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For this month ’ s cover story , which can be found on page 51 , we are delighted to feature Sarah Lawson , CISO and Deputy CIO for the University College London ( UCL ).

With 20 years ’ experience in cybersecurity under her belt , Lawson offers her advice for those in education cybersecurity .

When asked how her role as a CISO has evolved with the arrival of AI she said : “ The main change is AI has become very ubiquitous for everybody . In the past , we ’ ve had new innovations come into play and we ’ ve been able to legislate , consider and manage the risk of those innovations .

“ It ’ s been challenging for most businesses to consider how they manage that – but ultimately it is unavoidable if we want to succeed . AI has meant that as a CISO , my demands on the business to solve issues has become more urgent ; that ’ s the big difference with AI , we ’ re having to act fast .”

In this month ’ s Editors Question , we ask three industry experts how CISOs can balance the need for open access to information with the growing risks of cyberattacks and data breaches . We hear from experts at Northdoor , Protegrity and Huntress .

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

This month ’ s Go Phish features Matt Hillary , CISO at Drata .

“ Ultimately , my management philosophy is what my late friend Brandon Dewitt shared with me years ago : ‘ Being the smartest person in the room is cheap . When we meet others where they are at , instead of expecting them to meet us where we ’ re at – that ’ s where leadership is born ’.”

To read the full article , please turn to page 67 .

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 !

“ However , the hype around AI has been a lot bigger and a lot faster than it was before . Therefore , our risk management is a lot harder to keep up with . We ’ re almost not ready for it in terms of our business data management and data governance .

On the subject of his management philosophy , he tells us : “ My style of management philosophy has been an ongoing journey of discovery , but is rooted in being collaborative , inclusive , transparent , authentic and vulnerable .

Mark Bowen Editorial Director

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