Your SOC is drowning in alerts, false positives, and static tuning, while attackers evolve faster than your team can respond.

Analysts burn out chasing noise. Real threats slip through. And traditional metrics reward ticket volume instead of investigation quality, creating “Swiss cheese security.”

In this CISO Tradecraft episode, G. Mark Hardy and Oren Saban break down the rise of the Wisdom-Led, AI-driven SOC, where AI agents handle investigations and humans focus on judgment, prevention, and faster containment.

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In this episode of CISO Tradecraft, host G Mark Hardy speaks with EJ Pappas of PKWARE and Ross Young about why AI-driven threats demand a shift from platform-centric security to a data-centric strategy.

CISOs still struggle to answer, “Where is our sensitive data?” as it sprawls across AI, endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and shared environments. In this conversation, we explore:

• Why CISOs still struggle with data visibility

• How vendor sprawl and fragmented toolsets create blind spots

• The difference between structured and unstructured data risk

• Why AI accelerates both defense and mistakes

• DLP vs. encryption: complementary, not competing controls

• Commonly missed exposure areas (test/QA environments, cloud storage)

• Compliance drivers including GLBA, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITRUST CSF, and NIST SP 800-171

Learn more at PKWARE.com/demo or contact EJ.Pappas@PKWARE.com

In this special episode of CISO Tradecraft, host G Mark Hardy welcomes Chris Inglis, former National Cyber Director and career public servant, to delve into a wide-ranging conversation about cybersecurity leadership, public service, and life lessons. Chris shares his career journey from the Air Force Academy to piloting planes and serving at the NSA, providing unique insights along the way. They discuss the importance of integrating technology with business strategy, handling insider threats, and the future of AI in cybersecurity. Plus, enjoy some heartwarming stories about the power of culture and the joys of being grandparents.