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Why strategic CISOs need proactive risk reduction, not reactive GRC reporting

Security and GRC teams have no shortage of risk mitigation activities. They are carrying more work than ever, yet many still lack confidence in the data and recommendations produced by all that manual effort. They are also operating in a risk environment that changes faster than their current operating model was designed to support. Unfortunately, the existence of risk activity does not mean actual risk has been reduced.

What Is MCP Security? 9 Things Every CISO Needs to Know

Your AI agents had a productive day. Nobody can tell you what data they touched. A developer opens Cursor and connects it to a GitHub MCP server and a Postgres MCP server. The agent reads the repo to understand a schema change, finds an AWS access key in a config file, and uses it to run a migration against staging. The key now lives in the agent's context, in the Postgres query log, in the chat history, and in whatever artifact the developer copies out. No alert fired. No policy triggered.

Useful or Spam? A CISO's Guide to Vendor Outreach

Why do so many vendors still get it wrong when selling to security leaders? Welcome to Razorwire, the podcast where we share our take on the world of cybersecurity with direct, practical advice for professionals and business owners alike. I’m Jim and in this episode, I’m joined by Marius Poskus, CISO at a fintech organisation and host of the Cyber Diaries podcast, and Simon Woods, co-founder of One Compliance and a salesperson who’s been working in cybersecurity sales for over 15 years.

Selling To CISOs, What Vendors Keep Getting Wrong

This episode breaks down why so many sales approaches fail with CISOs, from lazy research and scripted persistence to tone deaf messaging and zero trust building. It also shows what works better, active listening, free value, real relationships and outreach that respects how security leaders think and buy.

The New Evolution Of CISO Responsibilities

The CISO role is facing its biggest challenge yet. AI adoption is happening faster than any technology shift in history and security leadership is struggling to keep up. Accountability is increasing whilst the ability to control AI implementation is decreasing. In this episode of Razorwire Raw, James Rees explains why CISOs are finding it nearly impossible to manage AI security risks at the speed organisations are deploying the technology.

8 DSPM Use Cases Every CISO Should Know

Data Security Posture Management has moved from an emerging concept to an operational priority for security leaders. Understanding the most impactful DSPM use cases helps CISOs protect sensitive data across cloud environments, enforce governance policies, and stay ahead of compliance mandates. This guide breaks down eight critical applications every security leader should evaluate.