Exploitation is now the leading route into many organisations, and the gap between discovery and remediation is widening. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report 2026 reports exploitation at 31%, making it a dominant method in cyber incidents. At the same time, only 26% of CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities are fully fixed, with a median fix time of 43 days. That combination should concern both technical and financial leaders. Attackers are not waiting for perfect condi

Security ownership used to be treated as a technical question. In 2025, that no longer works. Regulation has moved the centre of gravity from the IT function to management accountability. DORA and NIS2 raise the bar for resilience, risk oversight, incident handling, and governance. The EU AI Act adds another layer, with obligations starting in February 2025 that force organisations to ask a new question: who owns AI risk when there is no AI governance leader? For many midmark

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries, and its impact on cybersecurity is no exception. Much of the conversation around AI and cybersecurity focuses on leveraging AI to automate tasks such as threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management, just to name a few. These advancements are critical, but they’re only part of the story. Few discussions address the broader challenges CISOs face when AI is integrated into every corner of an organiz