AI Is Rewriting the Threat Model: Are Security Leaders Keeping Up?

Episode notes

In Episode 102 of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Chris Cochran - Field CISO and VP of AI Security at the SANS Institute, and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, NSA, and U.S. Cyber Command - to examine how artificial intelligence is fundamentally rewriting the cybersecurity threat model, and whether security leaders are evolving fast enough to keep pace. From the rapid and largely ungoverned adoption of AI across enterprises, to the collapse of traditional threat modeling assumptions, to the rise of autonomous agentic systems operating without human intervention, the episode surfaces a stark reality: AI is no longer a future risk - it is an active, present-tense governance challenge that most organizations are still approaching reactively. Framed through Dr. Chatterjee’s Commitment - Preparedness - Discipline (CPD) lens, the conversation delivers a clear and urgent message: security leaders must establish AI asset visibility, embed security into AI deployment from the start, and build disciplined governance structures before the next wave of AI-enabled attacks makes the cost of inaction catastrophic.

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