In today’s Tech Pulse, gain insight into how:

• CISOs can transform their impact by mastering complexity, fostering collaboration, and redefining cybersecurity leadership.

• The rise of the Chief Trust Officer is reshaping organizations, blending security with trust, ethics, and stakeholder transparency.

• Strengthening the internet’s foundations and closing digital gaps will shape a safer, more inclusive web for the future.

Each of these articles is penned by members of Forbes Technology Council, key luminaries shaping the future of technology leadership.

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Fixing the Broken CISO Role in a Sea of Cyber Complexity

The CISO role is buckling under infinite cyber risks. With the explosion of digital transformation, the traditional approaches aren’t enough. Today’s CISOs must lead with strategic adaptability, embrace uncertainty, and build resilient enterprises.

Here’s a breakdown of the top drivers reshaping the role, and how to master them:

🎛 Redefining the Tech Stack: The shift to cloud-first, IoT, and OT has shattered traditional perimeter-based defenses. Zero trust and resilience are now survival must-haves.

🎯 Adapting to Evolving Threats: Persistent attackers, AI-powered malware, and shifting tactics mean proactive risk management is key. The challenge? Balancing business enablement with robust security.

🤝 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build a culture where everyone owns security, breaking silos between IT and business leaders. Partnering with stakeholders, such as CEOs and CFOs, is pivotal.

⚖️ Navigating Regulatory Complexity: Acronym soup (GDPR, DORA, NIS2) drives the need for governance rooted in ethics and agility. Compliance isn't a cost, it’s a strategic advantage.

🧠 Prioritizing Human Leadership: Foster psychological safety to protect your team from burnout, ensuring innovation and engagement thrive. Emotional intelligence is as vital as technical skills.

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The Rise of the Chief Trust Officer: A New Era for CISOs?

Consumer trust is eroding—72% of people trust businesses less than they did a year ago, and concerns about AI and data misuse are rising. Enter the Chief Trust Officer (CTrO), a role aimed at building and sustaining trust as a core business strategy. Does this mean the CISO is being replaced? Not necessarily.

Here’s how the roles compare and why CISOs might evolve rather than disappear:

🛡 CISO’s Traditional Role: Focused on digital asset protection through the CIA triad: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Primarily inward-focused, handling breaches, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure risks.

🌟 The Emergence of the CTrO: Oriented around trust, ethics, and transparency across AI, privacy, and regulatory landscapes. Goes beyond cybersecurity, working with teams like legal, marketing, and HR to ensure trust-building is comprehensive.

🌍 The External Focus of a CTrO: Acts as a public-facing ambassador for trust and transparency with stakeholders, regulators, and investors. Creates deliverables like “trust dashboards,” state-of-trust reports, and ethical AI auditing frameworks.

📈 Opportunity for CISOs: CISOs can upskill in data ethics, communication, and stakeholder engagement to evolve into trust leadership. CTrO positions are often filled by those with a cybersecurity background, making it a natural progression.

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Shaping the Internet’s Next Chapter: Trust, Security, and Global Inclusion

The internet has transformed global commerce and connectivity over the last 36 years, but the next decade demands innovation to make it safer, more trusted, and accessible for all.

From securing its foundational infrastructure to bridging global access gaps, here’s what’s shaping the future of the web:

🔐 Securing the Web’s Foundations: DNS acts as the internet’s “phone book,” routing traffic and defending against malicious activity. Modernizing DNS infrastructure and adopting resilient networks are key to thwarting phishing, malware, and misinformation.

🌐 Building a Trusted Internet: Secure digital identities, transparent governance, and ethical data practices foster trust in online systems. Collaborative action across industries is essential for bolstering web stability and credibility.

🖥️ Closing the Digital Divide: 2.6 billion people remain excluded from the internet, a massive untapped opportunity. Emphasizing Universal Acceptance ensures domain names and email addresses in all languages are supported, unlocking new markets.

💡 The $9.8B Opportunity in Accessibility: Inclusive internet design and UA could generate billions of dollars while expanding access to historically underserved regions.

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