Making Your AI Security Board-Defensible | Featuring Moriah Hara

AI is moving faster than most security programs can keep up. We recently sat down with Moriah Hara, former Fortune 500 CISO and founder of CISO NextGen, to discuss the biggest security challenges organizations face as AI agents become embedded in day-to-day business operations. Together, we explore why traditional security approaches fall short, what it means to build a board-defensible AI program, and why data security remains the foundation of AI governance. Moriah shares lessons from her upcoming book, Board-Defensible AI Security: 12 Steps to a Secure AI Program, including practical guidance for inventorying AI, assessing risk, governing AI agents, and preparing organizations for an AI-powered future. Learn how to make your AI Security Board-Defensible: https://cisonextgen.com/ Chapters: 00:00 The One AI Risk Question Every Board Should Ask 00:00:46 Why AI Is Moving Faster Than Security Teams Can Handle 02:10 AI Agents, Security Gaps, and the Need for a Strategy 03:54 Moriah's 12-Step Framework for AI Security 07:22 Why AI Agents Need Identity & Data Governance 09:44 What Makes an AI Program Board-Defensible? 11:51 Speed Round: AI Risk Questions Every Board Should Ask 14:49 The Reality of Being a CISO in the AI Era