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Cybersecurity Is Center Stage in AI
I attended a panel on the future of AI and cybersecurity came up within the first 5 minutes!
Oct 5
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Ayman Elsawah
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DEFCON: A Beginner's Guide
What started as a simple guide, became a 2000+ word brain dump of my past years' experience and learnings of Defcon. From Tickets to Villages to Digital…
Aug 8, 2022
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Ayman Elsawah
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I read the Anthropic AI Misuse Report, here’s what you need to know
The report was full of juicy details covering AI and Cyber Mischief
Sep 14
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Ayman Elsawah
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Are CISO's Technical?
I got asked this question this week by a founding engineer... was a nuanced answer.
Aug 24
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Ayman Elsawah
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Is Skynet, Ex-Machina, and HAL becoming a reality?
For 5 days a frontier model broke out of jail and hacked another company at machine speed.
Aug 2
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Ayman Elsawah
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3 CISO's Walk Into A Startup...
Mar 13, 2022
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I Read The Entire Cybersecurity Executive Order... Here's What You Need To Know
May 16, 2021
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Ayman Elsawah
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Defining Risk
Feb 17
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Ayman Elsawah
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Ancient Authentication and Integrity Checking
Jun 26, 2022
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Ayman Elsawah
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What does a Head of Security actually do?
People underestimate all the things a security leader has to do, let's clarify
May 25
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Ayman Elsawah
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Strategy For Enabling Safe AI Usage
A 4 tier plan on enabling AI safely in the workplace
May 18
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Ayman Elsawah
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Are Assessments Dead? Should Infra report to the CISO? Copilot pauses new signups! Is AGI here?
Adrian Sanabria, Jason Haddix, Ross Haleliuk, Mo Gawdat and more
May 4
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Ayman Elsawah
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Don't Be An NPC
Using AI is fine. Outsourcing your thinking is not.
Apr 20
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Ayman Elsawah
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How to Hire a CISO or Head of Security For High Growth Startups
I’ve had the privilege of working with high growth startups for 7 years now, functioning as a Head of Security, Dir of Security, Deputy CISO, CISO…
Mar 9
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Ayman Elsawah
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The AI + Security Issue
Is AI to blame for vibe coded security issues?
Mar 1
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Ayman Elsawah
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Defining Risk
We all use the term, but have we stopped for a moment to try and understand what it really means?
Feb 17
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Ayman Elsawah
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It’s Time To Shift ZERO
Forget shift left. With AI we can now Shift ZERO.
Sep 18, 2025
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Ayman Elsawah
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of vCISO Life
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Fractional CISO Life
Jul 6, 2025
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Ayman Elsawah
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