Definition
Plain language
The executive in charge of a company's information security.
As stated in the literature
Chief Information Security Officer — the senior leader responsible for an organization's cybersecurity strategy, risk posture, and incident response; the role that decides whether AI agents and tools are safe to deploy.
Also called: CISOs
Why it matters: This role decides whether new AI tools and agents are trusted enough to deploy, so its judgment gates real-world adoption.
For example, a CISO is the person who ultimately signs off on whether employees may use a new AI assistant that can access company files.
Heard on the show
“Which brings up the economics question, and this is where the attack stops being a curiosity and starts being something CISOs need to understand.”Episode 039 — When Smarter Agents Get Fooled by Three Extra Nodes in a Database