How CISOs Must Lead the Next Generation | Moses Bulus on AI, Data Security & Hybrid IT (Ep. 91)

About this episode

David Malicoat interviews Moses Bulus about the evolution of the CISO role and the impact of AI and data security.

🔥 Episode Summary In this St. Louis tour-stop episode, David Malicoat sits down with cybersecurity leader Moses Bulus to explore what it truly means to evolve into a professional CISO. Moses shares his journey from early developer to building security programs from scratch, and ultimately into executive leadership — showing how business acumen, networking, and intentional mentorship shape the future of the CISO role. Together they dive deep into the accelerating impact of AI, the rising urgency of data security, the realities of hybrid cloud environments, and how CISOs can better prepare both themselves and the next generation for what’s coming. 🎙️ What You’ll Learn Why CISOs must be intentional about developing the next generation of cybersecurity leaders How AI is exposing long-standing data governance gaps inside every organization The importance of returning to “Security 101” with access management and visibility Why hybrid IT + multi-cloud have expanded the attack surface beyond traditional models How to build influence, trust, and presence across the business — not just IT The power of networking and why it’s not optional for early-career professionals Moses’ doctoral…

People in this episode

Host: David Malicoat

Guest: Moses Bulus

Topics covered

• CISO leadership
• AI in cybersecurity
• data security
• hybrid IT
• networking
• cybersecurity education

Keywords

• CISO
• cybersecurity
• AI
• data governance
• hybrid cloud
• networking
• mentorship
• access management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Louis, manufacturing sector

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