Cyber Leadership Today is a podcast for executives, security professionals, and technology leaders navigating the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Hosted by Rodney Fielding, each episode features conversations with CISOs, security architects, AI innovators, regulators, and business leaders who are shaping the future of digital security. From AI governance and cyber resilience to cloud security, emerging threats, compliance, and executive leadership, you’ll gain practical insights and real-world strategies to help your organization stay secure while embracing innovation.
Whether you’re leading a security program, advising the board, or building the next generation of AI-powered solutions, Cyber Leadership Today delivers the knowledge and perspectives that matter most.
Safe Rollouts: An Executive Playbook for AI Feature Flags and Rollback
Executives are shipping AI features faster than ever, but few have a practical, board-ready playbook for controlled rollouts, fast rollback, and clear communication when models misbehave. In this 10-minute executive monologue Rodney Fielding delivers a pragmatic, non-technical guide focused on three executable priorities: design safe feature flags and kill switches; instrument signal-driven monitoring and guardrails to detect harmful behavior quickly; and rehearse rollback procedures plus stakeholder communications so teams act decisively. Each section gives the questions leaders should ask engineering and product, minimal controls to require before launch, and simple metrics suitable for board conversations. If you’re responsible for releasing AI into production, this episode arms you with the language, risks, and actions to make rollouts reversible and measurable without unduly slowing innovation.
6 Aug 2026
Telling the Story: How to Brief Boards on AI Security Incidents
Boards and executives are accountable when AI-driven systems fail, disclose data, or produce harmful outcomes—but translating complex technical incidents into clear, board-ready briefings is a skill many security leaders lack. In this ten-minute monologue Rodney Fielding provides a practical, repeatable framework for briefing boards after an AI security incident: the critical facts to surface, how to frame business and legal impact, and the exact decisions and resources to ask from the board. You’ll get precise language for an executive summary, a prioritized list of metrics and evidence boards actually understand, and a short script for recommending immediate governance actions without overwhelming non-technical stakeholders. The episode emphasizes preserving trust, enabling timely oversight, and aligning incident response with corporate risk appetite—so CISOs and technology leaders can support effective board-level decision-making while teams execute technical remediation.
5 Aug 2026
Contract Clauses Every Executive Needs for Safe AI Procurement
When organizations buy AI capacity they buy risk — data exposure, model vulnerabilities, unclear liability, and limited auditability. This 10-minute executive monologue gives a focused, actionable playbook: three contract clauses senior leaders should require from AI vendors to reduce security, compliance, and operational exposure. You’ll get non-legal, board-ready language themes for data use and provenance, vulnerability response and SLAs, and audit/termination rights plus simple negotiation priorities. The episode is designed for time-pressed executives and security leaders: concise, practical, and ready to hand to procurement, legal, and security teams. By treating contracts as a security control, leaders can shift risk, preserve recovery options, and accelerate safe deployments without becoming legal experts.
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