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For this month ’ s cover story , which can be found on page 51 , we are delighted to feature Madrid-based CISO Isabel María Gómez .

In an exclusive in-depth interview , she describes the biggest challenges for cybersecurity leaders in the evolving digital landscape , discusses the importance of understanding broader business objectives , and tells us about the importance of regularly reviewing and adjusting priorities based on emerging threats and business needs .

“ Cultivating leadership within a cybersecurity team is an on-going task that requires ethics , empathy and leading by example among others ,” she says .

“ Everyone on the team needs different options and a constant ability to change hats . It ’ s important to give each of them the best that can be offered in terms of knowledge , attention , learning , new opportunities and a new vision that helps everyone row towards a common goal .”

In this month ’ s Editors Question , we ask three industry experts how organisations in the TMT sector can build cyber-resilience in the face of increasing AI risks .

We hear from Ben Matthews , Partner , Altman Solon ; Steve Cobb , Chief Information Security Officer , SecurityScorecard ; and Christos Kalantzis , Chief Technology Officer , SecurityScorecard .

Please turn to page 27 to read their views on this intriguing topic .

This month ’ s Go Phish features Stuart Jubb , Group Managing Director , Crossword Cybersecurity .

He tells us about some of the highlights of his career including being part of the founding team at Crossword .

“ It ’ s been such a hugely memorable experience growing the business from a blank sheet of paper to more than 65 employees , across four countries and working with some big global clients ,” he says . “ I do think a lot of people underestimate just how hard that is and the challenges that you face in achieving that .

To read the full article , please turn to p67 .

Don ’ t forget you can read daily news updates on our website . I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !

Mark Bowan Editorial Director

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