The Cybersecurity Compass

Why “Thwart” Changes Everything: Cybersecurity in the AI Era Is Built at the Intersections

In more than two decades working in cybersecurity, I can confidently say I have never seen a transformation as profound, fast, and disruptive as the one…

Feb 3 • Juan Pablo Castro

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January 2026

From Showing Value to Proving Impact: Why the CISO Narrative Must Change

For years, the CISO role has been trapped in a communication problem that no tool, no AI model, and no dashboard has ever fully solved: cybersecurity…

Jan 13 • Juan Pablo Castro

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December 2025

Attackers Only Need to Be Faster Than Our Decision Making Process

Cyber adversaries do not need to outsmart us, outspend us, or out-innovate us.

Dec 23, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

Understanding the AI Shared Responsibility Model: A Comprehensive Framework for Security and Risk Management Across AI Service Models

When I first began working deeply with cloud security over a decade ago, one insight completely reshaped how I approached technology risk: never assume…

Dec 10, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

When Malware Starts to Behave Like an AI Agent: Shai-hulud 2.0 and a Hypothetical Glimpse Into AI-Industrialized Cybercrime

Before anything else, it is essential to be precise: There is no evidence that Shai-hulud 2.0 uses artificial intelligence models, autonomous agents or…

Dec 1, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

November 2025

Why 2026 Is the Year That Every Company and Board Must Have a CISO, and Why Every CISO Must Report Directly to the CEO

2026 will mark a tipping point, a clear before and after in the history of cybersecurity. Trend Micro’s Security Predictions Report for 2026 makes it…

Nov 28, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

Cybersecurity Paralysis, When the Cyber Brain of the Organization Breaks

After many years of being a professor at the university, I learned that the best way to explain complex, abstract ideas is through analogies. When we…

Nov 24, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

Artificial Intelligence (AI) vs Artificial Instinct (Ai), The Distinction Cybersecurity Can’t Afford to Ignore

We are living in the peak of the AI revolution, and today almost every technology claims to be powered by artificial intelligence.

Nov 21, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

Logs, Telemetry, and the Golden Ratio: Why the Data Ownership Ratio Will Redefine Cybersecurity Architecture and Cyber Risk Management

As someone with more than two decades in cybersecurity, I’ve witnessed this industry repeat a mantra that sounded simple, modern, and reassuring…

Nov 17, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

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When GRC and Heatmaps Do More Harm Than Good to Cyber Risk Management

Building the Language of Cyber Risk

Nov 10, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

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The X in XDR: The Variable That Defines the Future of Cyber Defense

Somewhere along the way, the X in XDR lost its meaning.

Nov 5, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

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The Unintentional Attack: Learning from the AWS and Microsoft Outages

Lessons in Cyber Risk Management and Cyber Resilience

Nov 1, 2025 • Juan Pablo Castro

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