Jake Martens
@jakemartens.bsky.social
Jake Martens is the Field CISO at Upwind Security, where he helps advance runtime-first cloud security and strengthens trust across the global CISO community.
People still rely on typos and sender checks to spot scams. Awareness helps, but visibility is power.
When teams see how data and identities move in real time, they can protect what awareness alone can't. #DataPrivacyWeek
When teams see how data and identities move in real time, they can protect what awareness alone can't. #DataPrivacyWeek
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
People still rely on typos and sender checks to spot scams. Awareness helps, but visibility is power.
When teams see how data and identities move in real time, they can protect what awareness alone can't. #DataPrivacyWeek
When teams see how data and identities move in real time, they can protect what awareness alone can't. #DataPrivacyWeek
Leadership changes shape the direction of every security program.
When CISOs rotate too fast, companies lose context, relationships and risk awareness that can't be rebuilt overnight.
A strong leadership pipeline and clear succession planning turn transitions into continuity instead of disruption.
When CISOs rotate too fast, companies lose context, relationships and risk awareness that can't be rebuilt overnight.
A strong leadership pipeline and clear succession planning turn transitions into continuity instead of disruption.
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Leadership changes shape the direction of every security program.
When CISOs rotate too fast, companies lose context, relationships and risk awareness that can't be rebuilt overnight.
A strong leadership pipeline and clear succession planning turn transitions into continuity instead of disruption.
When CISOs rotate too fast, companies lose context, relationships and risk awareness that can't be rebuilt overnight.
A strong leadership pipeline and clear succession planning turn transitions into continuity instead of disruption.
Phishing-as-a-service kits doubled in 2025, with more evasive techniques like MFA bypass and URL obfuscation in widespread use.
This trend highlights how automation and advanced tooling make social engineering campaigns easier to launch at scale. Defenders will need layered protection to keep pace.
This trend highlights how automation and advanced tooling make social engineering campaigns easier to launch at scale. Defenders will need layered protection to keep pace.
Cybercriminals are scaling phishing attacks with ready-made kits - Help Net Security
2025 phishing kit techniques enable scalable attacks using AI, MFA bypass, obfuscation, and trusted platforms to evade detection.
www.helpnetsecurity.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Phishing-as-a-service kits doubled in 2025, with more evasive techniques like MFA bypass and URL obfuscation in widespread use.
This trend highlights how automation and advanced tooling make social engineering campaigns easier to launch at scale. Defenders will need layered protection to keep pace.
This trend highlights how automation and advanced tooling make social engineering campaigns easier to launch at scale. Defenders will need layered protection to keep pace.
Identity is becoming the center of enterprise security.
Adaptive authentication, continuous validation, AI-supported identity analytics, and stronger standards are reshaping security programs.
For teams, access and trust must adjust in real time, embedded directly into policy and operations.
Adaptive authentication, continuous validation, AI-supported identity analytics, and stronger standards are reshaping security programs.
For teams, access and trust must adjust in real time, embedded directly into policy and operations.
January 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Identity is becoming the center of enterprise security.
Adaptive authentication, continuous validation, AI-supported identity analytics, and stronger standards are reshaping security programs.
For teams, access and trust must adjust in real time, embedded directly into policy and operations.
Adaptive authentication, continuous validation, AI-supported identity analytics, and stronger standards are reshaping security programs.
For teams, access and trust must adjust in real time, embedded directly into policy and operations.
Fragmented risk leads to poor decisions.
When cybersecurity, compliance and continuity are viewed in isolation, leaders end up reacting instead of acting.
Unifying risk into a single strategic framework enables clearer priorities, better board conversations and resilience tied to mission outcomes.
When cybersecurity, compliance and continuity are viewed in isolation, leaders end up reacting instead of acting.
Unifying risk into a single strategic framework enables clearer priorities, better board conversations and resilience tied to mission outcomes.
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Fragmented risk leads to poor decisions.
When cybersecurity, compliance and continuity are viewed in isolation, leaders end up reacting instead of acting.
Unifying risk into a single strategic framework enables clearer priorities, better board conversations and resilience tied to mission outcomes.
