Security leadership is often associated with emerging threats and advanced technologies, but much of the role comes down to disciplined execution, thoughtful decision-making, and balancing protection with business continuity. In CISO Diaries, we speak with leading CISOs around the world to understand what the role actually looks like beyond frameworks and incident headlines, how security […]

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What happened Congress approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, hours before the program was set to lapse, pushing the next deadline to June 12. President Trump is expected to sign the legislation before the midnight deadline. The path to the extension was complicated. The day prior, […]

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Lately, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been buried under troubling headlines. Steep workforce reductions. $700 million 2027 budget cut. Leadership uncertainty. Impacts from the months-long partial government shutdown. Canceled 2026 CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program. But, to borrow and twist a phrase from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, “I come to praise CISA, not […]

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What happened A new federal budget proposal would cut hundreds of millions of dollars more from CISA, sharply reducing funding for the agency’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure work. The fiscal 2027 proposal would reduce CISA’s total by $707 million, according to the budget summary, though another budget document points to a smaller but still significant […]

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What happened West Virginia approved legislation that gives the state’s chief information security officer greater authority to lead and standardize cybersecurity efforts across state government. Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed the measure on Thursday. The law directs the state’s Cybersecurity Office, led by Leroy Amos within the Office of Technology, to develop statewide cybersecurity policies and […]

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