate the operational changes required to scale beyond pilots.

https://hbr.org/2026/02/why-ai-adoption-stalls-according-to-industry-data

AI Sovereignty’s Definitional Dilemma
Nations and enterprises are still struggling to define what AI sovereignty truly means across data control, infrastructure, and regulation.

https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-sovereigntys-definitional-dilemma

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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.

Our Founder and CEO JC Gaillard is 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.

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.

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, AI governance and the future of work.

This Week >> The next cyber & AI failure won’t be technical — it will be managerial.

- Discipline is becoming the new cybersecurity advantage

- Boards must treat cyber, AI, and systemic risk as strategic threats

- Automation without orchestration creates fragility

- The real AI danger may be subtle influence, not deepfakes

- Overconfidence in AI readiness is widening the ambition–execution gap

The AI winners won’t be the most automated organizations — but the most disciplined, strategically aligned and best governed

Discipline Is the New Power Move in Cybersecurity Leadership
In an era of escalating threats, consistent operational discipline—not just new tools—is becoming the defining advantage of effective cybersecurity leadership.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4133280/discipline-is-the-new-power-move-in-cybersecurity-leadership.html

Four Risks Boards Cannot Treat as Background Noise
Boards must elevate cyber threats, geopolitical instability, supply chain fragility, and emerging technologies from operational concerns to core strategic risks.

https://www.securityweek.com/four-risks-boards-cannot-treat-as-background-noise/

Cyber Resilience Tunnel Vision Is Leaving Enterprises Open to External Threats
Organizations focusing narrowly on internal resilience are overlooking external ecosystem risks that attackers increasingly exploit.

https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-resilience-tunnel-vision-is-leaving-enterprises-open-to-external-threats

So You Think You Have Cyber Insurance? The Breach Is Only the First Incident
Cyber insurance claims often become a second crisis because policy complexities, exclusions, and evidence requirements complicate recovery.

https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/so-you-think-you-have-cyber-insurance-the-breach-is-only-the-first-incident-the-claim-is-the-second/

What if the Real Risk of AI Isn’t Deepfakes — but Daily Whispers?
The most dangerous AI threats may come from subtle, continuous influence and manipulation rather than dramatic synthetic media attacks.

https://venturebeat.com/technology/what-if-the-real-risk-of-ai-isnt-deepfakes-but-daily-whispers

How AI Is Redefining Cybersecurity and the Role of Today’s CIO
AI is transforming cybersecurity from reactive defense to real-time, intelligence-driven operations—reshaping the CIO’s strategic responsibilities.

https://www.darktrace.com/es/blog/how-ai-is-redefining-cybersecurity-and-the-role-of-todays-cio

Why Responsible Orchestration Outperforms Aggressive Automation
Sustainable digital transformation depends on orchestrating technology responsibly rather than blindly automating processes at scale.

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/02/27/why-responsible-orchestration-outperforms-aggressive-automation/

The Agentic Enterprise: Value Streams and Capability Maps as Governance
As AI agents spread across organizations, value-stream architecture and capability mapping become the new control framework for governance.

https://www.cio.com/article/4136798/the-agentic-enterprise-why-value-streams-and-capability-maps-are-your-new-governance-control-plane.html

Look for New Ways to Create Value When Deploying Gen AI
Generative AI delivers real impact when organizations redesign business models and workflows rather than simply adding AI features.

https://hbr.org/2026/02/look-for-new-ways-to-create-value-when-deploying-gen-ai

The AI Confidence Trap: Closing the Gap Between Ambition and Readiness
Many organizations overestimate their AI maturity, creating a dangerous gap between strategic ambition and operational readiness.

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/02/13/the-ai-confidence-trap-closing-the-gap-between-ambition-and-readiness/

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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.

Our Founder and CEO JC Gaillard is 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.

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.

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, AI governance and the future of work.

This Week >> The next AI phase isn’t about more agents — it’s about more control.

- Quantum risk is now a leadership issue — and a supply chain one.

- Agent adoption is colliding with security and complexity walls.

️- AI infrastructure is becoming core strategy.

- Governance gaps are stalling scale.

- Automate recklessly today, lose critical thinking tomorrow.

The winners in 2026 won’t just deploy AI — they’ll secure it, govern it, and build trust into its design from day one.

Security and complexity slow the next phase of enterprise AI agent adoption
Enterprise AI agents are scaling more slowly than expected because security risks and system complexity are outpacing governance maturity.