When cybersecurity, compliance and continuity are viewed in isolation, leaders end up reacting instead of acting.
Unifying risk into a single strategic framework enables clearer priorities, better board conversations and resilience tied to mission outcomes.
Fighting AI-driven disinformation means strategy and coordination with the whole C-suite, not just tech teams.
Security leaders who help define authenticity, verification, and trusted communication create resilience across the enterprise.
Security leaders who help define authenticity, verification, and trusted communication create resilience across the enterprise.
Fight AI Disinformation: A CISO Playbook for Working with Your C-Suite - The National CIO Review
Synthetic sabotage.
nationalcioreview.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Fighting AI-driven disinformation means strategy and coordination with the whole C-suite, not just tech teams.
Security leaders who help define authenticity, verification, and trusted communication create resilience across the enterprise.
Security leaders who help define authenticity, verification, and trusted communication create resilience across the enterprise.
Industrial ransomware activity climbed in Q3 2025, with global manufacturing absorbing 72% of cases.
That concentrated pressure highlights how critical production and supply-chain systems have become.
Visibility in motion and real-time context are essential as defenders shape their risk strategy.
That concentrated pressure highlights how critical production and supply-chain systems have become.
Visibility in motion and real-time context are essential as defenders shape their risk strategy.
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Industrial ransomware activity climbed in Q3 2025, with global manufacturing absorbing 72% of cases.
That concentrated pressure highlights how critical production and supply-chain systems have become.
Visibility in motion and real-time context are essential as defenders shape their risk strategy.
That concentrated pressure highlights how critical production and supply-chain systems have become.
Visibility in motion and real-time context are essential as defenders shape their risk strategy.
As I reflect on the lessons from 2025, a few trends stand out for security leaders as foundational for the year ahead: AI expanded its role on both defense & offense, third-party risk became more visible, and governance pressure rose as boards and executives engaged more deeply with cyber strategy.
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As I reflect on the lessons from 2025, a few trends stand out for security leaders as foundational for the year ahead: AI expanded its role on both defense & offense, third-party risk became more visible, and governance pressure rose as boards and executives engaged more deeply with cyber strategy.
CISOs are choosing hybrid cloud models to strengthen risk management and compliance across varied environments.
This approach helps bring IT and OT together while supporting continuity and broader visibility across systems. #CloudSecurity #HybridCloud
This approach helps bring IT and OT together while supporting continuity and broader visibility across systems. #CloudSecurity #HybridCloud
CISOs view hybrid environments as best way to manage risk, compliance
Security leaders are also focused on the convergence of IT and operational technology as business continuity becomes a major concern.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
CISOs are choosing hybrid cloud models to strengthen risk management and compliance across varied environments.
This approach helps bring IT and OT together while supporting continuity and broader visibility across systems. #CloudSecurity #HybridCloud
This approach helps bring IT and OT together while supporting continuity and broader visibility across systems. #CloudSecurity #HybridCloud
Hybrid cloud just met AI. What worked for yesterday's threats doesn't hold up against machine-speed attacks.
Real-time visibility and runtime-first security will make the difference between being reactive and proactive.
Real-time visibility and runtime-first security will make the difference between being reactive and proactive.
Why hybrid cloud security needs to be reinvented for AI
With 82% of enterprises running hybrid cloud and AI compressing patch-to-exploit windows to 72 hours, batch-based detection can't keep up. Here's what's next.
venturebeat.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hybrid cloud just met AI. What worked for yesterday's threats doesn't hold up against machine-speed attacks.
Real-time visibility and runtime-first security will make the difference between being reactive and proactive.
Real-time visibility and runtime-first security will make the difference between being reactive and proactive.
Security and innovation move fastest together.
When live visibility meets shared context, every risk discussion becomes an opportunity.
That's how security becomes an engine for trust and growth.
When live visibility meets shared context, every risk discussion becomes an opportunity.
That's how security becomes an engine for trust and growth.
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Security and innovation move fastest together.
When live visibility meets shared context, every risk discussion becomes an opportunity.
That's how security becomes an engine for trust and growth.
When live visibility meets shared context, every risk discussion becomes an opportunity.
That's how security becomes an engine for trust and growth.