Black Hat USA 2026 — The Architecture of Trust Is Changing
Black Hat USA 2026 points to a fundamental shift in cybersecurity: from protecting assets to governing authority. Across AI agents, MCP, identity, supply chains, cloud, hardware and OT, this 12-part CISO series explores how the architecture of trust is changing.
Part 13 — The CISO Security Model After DEF CON 34
DEF CON 34 exposed a fundamental shift: attackers increasingly exploit relationships, not isolated components. CISOs must move beyond assets and vulnerabilities toward governing authority paths—who can instruct, authenticate, invoke and ultimately cause what to happen.