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When IT quietly inherits cybersecurity, walls grow between IT and leadership. This image of a leader breaking through a concrete wall captures what real cybersecurity governance must do—smash assumptions, realign ownership, and turn cyber risk into measurable resilience.

When IT quietly inherits cybersecurity, walls grow between IT and leadership. This image of a leader breaking through a concrete wall captures what real cybersecurity governance must do—smash assumptions, realign ownership, and turn cyber risk into measurable resilience.

IT Wants to Have a Talk With You About Cybersecurity — And You’re Not Going to Like It

Resilience and Value

Hector R. Lopez

Dec 8, 20256 min read

Open and unsecured bank safe-deposit boxes with exposed keys, symbolizing how poor governance makes cybersecurity wastes money and increases preventable risk.

Open and unsecured bank safe-deposit boxes with exposed keys, symbolizing how poor governance makes cybersecurity wastes money and increases preventable risk.

If Cybersecurity Feels Like a Waste of Money, Your Keys Are Still in the Front Door

Resilience and Value

Hector R. Lopez

Nov 20, 20254 min read

Network Security and Cybersecurity in the 911 Outage: When Infrastructure Design Becomes the Weakest Link

Network Security and Cybersecurity in the 911 Outage: When Infrastructure Design Becomes the Weakest Link

Network Security and Cybersecurity in the 911 Outage: When Infrastructure Design Becomes the Weakest Link

Risk and Governance

Hector R. Lopez

Oct 23, 20258 min read

Board of directors meeting with cybersecurity governance overlay showing digital lock, fingerprint, and network security icons, symbolizing reasonable security and board oversight.

Board of directors meeting with cybersecurity governance overlay showing digital lock, fingerprint, and network security icons, symbolizing reasonable security and board oversight.

A Working Definition of “Reasonable Security” in Cybersecurity

Risk and Governance

Hector R. Lopez

Oct 1, 20256 min read

Aerial fire truck speeding through traffic, showing overlooked embedded controller and wireless cybersecurity risks in emergency vehicles

Aerial fire truck speeding through traffic, showing overlooked embedded controller and wireless cybersecurity risks in emergency vehicles

Cybersecurity Beyond IT: Why Cranes, Fire Trucks, and Embedded Controllers Belong in Your Risk Assessment

Risk and Governance

Hector R. Lopez

Sep 15, 20254 min read

Aircraft simulator representing the progression model for cyber tabletop exercises — practice in controlled scenarios before real-world readiness.

Aircraft simulator representing the progression model for cyber tabletop exercises — practice in controlled scenarios before real-world readiness.

Why Cyber Tabletop Exercises Fail — and How to Build Real Readiness

Resilience and Value

Hector R. Lopez

Aug 31, 20254 min read

Business leader on ladder with binoculars, symbolizing cybersecurity process discipline and high-level oversight for enterprise resilience.

Business leader on ladder with binoculars, symbolizing cybersecurity process discipline and high-level oversight for enterprise resilience.

Cybersecurity Process Discipline Equals Enterprise Resilience

Resilience and Value

Hector R. Lopez

Aug 3, 20253 min read

Chess knight advanced ahead of other pieces — symbolizing cybersecurity leadership and risk accountability where strategy must guide action.

Chess knight advanced ahead of other pieces — symbolizing cybersecurity leadership and risk accountability where strategy must guide action.

Cybersecurity Leadership: Why the CISO Can’t Own Business Risk

Resilience and Value

Hector R. Lopez

Jul 6, 20253 min read

Handbrake pulled tight — symbolizing security control readiness, where restraint and governance matter more than throwing every lever.

Handbrake pulled tight — symbolizing security control readiness, where restraint and governance matter more than throwing every lever.

Security Control Readiness: More Levers ≠ More Protection

Risk and Governance

Hector R. Lopez

Jun 1, 20253 min read

Glass half full symbolizing how risk registers, when tied to business strategy, create resilience and opportunity rather than liability.

Glass half full symbolizing how risk registers, when tied to business strategy, create resilience and opportunity rather than liability.

Turn Your Risk Register into a Cybersecurity Value Center

Resilience and Value

Hector R. Lopez

May 14, 20253 min read

Close-up of a lawsuit document highlighting legal accountability — attorneys face cybersecurity obligations as fiduciary duties.

Close-up of a lawsuit document highlighting legal accountability — attorneys face cybersecurity obligations as fiduciary duties.

Why Attorneys Can’t Ignore Cybersecurity Risk

Risk and Governance

Hector R. Lopez

Apr 14, 20253 min read

Crushed boxes on an assembly line — symbolizing failed execution without cybersecurity process discipline.

Crushed boxes on an assembly line — symbolizing failed execution without cybersecurity process discipline.

Cybersecurity Process Discipline: Why Strategy Fails Without It

Strategy and Operations

Hector R. Lopez

Mar 26, 20253 min read

Gear with missing teeth — symbolizing broken cybersecurity governance and leadership accountability gaps.

Gear with missing teeth — symbolizing broken cybersecurity governance and leadership accountability gaps.

Cybersecurity Governance: Why Leadership Can’t Delegate Accountability

Compliance & Privacy

Hector R. Lopez

Mar 4, 20253 min read

Strings crisscrossing between pins — symbolizing the interconnection of cybersecurity and data privacy in governance and risk management.

Strings crisscrossing between pins — symbolizing the interconnection of cybersecurity and data privacy in governance and risk management.

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: No Security, No Privacy

Compliance & Privacy

Hector R. Lopez

Feb 24, 20252 min read

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