Eckhart Mehler

Eckhart Mehler

Hamburg, Germany
Global CISO advising leadership teams on cybersecurity, governance, resilience, and emerging technology risks. Working across international environments where security, regulation, geopolitics, and digital transformation increasingly converge.
28
Jul
AI Attacks in SAP RISE: The Visibility Problem Inside the Managed Cloud

AI Attacks in SAP RISE: The Visibility Problem Inside the Managed Cloud

SAP RISE changes who operates your ERP—but not who is accountable for its security. AI-driven attacks exploit fragmented visibility across cloud providers, identities, APIs, and contracts. The biggest detection gap may not be technical. It may already be written into your RISE agreement.
7 min read
27
Jul
AI-Driven Attacks on SAP: Why Generic Security Tools Will Miss the Business Impact

AI-Driven Attacks on SAP: Why Generic Security Tools Will Miss the Business Impact

6 min read
27
Jul
AI Against the SOC: Are Sentinel and Defender Ready for Adaptive Attackers?

AI Against the SOC: Are Sentinel and Defender Ready for Adaptive Attackers?

6 min read
27
Jul
Autonomous AI Cyberattacks May Be Rare. The Capability Behind Them Will Not Be.

Autonomous AI Cyberattacks May Be Rare. The Capability Behind Them Will Not Be.

A recent AI security incident is being treated as an isolated event. That misses the point. The real lesson is not autonomous cyberattacks—it is that agentic AI has demonstrated the ability to develop unsafe attack trajectories. CISOs should rethink governance now.
11 min read
23
Jul
AI-Driven Attacks: The New Threat Model in One View

AI-Driven Attacks: The New Threat Model in One View

5 min read
23
Jul
AI-Driven Attacks: Why the Existing Security Architecture Will Not Be Enough

AI-Driven Attacks: Why the Existing Security Architecture Will Not Be Enough

AI is not simply making attacks faster. It is changing how they adapt, scale and hide inside legitimate business activity. The next detection gap is no longer technical alone—it is contextual. This series explores what CISOs must rethink before autonomous attackers arrive.
5 min read
21
Jul
THE GLOBAL MESSENGER GOVERNANCE GAP

THE GLOBAL MESSENGER GOVERNANCE GAP

European privacy law explains what organizations should avoid. It still offers little guidance on how global enterprises can securely govern unavoidable messenger platforms like WeChat, LINE or KakaoTalk. The real challenge is no longer prohibition—it is accountable control.
5 min read
21
Jul
AI Sprawl Is Already Here

AI Sprawl Is Already Here

5 min read
21
Jul
The Enterprise of Crime: What the UNODC Threat Assessment Means for Every CISO

The Enterprise of Crime: What the UNODC Threat Assessment Means for Every CISO

Cybercrime has evolved into a global industry. The UNODC Threat Assessment reveals how organized crime combines AI, identity theft, fraud and supply chains into scalable business models—and why governance, identity and operational control have become the CISO’s new strategic battlefield.
5 min read
20
Jul
The Board Does Not Need More Cybersecurity Reports—It Needs Better Decisions

The Board Does Not Need More Cybersecurity Reports—It Needs Better Decisions

11 min read