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/24/ai-agents-business-processes-security-complexity/

Why quantum security is a question leaders cannot ignore right now
Quantum computing is no longer theoretical risk — leaders must begin post-quantum planning today to avoid future systemic vulnerability.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/quantum-security-question-leaders-cannot-ignore/

Quantum security is turning into a supply chain problem
Post-quantum cryptography readiness now depends as much on third-party vendors and embedded systems as on internal IT controls.

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/20/post-quantum-cryptography-supply-chain-priority/

Moving From Digital To Agentic Transformation
True competitive advantage comes from redesigning operating models around autonomous, decision-capable AI — not just digitizing workflows.

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/02/20/moving-from-digital-to-agentic-transformation/

The CIO’s Existential Moment
CIOs must evolve from infrastructure stewards to sovereign AI strategists or risk losing boardroom relevance in an era with no “steady state.”

https://www.ciodive.com/spons/the-cios-existential-moment-sovereign-ai-boardroom-relevance-and-the-end/812406/

Businesses Aren’t Prioritizing AI Governance — Here’s Why That Holds Them Back
Organizations that delay formal AI governance frameworks will struggle to scale AI safely and earn stakeholder trust.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/ai-governance-businesses-hold-them-back/

From Curiosity To Capability: AI Infrastructure Becomes Strategy
AI infrastructure — data, compute, architecture — is shifting from backend support function to core strategic differentiator.

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/02/09/from-curiosity-to-capability-why-2026-is-the-year-ai-infrastructure-becomes-strategy/

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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.

Our Founder and CEO JC Gaillard is 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.

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.

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, AI governance and the future of work.

This Week >> The message is clear: AI without discipline is chaos.

- Ignore quantum-resistant encryption? Q-Day will punish you.
- Let agents sprawl? Complexity spirals.
- Run AI experiments without accountability? No value.
- Boards now demand results — not pilots.
- AI-first models win only with governance + leadership.

The future belongs to organizations that secure early, orchestrate intelligently, and design accountability in from day one.

Q-Day: Catastrophic for Businesses Ignoring Quantum-Resistant Encryption

Organizations delaying quantum-resistant encryption risk a sudden, irreversible collapse of today’s security assumptions once quantum computing reaches scale.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2026/02/16/q-day-catastrophic-for-businesses-ignoring-quantum-resistant-encryption/

Taming Agent Sprawl: 3 Pillars of AI Orchestration

Without centralized orchestration, AI agents multiply unchecked, creating operational chaos, security exposure, and fragmented value.

https://www.cio.com/article/4132287/taming-agent-sprawl-3-pillars-of-ai-orchestration.html

Accountability by Design in the Agentic Organization

Embedding clear decision rights and accountability structures is essential when autonomous AI agents begin acting alongside humans.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-organization-blog/accountability-by-design-in-the-agentic-organization

AI Is No Longer About Experiments — It’s About Results

Boards have shifted from curiosity to ROI pressure, forcing tech leaders to translate AI pilots into measurable business outcomes.

https://www.itpro.com/business/business-strategy/ai-is-no-longer-about-experiments-it-is-about-results-boards-are-pushing-for-faster-returns-on-ai-investments-and-tech-leaders-cant-keep-pace

Why Your Digital Investments Aren’t Creating Value

Digital transformation fails when organizations digitize processes without redesigning operating models and incentives.

https://hbr.org/2026/02/why-your-digital-investments-arent-creating-value

Why Chaotic AI Experiments Aren’t Producing Business Value

Scattered AI pilots without strategic alignment or governance rarely scale into enterprise impact.

https://drive.starcio.com/2026/02/why-chaotic-ai-experiments-arent-producing-business-value/

How AI-First Operating Models Unlock Scalable Value

Sustainable AI advantage requires redesigning workflows, talent, and decision systems around intelligence at the core.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/how-ai-first-operating-models-unlock-scalable-value/

Machines Execute. Humans Lead.

In the age of AI, competitive edge shifts from technical capability to human leadership, judgment, and culture.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/why-ai-is-a-leadership-problem-not-a-tech-one/502359

The Cure for the AI Hype Hangover

Enterprise AI delivers value only when expectations are grounded in operational reality rather than inflated promises.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4131152/enterprise-ai-is-not-a-magic-key.html

Will LLMs Become Obsolete?

The future of AI may move beyond standalone large language models toward more integrated, specialized, and hybrid architectures.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2026/02/14/will-llms-become-obsolete/

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Contact Corix Partners to find out more about developing a successful Cyber Security Practice for your business.

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.

Our Founder and CEO JC Gaillard is 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.

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.

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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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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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.

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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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