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The Secure CISO

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The peer-to-peer network for transformational security leaders

The life of a Chief Information Security Officer has never been more perilous. The surge of ransomware, nation-state attacks, misconfigured cloud services, fragmented multi-factor authentication and poor security cultures has pushed many to the brink — with the average CISO tenure now barely exceeding 18 months.

As such, present and future CISOs will face not only technical challenges but also career-defining scrutiny. As AI and quantum computing rapidly advance, security leaders must adapt strategies faster than ever — all while grappling with resource shortages, skills gaps and an evolving threat landscape.

Why should you join The Secure CISO community?

By becoming part of this peer-to-peer network, you will gain:

  • Exclusive access to global peer-led events with industry-recognised CISOs and security leaders.
  • Practical, actionable insights from cybersecurity practitioners.
  • Opportunities to elevate your profile through events and editorial thought leadership.
  • Connections with Thales executives and other influential leaders to stay ahead of modern cybersecurity threats.

Our mission:

Through this Secure CISO community, HotTopics and Thales want to empower the world’s most influential security leaders to learn, network and feel better prepared for an uncertain future. We will deliver expert insights, practical guidance and a collaborative platform to help CISOs and their teams:

  • Stay ahead of emerging threats.
  • Strengthen their organisational resilience.
  • Lead with confidence in an increasingly hostile digital landscape.

Who should join?

This peer-to-peer community is tailored for:

  • C-level executives and directors who are responsible for cybersecurity.
  • Security architects, sales engineers, and technical strategists who are driving security transformation.

Upcoming events

Join fellow CISOs and security leaders at in-person and virtual gatherings designed to foster collaboration, learning and innovation:

 

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CIO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

C-Suite Exchange: 2025 Top 100 Award Winners - UK & EU

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CIO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data | CISO

TechGirl Festival

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Marketing Advisory Board Meetup - August

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C-Suite Exchange: 2025 Top 100 Award Winners - USA

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Future CISO 100 celebration

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CIO | CISO

How to secure your new agentic AI workforce

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CDO - Data

How we solved our legacy data challenges (France)

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Global CISO 100 celebration

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CIO | CISO

An evening with Penn and Teller

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CMO

Decoding B2B buyer complexity: CMO strategies for the tech industry

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CIO | CISO

Deepfakes, social engineering and the digital trust problem

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Technology Leaders Advisory Board Meetup - September

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CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

The key to cyber resilience - and the minimum viable company

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CDO - Data

Reviewing data infrastructure to maximise company value

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C-Suite Exchange: 2025 Top 100 Award Winners - APAC

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Navigating AI and the rise of bad bots

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 7 Oct 2025

CIO | CISO | CDO - Data

Data strategy for an AI-powered enterprise: The C-Suite perspective

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CDO - Data | CDO - Digital

Collaboration at the core: Driving ROI in a disrupted world

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CDO - Data

How we solved our legacy data challenge (Germany)

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CIO | CISO

The search for speed, efficiency and IT visibility

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Digital employee experience: Talent’s new frontier

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Resilience and responses in the age of Scattered Spider

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CIO | CISO | CDO - Data | CDO - Digital

The Studio Nashville

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 27 Oct 2025

CMO

The Studio Nashville CMO leadership

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CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

The sustainability of IT

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CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

Data strategy for an AI-powered enterprise: Learnings and lessons

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CMO

B2B Marketing Leaders Benchmark Report review

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 6 Nov 2025

CDO - Data

Reviewing data mindsets to be an AI-ready organisation

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 11 Nov 2025

CDO - Data

How we solved our legacy data challenge (France)

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CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

From content chaos to intelligence: What AI means for enterprises

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CMO

Marketing Advisory Board Meetup - November

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 13 Nov 2025

CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

European Advisory Board Meetup

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 18 Nov 2025

CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

Quantum, AI and the future of cybersecurity defence

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 19 Nov 2025

CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

Technology Leaders Advisory Board Meetup - November

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Go for growth: Simplifying data, maximising value

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 27 Nov 2025

CMO

The Studio, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, CMO leadership

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CIO | CISO | CDO - Data | CDO - Digital

The Studio, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 4 Dec 2025

CIO | CISO | CDO - Digital | CDO - Data

Nashville Advisory Board Meetup - December

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FEATURED REPORT

Data threat report

AI, quantum and the evolving data threatscape

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Cloud security study

Cloud-based services have become a common and critical part of enterprise infrastructure, but organisations still struggle to secure them. This latest edition of the Thales Cloud Security Study examines organisations’ challenges, successes and strategic plans related to their cloud-based infrastructure and services.

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Bad bot report

This report highlights the significant increase in malicious bot activity, which for the first time in a decade, surpassed human web traffic in 2024, accounting for 37% of all internet traffic. A major driver of this surge is the increased accessibility of AI tools, which have lowered the barrier to entry for cyber attackers, enabling them to create sophisticated and evasive bots at scale.

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